4st PRAGUE FLY FISHING COMPETITION Orvis Cup 2009

Date and place: Prague, Vltava river, October 2rd - 4th 2009.

Registration fee: 1.500,- CZK

Prizes: in value 150.000 Czk

Competitors pack: sport jacket, key case and id card, meal ticket, bag, orvis sticker, brochure

In order to register, please, contact us or visit a salesroom Spin&fly s.r.o., Legerova 58, Praha 2. Because the competition is between pairs, kindly specify the second person you want to be with on the boat!!!

Competition details:

• International open competition in artificial fly lures game fishing.
• Competition date October 2rd - 4th 2009, Prague, Vltava.
• The competitors will fish from boats; each boat contains a pair of fishermen and a rower.
• The fishing style is catch and release.
• The competition starts with the sound of a siren (boats and competitors are already on water in the given sector).
• Fishing can only be performed in the defined sector and according to rules.
• The competition section will be divided into three sectors.
• Maximum number of competitors is 150.

Draw and rotation:

• Singles competition with the option of registering a pair of competitors into one boat, other couples will be assigned to boats according to registration order.
• A draw will decide on the positioning of competitors in a boat. The changing of competitors in a boat is after the passing of half of competition round and is announced by a sound signal. Afterwards the competitor sitting on the bow is the one that before sat on the stern. The competitors will rotate as such in every competition round.
• The competitor sitting on the bow determines where the boat flows and has priority when casting.
• Competitor disputes in boat are resolved by the rower, possibly referee.
• The river competition sector is divided by a well visible tape into three sectors (upper and lower weir and area between weirs). The competitors will fish gradually in each of the three sectors. The breakdown into groups is determined by boat number, which is decided by lot in day of registration as sektor, where they will start.
• In the event that a competitor(s) withdraw(s) from the competition the organizer will modify the makeup of the pairs as needed on site.

Competition rules:

• Catches are measured and recorded by the rower.
• Fish are measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail in a landing net by using a trough.
• Each competitor must own his own landing net unless agreed otherwise.
• Every fish, which the competitor wants to measure, must be landed in a net.
• All Salmonidae family fish caught and angled at the head part are recorded on the score card.
• The fish length is measured in millimeters (1mm=1 point).
• Competitors considerately return fish back in the water by landing net.
• Spacing between boats is a distance of at least 15 meters.
• Fishing is only allowed while sitting, an exception is landing the fish with the net and when returning the fish.
• Fishing is performed only with artificial fly lures on single hooks without counter spikes in amount of 1-3.
• In each boat there will be a piece of cloth for possibly check of counter spike by the other competitor or referee.
• The minimum strength of the line is 0.15 millimeters.
• Ties must be spaced at least 50 centimeters from each other.
• The maximum permitted length of the fly fishing rod is 3.65 meters.
• Fly angling line must have a minimum length of 22 meters.
• Each boat must possess at least one landing net with a knot free mesh.
• A competitor can have two rods prepared for fishing; one for fishing, second is folded into two parts stored in a safe spot. Rower is not liable for possible breaking of a rod.
• A life jacket and protective goggles are recommended.
• The fishermen fish at their own risk.
• Entering shore is permitted.

Prohibited is:

• To fish outside of the competition section.
• Anchoring.
• Fishing from shore.
• Fishing behind the boat, trolling.
• To fish after consuming alcohol or other intoxicating substances influencing behavior and vigilance.
• Using electronic devices to seek out fish (echo sounders, GPS etc.).
• Using flies with a counter spike and tube flies.
• Using rotation elements, twister tails, strengtheners and any feeding.
• Using shooting heads, lines and ties with metal cores, placing weights and float elements outside of the fly's body.
• Catch signaling in any form.
• Baiting in any form.

Competition scoring:

• Each round and sector is scored separately.
• Partial round scores are determined according to achieved points (1mm = 1 point) during a round.
• The overall result is a summary of positions achieved in individual rounds.
• The competitor with the lowest sum of positions is declared a winner.
• In case of a tie in the sum of positions, these criteria in the following order are decisive.
• Until a final result is achieved: number of points in all rounds, number of fish, largest fish, second largest fish, etc.

Competition results are counted into the Fishing Association standings

Protests:

• A protest must be filed within one hour following the end of the round with the main referee
• The security deposit for a protest is 1,000 CZK.
• If a protest is deemed valid, the deposit is returned; in the other case the organizers will use it to put fish in a section.
• Protests are dealt with by a committee in the following makeup: main referee, competition guarantor (or competition director), 3 members of the committee appointed ahead of time from among the competitors.

Claims against results:

• Every competitor keeps a copy of the score card.
• Claims are accepted within 30 minutes following the posting of results.
• After expiration of this time, they are considered fully valid.

Sanctions:

• A competitor is immediately disqualified and eliminated from the competition without any entitlement to refund of registration fee in case he violates a ban.
• In case of violating rules, the competitor receives a warning, next violation of rules results in disqualification and elimination from the competition without any entitlement to refund of registration.

(Possible minor changes in the competition rules are possible, but not in a way that it fundamentally changes the course of the competition.)