Match Competition Rules 2026

  1. There must be a minimum of 5 anglers fishing on a boat for a match to count towards league positions
  2. Two hook max traces. Or one treble hook only.
  3. Bait provided only but can use anything you catch
  4. Lures are allowed
  5. Pennel Rigs are allowed
  6. No Wire Traces
  7. All fish must boated to count except larger fish of approx. 5lb or over – brought to the side of the boat within netting distance and clearly identified by angler and one other competitor or skipper to count
  8. First five fish of species count points on score card next 5 = 1 point each
  9. Ten points bonus for each species on list
  10. No size limits on fish
  11. Foul hooked fish do count
  12. Highest score on a boat= 100% all others on same boats expressed as a percentage of top score

Scoring

These are the points scores for Species League Events , first five fish of each species score points as shown, next five one point each  plus there are 10 points bonus for each species caught on the day.