RULES

KINGBUSTER CAPTAINS’ MEETING

Friday
June 20, 2025, 6:30pm

at Marine Max

  1. Eligible Fish: King Mackerel only.
  2. This is a ‘Heaviest Fish Only’ tournament.
  3. For the general tournament on Saturday you may depart from Mayport or St Augustine inlets at 6AM.
    Must check-out with tournament boat in the departing inlet. 

    For the junior angler tournament on Sunday you may depart from Fernandina, Mayport or St Augustine inlets at 6:30am.
    Must check-out with tournament boat in the departing inlet. 
  4. Tournament headquarters you may call 904-509-2939.
    We will monitor CHANNEL 68 only during weigh in hours.
  5. No boats are to come together, unless an emergency exists. No boat may make landfall, or receive or pass anything to or from land, between 6:30 am and 4pm unless it is an emergency.
  6. All boats are responsible for getting their fish to the weigh station under their own power.
  7. Weigh-in at Morningstar Marina at Mayport
  8. No fish under thirty (30) inches will be allowed for weigh-in.
  9. All fish weighed-in become property of the Tournament.
  10. Fish must be turned in on day caught.
  11. In case of a tie in weight, the winner will be determined by the earliest weigh-in.
  12. Mutilated fish will be accepted at the discretion of the weigh master & tournament committee. We will accept fish attacked by natural predators, with large gaff marks, etc., but we reserve the right to refuse any fish that appears to have been tampered with in any way.
  13. If a protest is to be made, it must take place no later than 30-minutes after the last fish has been weighed for that day’s competition. Any protest must be accompanied by a $200.00 cash deposit, which will be returned if protest is upheld by the Rules Committee.
  14. Captains and their crew are responsible for following all local, state, and federal fishing and boating laws.
  15. No refund of entry fees, unless the tournament is canceled. In that case, entry fees will be returned in full.
  16. All entrants are subject to polygraph test to receive prize.
  17. Only one prize will be awarded per boat in the general tournament (with the exception of top lady angler.)
  18. The Tournament Committee, in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, reserves the right to delay, cancel, or reschedule the tournament if a small craft advisory is posted or anticipated.
  19. Jr. Angler Division – All general tournament rules of the King Buster, including those outlined below, apply to the Jr. Angler Competition.
  20. You may fish the Junior angler if you have not had your 17th birthday by tournament day. The minimum age limit is 5.
  21. Jr. Anglers must strike and fight their fish to the gaff. Their hand must turn the reel. Jr. Anglers may weigh-in one fish per boat each day.
  22. Captains must fish the general Tournament to be able to fish the Junior Angler Tournament
  23. All decisions by the Rules Committee are final.

Tight lines out there!