Walleye Madness Charity Events - NE Ohio Area

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The Walleye Madness charity event series has been officially announced. Two events will be held in 2012 in North East Ohio. Visit www.walleyemadness.net for more info.

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Walleye Madness FAQ

• Open Tournaments - Two Angler Team Format - No Membership Required

• Each event pays out a minimum of $1,000 cash over and above the collected entry fees!

• The entry fee per team is reasonable at $100 per event!

• Walleye Madness is a charity tournament series benefitting www.ontargetoutfitters.org

• Walleye Madness is not meant to compete or detract from any other club or circuit. It is designed to provide additional opportunities to compete while helping a worthy cause!

• Walleye Madness is a 100% volunteer organization. No one involved receives any compensation!

• All operating expenses are funded by our sponsors. Your entry fees go directly to the guaranteed minimum payback of 120%!

• The minimum payout for 1st place is guaranteed at $1,000 per event regardless of how many teams are entered in each event!

• The payouts are distributed to 20% of the field. The payouts are also fairly distributed. We are not stacking the payouts to reward the top finishers. Everyone has a chance to cash a nice check!

• Here’s the payout for a realistic start up with a 20 boat field ($100 entry fee):

20 Boat Field Payout: 1st- $1,000; 2nd-$750; 3rd- $500; 4th-$250
Total Payout: $2,500 = 125% payback
$250 Big Fish Bonus & $250 Lund Bonus Total = $3,000 = 150% payback

• 100% of the $20 Buckeye Sports Center/ Mercury marine Big Fish Bonus pot cost per team benefits our designated charity. The Big Fish Bonus pays $250 per event. In addition, each team member gets three chances to win the seven day trip for two donated by www.wildewoodonlakesavant.com valued at $2,318.00!

• The Lund Boats Contingency Bonus pays $250 to highest finishing Lund boat owner per event. You do not have to win the tournament; just be the highest finishing Lund owner!

• Walleye Madness will provide an opportunity to qualify for the 2013 Cabela’s NTC via the optional WT6/TWF NTC Qualifying Bracket. WT6 is an officially sanctioned NTC qualifying association. We are sending two teams to the 2012 NTC and we could have sent more. Members of WT6/TWF are eligible. Those who wish to join WT6/The Walleye Federation will also be eligible. Details are in the attached entry packet. www.walleyeteamsix.com

How and why were the sponsors of Walleye Madness selected?

I am a member of Buckeye Sports Center/Lund Boats/Mercury Marine pro-staff. My relationship with these organizations presented the opportunity to create Walleye Madness with their generous support. Every participant has equal opportunity to benefit from their sponsorship in the payouts. Cash sponsors are very difficult to secure and Walleye Madness is fortunate to have this level of support. As the Director of Walleye Madness and as the President of WT6, I pledge that my portion of any cash contingency/bonus winnings will be donated to the designated charity.

If you have any questions or need additional information please feel free to e-mail me at john@jcfishing.com or call me at 330-881-0994. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at the Walleye Madness events! www.walleyemadness.net

Sincerely,

John Csizmadia

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The entry forms for Walleye Madness are attached as a PDF. They are also available at www.walleyemadness.net

The attached flyer includes the event dates and an overview of the Walleye Madness charity series.

Any affiliation with the "walleyemadness" organization from WI?

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Originally Posted by Hmmmm...

Any affiliation with the "walleyemadness" organization from WI?

Dear Guest:

No there is no affiliation between the Walleye Madness Tournaments an the "walleyemadness" organization from WI.

Walleye Madness Tournaments are operated by WT6, an Ohio based affiliated club of The Walleye Federation. For more info. visit www.walleyemadness.net

Originally Posted by jcfishing

Dear Guest:

No there is no affiliation between the Walleye Madness Tournaments an the "walleyemadness" organization from WI.

Walleye Madness Tournaments are operated by WT6, an Ohio based affiliated club of The Walleye Federation. For more info. visit www.walleyemadness.net

Thats a good thing.....

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Just in: Ohio Valley Outdoors Media will be providing media coverage for the Walleye Madness Tournaments. They will be on site for each event taking photos and interviewing participants. The results for each tournament along with photos will be published in the Ohio Valley Outdoors magazine and the Ohio Valley Outdoor Times free news circular. The publications are available throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Visit www.ohiovalleyoutdoors.com

In addition, selected competitors will have the opportunity to be on a segment of the Ohio Valley Outdoors Radio Show that airs on Saturday mornings from 7-8 am on ESPN 1240 AM and News Talk 600 AM. The show reaches listeners across the region. Listen on line at www.wbbw.com

E-mail: info@walleyemadness.net

Web:

www.walleyemadness.net

www.walleyeteamsix.com

Charitable Benefactor:

www.ontargetoutfitters.org

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We've already started receiving some entries and the there is a lot of interest from others in the events. There have also been some good questions so I thought I would share them and the answers to keep everyone in the loop. Visit www.walleyemadness.net for complete details and entry forms. Here a some of the questions we've received so far:

Thanks for your interest in the Walleye Madness Tournaments. Tournament fishing is fun and competitive. I think you will enjoy it! To answer your questions:

1.The state limit is 6 walleyes. Are we each able to keep 6 eyes and weigh only the 5 largest?

