VSSA Tournament
The 1st Annual VSSA fishing tournament begins January 1, 2021 and ends December 31, 2021. The tournament entry fee is $25, which gets you into the tournament + gives you a 1-year’s membership in VSSA. $20 of your $25 entry fee will go into the prize money pot; the remaining $5 goes to support VSSA. The more VSSA can increase its membership, the bigger the prize pots will be.
To sweeten the pots of prize money, VSSA will contribute $2000; 50% will be split between the Monthly Winners, and the remaining 50% will go to End of Year Winners. Prize money will be awarded monthly for the top 3 fish for each of the Monthly Winners and in December, for the top 5 fish for The End of Year Winners. Check the Tournament Standings Here.
Each citation fish – whether weight citation or release citation – will count as 1 point. All fish are therefore weighted equally so that inshore anglers, offshore anglers, as well as pier/surf anglers have equal chances at winning prize money.
All fish must be a weight citation or release citation per the rules of the VMRC Saltwater Sportfishing Tournament and caught in a sportsman like manner.
Monthly Prize Money
1st Place: 50%
2nd Place: 30%
3rd Place: 20%
End of Year Prize Money
1st Place: 30%
2nd Place: 25%
3rd Place: 20%
4th Place: 15%
5th Place: 10%
To enter the tournament and become a VSSA member for $25 click below:
Once you have your citation yellow copy of the citation go here to submit your entry. Entries will be cross walked with VMRC to preclude forged forms.
VSSA Tournament Rules
- All VSSA current 2021 members are eligible for tournament.
- 50% of prize money goes towards Monthly Winners
- Other 50% of prize money goes to End of Year Winners.
- Top 3 fish each month win their share of prize money (points resets to zero each month).
- Top 5 fish at End of Year win their share of prize money (total for year points).
- No more than 3 submissions per species per quarter are allowed.
- All entries must follow citation program rules.
- Citation form will be verified with VMRC.
ELIGIBLE SPECIES AND MINIMUM WEIGHTS FOR CITATIONS
Fish must be weighed and registered at official weigh stations.
Fish – Citation
Swordfish – 100 lbs.
Tuna, Bluefin – 100 lbs.
Black Drum – 80 lbs.
Tuna, Yellowfin or Bigeye – 70 lbs
Cobia – 55 lbs.
Tuna, True Albacore (Longfin Tuna) – 40 lbs.
Striped Bass – 40 lbs.
Wahoo – 35 lbs
Golden Tilefish – 30 lbs
Dolphin – 25 lbs.
King Mackerel – 20 lbs.
Bluefish – 16 lbs.
Sheepshead – 10 lbs.
Blueline Tilefish – 10 lbs.
Gray Trout – 9 lbs.
Spadefish – 8 lbs.
Tautog – 9 lbs.
Flounder – 6 lbs.
Black Sea Bass – 5 lbs.
Speckled Trout – 5 lbs.
Spanish Mackerel – 4 lbs.
Gray Triggerfish -4 lbs.
Croaker – 3 lbs.
Kingfish (Roundhead) – 1 lb. 8 oz.
Pompano – 1 lb. 8 oz.
Spot – 1 lb.
ELIGIBLE SPECIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEASE CITATIONS
Actual measured lengths required for all species except for those marked with asterisk (*). Estimated length may be used for species marked with asterisk. Length measurements for live releases only
Fish – Release Citation
Billfish* – No Required Minimum Length
(Marlin, Sailfish, Spearfish, Swordfish)
Sharks (any)* – 72 inches
Tuna, Bluefin* – 60 inches
Cobia – 50 inches
Amberjack – 50 inches
Drum, Black or Red – 46 inches
Striped Bass – 44 inches
Crevalle Jack – 40 inches
Bluefish – 36 inches
Tarpon* – 36 inches
False Albacore – 32 inches
Gray Trout – 30 inches
Flounder – 26 inches
Spanish Mackerel – 26 inches
Speckled Trout – 24 inches
Sheepshead – 24 inches
Tautog – 23 inches
Spadefish – 22 inches
Gray Triggerfish – 20 inches
Croaker – 20 inches
Kingfish (Roundhead) – 16 inches
Pompano – 16 inches
Spot – 13 inches
