We are honored to once again bring together for one month of competition the best land-based shark fishermen anywhere in the world.This one of a kind fishing tournament is brought to you by a very dedicated group of hard core shark fishermen who consider themselves among some of the best anglers that fish from land.Our passion is in this sport and our love for it revealed in this event.This extraordinary event continues to blossom against the odds because we at the South Florida Shark Club and the anglers that fish in the Big Hammer Challenge believe in land-based shark fishing and in the FREEDOM to FISH undisturbed on any shore.We want to take this time to thank all of the amazing anglers who join us in defending our sport and this tournament without your support this tournament would not be possible.Thank You. We care about your passion and dedication for the sport and we want to give back to our sport and it's anglers.Every year we add a few new categories to spice up the the competition in this pioneer land-based shark fishing event .We hope you will all enjoy the 2014 BIG HAMMER CHALLENGE SHARK TOURNAMENT.
2014 BHC TOURNAMENT AWARD CATEGORIES
***Nurse sharks will ONLY count for TEAM and ANGLER totals but not Qualify for size in any category
SHARK MASTER AWARDAWARDED TO THE SHARK HUNTER THAT CATCHES THE MOST SHARKS OVER 7 1/2 FEET LONG(most big sharks)-TROPHY
HAMMER KING AWARD-TROPHY Awarded to the angler catching the most Hammerhead sharks.
MAKO CHAMPION *new category-TROPHY
Awarded to the angler catching the largest mako Shark
TRIPLE CROWN AWARDAWARDED TO ANY SHARKER WINNING THREE SEPERATE 1ST PLACE CATEGORIES(one shark can only count for two categories-- Example Biggest Shark overall, and Biggest Tiger)You need a minimum of two winning sharks to win the Triple Crown-TROPHY
If there are two Triple Crown winners the one with the most overall length of fish and shark combined is determined to be the winner.
BIGGEST SHARKS CAUGHT
1 st place Biggest Shark -$1500
2 nd place Biggest Shark -$750
3 rd place Biggest Shark -$500
4 th place Biggest Shark --Winner will recieve Gold capped shark tooth
5 th place Biggest Shark -Trophy and a prize
Nurse sharks ONLY count for TEAM and ANGLER totals but do not Qualify for size in any category
BIGGEST OF SPECIES ( 
BIG BOYZ )
Biggest Hammerhead Shark Award –Given to the Angler catching the largest Hammerhead shark - PRIZES
Biggest Bull Shark Award -Given to the Angler catching the largest Bull shark-Trophy & PRIZES
Biggest Tiger Shark Award-Given to the Angler catching the largest Tiger shark-Trophy & PRIZES
Biggest Lemon- Given to the Angler catching the largest Lemon shark-Trophy & PRIZES.
TEAM CHAMPIONS 
BAD BOYZ
CHAMPION TEAM -FIRST PLACE-Most Sharks caught by a Team 1st PLACE- $750 plus Trophy and Prizes
CHAMPION TEAM -SECOND PLACE- Most Sharks caught by a Team 2nd PLACE- Trophy and Prizes
CHAMPION TEAM -THIRD PLACE- Most Sharks caught by a Team 3rd PLACE- Trophy and Prizes
LINE CLASS CHAMPIONS AND SPINNING DIVISION CHAMPION
1)Biggest shark caught on 80 lb test - $250 ,TROPHY & PRIZES
2)Biggest Shark caught on 50 lb test- $250 ,Trophy and Prizes
3)Biggest shark caught on Spinning tackle-$250 TROPHY & PRIZES
IN THE THREE CATEGORIES ABOVE WE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES
1)Picture of the angler fighting the shark
2)Picture of the angler next to the shark beached with the rod and reel used to make the catch ,measuring tape stretched out along length of the entire shark(tip of nose to tail)
3)You must specify the lb test used ,make of line and reel brand name.
MANDATORY PICTURES must be posted in your report in the Official BHC Tournament.No fight pic ,no prize-no exceptions.
BIGGEST NON SHARK CATEGORY-Rays,Tarpon,Barracuda,Smoker Kingfish,Sawfish etc,etc,etc
Biggest non shark First Place-$250 Trophy & Prizes
Biggest Non Shark Second Place*new category
Biggest Non Shark Third Place*new category
BIGGEST GOLIATH GROUPER
First Place -$500 TROPY & PRIZES
Second Place-TROPHY & PRIZES
Third Place-TROPHY & PRIZES
PIER,BRIDGE & JETTY CHAMPIONS
FIRST PLACE BIGGEST FROM PIER,BRIDGE OR JETTY WINS $500
1)Pier Champion-Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark caught from a pier. Trophy and Prizes
2)Bridge Champion -Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark caught from a bridge. Trophy and Prizes
3)Jetty Champion-Individual Angler catching the BIGGEST shark from a jetty -Trophy and Prizes
Pier,bridge and jetty fishermen must beach there shark and take an up close picture with any shark to be submitted for LARGEST in any of these three categories.Please remember all Hammerhead sharks should be kept in the water for pictures.Same rules apply please take #1 Overall Picture,and #2 Tail picture for any shark to be submitted for LARGEST in any category .Pier,bridge and jetty anglers are not required to beach every shark if only competing for Total Numbers (Pier, Bridge and Jetty Champion Category)Only sharks over 5 feet long count.All sharks must be deemed to be over 5 foot long so please take pictures next to pilings or jetty rocks for scale when submitting catches for individual Total.Committee members will determine if all sharks meet the 5 foot minimum
FEMALE ANGLERS
Biggest shark caught by a female(first place) - $500 TROPHY & PRIZES
Biggest shark caught by a female(second place) - TROPHY
Biggest shark caught by a Female(third place)*new category -TROPHY
THE JUNIORS
Junior Angler 1st Place Biggest Shark -(any angler less then 18 years old) $500 CASH ,TROPY AND PRIZES
Junior Angler 2nd Place Biggest Shark-Prize
HARD LUCK TROPHY
Given to the angler who comes closest to catching a MONSTER SHARK then loses it
SOUTH FLORIDA SHARK CLUB -President SFSC-Founding Member est 1983 SFSC-Website Administrator BIG HAMMER SHARK TOURNAMENT -Founder Rene Memorial Sharkathon -Founder NMFS Shark Tagger