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Derby will run
from May 1st through
September 30 ending at 9:00 pm.
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All fish must be
taken on sport tackle only.
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All contestants
must have purchased an official derby ticket prior to the time of
the catch and fish must be caught on the date punched on daily or
10-day derby
ticket.
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Anglers must
comply with the Alaska Fish and Game regulations.
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Tickets
must be purchased from an official ticket vendor. Price is $10
per daily derby ticket.
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In the
event of a blow-out, tickets are refundable or may be
exchanged for another ticket to be used at a later date.
Tickets must be exchanged on the same day of the blow-out
and be signed by the captain or the charter company official
declaring the blow-out.
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Contestants must fish from a vessel that departs from and
returns to the Homer Harbor on the same voyage.
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All entry fish
caught on a derby ticket must be weighed in before 9 pm on the day
caught, accompanied by the angler and a witness. All tagged fish
must be checked in at Derby Headquarters the day it was caught and
must be completely intact with the tag untampered. Tagged fish cash
prizes are only awarded for current year tags. The fish and angler
must be transported to the Homer harbor on the boat on which the
fish was caught.
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Entrants for the released fish prize drawing must
register and present a valid derby ticket at Derby
Headquarters on the day the angler returns to the
Homer Harbor. The derby ticket must be signed by the
captain and a witness, verifying that a live fish
weighing at least 60 pounds was caught and released by
the entrant on the day punched on
the derby ticket.
Released fish entries are limited to one entry per
person per day of fishing.
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Contestants entering and weighing fish at Derby
Headquarters must complete official forms at Derby
Headquarters. At least one witness must testify that the
fish was caught in accordance with official derby
rules. Weighing must be done according to the
standard derby procedure and certified by weigh-in
official. Cleaning of entry fish may be supervised
by the derby official.
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In the event that the
monthly prize winner qualifies for the Jackpot Prize, that angler will
be awarded the larger prize and the angler catching the next largest
fish (for that month) will be awarded the top monthly prize.
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The following are not
eligible for derby participation: 2010 employees or owners of a
charter company; 2010 Jackpot Derby Committee Members.
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All entries and
awarding of prizes are subject to review and final determination by
the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby Committee. Participants may be
subject to a polygraph test. Violation of any rule will
disqualify contestant.
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The Homer Chamber
of Commerce reserves the right to:
photograph all derby entrants, reproduce
any photographs for publicity purposes,
and retain all photo rights.
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All prize winners
are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize
winnings. Prizes may be subject to withholding based on IRS
requirements.
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Prize claims for
all entrants. Regarding the 45 day issue the rules state - "If after
more than 45 days following the raffle drawing, a raffle prize is
not awarded:... the operator shall conduct a drawing from the
non-winning detachable stubs to determine a new winning detachable
stub."
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