Murrells Inlet Spearfishing Tournament Update

Hope to see everyone in October

For Rules and Regs click here: http://murrellsinletsc.com//admin/pdf/20120610_SF-Reg.pdf

This is gonna be a good time and a great event. Hope for good support.

hold on to your ass boys…its gonna get a little bit bumpy

Why in October? Why not over the summer when the weather is better/warmer?

Where do we sign up?

Big Dummy

We’re still diving in 3mms in November. Late October is great for fish and for viz. it also takes us out of the threat of hurricanes. Best of all worlds IMO. Call the Murrells Inlet 2020 office on the card above for further info. Rules and regs to be released soon.

Thanks,

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

is this a boat or shore dive at the jetties?

yo

You’re welcome to dive wherever you’d like. There are inshore and offshore species on the menu, so everyone has an opportunity to compete for prizes. It also supports a great cause. More to come as the rules and regs are finalized.

Thanks for the interest.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

This area is in need of a good spear tourney, thanks

Big Dummy

spearfishing is far better in the fall! Iv’e seen 100’ vis in the fall and all the big fish are in close to spawn. we will consider the tour. just not sure as all our good #s are south of chas. and we would have to drive our fish by car as the fuel cost for the boat would prohibit us running north for a weigh in! hope you lots of success

If it got any better I couldn’t stand it.

Hmmmm… I may have some numbers.

I’ve had this flyer on my desk now for 2 month, so excited for this, any updates on rules, species/categories, etc…

Yep. We have our final committee meeting for the rules/regs next week. They will be posted on this site and Murrells Inlet 2020 site, as well as many other diving/fishing sites. There will be categories for Hogs, Grouper, Snapper (magrove/cuberra) African Pompano/Cobia, Flounder/Sheephead/Spadefish and Lionfish. Lots of people already committed to shooting, so we should have a great turn-out. Prizes are starting to roll in from sponsors and money is on the table. We’ll working on having a few chefs prepare the lionfish at the weigh-in. Hope to see everyone there.

Stay Tuned.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

Rules and regs now posted.

Thanks,

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

Kent told me I needed to re-emphasize why we picked this date. Many divers only venture-out during the warmest months of the year. This is by-far, the best time of the year for diving and for spearfishing. The numbers and quality of fish should be at it’s height. The viz and temperature should be perfect. We typically don’t start wearing 5-7 mil suits until December, so everyone should still be comfortable in a 3 mil. We can only hope we don’t get some crazy late season hurricane. Barring that, I hope everyone that dives will consider this tournament. We’ve worked hard putting it together. Please join us.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

Can’t wait for this tournament!! we have needed something like this for the spearfishermens in this area.

If any body is needing an extra person to fill the boat and split gas i am ready whenever. i have dove a lot with loose_shoe.

Joey

Looking forward to having you Joey. I think the dive shop in Murrells is starting a sign-up sheet for those looking for boats and those with extra spots. Maybe Victor wants to start one as well, but you could check with either of them. Also, if you know any businesses in the community that might consider sponsoring the tournament, please send them to me or Sue at Murrells Inlet 2020. We need for this tournament to grow.

Thanks,

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

Bump

Ladies and Gents,
We’re only eight (8) weeks out from the tournament. We’ve had great response and it sounds like we’re going to have a good turn-out. The prize table is looking better everyday, with gear from Zeagle, Sherwood, Armour, AB Biller, and various others. There’s also a $500.00 cash prize and a $250.00 cash prize on the table. Sign-up now for the early entry-fee discount. Call 843-357-2007 for more information. You’re also always welcome to email me.

As some of you may know, the viz and thermocline have been bad lately, but the Northeast wind we’ve had lately has been clearing up the water a little. I suspect that within the next 4-5 weeks, we’ll have great viz and no thermocline again. The fish have been waaaay offshore lately as well; due to the cold-water upwelling…but with the clean water moving back in, we should have fantastic spearing here shortly. The tournament should be timed just right. Below are a few pics for those out-of-towners. Hope this motivates you to sign-up. Stay tuned to this forum for further updates.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

Less than one month to go!

Tow Boat Membership, DAN Membership, Shark Shield, Nautilus (in the works), Rods, Reels, Spearguns, Regulators, wetsuits, bags, shirts, restaurant certificates, etc…are all on the prize table! Plus a $500 cash prize and a $250 cash prize. If we have 50 or so participants, pretty much everyone should take home something.

Come and show what you’ve got. Registration is now open. Call Sue at 843-357-9301.

Looking forward to seeing everyone. Stay tuned for more updates.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”

UPDATE ON PRIZES/PRIZE SPONSORS:

AB Biller
Akona
Armor
Cressi-Sub
DAN-2, 1 year memberships
IKelite
JBL
Mares
Pawley’s Island Outdoors-Rods, Reels, Etc…
Princeton Tec
Sherwood
Tusa
Zeagle
Shark Shield!!!
SafeSpear
$250.00 Cash Prize
$500.00 Cash Prize

Prize table is getting hot.

Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”