Salt Patrol

11/04/2024

Salt Patrol Billfish tournament final results

11/03/2024

Watch the tournament results on Facebook live tonight starting at 7pm Baja time.

11/03/2024

Day 3 is underway at the 2024 Salt Patrol Marlin Tournament

11/02/2024

Salt Patrol Tournament day two start

11/02/2024

Day 1 is in the books for the 2024 Salt Patrol Marlin Tournament

10/28/2024

Todays report!

09/23/2024

2024 Tentative Salt Patrol Billfish Tournament Activity Schedule (This is a TENTATIVE schedule) final tournament agenda should be consulted upon arrival at the mandatory Angler Meeting.

Day 1 31 Oct.
Check-in and registration at Palmas
5:30 p.m. Mandatory anglers meeting Palmas Conference Center, attain fishing license, enter tournament, pick up tournament items and order boat food for the 3 days of fishing.

DAY 2 1 Nov.
6:30 a.m. Boats are permitted to leave Dock
7:00 a.m. Shotgun Start “flare fired off” fishing begins
4:00 p.m. Deadline for submission of daily scorecards back at the dock
TBD Baby Turtle release

DAY 3 2 Nov.
6:30 a.m. Boats are permitted to leave Dock
7:00 a.m. Start fishing
4:00 p.m. Deadline for submission of daily scorecards back at the dock
4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. Beach Fishing Tournament (tackle provided) TBD by resort

DAY 4 3 Nov.
6:30 a.m. Boats are permitted to leave Dock
7:00 a.m. Start fishing
4:00 p.m. Deadline for submission of daily scorecards back at the dock

6:00 p.m. Awards dinner/ Halloween costume contest in front of stage with dinner. Prizes will be awarded to team judged to have the best costume(s).

Awards: Cash and prizes will be awarded to the winning team and tickets will be drawn for door prizes to be awarded to registered participants.

Entry fee is $100.00 CASH US. Participants must have a tournament entry ticket to qualify for prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the Thursday night Angler Meeting. Entrants are not required to fish.

09/23/2024

Sponsors for 2024 Tournament

“Cash for top fish Prizes”

Raffle Prizes
Lowrance -HDS-09 PRO with 3-1 HD Transducer and a 5″ Eagle Sonar/GPS unit with navigation bundle
Scotty Downriggers -HP 2106 Downrigger
Silver Horde-Tackle
Belfair Chiropractic Center– Gift cards
Salt Patrol -Cash/Gift cards/Tackle prizes
All Star Charters -Salmon fishing trip for 4 on Puget Sound
Yakima Bait-Tackle
Costa-Sunglasses
Pro-Troll – Tackle
Salt Life -Shirts
AFTCO –Knives
Pro-Cure -Scent Gift Pack
Seaguar -Leader
Pro-Release – Downrigger release clips

*Current prize sponsors list will be updated at Angler meeting on Thursday night.

09/23/2024

Salt Patrol Billfish Tournament 2024 RULES / EVENT SCHEDULE
October 31st – November 3rd. 2024

All information contained on this page including times and dates are tentative and subject to change.
Final agenda will be available at the angler meeting Thursday night.
Format: Boat tournament, exclusively catch and release for marlin/sailfish.
Sanctioning: SaltPatrol.com & Van Wormer Resorts
Target species: Marlin (all species), Pacific Sailfish, Tuna, Dorado, Wahoo

Scoring: Points will be awarded for each successful release.
Blue Marlin = 500 points, Black Marlin = 500 points, Stripe Marlin = 500 points, Pacific Sailfish =200 points,
Tuna/Dorado/Wahoo = 50 points each up to 8 fish per boat counted. Total boat points not to exceed 400 total per day for Tuna/Dorado/Wahoo.

There will be special scoring days over the three-day tournament with extra points award for selected target species. Species could be Tuna, Dorado or Wahoo.
Selected species, fishing day and total points awarded for that day will be announced at the Anglers meeting and each night during the tournament.

Monitoring: All anglers will be provided certified score cards each day that they will fill out and have verified and signed by the captain of the boat.
In-water releases preferred. An IFGA “leader touch” by deckhand constitutes a catch.
All boats must return to the dock with the score card by 4:00 pm. Any score card received after 4:00 PM receives a zero for the day regardless of reason for being late. It is the angler’s responsibility to remind your Captain that you need to be in before 4PM.

All anglers must fish out of a resort boat and stay at the resort to qualify for prizes in this tournament.

Entry Fee: $100.00 cash per angler for the three-day series. This entry fee qualifies anglers to win all tournament and raffle prizes as defined below. A separate cash prize will be awarded to the captain and crew of winning boats to encourage maximum effort from all the crews.

Prizes: All registered anglers their guests who paid $100.00 cash US entry fee are eligible for prizes to be awarded during the tournament. Prizes are awarded based on overall billfish release points and tuna/dorado/wahoo catch. All other prizes will be given out during the raffle. There is also a cash prize for best Halloween costume by team or individual.

Angler Eligibility: All Anglers taking part in the Salt Patrol Tournament must be staying in a Van Wormer Resort property booked through Van Wormer Resorts and fishing in Van Wormer Resorts boat(s) that are booked by the Van Wormer Resorts agent (877-777-TUNA (8862) to be eligible to win prizes. Booking through private owners of condos, or any booking agent other than Van Wormers Resorts for motel rooms or privately owned boats are not valid for tournament qualification to win Salt Patrol Tournament prizes.

Additional prizes: There will be a prize awarded for the largest Tuna, Wahoo and Dorado by weight entered over the 3-day tournament. In case of a tie, the first fish weighed will take the prize.

Disputes: Any disputes will be submitted in writing to the tournament committee by 6PM on the day of the dispute took place. The Tournament committee is made up of John Keizer and Paul Castillo. All rulings of the tournament committee are final and binding. Tournament committee members will not compete in the tournament.

*Any final rule changes will be announced at the Angler meeting on Thursday night and will become final*

09/23/2024

Hello all 2024 Salt Patrol Billfish Tournament attendees.

Here are some updates for this years 17th annual tournament.
As many of you already know Eddie Dalmau has left the resort last month and were waiting for the owners to let us know who is coordinating the tournament & hotel activates now. As I receive more info I will post it here.

Paul and I are planning the normal schedule of events at this time and will keep you up to date as the tournament gets closer.

Yes, for all of you asking me there will be a Halloween costume contest held at the awards banquet. So start getting your winning costume ready!!

I will shortly post the rules, sponsors, and event schedule.
We look forward to seeing you all next month.

If you have a question shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]

John

09/14/2024

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07/08/2024

11/06/2023

Aww Man, looks like we just missed the turtles!

11/03/2023

11/03/2023

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11/01/2023

Dorado caught byJacque Kyriss

11/01/2023

Salt Patrol tournament dates for 2024 are Oct 31- November 3. There will be a Halloween party during the awards ceremony on 3th. Open reservations start this Monday. Call (877) 777-8862 to reserve your spot.

11/01/2023

Nuestro altar esta listo, festejar el Día de Muertos💀🕯🌴

Our altar is ready for Día de Muertos💀🕯🌴