American Angler Host ASAC SUrf Fishing Tournament

Fishing Sessions:

First Position  7:00 AM until 9:30 AM

Change Position  9:30 AM until 10:00 AM

Second Position   10:00 AM until 12:30 PM

Only Legal Fish Count and All ASAC Rules Apply

Awards ceremony immediately following the tournament:

Surf City Fire Hall

713 North Long Beach Blvd.

Surf City, NJ 08008

where a FREE light lunch will be served. 

Teams will consist of not more than six anglers but can be less, 6 is the maximum.  All six may fish.  One acts as team captain.

In person registration: September 17, 2022

5:00 AM to 7:00 AM

located in Surf City Fire Hall

713 North Long Beach Blvd, Surf City, NJ 08008

Register Early (via mail), postmarked no later than September 5, 2022

Mail check & application (download application on our home page) to 

Carl Hartmann

31 Colonial Parkway

Dumont, NJ 07628

$60 Team through September 5, 2022

$80 after September 5th (late registration)

$25 Individual Adult

$30 Individual Adult after September 5th (late registration)

$15 Individual Youth (17 & under)

PayPal and Venmo links are also available at the bottom of this page.

This is a rain or shine event.  All registration fees are nonrefundable.

For more information on the tournament contact Carl Hartmann at 201-481-4390 or email at cfishgotu@aol.com

Prizes for this 4th Annual ASAC Surf Tournament

Team First Place:

• Six $600.00 gift certificates to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Six Costa Del Mar Sunglasses gift certificates
• Six Milspray Technologies gift certificates
• Six Shore Shoe gift certificates

Team Second Place:

• Six Sets of J.T. Brooks Pro Tire Deflators
• Six $300 gift certificates to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA

Team Third Place:

• Six OTW Sand Spikes
• Six $100 gift certificates to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA

Individual First Place:

• $600 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Costa Del Mar Sunglasses gift certificate
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Individual Second Place:

• $300 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Costa Del Mar Sunglasses gift certificate
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Individual Third Place:

• $100 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Youth First Place:

• $50.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Youth Second Place:

• $25.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Youth Third Place:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Largest Fish - Men:

• $200.00 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Largest Fish - Women:

• $200.00 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Most Fish Points - Men:

• $200.00 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Most Fish Points - Women:

• $200.00 gift certificate to Century Rod/Advanced Fishing - USA
• Shore Shoe gift certificate

Largest Fish - Youth +:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Largest Fish - Youth -:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Largest Fish - Youth Assisted:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Most Fish Points - Youth +:

•  $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Most Fish Points - Youth -:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

Most Fish Points - Youth Assisted:

• $15.00 gift card from Fisherman's Headquarters

FREE Veteran's Prize: Euro Jett Lure

Note:  All prizes subject to change

Abbreviated ASAC Tournament Rules (A complete set of rules are available at www.asaconline.org )

Association of Surf Angling Rules will apply at all times!

• All anglers must cast for themselves except for 13 and under assisted youths & disabled adults, who must have requested casting assistance before registration from tournament chairman & an ASAC official.
• A parent or guardian fishing on the same team may cast for a 13 and under assisted youth but the youth must land the fish with minimal assistance from adults for fish to score.  Assisted anglers must register as such for entire tournament season.  Limit of 3 assisted youths per team and moderate casts by adult for assisted youth.
• Each angler must have his own fish bag, stringer or bucket.
• In order to facilitate scoring during the last 30 min of a session, any angler who has 5 (five) unscored fish must have them scored before the end of the session.  If time remains in session after the fish are scored, angler may resume fishing with the use of his fish bag, stringer, bucket or cooler for keeping his catch.
• One line per angler.
• Two hooks per angler double hooks count as one.
• Artificial lures are permitted.
• Lines may be wet before (Your Start Time) am for stretching purposes only, no hooks.
• Fish only in designated areas.
• Nets and gaffs may be used before session and at break, but at no time during fishing sessions.
• No wading beyond waist deep.  If you are too deep, judge will warn you to come in which will be noted on your score sheet.  A second infraction & your team will be disqualified for that session.
• Chumming or chum pots not permitted, teams doing so will be disqualified.
• Mutilated fish will not be scored.
• Fish landed on loose rigging will not score.
• Fish caught under the measurement of tournament fish listed on score sheet will not be scored.
• The largest fish caught will be scored by length.
• All disputes of fishing rules shall be presented to the scorer by the team captain.  The committee's decision shall be final.
• Angler who hooks fish in his position a fish runs through other positions, the fish when landed will be scored.
• Sportsmanlike conduct is demanded at all times.
• Total fish points determine winner.

Please keep in mind that this is an abbreviated version of ASAC rules and regulations and tournament judges will carry complete description for each rule or for any omission which may need clarification.

Eligible fish and minimum size for scoring: (measurement will be to the closest 1/4" forward after minimum size is met) Current NJ regulations apply.

Weakfish 13"               Kingfish 10"                    Bluefish 12"              Croaker 10"

Sundial 10"                  Red Drum 18"                 Striped Bass 28"      Hickory Shad 10"

Winter Flunder 12"     Summer Flounder 18"   (Check annual sizes & season)

Albacore and False Albacore 18"                      Ling 10"                     Black Drum 16"

(REMOVE FISH FROM LIST IF OUT OF SEASON)

All other fish 10" and larger and conform to their state and federal minimum size shall score points based on their length over 10" will count eg: Sea Robins, Blowfish, Perch, Spot, and Porgies, etc.

Sharks are the ONLY 1 point fish (rays and skates do NOT count).

Thank you and please keep your position free of debris and waste.