Yes, you can keep the state limit and weigh your 5 largest fish.

2.Will all activities occur at the ARU launch? (For the Ashtabula Event)

All activities will be at ARU.

3.Must we launch at ARU? I’ve read there is a long slow run to the lake.

It is preferred that all teams with trailerable boats launch at ARU due to the pre-tournament boat inspection (we check livewells and coolers to keep everyone honest). Teams who cannot trailer to ARU will be required to go through boat inspection at ARU regardless. Here’s how it works: Boat inspection at the ramp, we launch and line up in numerical order by boat number, proceed out the river, past the break wall into the lake and the teams are sent in order 1-? to start fishing. The run to the lake is not that bad, it gives you some prep time. ARU is the best ramp choice for tournaments in Ashtabula.

4. Are there a minimum number of boats that must register?

Walleye Madness Tournaments guarantees a minimum 1st place payout of $1,000 with a minimum of 2 boats entered and 1 eligible fish (i.e. walleye) being caught. Other than these requirements there is no minimum number of boats that must register.

5. How many boats are currently registered?

It’s still very early, but there is a lot of interest. I fish a lot of tournaments and we have about a dozen or so teams that have told me they are going to fish the events and more will come as the word spreads. The guaranteed $1,000 1st place payout is meant to eliminate concerns about how many teams are fishing vs. the payout. The entry packet has payout examples based on various field sizes.

6. Do you expect the max. of 50 boats to register?

I think a realistic number will be in the 25 to 35 boat range. 50 would be great and there is a 10% allowance for overbooking. The 50 boat maximum field size is meant to help keep things manageable.

7. Is there a need for me to hurry and register or do you believe I could wait until 8/1 to register? I’m reluctant to register now due to my unknown work schedule for 8 weeks from now.

There is no need to hurry. Confirm your work schedule and enter when you feel comfortable. There is a slight chance that the field could fill up but most wait. 8/1 should be fine.

8. Do you have suggestions on lodging in the area?

There are plenty of hotels between Conneaut and Geneva. Also cottages and campgrounds. I would Google Ashtabula lodging and find the best rate depending on your preferences. The Geneva State Park has a very nice campground.

9. How are boat numbers assigned? Is there a drawing or is it by when a teams entry is received?

Boat numbers will be assigned by a random drawing prior to boat inspection

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As the interest in Walleye Madness Tournaments grows, we are receiving some very good questions. To keep everyone up to date and in the loop I'll periodically post the questions and answers.

Q: For the Lake Erie Ashtabula tournament, how will it be determined that a "blow day" should be called?

A: We are all well aware that conditions on the big lake can be unpredictable. That said, generally acceptable conditions for the Walleye Madness Tournaments event on Lake Erie/Ashtabula out of ARU will be based on a NOAA/ National Weather Service Marine Forecast of wave heights of 2-4 feet or less. Keep in mind that there are many factors other than wave heights to consider. Severe thunderstorms, fog etc. We will do our very best to monitor the lake conditions prior to and up to the start of the event. We will also do our best to give all participants as much advance notice as possible regarding calling a blow day or delaying the start time of the event. Predicting the weather is not an exact science and even the most carefully monitored forecast can let you down. Sometimes you have to be prepared to show up on tournament day only to be delayed or having to call a blow day.

Q: What are the refund policies if there is a "Blow Day" or the tournament has to be rescheduled?

A: This questions is addressed by the Walleye Madness Tournament Rules #3 & #13:

3. Severe weather
In the event of severe weather the tournament hours may be suspended, extended, cut short or boundaries put in place.
A tournament may be rescheduled or canceled at the discretion of the tournament director. All Saturday tournaments will
have a blow day of the following Sunday unless otherwise noted.

13. Refunds
Refunds will be issued if the tournament has to be postponed due to weather and the team is unable to fish on the
makeup date. Those refunds will be mailed after the decision to cancel that day’s event has been made, one team member
must be present to be eligible for the refund. For events that are not delayed for weather there will be no refunds.

For more info visit www.walleyemadness.net

Questions? E-mail info@walleyemadness.net

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The interest in the Walleye Madness Tournaments is growing! We've been receiving a lot of positive press coverage that has generated interest in the events and that will help raise funds for our designated charity.

Here's the link to our News & Media Page: http://walleyemadness.net/News___Media.html

Visit www.walleyemadness.net for complete event details and entry info.