FINAL – Saturday Series Fishing Tournaments

Saturday Series Fishing Tournaments
Thank you to member Steve Hogan (and family) for organizing a Saturday fishing tournament series on the lake for FHA members this summer.  Please contact Steve directly with questions and to pre-register for each event: shogan710@gmail.com

Dates

• 7/3 – Saturday and then subsequently every two weeks for four or five tournaments.  (7/17, 7/31, etc.)
• You do not have to attend all dates to participate.

Start Time

• Registration will be at Hogan’s dock  (Three docks South of Ripple Beach) between 8:45 AM and 9 AM start time.
• Entry pre-registration is encouraged but not necessary.  Once 15 boats have registered then no more will be allowed.

Rules

• Two fisher-people per boat maximum.
• Each boat must have an FHA boat sticker, with at least one FHA member fishing.
• Entry fee of $10 per boat to be paid at registration.
• Boats must have a live-well or other aerating means to keep all fish alive.  Live-wells will be inspected.
• All bass entered for weighing must be greater than 12 inches long, with a maximum of five bass entered into final weighing
• All fish caught during any tournament must be return to the lake safely, no exceptions. All bass caught will be returned live to the lake after the 12 PM weigh-in at Lollipop Beach.
• No live bait can be used during the tournament.

Scoring
Points on each tournament will be awarded as follows:

• Two points per fish caught and alive at weigh in.
• One point for every pound in the bag. (no rounding up)
• Weight of any small mouth bass will be doubled.
• Five points for the “lunker.”

There will be an end of year accumulation of points to declare an “Angler of the Year” – AOY  Points will be determined by:

• Total cumulative points from tournaments fished.
• 10 points for every tournament fished.

Prizes
Each day of the tournament, the entry fee will be divided between three winners:

• 50% of total fee to winner
• 30% to second place
• 20% to third place
• A special prize will be awarded to the boat that caught the “lunker” – heaviest fish caught of the morning.

We are so excited to have these tournaments back.  Sign up with Steve today!