Fish Huron Ohio tournament REGISTRATION Wed Aug 29 @ 10AM - SAT OCT 6

[FreeByrd]

Fish Huron Ohio Walleye Challenge presented by South Shore Marine and Pursuit Boats
NOTE THIS EVENT IS THE MAJOR FUNDRAISER THAT SUPPORTS THE WALLEYE CENTRAL GET TOGETHER IN HURON.

Saturday October 6, 2012 - Blow Date Sunday Oct 7. HURON BOAT BASIN.

PAYING OVER $16,000 IN CASH! All payouts based on weight.

80 Team Maximum Field with 75 teams considered a full field for payout purposes.
Teams can have 2 to 6 members. Max of 6 rods in use. 2 man teams limited to 4 rods. Boat numbers & starting positions determined by the order of registration.

Entry Fee = $250 per team plus $5 online processing fee and INCLUDES Big Fish entry. Registration is non refundable but transferable to another party with Tournament Director notification and approval.

REGISTRATION ONLINE VIA PAYPAL / CREDIT CARD WED AUGUST 29 at 10AM on www.FishHuronOhio.com NOTE when you go on the website clear out your web browser’s “cache” – or REFRESH your browser screen to see the link that will be added for Tournament Registration.

1st Place = $4,000
2nd Place = $3,000
3rd Place = $2,000
4th Place = $1,500
5th Place = $1,200
6th Place = $1,000
7th Place = $700
8th Place = $600
9th Place = $500
10th Place = $400
11th Place = $325

Big Walleye Payouts 1st = $600 2nd = $300

We will again offer the OPTIONAL “SIDE BET” that added another $4,000 to the 2011 tournament payout. $100 per team – PAYABLE IN CASH AT THE REGISTRATION MEETING between 5:30 – 7PM Friday Oct 5. Payout for this will be 100% and will pay 2 places. 75% to the best weight of the teams in the side bet and 25% to the next best weight in the side bet.

FRIDAY OCT 5 REGISTRATION, RULES MEETING & PRE-TOURNAMENT PARTY AT THE BRASS PELICAN HURON IN THE UPSTAIRS BANQUET ROOM. 132 Main Street Huron, OH 44839 located just North of the River’s Edge Inn. Fish Huron will be providing food that will be ready beginning at 5:30PM. CASH BAR. Short Rules / Procedure meeting will start at 7PM SHARP. You must have your registration form completed prior to this at the Brass Pelican. At least one member per team must attend.

We will again be doing the 50/50 CASH & PRIZE RAFFLE $10 per ticket - CASH ONLY. Ticket sales will be at the Registration Meeting & Pre-Tournament Party Friday night. You must be present to win. Prize raffle winning tickets will NOT go back into the drawing – one winner per ticket. CASH portion will be the last ticket drawn and will be a 50/50 split with Fish Huron to help cover costs of the party.

HURON BOAT BASIN 419 433-4848 http://www.cityofhuron.org/huron/par...on-marina.html dockage is available for the tournament. Call for details.

Boat Inspections will take place starting at 7AM at the Huron Boat Basin / WEST river wall. All inspections will take place in the water. If you are docked at the Boat Basin we will inspect at your dock. Teams can pull boats up along the Boat Basin river wall for inspections – OR AN EMPTY DOCK in the Basin. Once your boat has been inspected you will receive a “token” that you will take up to get your boat number card at the bottom of the steps by the Boat Basin Building. Once you have your boat card you can either remain tied up along the wall or at your dock or stage out in the river. HAVE YOUR VHF RADIO ON CH 17.

TAKE-OFF AND CHECK-IN PROCEDURE & LOCATION will be from the new observation deck on the WEST WALL of the Huron River and will be clearly marked. Boats should line up in order prior to takeoff allowing enough time to be at the takeoff point at the designated time. Boats 1–40 will take-off beginning at 8:00 and must check-in by 3:30PM. Boats 41+ will take off at 8:20 and must check-in by 3:50. You may take off once your number has been called on VHF channel 17 and you pass to the NORTH of the takeoff position. Any boat not clearly SOUTH of the check-in location at 3:30 for flight one (boats 1-40) and 3:50 for flight two (boats 41+) will be late and will NOT weigh fish. You must pass close enough for the check-in volunteers to see and confirm your boat number.

SCALES WILL OPEN at 3:15PM. FISH MUST COME TO THE SCALES AT THE DESIGNATED DROP OFF LOCATION ALONG THE RIVER WALL ONLY. If you are docked in the Boat Basin you must drop your fish BEFORE going to your dock. After you have weighed fish, IMMEDIATELY move your boat away from the drop off location. There will be some open docks in the Boat Basin. DO NOT OCCUPY ANY DOCKS THAT HAVE LINES ON THEM. You can also tie up along the river wall or put your boat on the trailer after weighing in. You MUST bring your fish to the scales in one of the baskets provided by Fish Huron Ohio.

Each team MUST weigh ONE walleye for big fish. Present this fish at the scale FIRST. It is up to you to decide which fish you wish to weigh prior to getting to the scale. Big Fish be used as a tie-breaker for overall weight. After the weight of the heaviest fish is recorded, add your next 4 fish to the weigh basket. It is up to the teams to PRE-SELECT the 5 fish they want to weigh. DO NOT BRING MORE THAN 5 FISH TO THE SCALES. If there is a tie for Big Fish weight, overall weight will be the tie-breaker for Big Fish awards. TURN IN YOUR BOAT NUMBER CARD AT THE SCALES. IF YOU ARE NOT WEIGHING FISH RETURN THE CARD.

