The GAMEX Boat Auction is held on the Briefing Night (Saturday, March 14) and allows competitors and spectators to bid on the team they think will win Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish. If you are the highest bidder for the team which wins this major section by tournament end, you win a huge cash jackpot prize!
All boats fishing GAMEX are automatically entered into the GAMEX Boat Auction.
All boats fishing GAMEX are automatically entered into the GAMEX Boat Auction.
- A Silent Auction will commence at the opening of the Briefing Night. Silent bids will be visible and are made by recording your bid amount, name and signature. Minimum bid is $100 and increments of $100 thereafter. At the conclusion of the Silent Auction, boats with bids less than $200 will be won by the highest bidder.
- The tournament briefing will commence at 6:00pm to be followed by the Boat Auction. Boats with bids of $200 and/or above will be entered into the auction and will be presented for live auction by random order.
- The Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish Boat Auction is won by the person that purchases the winning team for this section at the conclusion of the event (see GAMEX Rules for full information on how section winners are decided). A Runner-Up prize is awarded to the person that purchases the team that places second in this section. The boat adjudged as Champion Boat Tag & Release Billfish will be the highest point scoring boat across the two Champion Boat (HPS) Tag & Release Billfish – Boats over 7m and Champion Boat (HPS) Tag & Release Billfish – Boats 7m & Under sections combined.
- The winner of the boat auction receives 50% of the boat auction pool. The Runner-up will receive 30% and the EGFC will retain 20%.
- In the event of a tie which cannot be resolved on line class and time of tag countback, the prize pool percentage will be divided evenly (example: if there is a tie for first place each winner will receive 40% and the EGFC will retain 20%. If there is an outright winner and a tie for runner-up the winner will receive 50%, each runner-up 15% and the EGFC will retain 20%).
