Thanks to all the anglers and sponsors who helped make the 2008 Wahoo & Dolphin Shootout tournament a huge success!

Congratulations to Thaddeus Mills, the winner of the Overall Slam prize, he and a companion will be jetting to Costa Rica for a luxury vacation at Tres Palmas Villa!

Special thanks to Rusty's Seafood and Oyster Bar for hosting the event.

Tournament tshirts and hats are still available at the restuarant. Ask your server for information.

Coconut's is proud to have helped the National Kidney Foundation with a portion of the tournament proceeds.

Photos from the event are below.

2008 Wahoo and Dolphin Shootout Results

Congratulations to all winners!

2008 Wahoo and Dolphin Shootout Prizes

2008 Shootout Official Rules

The Tournament is open to all desiring to enter. (Including all makes and models of sea-worthy craft. Electric reels are not permitted. Only one angler may handle the rod in order for a catch to be eligible for prizes and the angler must sign an affidavit to that effect. All fish entries must meet legal and minimum requirements.
2. Tournament Headquarters will be at Rusty's Seafood at Port Canaveral. Pre-registration fee ($200, tax included) will be available until May 24th. Registration of $225 will be available on June 7th at the Captains Party. One member of each registered vessel must attend the Captain's Party. This means MANDATORY CAPTAIN’S PARTY.
3. All participants in the Tournament enter at their own risk. Coconuts on the Beach and/or all of its officials and Tournament Headquarters shall be exempt from any liability for loss, damage, negligence, harm or injury suffered by any participants, entrants, boat captains, crew members, vessels, equipment or property which may occur during the Tournament.
4. All participating vessels shall be equipped with a VHF marine band radio. Tournament headquarters and all committee boats will monitor VHF Channel 74 and will make every effort possible to assist any vessel.
5. Nothing in these Tournament Rules shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority of the Tournament Committee to modify, promulgate, add, delete, or make other changes to these rules as they deem appropriate in their discretion, without prior notice.
6. All protests must be made in writing to the Tournament Director, with a $225 (cash) deposit by 6:00 p.m. on the day of the Tournament. All decisions of the Tournament Committee are binding. Rules will be applied equally to all contestants. If the protest is upheld, the $225 will be refunded.
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7. You may leave from any port. No lines in the water prior to 6:30 am. This includes bait rigs of any kind. Castnetting is permitted. Anglers are expected to familiarize themselves with NASA security zones which may be in effect. There are no boundaries.
8. If the weather is unsafe or if Space Center operations prohibit fishing on Tournament Day, the Tournament will be rescheduled to the following day, Sunday June 8th. If the 8th is unfishable the tournament will be postponed until June 28th. If there are no small craft advisories issued by NOAA Weather Radio, and the Tournament Committee does not consider conditions to be unsafe, the Tournament will start as scheduled.
9. NO REFUNDS
10. Please NO WAKE in Canaveral Harbor. Anglers are cautioned to allow sufficient time to proceed from the Harbor to the weigh-in station at idle speed. Violations will result in disqualification.
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11. All eligible fish must be brought by water to Rusty's at the Port on the boat from which they were caught and weighed in at Tournament Headquarters between 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. All boats weighing fish must be in line by 5:00 p.m. All anglers are responsible for their own fish. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to inspect any boat for rule violations at weigh-in. Fish must be in whole condition. Mutilated fish will not be weighed in.
12. In the event that a boat, specifically authorized to do so by the Tournament Director, is in the act of rendering aid to another vessel and therefore does not return in time to make the 5:00 p.m. deadline, then such boats will be exempt from the 5:00 p.m. deadline. The aided or rescued boats will not be allowed to weigh-in after 5:00 p.m. The tournament will not be concluded until such boats, which have been granted an exemption, have either weighed in their fish or have withdrawn from the competition.
13. All participants presenting entries for prize consideration agree to consent to a lie detector test if so requested by the Tournament Committee. All fish weighed will be marked or notched upon reaching the scale to preclude reweighing. Fish may be subject to Torey Meter testing.In the event that a prize is not won, it may be redistributed at the sole discretion of the Tournament Committee.If there is a tie, the first fish weighed in beats any fish of the same species and size weighed in afterward.Wirelines allowed. All other IGFA rules apply.
14. Slam must be one wahoo and one dolphin. Each fish must weigh 10lbs to qualify for Top Slam. Each fish must meet state guidelines.
15. Only one place per fish. Only two fish per species allowed to weigh in. Top Slam prize winner cannot win any other category. Teams may only win one category per species.
* Coconuts on the Beach, Rusty's Seafood and Oyster Bar and all other affiliates are not responsible for any damage, loss or liability.