Pre-Tournament Details & Dinner Meeting Info
North Appalachian Division
YOUGHIOGHENY RESERVOIR
July 26, 2008
Payment Due Date:
To avoid the mandatory $25.00 late fee, all completed entry forms, signed personally by both partners with entry fee of $150.00 MUST be at our office NO LATER THAN 5:00pm, Thursday, July 17th, 2008. Any entries after this time up and up to Friday, July 25th by NO LATER THAN 7:00pm MUST be in the form of $175.00 CASH. No entries will be accepted the morning of the tournament. The 100% “Bonus Big Bucks” optional payout fee of $25.00 can be done anytime up until the end of the pre-tournament meeting, Friday night without penalty of a late fee. This payout will go to the top 3 finishing teams who participated in the pool at 50%, 30% and 20%.
Off Limits:
The tournament waters will be off-limits to all competitors from 12:01am Monday, July 21st, 2008 up until safelight, Friday, July 26th which will still serve as your teams official practice day. At 4:00pm on Friday, July 26th, 2008 the entire Youghiogheny Reservoir goes back off-limits so that everyone can make the pre-tournament dinner meeting. No information can be solicited from Any NON FISHER’s of MEN Tournament Trail competitor during the off-limits time frame, in any form, oral, written or internet.
Pre-Tournament Dinner Meeting:
Doors open for registration at 5:00pm with your free dinner starting at 6:00pm. Guests are welcome but need to be registered ahead of time to insure food for all. In order for a team to receive the 50 bonus points, at least one member of the team MUST be signed in at the pre-tournament dinner meeting by NO LATER THAN 7:00pm. Blast-Off numbers for the following mornings launch will be done at the conclusion of the Friday night meeting. If one member of the team is not present for the drawing, your team will be assigned a blast-off number at the back of the line, and you will not receive the 50 points for attending the meeting.
Meeting Location:
Woodland Zoo Amphitheatre
3400 National Pike
Farmington, Pennsylvania 15437
Tournament Launch and Weigh-In Location:
Somerfield Ramp
884 Lake Side Road
Addison, Pennsylvania 15411
(PDF area map)
Livewell / Insurance Check-In 3:30am
Launch Time: 5:15am
Weigh-In: 2:00pm (1st Flight)
(Check-In and Drive-By Weigh-In will be directly across from Somerfield at the Jockey Hollow Ramp)
5 bass per team at 12 inches or better.
We will be awarding prizes for the biggest Smallmouth and the biggest Largemouth.
Rules Highlights
This is a brief overview of some highlights of our rules. It’s not the complete set of rules. There is a complete set of rules in the 2008 National brochure as well as at our online rules link. It’s the responsibility of each competitor to read and know the rules before competing. We will enforce the rules to the letter. We do not want to disqualify anyone from this tournament so please read the rules completely before participating.
1. Tournament Check-In
You must be back and your magnet must be on the weigh-in board by 3:00 pm to avoid late penalties.
If you are late, you will be penalized 1 lb per minute up to 15 minutes, and if you are
15 or more minutes late your catch will be disqualified.
2. Safety
Life jackets and kill switches must be worn while the gas motor is propelling the boat. Running lights must up and be turned on at blastoff until you reach your first destination. No alcohol or drugs should be consumed from beginning of official practice up until the weigh-in site is completely torn down and the tournament staff has left the launch area.
3. Sportsmanship
Each contestant is expected to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, and conservation. You cannot fish within 50 yards of another boat if it is anchored with the trolling motor up. You cannot fish within 25 yards of any other boat without the other boater’s permission.
4. Scoring
There will be a 5 fish per team limit. All culling must be done at the time the 6th fish is caught. You cannot have more than 5 fish in your livewell at any time. The penalty for a short fish is 1 lb. The penalty for a dead fish is 1/4 lb. (.25 lb)
5. Substitutes
If you are fishing with a substitute, you MUST let the director know by no later than the end of the pre-tournament meeting.
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