Placencia Lobsterfest 2006

In the month June, Placencia Village celebrates the opening of Lobster Season with its annual Placencia Lobsterfest. This three day festival honors the delectable crustaceans that were once the primary means of livelihood for this one time sleepy fishing village.

Traditionally held on the last full weekend in June, the Placencia Lobsterfest is a fun filled family affair with a wide range of activities and entertainment and of course delicious lobster dishes.

This year’s activities include the 8th annual Placencia Fishermen’s Day Saltwater Fishing Tournament where captains and their crew vie for the Best Boat position and all the prizes that go with it, live music on the beach in a concert with the Gilharry 7 Band both Friday June 23rd and Saturday June 24th, and with the All Star Steel Band during the day Saturday. The Placencia BTIA raffle takes place Sunday June 25th in the evening with over 40 prizes so far including a round trip ticket to the domestic US courtesy of Continental Airlines. New this year will be the Pickled Parrot Tug O War tournament, the Tipsy Tuna Tuna Toss along with other fun filled beach events.

Join us for Placencia Lobsterfest 2006 – June 23rd, 24th, & 25th on the beach in beautiful Placencia village.

2 Day Saltwater Fishing Tournament

June 24th & 25th Bigger & Better

Registration Fee Boat - $175 - Angler - $75 (Captains can register as anglers)
Early Registration: Register Between April 1– June 16: Boat - $150 – Angler $50

TOURNAMENT RULES:
1. Bimini start/finish – Must start/finish at dock 2.

Start time/End – All boats must be back at the dock at finish time – no exceptions.
~ Day 1 – 5:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Weigh in starts 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. All boats signed in by 5:30 p.m. will be weighed.
~ Day 2 – 5:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Weigh in starts 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. All boats signed in by 3:00 p.m. will be weighed.
2. All fish must be weighed-in same day as caught.
3. Fish may not be transferred from one boat to another boat.
4. Minimum weights apply as stated previously.
5. No change of anglers after registration on the Friday evening preceding tournament.
6. Maximum number of people per boat not to exceed six including the captain.
7. IGFA rules apply to all qualifying fish.
8. Prizes are as announced.
9. No live bait is allowed. Lures only - no bare loose hooks on board competing boats. Possession of such is grounds for disqualification.

****Any protest concerning to conduct or rules violation must be reported to the tournament Judges. Judges have right to inspect tackle or boat if necessary.

FISH CATEGORIES:
Kingfish (3 pts per #) minimum 8 #
Barracuda (1 pt per #) minimum 12 #
Jack (1 pt per #) minimum 10 #
Extraordinary Fish:
- Wahoo (5 pts per #) minimum 15#
- Dorado (5 pts per #) minimum 7#
- Tuna (3 pts per #) minimum 5#
OTHER FISH CATEGORTOES
- Jewfish, Grouper& Rockfish - minimum 5#
- Snapper - minimum5#
PRIZES:
$2500 Best Boat – Top-scoring boat
$1500 Grand Slam Grand Slam – one each – Kingfish, Jack & Barracuda – must be of minimum weight to qualify – top weighted fish of each category – combination of highest points
$750 Largest Kingfish
$750 Largest Barracuda
$750 Largest Jack
$750 Highest Scoring Extraordinary
OTHER PRIZES
$500 Largest Jewfish, Grouper or Rockfish courtesy of The Inn at Robert's Grove
Largest Snapper (Prize to be announced)
Heaviest Fish of the Tournament (Prize to be announced)
FOR THE LADIES
-$200 cash &$50 gift certificate to Pickled Parrot for Largest Fish Over All in tournament caught by a woman.
FUEL PRIZES
100 Gallons of Regular or Diesel Fuel & 1 case Nautilus 2 cycle Lube courtesy of Shell Placencia to be distributed amongst Top Nine Boats.

Lobsterfest Accommodation Specials Click here!!!!!!

HOW TO GET HERE.......Getting to Placencia is easy and there are several options.

By Air - Both Tropic Air and Maya Island Air fly into the Placencia Airstrip five to six times a day.

By Road - By Car the trio from Belmopan takes approx. 3 hours. Dangriga to Placencia is only 1.5 - 2 hours. The road up until the Placencia Peninsula are great and it is only the Peninsula road itself where you will find rough roads. You can save yourself the bad road and about a half an hour's time by traveling straight to Independence Village and taking the water taxi across to Placencia.
From Punta Gorda follow the southern highway and either turn off at the Independence junction (approx 2 hrs) or continue on to the Placencia Peninsula road and follow it to Placencia (approx3.5 hrs)

By Bus - Buses coming to Placencia leave from Dangriga after making connection with buses from the North at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12 noon, 5pm & 5:15pm. Buses from Punta Gorda heading North stop in at Independence and connect with the water taxi to Placencia.
Please Note...If you are planning to bring your boat via road we strongly recommend bringing it to Big Creek, just outside of Independence and launching it from there.

By Boat- If you are coming by boat you may wish to take advantage of marina facilities in the area. Please visit our website www.placencia.com accommodation section for more details.