Each entry fee is $50 per date, per team. Please read the rules below.
If you wish to enter more than one date, select the date one at a time and add it to your cart before selecting another date. This will automatically register you for the selected dates.
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Tournament Director - Easthill Outdoors
- All decisions of the tournament directors are final and may not be protested
- Any licencing and insurance required MUST be presented to the Tournament Director for validation during check-in prior to each tournament. Failure to provide proof will result in being excluded from the tournament with no refund
- At any time, the tournament director may impose a penalty without refund when he deems it appropriate for any violation of the rules, procedures or sportsmanship code
- Penalties for rule violations may include, but are not limited to:
- Fish weight penalty (listed under 'Eligible Species / Limits')
- Disqualification from the tournament
- Disqualification for a specific period of time, or a lifetime expulsion
Weigh-in Procedure
- Weight in bags will be provided on location, and must be used by each team
- Weigh-in will being after the cut-off time. Weigh-in begins at 8:30pm
Fees and Division of Prize Pots
- There is a $50.00 fee per team, per date for the tournament
- If you are paying the entrance fee on the date and location of the tournament day, exact change is required in cash
- Teams can enter in any amount of tournaments. There is no minimum or maximum amount of dates that can be entered into per team
- For tournament dates July 9 and July 30 at Gannon's Marina there is a $20 Boat Launch fee to be paid in cash on arrival
- All entrance fees will be immediately put into the prize pot for each date
- Prize pot amounts will vary depending on how many teams enter for that specific date
- Prize pot division will be executed as follows:
- 1st place team - 50% of the prize pot
- 2nd place team - 30% of the prize pot
- 3rd place team - 20% of the prize pot
Angler Eligibility / Waivers
- Two anglers per boat
- The operator of the boat MUST have a valid boating licence card (proof will be required at check-in)
- Only an angler with a valid Boating Licence may operate the boat
- BOTH anglers must have a valid Ontario Fishing Licence
- At least one angler per team must have a valid Ontario Sport Fishing Licence
- ALL anglers must sign a waiver at check-in for each tournament date
Big Fish Contest
- The team with the Biggest Fish (determined by weight) will be awarded with an X-Zone/Rod Glove prize pack valued at $100
- This prize is not included in the final division of the prize pot, they are separate awards
- Only 1 (one) fish will be allowed for the Big Fish Weight Contest
- This fish will be weighed first, therefore a culling tag can remain on it for identification purposes
- A dead fish will not qualify for the Big Fish Contest
Tournament Hours
- Qualifying Tournaments and both days of the Classic will be from 5pm - 8:30pm
- Competitors MUST be completely off the water by sundown Sunday evening prior to the event. The Lake is off limits for ALL competitors the Monday before each tournament date
- Sign in for each tournament begins at 4pm for each listed day
- Late Penalty: You will be charged a penalty of .5lbs (½ pound) per minute that you are late to return (time starts at 8:30 promptly
- Time will be based on the time of the Tournament Directors Cell Phone (Satellite Time)
Boat Inspection / Insurance / Requirements
- The Tournament Director may request a boat inspection at any time. Compliance is mandatory
- All boats MUST carry a minimum of $2,000,000 insurance liability. Proof of insurance must be presented before fishing in the tournament
- All boats MUST have a working kill switch, which must be attached to the driver when the outboard is in gear at ANY speed
- All Boats MUST have an operational live well
Life Jackets
- All anglers MUST wear a personal floatation device (PFD) or a well maintained Life Jacket at all times while under the power of the internal combustion engine during tournament hours
- Failure to comply to this rule or failure to bring approved PFD or life jackets will result in an automatic exclusion from the tournament
- Please note: A self-inflating PFD does not qualify as an approved floatation device unless it is worn. Therefore, anglers are cautioned to have at least 2 (two) conventional PFD's or life jackets on board if they wish to remove their inflatable PFD while fishing
Eligible Species / Limits
- Only large mouth bass and small mouth bass greater than 12" in length (tip of tail to tip of nose) are eligible for scoring
- A MAXIMUM of 5 (five) fish may be weighed in per team
- Weighing in a bass less than 12 inches will result in a .5 lbs (½ pound) penalty. Additionally, the short fish will not count towards your final score.
- No other species may be retained during tournament hours
- Dead fish will count with a .5 lbs (½ pound) penalty per fish
- Anglers are responsible for any dead fish
Live Well & Fish Care
- All boats MUST have an operational live well
- Culling tags and scales must only be a non-invasive clip type (ie: non-piercing)
Culling
- Only five (5) fish of the eligible species are permitted in the live-wells while under power of the main engine. You must CULL BEFORE YOU MOVE.
Right to request a Re-Weigh
- Each team is allowed one (1) re-weigh per tournament date
- Teams MUST keep the 2nd recorded weight regardless of results
Transfers
- Fish may be transferred to another team's boat as a result of a mechanical failure of a vessel, provided that one member of the downed vessel stays with the fish, AND the rescuing boat must have its live wells separated
- Please note: in the case of a transfer causing both teams to be late for the cut-off time, BOTH teams will have late penalties applied to the final scoring for each
- A call to the tournament director is mandatory in this circumstance (phone number will be provided during sign-in)
Artificial Lures / Rods Limits
- No live bait allowed
- No scents or pork rinds may be used
- Only one rod per angler may be used at a time
- Having one bait in the water close to the boat after a cast, and making a cast with another rod is a violation of this rule
- ALL baits not currently in use must be on the deck of the boat at all times
Sportsmanship Code
- All contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy and conversation
- Any violation of the sportsmanship code during practice or during tournament hours may result in either a temporary suspension or permanent exclusion for all future events
- Examples of conduct that does not comply with the sportsmanship code includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Failure to comply with any and all rules, regulations, guidelines or procedures for the event
- The use and or possession of illegal drugs, or the consumption of marijuana or alcoholic beverages before or during the tournament
- If one angler fails to comply to the above, BOTH anglers on the team are disqualified and prohibited from all future events
- If the tournament director suspects that a member of a team is under the influence of any drugs and/or alcohol, he may disqualify the team without argument
- Failure to comply with municipal, provincial, or federal laws and regulations
- Following / fishing too close to another angler, or causing any interference to another anglers' day of fishing, including pre-fishing
- Abuse of tournament officials, sponsors, or volunteers
- This includes posts or comments on social media or any other form of communication
- No derogatory or inflammatory comments or actions will be tolerated towards any participants or organizers of the tournament, or other parties on or near the water
Boundaries for Each Event
- June 25 - Location: Bewdley Rice Lake
- Boundary: West of Tracks, No river
- July 9 - Location: Gannon's Narrows Marina
- Boundary: Marina West / Pigeon Lake
- July 16 - Location: Whitfield Landing / Otonabee River
- Boundary: Otonabee River ONLY
- July 23 - Location: Caesarea Lake Scugog
- Boundary: Caesarea Lake Scugog
- July 30 - Location: Gannon's Narrows Marina (Marina East)
- Boundary: Buckhorn & Shamong Lake
- August 13 - Birdsall Boat Launch
- Boundary: East of Tracks, No River
- August 20 - Whitfield Landing
- Boundary: Otonabee River Only
- August 27 - THIS DATE IS USED AS A PLACEHOLDER IN CASE ANY TOURNAMENT DATES NEED TO BE CANCELLED TO DUE WEATHER
- Location and boundaries will be announced prior to this date in the event that another tournament date must be cancelled
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