THE GREAT FLORIDA BUG HUNT CONTEST off the Lady Go Diver! First Place, the Biggest Bug on the Lady, wins a Sopras Sub Regulator set valued at $730.00. Second place gets a BCD (Sopras Sub) a value of $450.00. This competition is ONLY for MINI-SEASON and ONLY for divers diving off the Lady Go Diver. This contest also qualifies you to be entered in the The Lauderdale by the sea BugFest, meaning you could win DOUBLE THE PRIZES! SIGN UP AND REGISTER FOR BUG FEST HERE lbtsevents/bugfest-by-the-sea Official Contest Rules! The success of the third annual Great Florida Bug Hunt depends on the honesty of all the scuba divers participating. Fair play among all the participants is critical and essential. The following contest rules must be followed at all times. PARTICIPANTS: All participants in the Great Florida Bug Hunt Contest MUST be certified scuba divers at least 18 or older. You will be required to show your scuba certification card. You MUST also possess a current and valid State of Florida saltwater fishing license and lobster stamp in order to take part in the contest. REGISTRATION: In addition to registering online, you can also register at these dive shops: Dixie Divers, 455 S. Federal Hwy, Deerfield Beach, Fla. Tel: 954-420-0009 The deadline to register is 9AM on July 30, 2014. Participating BugFest dive stores and charter boats reserve the right to refuse to accept an entry from any scuba diver for any reason. There is a $20, non-refundable entry fee. WAIVER: Entry forms will not be considered complete UNTIL a diver completes and signs a legal waiver or does so through the BugFest Web site online. BOUNDARIES: The contest is restricted to spiny lobsters caught off Broward, Palm Beach or Miami-Dade counties. SPECIES: The contest is limited to Florida (Caribbean) spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus). REGULATIONS: Divers must adhere to ALL Florida regulations and state laws regarding lobster mini-season, boating, diving and displaying the Divers Down Flag. Spiny lobsters must be caught legally with a snare or a tickle stick and net. Lobsters cannot be speared, a violation of state lobster regulations. Again, lobsters must be caught legally and you must adhere to all applicable Florida regulations and laws. RESPECT: Please respect the ocean and coral reef. Do not damage the reef while catching a lobster. START/STOP: The contest begins at 12:01AM Wednesday, July 30. The contest ends at 4PM on Thursday, July 31. Prizes will be awarded for the biggest lobsters according to weight. SAFETY: Divers must agree to follow all accepted safety procedures when scuba diving at all times. WEIGH-INS: The official contest weigh-ins will be held in El Prado Park from 4 to 6PM on July 30 and 31. El Prado is a beachfront park located just east of State Road A1A a half-mile north of Commercial Boulevard. It is directly across from Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Town Hall, 4501 Ocean Drive. The contest winners will be announced at the BugFest Master Lobster Chef Competition at the Towns Beach Pavilion on Commercial Boulevard on Thursday, July 31 at 8PM. Lobsters will be weighed using a digital scale. You can submit your contest entry on either Wednesday or Thursday. Lobsters must be kept on ice. No frozen lobsters will be accepted. Spiny lobster entries can be rejected on the grounds that the lobsters weight was artificially altered or caught in violation of the official contest rules. Divers can also weigh in your lobster entries at the South Florida Diving Headquarters dock in Pompano Beach on Wednesday. SFDH is located on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway just south of the Hillsboro Inlet. Other dock sites may also be added. WEATHER: The contest does not have a weather committee. It is up to each diver or boat captain to determine if weather conditions are safe enough to dive. All participants, including beach divers, are advised to be familiar with local weather conditions and weather forecasts from NOAA to determine if the conditions permit the safe departure and return of the boat, crew, divers and guests. CASH AND PRIZES: BugFest reserves the right to add extra prizes or to upgrade contest prizes. Prize money and other prizes will only be given out with proof of identification using a valid picture ID card (drivers license). PROTEST: Any protest must be made verbally at the time of the incident at the weigh-in station. Any disputes will be addressed by the Great Florida Bug Hunt Rules Committee: Steve Gagas (Gold Coast Scuba) and Jim Chiefy Mathie. PARTICIPANTS: All participants entering the contest agree that all decisions and judgments made by the official contest rules committee shall be final and binding in any manner requiring its action. By registering you hereby agree to follow all of the above rules and regulations.
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