Teams have the option of keeping your fish after weighing them, or Fish Huron Ohio will accept donations and will have the fish cleaned and then will donate the fillets to local charities in the Huron, OH area.

AWARDS / FOOD @ I5’S BAR & GRILL: Food will be supplied by Fish Huron and ready beginning at 4:30PM - CASH BAR. The awards presentation will take place at 5:30PM at I5’s. This will give teams the time to return to their docks or put boats on trailers if desired

Tournament Rules
Interpretation of the rules will be at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director and not subject to protest.

Fishing is limited to the Ohio waters of Lake Erie. No trailering during tournament hours. OPEN COMMUNICATION IS PERMITTED.

2 person teams limited to 4 lines in use per Ohio Fishing Regulations. 3 to 6 person teams limited to 6 lines in use. Fish may be caught by any legal method per Ohio Fishing regulations and fish must be caught during tournament hours. No dead fish penalty but fish & gills will be examined if there is any question of the fish being caught during tournament hours.

The tournament hours may be modified, rescheduled or cancelled at the discretion of the tournament director for safety reasons. Teams are responsible for the safety of their boat and team members. You must have all required USCG Safety gear and a working VHF radio.

Bait and tackle may not be passed between boats after the take-off. Only registered contestants are allowed to be on the boat during tournament hours. Competitors must not come in physical contact with any other boats during tournament hours. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOAT OWNER TO MAINTAIN THE BOAT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. IF THERE IS A MECHANICAL / SAFETY ISSUE AND YOU REQUIRE ASSISTANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE CHECK-IN ON TIME THE ASSISTANCE MUST COME FROM A COMMERCIAL TOWING SERVICE. IF YOU MAKE IT TO THE CHECK-IN ON TIME UNDER TOW FROM A COMMERCIAL TOWING SERVICE YOUR FISH WILL BE WEIGHED. Any disabled boat must notify the tournament director by phone 330-283-2155. Fish must not be combined between teams or accepted from someone not in the tournament.

The tournament committee or any contestant has the right to protest another team or contestant. The protest must be made to the tournament director prior to the Awards Presentation & accompanied by a $250 cash fee. If protest is upheld, the fee will be returned. If it is not, no refund will be given.

Fish Huron Ohio Tournament Director has right of entry refusal or expulsion from the tournament for any reason.

NOTE: If the weather does not allow fishing on Saturday Oct 6 or the blow day Sunday Oct 7, the prize money will be awarded via a random draw of the team numbers. This drawing and prize award will take place on Sunday Oct 7 if necessary at The Huron Boat Basin at 9:30AM with the first ticket drawn getting the payout for 2nd big fish, next 1st big fish, then 11th place and the last ticket drawn getting the payout for 1st place. A separate drawing will take place for the teams in the side bet. 1st ticket gets 25% of the pot and 2nd ticket will get 75% of side bet pot. The schedule at the Boat Basin and the unpaid volunteers that run the event do not allow for the tournament to be run on another weekend.

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE SUPPORT FROM THE SPONSORS AND ANGLERS.

Sponsor list will be updated as we gain commitments.

Tournament Director Steve Carlson 330-283-2155 steve@southshoremarine.com

[Juls]

My team is signed up...

Anyone else from WC fishing it?

Juls

[Juls]

Posting on Facebook said there are already 60 teams signed up and a full field is 80 teams. 20 to go!

Juls

[FreeByrd]

WOW!
4 hours into registration we only have a dozen spots left in the 80 boat field. Here is a link to the roster. (there were a few signups after this was loaded)

THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!
Steve Carlson

http://www.fishhuronohio.com/pds/tou...-participants/

[Pezman38]

Looking for one more guy right now and I hope to convince the wife that I should come out for a couple days. I am not sure there will be a spot for me though as fast as this is filling up.

[FreeByrd]

Pezman and anyone else that wants in DON'T WAIT or you will miss out! only 8 spots left. You don't have to list all your team members in order to register - you can finalize that anytime up to the checkin / meeting and Pre-Tournament Party on Friday Oct 5.

Steve Carlson

[FreeByrd]

HERE IS THE ROSTER OF 80 TEAMS. We filled the 80 team field in less than 12 hours.

I've had several people contact me about wanting to correct spelling mistakes, name changes, etc. WE WILL HANDLE ALL FINAL DETAILS ON THE ROSTER AT THE REGISTRATION CHECK-IN ON FRIDAY OCT 5TH. You will get a registration form emailed to you the week prior so you can fill in all info and bring it with you to the check-in. We will have blank forms at the Brass Pelican for any last minute changes to team members / names, etc.

ALSO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE COLLECTING THE $$ FOR THE TEAMS THAT WISH TO ENTER THE OPTIONAL SIDE BET OF $100 PER TEAM IN CASH ONLY AT THE MEETING.

50/50 CASH AND PRODUCT RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR $10 EACH AT THE MEETING AS WELL.

http://www.fishhuronohio.com/pds/tou...-participants/

[Juls]

Congratulations! That's great!

This is the event that also helps support our annual Walleye Central Get Together in Huron, correct?

Glad to see this is going to be a successful tournament. I'm looking forward to fishing it.

Juls

[FreeByrd]

YES this event is the major fundraiser for Fish Huron Ohio and goes towards heloing defray the costs of the Get Together so that more $$ can go to the WC Charity.

I just need to get someone else to run an event like this so I can fish one again!

[K Gonefishin]

Originally Posted by FreeByrd

I just need to get someone else to run an event like this so I can fish one again!

No complaining for you and get back to work

J/K your efforts don't go without notice, you put on a great party and tourney Steve.

THANK YOU!