Mission Outdoors Presents
Lingcod Derby
La Push, WA • June 22, 2024
Enjoy some friendly competition while fishing for rockfish! All while supporting a great organization that is working to help serve our military veterans – Mission Outdoors.
Join us for the 6th Annual La Push WA 2024 Lingcod Derby!
Enjoy some friendly competition while fishing for rockfish! All while supporting a great organization that is working to help serve our military veterans – Mission Outdoors.
2024 Lingcod Derby Rules
Derby Details
$350 to enter
4 Free T-shirts per team
Free Dinner
Dinner and Awards Ceremony:
Dinner and the Awards Ceremony will be held at the Ki’tla Center Roundhouse in Forks (100 La Push Rd, Forks, WA 98331)
Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony: 7:30 p.m.
Venue Closes: 10:00 p.m.
Registration Details
If your team is supplying the required service member please put their information in the service member portion of your registration. All service member will need to supply documents showing thier proof of service. If you need a service member supplied be sure to check YES in the “Need a service member supplied” portion of the registration. Registration Fee is non refundable. All proceeds goes to supporting Mission Outdoors.
BOAT INFORMATION
THIS SECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY REASONS IF ANY PART OF THIS IS LEFT BLANK YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED AND WILL NOT COMPETE!!!! THIS IS THE ONLY THING THE USCG HAS ASKED OF US.
2024 Lingcod Derby Rules
Registration @ Captains Meeting 6/21/24 @6:00pm:
- Captains meeting will be held at the Ki’tla Center Round House in Forks (100 La Push Rd, Forks, WA 98331) at 6 p.m.
- Captains must submit all appropriate paperwork, pay registration fees, purchase optional Seabass, Smallest lingcod, and/or Offshore rockfish side pot tickets. Captains will receive participant weigh‐in slips at the Captains Meeting.
- A person from each team MUST BE PRESENT AT THE CAPTAINS MEETING.
Derby Day 6/22/24:
- Registration will be open at 5:45 a.m. at the La Push Marina for Captains to meet their veterans for the derby.
- Radio Roll Call is on VHF Channel 11 at 6:00 a.m. All captains must check in during Roll Call with Tournament Control. Once completed, boats may leave the marina starting at 6:30 a.m.
- If a captain does not participate in Radio Roll Call, no fish from that boat will be eligible for weigh-in.
- Boats must return across the bar no later than 3:30 p.m. Upon crossing the bar, you must check in with the Tournament Control on VHF Channel 11.
- Tournament Control will be available on VHF Channel 11 throughout the duration of the derby.
- Mission Outdoors gear and Lingcod Derby shirts will be available to purchase at a booth next to the weigh‐in station.
Fish Weigh-In:
- Participants must be in line at weigh station by 4:00 p.m.
- The service member that is listed on team registration form must be present at weigh in.
- In order to ensure the process is completed as quickly as possible, participants should present their weigh-in slip when submitting their fish.
- All weighed in fish must be bled out and gutted with head and gills intact.
- While there are prizes offered, this is a fun event for everyone!
- There is a special prize for the service member with the largest lingcod. Please have the largest service member caught fish weighed in at the weigh station.
- In the unlikely event that nothing is caught, the Captain should check in with the weigh-in station to confirm no fish will be submitted. (If you do not weigh in fish this year, you won’t receive an invitation next year.)
- Only the 4 largest lingcod weighed for each team will be counted toward the team total. (All lingcod must be gutted with head and gills left intact.)
Are you a veteran and ready to register?
Register for Lingcod Derby 2024
They fought for our freedom. Now you can fight for theirs.
Our combat veterans made unthinkable sacrifices for the simple freedoms we enjoy every day. Now, it’s their turn to enjoy those freedoms. Through hunting, fishing, and surrounding veterans with people who care, we’re fighting for something too many of our American Heroes haven’t felt in a long time… Hope.
Get Involved
Sponsorship Opportunities
Event sponsors will be included throughout all marketing avenues as well as receive exposure during the radio station broadcast.
Contact Shannon at shannon@missionoutdoors.org to learn more how you can help.
