2023 MORE THAN FISHING SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT

JUNE 17 – 18, 2023
PACIFICA, CA

“The purpose for this tournament is to create a good community among people who love fishing, to give awareness on proper fishing and most especially, to promote the Conservancy Code of Ethics on sport fishing.”

“It’s not just fishing, It’s More Than Fishing ®

JUNE 17: Beach Festival | Meet & Greet
JUNE 18: Tournament Day

BIGGEST STRIPED BASS:

$3,000.00


BIGGEST STRIPED BASS

FIRST PLACE: $3,000.00
SECOND PLACE: $1,000.00
THIRD PLACE: $500.00
4th-8th PLACE: Free Entry to the 2024 MTF Surf Fishing Tournament


BIGGEST SURFPERCH

FIRST PLACE: Alon Surf Rod
SECOND PLACE: Malone Rack Gear
THIRD PLACE: Malone Rack Gear


ACCURACY CASTING

CHAMPION: Alon Surf Rod

Congratulations to all our winners!

BIGGEST STRIPED BASS

FIRST PLACE: Eric Taylor (41.5 inches)
caught on a barbless hook!

Second Place: Adam Irino (37.5 inches)
Third Place: David Modena (35.75 inches)

BIGGEST SURFPERCH

First Place: David Modena (15 inches)
Second Place: Pat Der (12.25 inches, video submitted at 14:30)
Third Place: Nino Magalong (12.25 inches, video submitted at 14:43)

FIRST 50 COMPETITORS WHO REGISTERS WILL RECEIVE:

NEW, unRELEASED MORE THAN FISHING® LURE!!
PLUS*
other sponsor giveaways!

SPECIAL GUESTS, YOuTUBE Creators, VENDORS & SPONSORS

FISHERMAN’S LIFE
CATCH & COOK CALIFORNIA
COASTAL PIRATES
COTTON CRUSTACEAN
DEADLIESTKAST FISHING
DIE HARD FISHING
FISHAHOLIC FISHING
HOOK2COOK
ISH WITH FISH
J&H TACKLE
MIKE’s TACKLE BOX
NICK FISH
Niz_Beats
NorCalKat
PITBULL TACKLE
POP-PA’s GOURMET POPCORN
PK YI / OREGON LIFE
SCORPIONTUBE712
TORPEDO CRAB SNARES
VIVID SNARES
WEST COAST CRABBERS

…more to come!

TOURNAMENT PROGRAM

**ORIENTATION FOR ALL COMPETITORS**
JUNE 14 | WEDNESDAY |8:30pm PST

Day 1 | Saturday | JUNE 17
10:00am – 5:00pm

PACIFICA SHARP PARK BEACH

COMPETITORS CHECK-IN DAY
& COMMUNITY EVENT

MAIN EVENTS:
Meet & Greet
KIDS GAMES – Drag RACING
ADULT GAMES – ACCURACY CASTING
CONSERVATION SPEAKER
Accuracy Casting
GIVEAWAYS

Tournament Check-In:
10:00am – 1:30pm at the check-in at the main table

10:00am |
Competitor Check In at the Main Table
Opening Talk by Jun
Meet and Greet

10:45am |
Guest Speaker: NCGASA


10:55am | Group Photos

11:00am | Giveaway (winners must be present)
Westcoast Crabbers Gears
Cotton Crustacean Merch
Die Hard Fishing Merch
Pitbull Tackle Box/Bag pack
Fisherman’s Life Fishing Rod

11:30am | Taekwondo Demonstration
California School of Martial Arts

11:45pm | Niz_Beats Song Performance

12:00pm | Kid’s Games / Drag Racing (12 years old & below)

1:30pm | Raffle Giveaway (winners must be present)
Deadliest Kast Merch
NorCalKat Lures
Vivid Snares Gears
J&H Tackle / Dark Matter OB

2:00pm | Catch & Release Techniques
Presented by NorCalKat

2:10pm | Accuracy Casting Game (13 & above)

2:25pm | Q&A with Guest Panel
J&H Tackle
NorCalKat
Fisherman’s Life
Die Hard Fishing
More Than Fishing

3:00pm | Games Awards Ceremony

3:15pm | Guest Speaker: Lynn Adams
Pacific Beach Coalition President

Donation Award

3:30pm | Raffle / Giveaway
Westcoast Crabbers Gears
Mike Fixter (plugs)
CALSMA Taekwondo
Alon Surf Rod by More Than Fishing

3:50pm | Closing Remarks


DAY 2| Sunday | JUNE 18
5:00am – 6:00pm

COMPETITION DAY

MAIN EVENT:
Competition Day: Biggest Striped Bass & Biggest Surfperch
Giveaways & Grand Raffle

5:00am – 6:00am | Competitors Check-In (for those who didn’t get to check in on Saturday)
Location: Sharp Park Beach, Pacifica

5:50am | Fishing Code will be posted at morethanfishing.net
Fishing Code will be emailed as well

6:00am | TOURNAMENT STARTS

Vendors will be in Pacifica Sharp Park Beach (10:00am-6:00pm)

3:00pm | TOURNAMENT ENDS | All qualifying video clips must be uploaded on or before 3:00PM

3:30pm | Raffle / Giveaway (winners must be present)
Westcoast Crabbers Gear
Vivid Snares Gear
Deadliest Kast Merch
Torpedo Crab Snares Gear
Fisherman’s Chronicles Merch
Hook2Cook (Perch Pouch Bag)

4:30pm | AWARDING CEREMONY (Tournament Winners)

5:00pm | Final Grand Giveaway (winners must be present)
Die Hard Fishing Merch
Pitbull Tackle Bag / Backpack
J&H Tackle Dark Matter Surf Rod
Malone Rack

GRAND RAFFLE: Van Staal VR75
awarded by Kinetic Real Estate

6:00pm | Closing Remarks
Final Group Photo

6:30pm | Event Ends | Clean Up


*schedule subject to change


Winner(s) must be present at the time of drawing to claim the prize. If winner(s) is not present, prize will be forfeited and a new alternate winnder(s) will be selected.

HOTEL RESERVATION:

We have partnered with Fairfield Inn and Suites by MARRIOTT to offer great rates to those who need a room to stay for our event!

Fairfield Inn & Suites San Francisco Pacifica from 189 USD/ night!
Group Rates are available from June 15 – June 20, 2023
Last Day to Book with Group Rate: June 7, 2023

Art Designs by: Visually Art Design and Mike Aveno

WHO WILL WIN THIS YEAR??

CONGRATULATIONS to
LAST YEAR’s WINNERS!

BIGGEST STRIPED BASS:

First Place: Francis Nieves (27 inches)
Second Place: Francis Nieves (25.5 inches)
Third Place: Francis Nieves (24 inches)

BIGGEST SURF PERCH

First Place: Albert Lorenzo (15 inches)
Second Place: Philosophy D (14.75 inches)
Third Place: Omran Isso (14.5 inches)

ACCURACY CASTING

Champion: Keith Imamura

DRAG RACING

Champion: Javier Ruiz

2022 More Than Fishing Striped Bass and Surfperch Winners!
2022 More Than Fishing Surf Fishing Tournament and Vendor Event Day 1
2022 More Than Fishing Surf Fishing Tournament and Vendor Event Day 2
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