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: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria January 22, 2019, 05:53:18 AM
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Saturday Night Bat Fight - XII - Rules and Sign Ups

Well, we are on year 12 already and have continued to be a fun and successful event throughout the years.  This is a fun and free event that only has bragging rights at stake and great for anglers of all ages.  The rules will be the same as in years past and listed below.  Try your best to follow the rules which will make it easier deciding the winner.
This years event will take place on March 9th, 2019... rain or shine!


The Rules:

-The only fish that counts toward the ultimate winner is Myliobatis californica… aka the Bat Ray. All other species will only count as individual bragging rights.

-Widest wingspan measured over the top of the Ray (Taut Tape) with corresponding pictures. No loose or flat laying tape on the entire body and wings.  (loose tapes will be prone to losing some inches)

-CPR (Catch-Photograph-Release) only. No gaffs or landing tools that cause direct injury to the fish permitted.

- The main area for each county will be picked by the Team Captain and any satellite groups must make sure they post their results by the given time of 11:59pm on March 9th, 2019

-Shore Fishing Only from the Surf or Bay.  No kayaked baits, shore casting only.

-You can fish in any county you’d like, but the fish you catch will be recorded for the county you caught the fish in. If you are from LA fishing in SD, the bat will count for SD.

-Start time for the event is very dependent on when you want to get out and fish. The opening gun will sound at 6:00am on the day of the tournament and will end at 11:59 that night. This is just the window of time that the tournament will count for any bat rays. This will allow people who work or have prior engagements to get out and participate in the event in a generous time window.

-Photos must be posted by no later than 11:59pm Saturday, March 9th. Any Photos posted later than that time will be disqualified from their entry. (So be VERY time conscience)

-This is a picture/honor system, please no fudging or cheating. A few times now, the winner won by a half an inch. This made for a great photo finish and great trash talking.

-Everyone is required to have a good time!



A clarification that came up during SNBFVIII and the most commonly asked questions are listed below.

•   No yakking baits out (or Drones)– This is a shoreline casting event.
The reason for this is to show off your casting skills and/or improve on them. SoCal Big Game shore fishing style.

•   No fishing off Piers, Bridges, Docks, Bulkheads, Jetties.  (Boat Ramps are OK as long as you are allowed to fish there and/or not impeding any boat traffic)
There are a few reasons for this, but the most important reasons are for YOUR Safety and the Bat Rays Safety.  Fishing the rocks during the day or at night for Mud Marlin is not a safe bet for you or the fish.  You can fish for them 364 days a year that way if you like, but on the Bat Fight, it’s all about safety  and all of these structures have a high danger limit to them when dealing with big gear, rods and fish.  It was never allowed in the past and will not be allowed in the future Bat Fights.

•   Buddy System – For many reasons, it has to be on a buddy system.  There are going to be a bunch of satellite groups out there, but there must be two fishermen at every location.  Unless you have 4 arms to hold the tape taut over the bats back and take a picture… you need two people.  To keep ‘em honest and another safety factor.



All of the rules are pretty straight forward and I will make them clearer in future events, but I wanted to clarify the ones that I am being asked the most… or at least being brought to my attention.

The summed up History of the Bat Fight (work in progress and will continue to evolve into the full story):  http://prehistoricsoul.com/forum/index.php?topic=8.0


To sign up, please respond to this thread with your first name and Team County you will be fishing for. This is a free event and no prizes are given out. It is strictly a chest thumping tournament that allows the winning county bragging rights for a year!
I just want to get a general idea of head count and will eventually get a list of the anglers made.

: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: xjchad January 22, 2019, 07:28:48 AM
Looks great Tom!
(missing the "." after the F though)
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher January 22, 2019, 11:25:44 AM
Looks great Tom!
(missing the "." after the F though)

Yup! Grammarian!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria January 22, 2019, 11:33:48 AM
Funny, because I looked at it more as fold symmetry.  A period at the right end would ruin the entire balance of the picture.  hahahahahahahahahaha
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: xjchad January 22, 2019, 12:40:53 PM
Funny, because I looked at it more as fold symmetry.  A period at the right end would ruin the entire balance of the picture.  hahahahahahahahahaha

I thought that's probably what you were doing, just had to be a jerk about it LOL  ;D
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Jaws January 22, 2019, 03:26:19 PM
Me Likey!!!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria January 23, 2019, 06:25:19 AM
I would have lost count of San Diego's wins, but it is easier to remember OC only has 1 win and LA has 2 I think.  NorCal and VC!  I know you guys are going to get on the list here sooner or later!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: xjchad January 23, 2019, 11:10:24 AM
If I can get back from Indy in time to fish, I'll do my best!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria January 30, 2019, 06:10:57 AM
Team Leaders/Coordinators:


San Diego - Latimeria

Orange County - ? ? ?

