Randy Fry/Ocean Cove Tourney Date Changed

Can we launch from anywhere and show up at the weigh in or does everybody need to launch from Ocean Cove?  I am assuming the latter, but some tourneys are the former.

Can we check in any earlier than 0800?  Will there be onsite reg Sat am?  What time will that start?

Looking forward to participating.

If you scroll down on the FishPolitics.com forum post about this they've actually posted some rules..

http://www.fishpolitics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1124

From what I've read...

Check in starts @ 8 am @ Ocean Cove campground
Weigh in ends @ 1 pm @ Ocean Cove campground

You can fish anywhere you want

Randy's Big Ten 2006 Competition Rules:
Open to everyone.
Current California Department of Fish and Game laws apply.
All divers and anglers must enter and participate as two-person teams.
All spearfishing to be conducted by freediving.
Tournament registration starts at 8:00 AM.
All contestants must check-in at Ocean Cove Campground group site.
You can start fishing immediately after check-in at any location on the coast.
All teams must check-out at the Tournament Weigh-in (Ocean Cove Campground) by 1 PM.

Measurement/Weight:
Use digital caliper for measuring abalone to closest hundredth of an inch.
Use digital scale for weighing fish to closest tenth of pound.

Freediving Divisions - Points:
One point per fish and one point per pound, up to twenty points per fish.
Two fish per specie specified on meet day, up to ten fish submitted by team.
Total points of fish submitted by team ranked towards award.
Abalone measured by length of two longest submitted by team ranked towards award.
Angling Divisions
Largest 2 fish (by weight) wins – shore angling, kayak fishing divisions.
Etiquette & Safety:
The Randy Fry Big X Tourney promotes friendly competition and team cooperation. Teams competing in the motorized & kayak division should yield to divers in the water & be ready to assist divers in trouble. Always yield to the least mobile participants, i.e., divers should not crowd areas used by shore anglers, etc.
Divisions/Awards:
All contestants may enter the Abalone Team Division and select one other class.
Team awards commemorating Randy’s Big Ten will be given to each diver/angler in the following divisions:

Men's Open Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Men's Pro/Am Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Men's Beginner Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Women's Open Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Master's Team (Cumulative age: 100 years) Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Pole Spear Only Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Kayak Angling Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Shore Angling Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Abalone Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
Motorized Vessel Freedive Team Division 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place

Eligibility:
Paid $20.00 entry fee.
Waiver signed.
California Department of Fish and Game license and abalone punch card checked.

Disqualifications:
California Department of Fish and Game law broken.
Failure to check-out on time.

For More Info: Call 707-357-3422
__________________
-Jim Martin
West Coast Regional Director
The Recreational Fishing Alliance

You can launch anywhere, but you need to check in at at the Ocean Cove Campground. We will be in group campsite #2, but I think last year we had the check in table at the ramp. The check in time is 8am (some folks are driving up from San Jose Saturday am!) You can check in any time after that, and fish wherever, it's a "scramble meet". If there's wind people dive at Ft. Ross usually.

Yes, you can register at the event, on the day of the event. Check in, registration etc. at 8am or earlier, maybe a little earlier if we are set up = but no guarantees there! You can definitely check in later than 8am...

I will try to post a schedule for the whole event.

thanks,

Meanwhile, here's some pictures from last year.

Thanks...that makes it interesting!  Hmmmm, now what to do!

Couple more things - in the angling divisions, the winners are the team with the 2 biggest fish. You can enter in the abalone division and one other division too. (I'm thinking of ab diving then shore angling.)

It's a team event (2-person teams) but if you can't find a teammate there may someone you can team with at the event..

Basic Schedule:
We have the group campsite 2 Friday night, when volunteers will show up early and get prepared. There is room for 10 cars/campsites, reserved for volunteers first, as available after that. Plenty of individual campsites at Ocean Cove too. Stop by and say hi.
We should have the check-in set up by 7:30 - for an 8am starting time. You can register/start late too.
Check-out by 1pm.
Fish Fry Lunch: 12:30-2pm
Weigh-in: 12:30-1:30pm
Announcement of Winners: 2pm
Raffle Drawings (inc. Ocean Kayak) 2:30 pm
Silent Auction Closes: 3pm

For those staying Saturday night, Chef Eugene Porter will give a demonstration on how to cook a whole fish.

Here's the poster and registration sheet (page 2) - If you fill the entry form out before arrival, that will save time.