The PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament is a team event with cash, prizes, and awards estimated to over $500,000.  Labeled as “Central America’s Largest & Richest Fishing Tournament”, the Rockstar Offshore Tournament annually sees teams travel from all over the world to compete for the prestigious title of tournament grand champion and win some serious CA$H. To date, The Rockstar has awarded over $2 MILLION in CA$H prizes and multiple $100,000+ cash prize winners!

CHECK-IN & LATE REGISTRATION

• Thursday, January 14^th 
  • Team Check-In/Late Registration (2:00 – 5:00pm: Rockstar Tournament HQ)
• Friday, January 15^th
  • Team Check-In/Late Registration (2:00 – 6:00pm: Rockstar Tournament HQ)
  • “Socially Distanced” Happy Hour (4:00 – 7:00pm: Main Terrace Level @ Marina Pez Vela)
  • Virtual Captain’s Meeting – Streamed via Facebook/Instagram Live (7:00pm)

2-DAY FISHING TOURNAMENT

• Saturday, January 16^th
  • Team Check-Out (6:00-6:30am: iFish Quepos Charter Office)
  • All Teams/Boats Staged at Starting Line by Official Rockstar Shotgun Start Vessel (6:45am)
  • Mandatory Shotgun Start (7:00am)
  • Day 1 Tournament (Lines In: 7:00am | Lines Out: 3:00pm)
  • Scales Open (3:00pm) | Scales Close (6:00pm)
  • Billfish Video Documentation (3:00 – 6:00pm: Rockstar Tournament HQ)
  • “Socially Distanced” Happy Hour (4:30 – 6:30pm)
• Sunday, January 17^th
  • Team Check-Out (6:00-6:30am: iFish Quepos Charter Office)
  • All Teams/Boats Staged at Starting Line by Official Rockstar Shotgun Start Vessel (6:45am)
  • Mandatory Shotgun Start (7:00am)
  • Day 2 Tournament (Lines In: 7:00am | Lines Out: 3:00pm)
  • Scales Open (3:00pm) | Scales Close (6:00pm)
  • Billfish Video Documentation (3:00 – 6:00pm: Rockstar Tournament HQ)
  • Award’s Ceremony (7:30pm: Main Terrace Level @ Marina Pez Vela)
    • In-Person for Placing Teams Only
    • Streamed via Facebook/Instagram Live

There are three (3) divisions: Billfish Release, Tuna, Dorado.   Awards will be presented to teams and anglers for their performance in releasing the most aggregate billfish points (sailfish, blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin) and/or weighing the heaviest two-fish total of each gamefish species (tuna & dorado) during the two-day tournament.  (Saturday, January 16^th & Sunday, January 17^th).

(1) Teams must strictly abide by Costa Rica’s Fisheries laws: all billfish must be released; offset circle hooks are forbidden. (2) Fish must be caught on standard rod and reel equipment during advertised tournament hours of 7:00am-3:00pm on January 16-17, 2021.   (3) Teams may use lures, live bait, dead bait, or any combinations of the aforementioned, so long as offset circle hooks are not used.  (4) There is no limit to line class. (5) No electric reels, spears, or harpoons are permitted.

(6) Fishing Boundaries: Teams must fish within a 50-mile radius from the Marina Pez Vela buoy.

(7) Anglers may receive assistance from their captain/crew in hooking & landing fish.  This is a fun tournament, and while it is perfectly acceptable for crew to hook and assist anglers during the fight, the primary angling is intended to be done by the registered anglers of each individual team.

7:00am-3:00pm.  Teams must be lined up in front of Marina Pez Vela by 6:45am for an official shotgun start promptly at 7:00am, after which they may begin fishing.  Teams cannot leave for the fishing grounds prior to the 7:00am shotgun start. Fish hooked prior to lines-out may be fought until released or brought aboard (in the case of a gamefish), but teams must make it to the scales before closing each day.  Hook-ups occurring within the hours of 2:30-3:00pm must be radioed in.

• Tournament Procession: 6:30am
• Starting Line: 6:45am
• Shotgun Start: 7:00am
• Lines-In: 7:00am
• Lines-Out: 3:00pm
• Scales Open: 3:00pm
• Scales Close: 6:00pm

3:00-6:00pm each tournament day.  Weigh-in will be hosted at the designated location in Marina Pez Vela.  Scales close at 6:00pm; however, if there are fish waiting to be weighed passed official close time, they will be accepted, so long as visual contact has been made with weighmaster or tournament officials.  Teams are asked to bring their gamefish to be weighed (tuna and dorado) to the scales for official weigh-in first, before proceeding to documentation of billfish releases.  Teams will be asked to provide video evidence of each individual billfish release at the official documentation station located at Tournament HQ in Marina Pez Vela.

The team which scores the most billfish release points combined over the two (2) days of tournament fishing will win the Billfish Release Division.  Hookups & releases must be radioed in (station to be listed during captain’s meeting) & documented in your catch log (received upon check-out each morning). Qualifying billfish include: sailfish, blue marlin, black marlin, and striped marlin.