Los Angeles - VDisney

Ventura County - xjchad

Team "NorCal" - ? ? ? Daniel?

: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher January 30, 2019, 03:51:12 PM
I guess Chip is still on his self imposed exile.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Angry February 02, 2019, 07:48:29 AM
Gabe, Max, and Lucas will be fishing for LA again.  Let's go, Verne!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Batastrophe February 02, 2019, 08:40:36 AM
Looks great. While I can’t commit to coordinating, put me in for the OC
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Jaws February 04, 2019, 05:57:15 PM
You know I'm in for SD, even if I have to sell body parts to make it!
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: 1morecast February 04, 2019, 09:20:07 PM
This is the only time of the year that Joe fishes. Put me down for OC since I'm gonna poach Chip's old spot in the bay.  ;D J/K On second thought put me down for SD, any place Chip has fished is void of fish any ways.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Tivoalan February 04, 2019, 09:34:49 PM
Put Tivoalan in for OC!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 04, 2019, 09:36:02 PM
This is the only time of the year that Joe fishes. Put me down for OC since I'm gonna poach Chip's old spot in the bay.  ;D J/K On second thought put me down for SD, any place Chip has fished is void of fish any ways.

Damn, Binh firing shots!!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Slamberger_special February 04, 2019, 09:54:41 PM
Wild Kyle in for OC
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Jaws February 04, 2019, 11:02:24 PM
This is the only time of the year that Joe fishes. Put me down for OC since I'm gonna poach Chip's old spot in the bay.  ;D J/K On second thought put me down for SD, any place Chip has fished is void of fish any ways.

Damn, Binh firing shots!!

Wow! Harsh Binh....🤯
Lol
We shall see.....ROTFLMAO
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: xjchad February 05, 2019, 07:41:58 AM
Myself, my dad Gil, and my sons Logan and Hudson in for VC!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 05, 2019, 07:44:28 AM
Excellent guys!  I wonder if the Northern Cal guys will show up again this year?
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: 1morecast February 05, 2019, 12:10:29 PM
You know Chip is a troll, so I  had to say something.  ;D
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 05, 2019, 12:44:47 PM
You know Chip is a troll, so I  had to say something.  ;D

I see you trying to get him out from under his bridge!!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: SevengillTheVC February 09, 2019, 10:28:30 AM
Adam with the VC love
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Eric H February 09, 2019, 03:42:47 PM
You know Chip is a troll, so I  had to say something.  ;D

I see you trying to get him out from under his bridge!!

I believe he gave up sharks for catfish.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 09, 2019, 03:45:45 PM
You know Chip is a troll, so I  had to say something.  ;D

I see you trying to get him out from under his bridge!!

I believe he gave up sharks for catfish.

Sounds like you....  ;D
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Eric H February 09, 2019, 10:45:15 PM
You know Chip is a troll, so I  had to say something.  ;D

I see you trying to get him out from under his bridge!!

I believe he gave up sharks for catfish.

Sounds like you....  ;D
lol
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 11, 2019, 01:23:57 PM
I just got reports of bats in the bay.  It's a start!

This might be trouble for the other counties.  Reports and battle plans coming on the secret site soon.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 15, 2019, 06:08:42 AM
Well, it's quickly approaching.  The shirt press company has been paid, now waiting on them to screen and deliver it.

The Bat Fight main hub will be on Fiesta Island again.  Same place, same bat channel.  Chime in via PM if you are going to hit any  other locales, otherwise will have everyone pretty much monitor the FB page.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: spideyjg February 15, 2019, 08:14:50 AM
Have you rescanned MB after all the dredging?

I was testing my Deeper over by the boat launch by De Anza and even though the tide was pretty low I was casting into 10 feet of water, Tide was probably down 4-5 feet.

Charts don't show it as that deep.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: WheresMyBeer February 19, 2019, 09:28:29 PM
10ft de anza on a low sounds about right.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Jaws February 24, 2019, 11:35:21 AM
This is the quietest I have ever seen this or the other board this close to a batfight........no trash talk, no boasting........freaking eerie......
I know i've been silent (with more reasons than I can count) but nothing from Dave? Binh? Mike?

Not even a peep from the OC and LA guys, or even thedark horse in the frozen north!?!?!?!

Must be closer to the end of the world than I ever feared......

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 25, 2019, 06:09:12 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/UqO6kqd.jpg)
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 25, 2019, 08:32:22 AM
It's been a relatively crappy winter for fishing overall, mostly due to conditions. Not much to brag about, no county seems to be hooking up on bats either on purpose or incidentally. Plus, Chip is on a self imposed exile, so there's no one to kick the hornets nest known as Where's my beer.

