OVERVIEW: This is a team competition in which the team's captain receives one (1) point per pound for their largest King Mackerel weighed in per tournament. SKA must have the make, model, power, and boat name of the team. This is a boat/team effort. The boat you register at the start of the season is the boat you must fish throughout the year in that division. The name of the boat is the same all year, as you cannot change names in mid-season. If you sell your boat, you will be allowed to transfer points to the new boat, providing that you remain within the same division, i.e. if you begin the year in the Small Boat Class, garner points, then purchase a 31 foot boat, you will NOT be allowed to transfer points between the Small Boat Class and the Open Class. Putting your current boat up for sale and fishing on another vessel does NOT qualify as a reason to carry over points to another boat. You may not substitute a boat for one that is already in competition in the same division unless that boat forfeits their points gained at that point in the division. There are two exceptions: one is a licensed boat dealer fishing a company owned demonstrator boat. The MSO of the boat must be in the dealer's name and the name given the boat at the start of the season must remain the same. The other pertains to breakdowns.

WHO CAN BE CAPTAIN: Members who register as captain or co-captain must be at least 16 years of age and must have had their sixteenth birthday prior to fishing their first sanctioned event of that season. It is highly recommended that if you register as captain with the SKA that you also register as captain with the sanctioned tournament's officials in order to eliminate any confusion in score keeping. Once a captain is determined, it cannot be changed.

SMALL BOAT CLASS: This is for vessels whose waterline does not exceed 23'11". The SKA will not physically measure any boat to determine its length but will assist any member in determining the length. Horsepower will not exceed the manufacturer's recommendation for that boat for it to be allowed to compete in the Small Boat Class. The boat cannot exceed 23' 11" waterline length regardless of the manufacturer's size claim. You will be automatically placed in the Small Boat Class upon registration of your boat with the SKA at the first tournament you fish. You must declare your boat category on the registration form for each tournament you enter. (SKA ONLY) You may choose to fish the Open Class in a Small Boat Class boat, however, SKA must have your written authorization on file to change classification in the SKA Corporate Office and this must be done before you fish your first tournament of the season. This will determine which category you qualify to fish in the National Championship. NOTE: If you are in the process of selling your Small Boat Class boat and moving to Open Class, it is recommended that you declare Open Class points at the beginning of the season.

How To Measure

1. Load your boat with an average amount of fuel and equipment and put it in the water.

2. Have someone put a mark on the keel where the water and bow meet and load your boat back on the trailer.

3. On land, level your trailer and have someone drop a plumb line down from the mark you made on the keel. Than measure from the center of your transom to the plumb line. This measurement is the vessels waterline length and must be 23’11” or less to meet the SKA Small Boat requirement.

DIVISIONS AND POINTS: There are 10 Divisions in the SKA. A team's best three fish, one per event, out of the 3 to 5 events in the division, counts toward the team's score.

EACH TEAM MUST REGISTER WITH THE SKA AND COMPLETE THE SKA $10.00 REGISTRATION FORM DURING TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION HOURS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN THE TEAM'S POINTS NOT COUNTING FOR THAT TOURNAMENT - THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS!! The SKA staff will man a booth, trailer, table or other setup during the hours of tournament registration, and will be located in an area near the registration. It is the responsibility of the captain to ensure that one team member completes the SKA ($10) Registration Form and turns it in to the SKA representative, along with the $10 fee, prior to fishing and during the registration hours. You will be given a copy for your records. Teams may fish in as many divisions as desired, but their points are not transferred between divisions. Points garnered must remain with that boat/team and within that division. Captain or co-captain must be a SKA Competition member and one or both must be on board in order to receive points in the divisions. Individual team members are not required to be on board for every tournament during the season. The captain and the boat receive points, and points remain with the boat throughout the season. A captain switching teams may NOT carry his points from one boat to another. The points remain with the boat.

LADY ANGLER AWARDS: Best three (3) fish out of the three to five events in each division. The Top Lady Angler in each Division will receive a plaque engraved with their name, boat name, division and year. Lady Angler must be aboard the boat to receive points, but does not have to be the angler of the fish. SKA rewards them for participating with the team only. Lady Anglers must remain with one team in a division in order to garner points throughout the division. The Lady Angler cannot get points on multiple boats throughout a single division but may switch to a different boat in a different division. Boat switching in a division is not allowed with the exception of approved breakdown substitution. Lady Anglers must be clearly and properly marked on the SKA ($10) Registration Form to be eligible for points (must be done at each event they fish.) In the event a Lady Angler is indicated but does not fish, it is the responsibility of the team captain to notify the SKA representative so the SKA ($10) Registration Form can be corrected. Anyone violating the honor system will not be awarded points for that event. There will be one Top Lady Angler per division. There will be one Lady Angler of the Year award. The Top Lady Angler of the Year will receive a custom gold and diamond pendant. Lady Anglers must be at least 16 years of age. Ties are broken by the weight of the largest of the three fish counted for scoring. In the event that the largest fish also tie, the winner will be determined by the second largest fish weighed in. Lady anglers fishing in Division 7 (upper Gulf) have a 39 point handicap. (Their highest three fish aggregate will be reduced by 39 points). The Pro Tour ladies are not eligible for Top Lady Angler of the Year honors. This is for Divisional participants only.