SCORING:  Teams will be ranked based on their two-day combined release point total.   1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place cash and prizes will be awarded.

• Sailfish = 100 points per release
• Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, or Striped Marlin = 300 points per release

Properly documented video evidence of each released billfish must be provided.  To be scored, the release video must contain the following five (5) items:

1. Ability to show time/date, if needed.
2. A registered tournament angler fighting the fish.  
3. A mate touching the leader with the fish boat side.  To identify species, clear video showing the fish’s distinctive traits must be provided.  Billfish that cannot be unmistakably identified will be scored at 100 points.
4. Numeric scorecard in clear view with fish in sight
5. Video of the leader being cut or the fish unhooked, followed by at least 3 seconds of continuous video showing the fish no longer attached.

If proper video is not supplied, your catch will not be scored.  Teams must supply their own video recording device with ability to show time/date.  Tournament Officials’ rulings on release evidence are final; there will be no protests allowed for video evidence.  Submitted tournament videos may be used by Pelagic, Inc. in future events.

If there is a tie in aggregate billfish release points by multiple teams at the end of the two-day tournament, rankings will be determined by the first team to reach their aggregate point total by time. Example: if “Team A” reached their point total at 1:00pm and “Team B” reached their point total at 2:00pm, “Team A” beats “Team B”.

There are two (2) Gamefish Divisions, in which the following rules apply: At the end of each day of tournament fishing, teams may weigh their respective tuna and dorado.  Each team may weigh up to two (2) fish per species each day; however, only their single-heaviest tuna and dorado will be scored that day.  At the end of the final day of tournament fishing, team rankings will be determined for each gamefish division (tuna and dorado) based on their aggregate two-fish per species weight (single-heaviest each day) throughout the two-day tournament. 

If no qualifying gamefish are caught in a given division, then the entries for that species will be rolled to the opposite gamefish division (i.e. if no qualifying dorado scored, then money rolls to tuna division; and vice versa).  If no qualifying tuna or dorado are scored, then the money from those divisions rolls to the Billfish Release Division.

SCORING: Teams will receive 1-point per pound of scored gamefish, rounded to the nearest tenth (i.e. 17.2 points).  10 lb. minimum weight required to score a gamefish.   Remember, teams will score their heaviest fish per species per day.  Each division will be awarded 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place cash and prizes.

The tail of each fish brought to the scales will be clipped, signifying that it has been weighed and scored.  All fish that appear to have been altered, spoiled, mutilated, or frozen will be disqualified, per the discretion of tournament officials.  Any boat which enters a fish that is proven to have been weight-altered, frozen, or previously weighed will be disqualified from the tournament without refund.

All teams must enter the General Entry category to be eligible – 50% of net entry goes towards the Billfish Release Division, which pays 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place; and 25% of net entry goes towards each of the two (2) individual Gamefish Divisions (Tuna & Dorado), which pays 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place per division.  This enters you into the general tournament.  Each division will be awarded as follows: 65% to 1^st place; 25% to 2^nd place; and 10% to 3^rd place.  The PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament offers an 80% total (net) payout on general entries.

Early Bird Registration: SAVE $500 BY REGISTERING BY DECEMBER 1^st!  All teams submitting completed registration forms and payment on or before December 1^st, 2019 will receive a $500 discount off general entry, plus a FREE GIFT SET which includes an Official Tournament Apparel Package!

                                           Early Bird Entry – Before 12/1 Deadline                   Entry – After 12/1 Deadline

General Entry Breakdown:

Teams have the option of raising the stakes by placing bets in optional daily jackpots for all three (3) divisional categories.  Daily Jackpot winners will be determined by single-heaviest qualifying fish in the Tuna & Dorado jackpot categories; and by the most daily release points in the Billfish Release categories.  The purchase of a daily jackpot is split evenly over the two-day tournament, and teams must purchase both days per jackpot category. The PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament offers an 80% total (net) payout on all optional daily jackpot entries.

TIE BREAKERS: In the event of a tie in any of the gamefish daily jackpots, money will be split evenly between the teams that are tied; tied teams may also agree to flip a coin to determine winner.  In the event of a tie in any of the billfish release daily jackpots, the jackpot winner will be determined based on time; therefore, the team who first reached their daily total by time will win the daily jackpot – make sure your video time/date profiles are accurate to Costa Rica!

If no qualifying fish are scored in a jackpot category on day 1 of the tournament, the money for that jackpot will roll over to day 2; if no qualifying fish are scored in a jackpot category on day 2 of the tournament, the money for that jackpot will roll back to the day 1 winner in that jackpot category; in the unlikely event that no qualifying fish are scored in a given jackpot category during the two-day tournament, the monies collected for the unfulfilled jackpot category will be paid back to each respective entrant of that category, minus administrative fees.