: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: spideyjg February 25, 2019, 03:39:59 PM
Will there be a surf team for SD?
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: sasquatch February 25, 2019, 03:44:21 PM
Will there be a surf team for SD?

Mike usually hits the surf at some point.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Sharkinthedark II February 25, 2019, 03:47:12 PM
Sorry so late for the sign up party... me and my brother in law Gary are in for SD
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 25, 2019, 03:47:57 PM
Will there be a surf team for SD?

Mike usually hits the surf at some point.

That's the plan. Got a lot of ground to make up.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Eric H February 25, 2019, 07:51:55 PM
This is the quietest I have ever seen this or the other board this close to a batfight........no trash talk, no boasting........freaking eerie......
I know i've been silent (with more reasons than I can count) but nothing from Dave? Binh? Mike?

Not even a peep from the OC and LA guys, or even thedark horse in the frozen north!?!?!?!

Must be closer to the end of the world than I ever feared......

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Used to be alot of talk on scsf but that site went way down hill.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 28, 2019, 05:41:03 AM
This is the quietest I have ever seen this or the other board this close to a batfight........no trash talk, no boasting........freaking eerie......
I know i've been silent (with more reasons than I can count) but nothing from Dave? Binh? Mike?

Not even a peep from the OC and LA guys, or even thedark horse in the frozen north!?!?!?!

Must be closer to the end of the world than I ever feared......

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Used to be alot of talk on scsf but that site went way down hill.

I went back after Dan's passing and it didn't have the vibe it used to have.  Then again, that was only over a two day scan of local posts.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria February 28, 2019, 05:43:00 AM
This SNBF will be unique in the way that I can't remember the last bat ray caught or where the hell they all went.  My buddies who saw some were at a rocky shoreline, so no fishing there.  It looks like this year's winning bat ray will literally have to be pulled out of a hat!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher February 28, 2019, 02:05:00 PM
This is the other counties best chance to steal it away from SD!!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: 1morecast March 01, 2019, 01:02:49 PM
It's like the Yankees playing the Padres, you know who is going to win. (San Diego Co. would be the Yankees in this analogy by the way) ;)
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: WheresMyBeer March 03, 2019, 11:02:41 PM
Is there actually a SNBF sign up list somewhere? It's like the kids in the neighborhood got tired of watching Steph Curry (San Diego) drop 3's they all went home.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 04, 2019, 06:04:49 AM
Is there actually a SNBF sign up list somewhere? It's like the kids in the neighborhood got tired of watching Steph Curry (San Diego) drop 3's they all went home.

Besides not having time to monitor the sign up boards, I decided to just let anyone in, like the time LA brought in a ringer at the last minute.  SD is the Jerry Rice or Bo Jackson from Tecmo Bowl!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 06, 2019, 06:09:49 AM
Attention Dave (Where's My Beer) !!!!

Are you coming down to the SNBF this Saturday?  It would be great to see you.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: LONGCAST JOE March 08, 2019, 04:57:43 PM
I think I signed up somewhere else for SNBFXII but not positive; so just to be sure Ill do it here again....
Looks like Ill be repn for VC this year
LongcastJoe
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Pinoyfisher March 08, 2019, 05:20:52 PM
I think I signed up somewhere else for SNBFXII but not positive; so just to be sure Ill do it here again....
Looks like Ill be repn for VC this year
LongcastJoe

Been a while, good to see you on the boards Joe!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 09, 2019, 09:10:12 AM
Here we go!  Good luck everyone!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: spideyjg March 09, 2019, 09:07:28 PM
Bueller?
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: WheresMyBeer March 09, 2019, 09:19:24 PM
Man, I don't even know where to go for updates! ... Is this the first year nothing caught anywhere? 20" wins? c'mon feed the stream!!!!
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 10, 2019, 12:06:23 AM
Uggh…. Paul's kid had a screamer and hooked up with a big one, but it unbuttoned.  Had three good runs towards the end of the night, but nada....  Zilch....
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Eric H March 10, 2019, 11:07:09 AM
Im sure it still made for a fun night
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: sasquatch March 10, 2019, 11:13:19 AM
 I had the best batfight ever. Even though I didn't get a bite.
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: 1morecast March 10, 2019, 06:52:17 PM
So who won the bat fight?
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 10, 2019, 08:44:44 PM
Pinoyfisher....
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Eric H March 10, 2019, 09:06:53 PM
How big is it?
: Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight XII
: Latimeria March 11, 2019, 05:55:24 AM
How big is it?

Matt up in the OC won it with a 20.5" bat ray.  I still can't believe a dinner plate just won this thing!