SAN DIEGO— The 2022 IGFA SoCal Swordfish Open will take place Nov. 11-13 during prime swordfish season. This will be the second year of the tournament. The tournament is open to the public and will include three tournament weigh stations: San Diego- San Diego Marlin Club, Newport Beach- Balboa Angling Club, and Oxnard- Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club.
“There will be IGFA Representatives/Tournament Officials at each of the weigh stations.,” said Marketing Director and Chief of Staff for the International Game and Fish Association, Jack Vitek, in an email from Aug. 23. “They will collect the information on the weight of the fish, the angler, the boat, etc. And they will also collect the terminal tackle (hook, leader, line sample) and bring that back to tournament HQ in Newport Beach. The information will be relayed to tournament HQ by the tournament officials at each of the weigh stations.”
The fishing boundary for the IGFA SoCal Swordfish Open is a 115-nautical-mile radius from Newport Beach (Newport Bell Buoy). Boats are not required to check out with the tournament committee upon departure from their respective ports. Tournament boats may depart from any port. Once entering tournament boundaries during fishing hours, boats must remain within the...
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