The db staff are proud to present . . .
THE OMD FOM/FOY COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 2012
THE OMD FOM/FOY COMPETITION SEPTEMBER 2012
This year the OMD FOM trophy will be a beautifully shaped wooden ray [as shown below], with the name of the winner engraved. These are hand-made by our very own spearo MIRROR [send him some rep!], with the kind help of venturesports/spearfishingstore.co.uk.
This years Fish of the MONTH competitions are generously sponsored by Apnea Jersey Spearfishing shop [A £25 voucher is offered to the winner each month!!!].
And this years Fish of the YEAR competition is sponsored by venturesports/spearfishingstore.co.uk with a prize of a site voucher/credit for a fantastic £175.
Furthermore, for those who are really keen, we will run a fun speccie hunt competition [no prizes for this one]; just enter the fom as usual, and your fish will be entered into the speccie hunt comp at the end of the year, more details below...
In this thread, please only post your entries for the FOM competition.
Comments can be posted here -F.O.M./F.O.Y. discussion thread for 2012
The poll will be added on the 3rd of each following month and will run for five days.
When the poll closes congratulations may be added to the FOM.
When the poll closes congratulations may be added to the FOM.
Please read the rules below before posting an entry.
FoM Rules
1. The entrant must have posted five times at or before the last day of the previous month to the current competition.
2. Entries to be accompanied by a photo containing a newspaper or magazine dated on the day of the catch; the date is to be clearly legible.
3. All legal species are included, BSA minimum size limits should be observed.
4. Entries must be posted by 23:59 on the 2ND of the month following the competition.
5. Winners will be chosen by a poll. In the event of a draw the first entry posted will be declared the winner.
6. Voting will last for five days after the poll opens.
7. Multiple entries are allowed, but only one entry per person can be forwarded for the poll.
8. More than twenty entries will be shortlisted to twenty by the db staff.
9. Catches to be weighed in pounds and ounces, catches submitted in kilos or grams will be changed to pounds and ounces by the db staff.
10. A photograph of the winner's fish, together with the winner's name and town/region will be shown on the apnea.co.uk website.
11. All decisions made by db staff are final.
2. Entries to be accompanied by a photo containing a newspaper or magazine dated on the day of the catch; the date is to be clearly legible.
3. All legal species are included, BSA minimum size limits should be observed.
4. Entries must be posted by 23:59 on the 2ND of the month following the competition.
5. Winners will be chosen by a poll. In the event of a draw the first entry posted will be declared the winner.
6. Voting will last for five days after the poll opens.
7. Multiple entries are allowed, but only one entry per person can be forwarded for the poll.
8. More than twenty entries will be shortlisted to twenty by the db staff.
9. Catches to be weighed in pounds and ounces, catches submitted in kilos or grams will be changed to pounds and ounces by the db staff.
10. A photograph of the winner's fish, together with the winner's name and town/region will be shown on the apnea.co.uk website.
11. All decisions made by db staff are final.
Speccie hunt additional rules:
12. The winner of the speccie hunt competition will be the spearo with the most number of different species of fish entered in the fom competitions during the year [the speccie hunt will allow all of the species that are entered in the fom, whether or not they are entered in the final poll, to count in the speccie hunt].
13. In the case of a draw, both/all winners will get a pat on the back and a 'well done' from us all - or we may run a poll.
14. ONLY the following fish may be counted in the speccie hunt:
Bass, Bream – Black, Bream – White, Bream – Gilthead, Brill, Cod, Dab, Flounder, Grey Mullet - Common thick or thin lip, Grey Mullet - Golden Grey, Gurnard – Red, Gurnard – Tub, Plaice, Pollack, Red Mullet, Sole –Dover, Triggerfish, Turbot. 18 species to try for.
12. The winner of the speccie hunt competition will be the spearo with the most number of different species of fish entered in the fom competitions during the year [the speccie hunt will allow all of the species that are entered in the fom, whether or not they are entered in the final poll, to count in the speccie hunt].
13. In the case of a draw, both/all winners will get a pat on the back and a 'well done' from us all - or we may run a poll.
14. ONLY the following fish may be counted in the speccie hunt:
Bass, Bream – Black, Bream – White, Bream – Gilthead, Brill, Cod, Dab, Flounder, Grey Mullet - Common thick or thin lip, Grey Mullet - Golden Grey, Gurnard – Red, Gurnard – Tub, Plaice, Pollack, Red Mullet, Sole –Dover, Triggerfish, Turbot. 18 species to try for.
