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RIPA & ASSOCIATES
1 Annual
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FISHING TOURNAMENT
Benefiting Make-A-Wish
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD 2015
THE GETAWAY
13090 Gandy Boulevard
St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
www.thegetawaytampabay.com
Tournament Schedule
7:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:30 AM
Tournament Starts
2:00 PM
Lines Out Of The Water
2:30 PM
All Boats Return to THE GETAWAY
3:00 PM
Awards Ceremony and Raffle
Join Team RIPA in helping Make-A-Wish grant wishes for local children in
the Tampa Bay area dealing with life-threatening medical conditions.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD 2015
THE
GETAWAY
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Boat Entry and Angler Participation
WISH-MAKER BOAT - $3,500
Guided boat for up to 3 anglers
Bait & tackle for all anglers
Light breakfast, boxed lunch and Angler’s After Party
Fully stocked cooler on boat
Tournament T-shirt for all anglers
Tournament Goodie Bag for all anglers
Captain’s Columbia Fishing Shirt for all anglers
New pair of polarized Salt Life sunglasses for all anglers
Company Logo on tournament T-shirt (deadline for entry is 3/06/15)
Opportunity to provide company marketing material in goodie bag
Display of company provided banner
Signage display provided by tournament
CATCHING FOR THE KIDS BOAT - $2,500
Guided boat for up to 3 anglers
Bait & tackle for all anglers
Light breakfast, boxed lunch, beverages and Angler’s After Party
Tournament T-shirt for all anglers
Tournament Goodie Bag for all anglers
Recognition on tournament T-shirt (deadline for entry is 3/06/15)
Opportunity to provide company marketing materials in goodie bag
WISH DONOR - $100, $200, $500 OR MORE
Unable to participate this year, but still want to help us grant as many wishes as possible?
Please complete the donor section located on the entry form. Thank you in advance
for your donation.
All sponsorships and boat entries will be on a first come, first serve basis.
This being our first year, we are capping the tournament at 30 total boats, so get
your entry forms in as soon as possible. We hope to see you out there!
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SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
GRUBB OUT LUNCH SPONSOR - $4,500
Official Tournament Lunch Sponsor
Wish-Maker Boat Entry ($3,500 VALUE)
Upgraded fully stocked cooler to a take home Yetti
Logo displayed on soft cooler lunch boxes given to all anglers
Special recognition at Angler’s After Party
Premium logo placement on Tournament T-shirt
Logo displayed on sponsorship banner
Opportunity to provide additional company supplied items in goodie bag
HATS OFF TO THE KIDS SPONSOR - $4,500
GOODIES GONE WILD SPONSOR - $4,500
Official Tournament Hat / Visor Sponsor
Wish-Maker Boat Entry ($3,500 VALUE)
Upgraded fully stocked cooler to a take home Yetti
Logo displayed on Official Tournament Hat given to all anglers
Special recognition at Angler’s After Party
Premium logo placement on Tournament T-shirt
Logo displayed on sponsorship banner
Opportunity to provide additional company supplied items in goodie bag
Official Tournament Goodie Bag Sponsor
Wish-Maker Boat Entry ($3,500 VALUE)
Upgraded fully stocked cooler to a take home Yetti
Logo displayed on Official Tournament Goodie Bag given to all anglers
Logo displayed on Official Tournament Coozie, included in all goodie bags
Logo / Name displayed on Official Tournament Croakies included in all goodie bags
Special recognition at Angler’s After Party
Premium logo placement on Tournament T-shirt
Logo displayed on sponsorship banner
Opportunity to provide additional company supplied items in goodie bag
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RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Live bait and artificial baits will be permitted.
This is a catch and release tournament
All fish must be caught on rod and reel only.
All anglers shall comply with all FWC and federal fishing regulations.
All boats must leave and return to The Getaway. No Exceptions.
Each team is eligible for one award only.
In the event of a tie, the team who turns in their picture first will be the tie-breaker.
Guides will be responsible for providing bait, fishing gear, and ice.
AWARDS CATEGORIES
-Biggest Snook
-Biggest Redfish
-Biggest Trout
-Tournament Champion– Combined inches of single longest snook, trout, and redfish
JUDGING PROCEDURES
In order to accelerate the scoring, we ask that any fish measured will need to be photographed
with tournament ruler and emailed to fishingforwishes@ripatampa.com.
Please make sure all pictures taken clearly show the nose of the fish on the “0” mark and tail pinched.
NO PICTURES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 2:00 pm.
If tournament committee decides to cancel tournament due to inclement weather,
the tournament will be rescheduled. NO REFUNDS
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REGISTRATION
FORM
Please return registration forms no later than March 6, 2015
COMPANY NAME
Contact Person
Address
City
State
Phone
Fax
Zip
Email
ANGLER
SPONSORSHIPS
Wish-Maker Boat - $3,500
Catching for the Kids Boat - $2,500
*There will only be one sponsor for the following levels.
Grubb Out Lunch Sponsor - $4,500
Hats off to the Kids Sponsor - $4,500
Goodies Gone Wild Sponsor - $4,500
PAYMENT
PRINT NAME
Check Payable to
RIPA & Associates, LLC
E-MAIL
I am unable to participate, please accept
my donation. $ _____________________
PHONE
SHIRT SIZE
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SUBMIT ALL REGISTRATION FORMS VIA E-MAIL AND FOLLOW WITH YOUR PAYMENT VIA MAIL:
RIPA & Associates, LLC
Tournament Information : 813.623.6777 (John Flinn)
1409 Tech Boulevard, Suite 1
E-mail : fishingforwishes@ripatampa.com
Tampa, Florida 33619
RE: Fishing for Wishes
The above participants agree to release, discharge, hold harmless and indemnify Make-A-Wish Foundation, RIPA & Associates, LLC, The Getaway, and Fishing for Wishes Committee, from any and all claims,
demands, and causes of any kind. This includes but not limited to all liability for property and/or personal
injury claims or damages of any kind, nature, known or unknown, permanent or otherwise, sustained by
any party involved in the Fishing for Wishes Tournament.