Tail & Keepemwet Fishing Spring Photo Contest 2018

Tail Fly Fishing Magazine and Keepemwet Fishing are pleased to announce the #Keepemwet photo contest, in partnership with Nautilus Reels and Costa Sunglasses. The contest seeks to promote good fish handling practices for catch and release fishing while celebrating your awesome saltwater catches. The contest will run for two weeks from March 7- March 21.

To enter, follow Tail Fly Fishing Magazine and Keepemwet Fishing on Instagram and post your best saltwater fly fishing shots (up to three per person) to Instagram with #keepemwetfishing #tailflyfishingmag and #tailkeepemwet.

Fish handling rules: All pictured fish must be in or partially in the water, or just above the water and visibly dripping wet. No exceptions – we want to see your creativity while ensuring a healthy release. Using wet hands free of sunscreen and keeping air exposure to a minimum are both critical to making sure fish have a fighting chance post-release. You can read all the Keepemwet Principles here: https://www.keepemwet.org/principles-2.

Prizes:

First Prize: Nautilus X-series XL-Max 8/9, a one-year Tail Subscription, and Tail and Keepemwet swag

Second Prize: Your choice of Costa Sunglasses, a one-year Tail Subscription, and Tail and Keepemwet swag

Third Prize: Tail Boat Box, EP Flies, a one-year Tail Subscription, and Tail and Keepemwet swag

Selection Process: Tail and Keepemwet Fishing staff will judge photos based on originality, technical excellence, composition and adherence to Keepemwet Fishing principles. Eight finalists will be selected, and high resolution photos will be requested via email to complete the judging process. Winners will be announced late in March as the selection process comes to a close

OFFICIAL RULES AND FINE PRINT: Keepemwet® is a Registered Trademark of Keepemwet Fishing.  The photo contest is open to all amateur and professional photographers residing in the United States who are 18 years of age or older. The contest is sponsored by Tail Fly Fishing Magazine, 2300 Alton Rd, Miami Beach, FL 33140. The contest begins at 12:00 AM on March 7, 2018 and ends at 11:59 PM on March 21, 2018. Entries submitted before or after the entry period will not be eligible. Submissions should not be watermarked. If you submit a photograph to the photo contest, you grant Tail Fly Fishing Magazine and Keepemwet® Fishing a royalty-free, non-exclusive right to:

Use the photograph on the internet, on social media and in print in support of our mission/work.

Allow third-parties to share the photograph on social media.

Retain a digital copy that will be archived in the Tail Magazine and Keepemwet digital archives.

RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
By entering, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Facebook, their respective parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Photo Contest or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Photo Contest; (b) technical errors; (c) printing errors; (d) late or undelivered mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Photo Contest; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property. You waive the right to claim any attorneys’ fees and any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

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Winner Takes All Photo Contest 2017 Results

With so many great entries, selecting this year’s winner was not an easy task.  Photos came from all over the world for the 2017 Tail Fly Fishing Photo Contest.  There were almost 200 entries and a few great stories to go along.  Three winners emerged but there are so many quality photos and such a small margin of victory for all three winners.  We included two honorable mention photos as well, frankly, they deserve a shout out for almost placing in a very tight competition. 

This is how it was judged:

A panel of 6 Six judges were selected.   Each judge picked 10 photos and ranked them 1-10.  Based on the ranking receive points from 1-10 accordingly.  A photo ranked #1 received 10 points, #2 – 9 points, #3 – 8 points….#10 – 1 point. 

After all the selections were made and all the points were tallied, 3 photos emerged as #1, #2, #3.  So without further delay, here are the 2017 photo contest winners.

contact: Admin@tailflyfishing.com for any specific questions

 First Prize – 32 points – Greg Poland of Islamorada, Florida

His submission is a beautiful photo of a permit on a pristine flat on a perfect day.

Winner: $250 Cash, the Cover of Tail, and a VIP prize pack worth $250

Second Prize – 24 points – Arek Kubale of Lower Silesia, Poland

His photo embodies the spirit and grit of saltwater fly fishing capturing an angler coming in from the break. 

Winner: VIP prize pack

Third Prize – 19 points – Alex Waller of North Island, New Zealand

Yellowtail kingfish are the the new rage and Alex and his team of guides sent us a specimen photo of a tagged yellowtail king.

Winner: large boat box, shirt and hat

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Paul Mills of New Zealand (16 points)

Another amazing shot of yellowtail kings, this time they are tailing unimpeded by anglers.  A beautiful photo which still could make it to our cover list.

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Jose David Bravo Alvarez of Columbia  (14 points)

Jose sent in a few photos for us to consider and all were great, high quality, print worthy shots. 

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It’s not fair that so many great photos go unrecognized but we are going to make sure that does not happen.  Those who did not win the contest….it’s not over.  We will still make sure all of the photos appear in Tail Fly Fishing Magazine either in our intro photo montage or in a photo contest collage.  Some that did not win still have cover worthy art so please wait for us to get caught up and we will reach out to you regarding your photographic art.

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Enter the Tail Fly Fishing Magazine Photo Contest for a chance to win one of our great prizes:

FIRST PLACE:  A VIP gift pack that includes a bunches of great stuff like our giant yellow boat box, oil cloth cap, shirts, buffs, fly boxes, stickers, koozies and 12 perfectionist leaders; $250 in cash, and the chance to have your photo on the cover of Tail.*  

SECOND PLACE:  Our VIP gift pack with all the goodies listed above

THIRD PLACE: your prize is our big yellow boat box, a shirt and hat.

*The winning photo will be used as a cover image for an upcoming issue of Tail Fly Fishing Magazine and possibly the 5 year anniversary issue in September 2017.

Last year’s winning photo by Ryan Rodgers was the cover image for Issue 27

If a photo is worth a thousand words, our photographers are the most verbose people on the planet. At Tail we value the artists that magically transport us to and from the flats and blue water. Each issue contains a photo essay prominently featured in the opening of the magazine with amazing shots from both amateurs & professionals.

Get noticed, enter today!

3 SIMPLE RULES

• Like the TAIL FLY FISHING MAGAZINE Facebook Page

• Share this post with 3 friends.

• Subject matter should be related to saltwater fly fishing and outdoor living

300 dpi or better, full size or RAW images are best

Email entries to admin@tailflyfishing.com 

Submit photos by May 15, 2017

Winner announced on June 1, 2017 

Other entries from our last photo contest:

Allan Donald

Dustin Pack

Ed Borman

Andrew Naekel

Joe Brennan

*Tail reserves the right to edit and modify any submitted images for use by Tail Fly Fishing Magazine 
for both the printed and digital versions of the magazine, as well as any email marketing or social 
media marketing campaigns related to the issue.  
The photographer and subject will both be credited in the magazine if the image is used.

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It’s time to get noticed!

RULES
-Like TAIL FLYFISHING MAGAZINES Facebook Page
– Reshare this post with 3 friends. One photo may be submitted through Instagram by hash tagging #tailflyfishphotocontest or emailed to admin@tailflyfishing.com

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Winner will be chosen on September 1, 2016

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