2022 Kirk McNulty Spearfishing Tournament Rules & Regulations

• April 1, 2022 12:00 AM 
  April 30, 2022 11:59 PM

• All fish must be weighed on land with a certified digital scale. Pictures of your fish, current scale certification stamp/sticker, time and weight of catch, and pictures of fish head dropped at your local drop-box to assist in Hubbs research will be required to qualify. Submit fish to Clark@oceansglobal.org

• We reserve the right to deny participation for any reason.

CLICK TO SIGN UP HERE! The 9th Annual 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 spearfishers here on the West Coast.

A $29.20 entry is required prior to spearing a fish. Proceeds will be donated to the Edison High School ASE Program a participant in the Hubbs-Seaworld White Sea Bass Grow Out operation to help improve the WSB population on our coast.

Please join us in the 9th Annual tournament to help the continued efforts of repopulating our oceans with White Seabass. Winners will be chosen by Top 3 Biggest Fish, First Fish Submitted. In order to help further the efforts of White Seabass Hatchery Program led by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute we have made it mandatory that fish heads are turned in to qualify your catch for placement (Drop off locations below). If the fish head(s) have been tagged an additional prize will be given and determined by the fish that has traveled the furthest from its grow-out location. 

Oceans Global highly recommends that divers have a freediving certification from Performance Freediving International (PFI), Freediving Instructors International (FII) or the equivalent. Safety courses and dive insurance provided by Divers Alert Network (DAN) is also recommended. 

The Awards Party and raffle will be held in TBD with the date yet to be determined.

Rules:

You must be registered in the tournament prior to spearing your fish. No exceptions.

All WSB must be submitted between April 1, 2022 and April 30, 2022 and Fish heads must be labeled (Participants Name, Oceans Global, and location of where the fish was caught) and dropped at a certified location to qualify for placement (See locations list below).

Fish must be caught while freediving with spearguns and pole spears.

Fish are required to be legal species and sizes according to the California Department of Wildlife and Mexico Oficina de Pesca.

Need proof of catch photo, the name of the person who can validate the catch, CERTIFIED digital scale readout w photo of certification sticker or stamp. Fish (photo of fish/weight must be taken on land, not from a boat). The image should carry a date stamp with the time and date the photo was taken. Please submit photos to Clark@oceansglobal.org and tag your pictures with #2022KMSC on social media.

Initial 2022 Sponsors

Clothing & Accessories: Dark Seas, Diff, Electric, Pelagic, Globe, Kalletka, Pelagic, Roark, Salty Crew

Gear: Celestron, Gannet, Globe, Meric, Mutiny Dive Co., Riffe, Silent Pocket,

Services:

Restaurants:  Riera’s Deli

Media:

Trophies: Wilmington Iron Works

Award Party Sponsors:

Click the links to view 2022 Leaderboard, 2021 Leaderboard, 2020 Leaderboard, 2019 Leaderboard, 2018 Leaderboard, 2017 Leaderboard, 2016 Leaderboard,  2015 Leaderboard, and 2014 winners and video and be sure to join our Instagram Page  to keep up with current fish counts and tournament stats.

Prizes:

First to submit a White Seabass

1st Place - Perpetual Trophy - rotates annually, personal trophy

2nd Place - personal trophy -  TBD from the list above.

3rd Place - personal trophy -  TBD from the list above.

Additional prizes by Location:

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