New-look Big Fish Challenge powered by Mercury in celebration of event’s 10th running

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BY MIKE STEVENS

SAN CLEMENTE— The tenth anniversary of the Massive Fish Problem (BFC) brings an entire new “Race to catch 6” format to the favored Massive Fish Problem powered by Mercury.

Within the 2024 Massive Fish Problem, will probably be a chase to catch six out of 10 designated species. That makes the BFC extra of a spread contest than an enormous fish match.The species classes embrace the unique 5: tuna, yellowtail, white seabass, halibut and lingcod and new species for the 2024 installment of the BFC embrace: barracuda, bonito, bass (sand or calico), rockfish and sheephead.

In an effort to keep on with the spirit of the BFC and stage the taking part in subject for saltwater anglers of all types (non-public boat, sportboat, kayak), the profitable anglers would be the first to submit six species relatively than all 10. That manner, anglers can resolve which 4 “wild card” species they’ll throw out and chase the six they’re more than likely to come back throughout based mostly on the kind of fishing they do, and the place in Southern California they fish. WON shall be awarding the primary 5 taking part anglers to submit their photograph with the fish and the angler holding the difficulty of WON (Dated July fifth or after).

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Retaining with the “fish any time anywhere” spirit of the occasion, we’ve got made submitting catches simpler than ever, members should be entered earlier than submitting pictures, and should pose holding their catch AND a present problem of Western Outside Information (beginning with the July fifth problem of WON). Images should be emailed to WONbigfish@wonews.com and shall be logged within the order they’re obtained.

Entry is $50 and features a 12 months subscription to Western Outside Information, and that’s key, as a result of a requirement for submitting a catch shall be having a present problem of WON within the photograph (dated July fifth or later). That can act as a timestamp of types to make sure catches are made throughout the BFC window and it may be decided who checked six packing containers first. The excellent news there’s, there are nonetheless going to be 5 winners. It’s going to simply be the “first 5 to catch six” format relatively than a big-fish derby. In fact, all fish need to be authorized per DFW rules, and figuring out that shall be per the discretion of WON staffers, so will probably be within the angler’s finest curiosity to submit fish which might be clearly authorized.

Prize packages embrace a Furuno Fish Finder, AFTCO Present Playing cards, Gamakatsu Hooks, Berkley Professional-Spec Fishing Line, Terrafin Subscriptions, Costa Gear, and extra. For all important particulars, prizes and guidelines go to wonews.com/bigfishchallenge.

So regulate that web page as a result of this 12 months, greater than another, registering early is essential for anybody trying to take a severe shot at a terrific grand prize package deal.

Massive Fish Problem by Mercury: grand prize packages falling into place

One factor that is still the identical within the tenth installment of the WON Massive Fish Problem delivered to you by Mercury is the generosity of the sponsors that energy the occasion within the type of nice merchandise that make up the grand prize packages. The opposite frequent denominator spanning the complete decade of the Massive Fish Problem (BFC) within the prize division is every grand prize pile tends to be a residing, respiratory and evolving beast that tends to select up further stuff right here and there as extra sponsors get entangled.

Because it stands now (and it’s early) Western Outside Information staffers have the next objects locked in as half because the BFC prize haul: Furuno items (GP1971F GPS/Fishfinder), reward playing cards from AFTCO, Costa sun shades and swag, subscriptions to Terrafin, Gamakatsu hooks and extra swag, a certificates for Grey Taxidermy and no matter else finds its manner into the treasure chest.

For more information and to register, click on HERE.

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