The tournament honors the legacy of Kirk McNulty, a surfer, diver, brother, and son. Kirk was a world class waterman who was inspired by everything ocean. Although some of you may not have known Kirk we hope that you will participate as we are a small family of spearfishermen here on the West Coast. We are working hard to identify this years sponsors prior to the tournament start date, which look to be another step up from last years.
A $20 entry is required prior to spearing a fish. Register by clicking the image below. The proceeds will be donated to the White Seabass Hatchery Program led by Hubbs-Seaworld to help improve the WSB population on our coast.
Please join us in the 3rd Annual tournament to celebrate Kirk's life and passion for the sea. Winners will be chosen by Top 3 Biggest Fish. This year we have added an additional award - The Sustainable Fish Award. In order to help further the efforts of White Seabass Hatchery Program led by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute we are given an award to the spearfisherman who turns in the most white sea bass heads during the tournament at drop off locations listed below. If the fish head(s) have been tagged an additional prize will be given and determined by the fish that has traveled the furtherest from its grow out location. See below for more info and drop-off locations. The Awards Party will be held June 11th at Tarsan in Redondo Beach, CA.
2016 Sponsors
Clothing & Accessories
DIFF Eyewear, Dark Seas, Electric, HippyTree, Jolyn, Salty Crew, Sea Native, Zeal Optics, Amuse Society, Mizu, Silent Pocket, SmartWool and Roark Revival.
Gear
Adreno, Gannet, AFTCO, Celestron, Omer, Sporasub, JBL Spearguns, Cressi, Spot, Pelican Products, Sea Sniper, PENN, and Riffe International.
Restaurants
Fish 101 (Encinitas), Ortega 120 (Redondo Beach), Bear Flag Fish Co. (Orange County)
Media
Spearing Forum, Spearing Magazine, Buoy Weather, Fish Track
Click the links to view 2016 Leaderboard, 2015 Leaderboard, and 2014 winners and video and be sure to join our Facebook Page to keep up with current fish counts and tournament stats.
Prizes:
First to submit a White Seabass - wins Celestron Oceana 7x50 Marine Binocular
1st Place - Perpetual Trophy - rotates annually, personal trophy - gear TBD
2nd Place - personal trophy - gear TBD
3rd Place - personal trophy - gear TBD
Sustainable Fish Award - Most WSB heads turned into drop off locations during the tournament period.
Rules:
You must be registered in the tournament prior to spearing your fish. No exceptions
All WSB must be submitted between March 15, 2016 and May 15, 2016
Need Photo of Catch and Digital Scale readout (photo of fish/weight must be taken on land, not from boat)
Proof of Catch date must be supplied. Newspaper article or Date Stamp on photo
Sustainable Fishing Award - Since 1986 efforts by Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP) and Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) have supplemented the white seabass population by 2.3 million fish with 115,000 being released in 2015. Since 1986 nearly 2000 fish have been tracked via their collection of heads from commercial and recreational fisherman. Ocean Global is looking to expand on the hard work of rejuvenating the WSB population and encourage more fisherman to submit their catch so that valuable data can be collected an learned from in order to further the gains over the last 30 years.
Drop-off locations:
Santa Barabara
Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (805) 568-1221
Sea Landing (805) 963-3564
Ventura/Oxnard
Eric’s Tackle (805) 648-5665
Channel Islands Sportfishing Center (805) 985-8511
Marina Del Rey
Marina Del Rey Sportfishing (310) 822-3625
Torrance/Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Boat Hoist (310) 374-3481
San Pedro/Long Beach
22nd Street Sportfishing (310) 832-8304
Long Beach Sportfishing (562) 432-8993
Pierpoint Landing (562) 983-9300
Santa Catalina Island
Avalon Fish Market (at the end of the pier) - (310) 510-0197
Two Harbors (harbor patrol office on the pier) - (310) 510-4253
Los Alamitos/Huntington Beach
Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (562) 342-7111
Pacific Edge Bait & Tackle (714) 840-4262
Mako Matt’s Marine (714) 893-7743
Newport Beach/Irvine
Angler’s Center (949) 642-6662
Balboa Angling Club (949) 673-6216
Davey’s Locker (949) 673-1434
Newport Landing Sportfishing (949) 675-0550
Dana Point
Dana Wharf Sportfishing (949) 496-5794
Hogans Bait & Tackle (949) 493-3528
Jig Stop Tackle & Tours (949) 496-3555
Oceanside/Carlsbad/Solana Beach
Helgren’s Sportfishing (760) 722-2133
Leon Raymond Hubbard, Jr. Hatchery (760) 434-9501
Blue Water Tackle (858)350-8505
San Diego
James and Joseph Spearfishing Supplies (619) 295-3705
Dana Landing (Mission Bay) - (619) 226-2929
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (619) 226-3870
Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (858) 467-4201
If you drop-off a white seabass head at any of these locations please
include your name, phone number, date you caught the fish, and the
location (latitude and longitude would be the best) where you caught the fish.
Submit all Photos to Support@hookbuzz.com. Qualifying fish will be added to the leaderboard here. Follow @hookbuzz and @OceansGlobal on Instagram for updates. Dive Safe!