JUNIOR ANGLER AWARDS: Best three (3) fish out of the three to five events in each division. The top (3) Junior Anglers in each division will receive a plaque engraved with their name, boat name, division and year. A Junior Angler's sixteenth (16th) birthday must not fall prior to May 1 of that calendar year in order to be eligible for competition in the Junior Angler Awards. There will be one Top Junior Angler of the Year. Junior anglers must be aboard the boat to receive points, but do not have to be the angler of the fish. SKA rewards them for participation as part of the fishing team. Junior Anglers must remain with one team in a division in order to garner points throughout the division. The Junior Angler cannot get points on multiple boats throughout a single division but may switch to a different boat in a different division. Boat switching in a division is not allowed with the exception of approved breakdown substitution. Junior Anglers must be clearly and properly marked on the SKA ($10) Registration Form to be eligible for points (must be done at each event they fish.) . In the event a Junior Angler is indicated but does not fish, it is the responsibility of the team captain to notify the SKA representative so the SKA ($10) Registration Form can be corrected. Anyone violating the honor system will not be awarded points for that event. Ties are broken by the weight of the largest of the three fish counted for scoring. In the event that the largest fish also tie, the winner will be determined by the second largest fish weighed in. Junior Anglers fishing in Division 7 (upper Gulf) have a 39 point handicap. (Their highest three fish aggregate will be reduced by 39 points). The Pro Tour juniors are not eligible for Top Junior Angler of the Year. This is for Divisional participants only. The overall Top Junior of the Year will receive $1,000 sponsored by Sandy Smith.

MERCURY SCHOLARSHIP: The top SKA Junior Competition Angler in all SKA Sanctioned Tournaments fishing a Mercury powered boat will win a $500 scholarship certificate redeemable when the junior enters college. The boat the junior is fishing on must be registered to the captain fishing the tournament. If the captain substitutes his boat and uses a Mercury powered boat, and his regular boat is not Mercury powered, the scholarship will not be rewarded. See Mercury Junior Angler for further rules.

LONNIE BROADWELL SENIOR ANGLER AWARDS: Best three (3) fish out of the three to five events in each division. The top Senior Angler in each division will receive a plaque engraved with their name, boat name, division and year. The Senior Angler's 55th birthday must fall prior to May 1 in the calendar year of competition. The Lonnie Broadwell Senior Angler of the Year award will be awarded to the divisional winner in the Senior Angler category with the highest three fish point total. Senior Anglers must be aboard the boat to receive points, but do not have to be the angler of the fish. SKA rewards them for participation as part of the fishing team. Senior Anglers must remain with one team in a division in order to garner points throughout the division. The Senior Angler cannot get points on multiple boats throughout a single division but may switch to a different boat in a different division. Boat switching in a division is not allowed with the exception of approved breakdown substitution. Senior Anglers must be clearly and properly marked on the SKA ($10) Registration Form to be eligible for points (must be done at each event they fish.) In the event a Senior Angler is indicated but does not fish, it is the responsibility of the team captain to notify the SKA representative so the SKA ($10) Registration Form can be corrected. Anyone violating the honor system will not be awarded points for that event. Ties are broken by the weight of the largest of the three fish counted for scoring. In the event that the largest fish also tie, the winner will be determined by the second largest fish weighed in. Senior Anglers fishing in Division 7 (upper Gulf) have a 39 point handicap. (Their highest three fish aggregate will be reduced by 39 points). The Pro Tour seniors are not eligible for the Lonnie Broadwell Senior Angler of the Year award. This is for Divisional participants only.

QUALIFYING FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: The top 25 boats in the Open Class and the top 20 boats in the Small Boat Class at the end of that division's season will be invited to compete in the SKA's National Championship and will receive invitational letters to that effect. Only SKA current year competition members will be allowed to compete. Captain's can either fish with their original team or may pick their crews from the general competition member rank and file of the SKA. All members of a National Championship crew must be SKA Competition members and have fished in at least two SKA sanctioned tournaments as such during the season in which they qualified for the Championship. SKA Corporate Partners and members of the press are the only exceptions, and must be approved prior to fishing by the SKA management. All team members should be SKA Competition members for this reason. Any boat that qualifies in the Pro Tour is automatically pulled out from any Divisional qualifying position. Any boat qualifying in more than one division will go to the Nationals based on their highest Divisional finish and will be pulled from any lower Divisional finishes, allowing other boats to move up. The boat, however, still gets credit for where they finish for the record books. Any ties in Divisional competition will be broken by the size of the largest fish of the three that count toward the boat's points. The boat with the larger fish will break the tie. In the event of identical big fish weights; the size of the second largest fish will break the tie, and if needed, the third largest fish. Any and all ties in divisional competition will be broken. There will be no co-winners or equal placing in the divisions. SKA will guarantee that two boats 20 feet or less in length, as determined by the manufacturer (see Small Boat Class rules), will also be invited to the Nationals as part of the Small Boat Class. If no 20 foot or under boats finish in the top 20, we will go down the standings to find the highest two finishing 20 foot or under boats. Anyone qualifying in a 20 foot or under boat may fish in any Small Boat Class boat in the Nationals in the Small Boat Class. Small Boat Class boats are competing for their own set of prizes in the Nationals, and are unable to win any prizes in the Open Class (and vice versa). Past National Champions and Top Anglers of the Year (captains and co-captains only, one or the other or both, but must be on same boat, only one qualifies with preference going to the Captain) and are automatically qualified for the Championship and will be purged from any Divisional qualifying finishes, allowing other boats to move up. (Must use the name of boat used for Championship wins or Angler of the Year title). If boats that have qualified for the Nationals do not attend, SKA does not go down the qualifying list. Past Champions and Anglers of the Year must renew their Competition memberships prior to April 1 of the current year and must fish a minimum of two events during the calendar year to be eligible for participation in the Championship. They can participate in either division they choose. Past National Champions do not have to fish in the division they won in. A Qualifying Captain may choose to bring another boat (other than the one he or she qualified in) to the Championship, however it must conform to the division they qualified in. If the Captain elects not to attend the Championship, so not to penalize the co-captain and/or team members, they can elect to use the qualifying position. SKA must be notified of this change, but have to use the boat name that the captain qualified in.