High Rollers $10K Billfish Release Jackpot: By popular demand, the $10,000 “High Rollers” Billfish Release jackpot offers tournament teams the opportunity to bet the big bucks against your fellow competitors.  Reserved for billfish species only (sailfish, blue marlin, black marlin, and striped marlin), the team in this category that gains the most release points each day will win the daily high rollers jackpot.  Same rules, scoring, and tie-breaker procedures apply as listed under the “General Tournament Rules”, “Billfish Release Division”, & “Optional Daily Jackpots”.

Same rules and divisions apply as listed under “General Tournament Rules”.  1^st place awarded only in each division. Winners of the 2021 Rockstar Offshore Tournament “Small Boat Category” must enter the General Tournament in future years. 

Small Boat Entry/Jackpot Breakdown:

The PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament offers an 80% total (net) payout on general entries and jackpot entries | Entry received prior to December 1^st, 2020 will receive a $500 general entry “Early Bird” discount.

We understand that in these uncertain times that you may have questions or concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Please know that the Pelagic Rockstar Offshore Tournament is working closely with host Marina Pez Vela & the Costa Rican Health Ministry to ensure all appropriate safety precautions and guidelines are met and in-place during the 2021 tournament & beyond. And while some elements of the event may look different from previous years, please understand that the safety of all tournament participants, event staff, & marina employees are of our utmost concern and we will have best practices in place to ensure a safe, healthy, & enjoyable fishing tournament environment is enjoyed by all. Thank you for your understanding.

Registration:  All teams wishing to enter the PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament must complete and return registration form(s) online (preferred); by email, fax, or postage [info listed on registration form]; or during Team Check-In/Late Registration on Thursday, January 14^th (2:00-5:00pm) & Friday, January 15^th, 2021 (2:00-6:00pm) at Tournament HQ in Marina Pez Vela. Tournament entry fees and optional jackpots (if applicable) must be determined, listed, and payment received at the time of final registration. 

Check-In/Late Registration: Check-in/late registration will be held on Thursday, January 14^th (2:00-5:00pm) & Friday, January 15^th, 2021 (2:00-6:00pm) at Tournament HQ in Marina Pez Vela. 

 Due to the concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, a maximum of 1 team & 2 team members will be permitted into the check-in/registration area at a time; face coverings will be required upon entry. Sanitary stations will be available and in-place throughout the venue. As so, we are encouraging all teams to pre-register online at www.PelagicTournaments.com to limit the amount of time each team spends inside during the check-in process.

Virtual Captain’s Meeting: [7:00pm] The 2021 Pelagic Rockstar Offshore Tournament’s Captain’s Meeting will be virtually streamed via @PelagicGear’s Facebook & Instagram social media platforms. It is up to each team to individually know and understand the schedule, rules, & regulations of the tournament.

“Socially Distanced” Happy Hours:  Each evening, enjoy the fresh air & Costa Rica scenery from the comfort of your boat and around the docks of Marina Pez Vela.  Appetizers and complimentary beer/rum drinks will be provided and available via mobile dock cart service from our generous sponsors, and music will be amplified throughout the marina to give it that true ‘Rockstar’ environment. 

Awards Presentation:  An awards presentation and trophy ceremony will be held following final weigh-in and documentation on Sunday, January 17^th, at Marina Pez Vela’s Rooftop Pool. Due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, attendance will be limited to winning teams only. All divisional placing teams & jackpot winners will be invited to join. A live stream will be broadcasted via @PelagicGear’s Facebook & Instagram social media platforms. PLEASE NOTE: Awards and ceremonial checks will be presented in ascending order based on tournament winnings by team.

1099: Please note, that all monies won in the 2021 PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament are subject to taxing and you will receive a 1099 form from Ocean Lifestyles, LLC. Please expect a 30-60 day processing period for all monies won to be paid. Payout instructions will be delivered to person listed as team contact. Winners can be paid via check or wire transfer; please note, wire transfer fees do apply.

Protests: Any protests must be made in writing and presented to the tournament director NO LATER than 6:15pm on Sunday, January 17^th, 2021. You will be asked to provide a statement and any photo/video or other form of supporting documentation surrounding the claim.   Protests will be ruled on by tournament director and supporting staff; tournament director’s decision is final.   Any verbal/physical abuse or threats made to tournament staff is grounds for team disqualification without refund.

Charter/Lodging Information:  Need an all-star vessel for your friends or family to fish the tournament? Visit the link below to view all the various charter operations Marina Pez Vela offers and find the right boat for you.  Remember, each team must bring their own boat or reserve a vessel for charter.   The PELAGIC Rockstar Offshore Tournament will not provide a boat for you.  There are plenty of great lodging options available for rental very close to the marina as well | www.ifishquepos.com

• Costa Rica: +(506) 2774-9006
• Toll Free: 1-866-740-4658
• Email: info@ifishquepos.com

Have further questions? Please send an email [re: 2021 Rockstar Offshore Tournament] and one of our Tournament Officials will contact you shortly.

• US Contact/Tournament Director – Colin Sarfeh: oceanlifestyles@yahoo.com | (949) 584-8968
• Costa Rica Contact – Alcides Alfaro: alcides@ifishquepos.com