3rd annual GOLD BASS tournament pigeon lake, September 10th, Emily provincial park

ok i have finalized the rules for the tourney. here they are. I will have copies for everyone on tourney day. also you will notice another prize or two. a generous member has donated wireless waterproof shock proof speakers and so that prize will go to 4th place. some more prizes are waiting to get finalized so that is all for now.

Tournament rules Pigeon Lake September 10, 2016

1. Five fish limit per team.

2. Teams are consisted of a maximum of two teammates per team.

3. $80 tournament entry fee (per team) Must be paid in full (cash only) prior to blast off.
4. teams will draw randomly for blast off position and will also weigh in in that order. I will take the last remaining number after all other teams have drawn.

5. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass are the only fish eligible for weigh in.

6. Size limit is 12 inches from the tip of the nose to V of tail. Fish less than 12 inches will be disqualified and a one pound penalty will be deducted from the total weight.

7. Tournament hours are from 8:00AM -4:30PM, be there early for inspection and registration

8. No pro’s allowed (if unsure please ask for definition of a “pro”)

9. Teams weighing in dead fish will be penalized one pound from the total weight for each dead fish.

10. Fishing waters are defined as all waters accessible by boat only. EXCLUDING Buckhorn and Chemung Lakes, NO locking is permitted. No Trespassing on private property is permitted.

11. No fishing permitted within 100 feet of another competitor or 150 yards from MNR nets.

12. Team standings are based on pure weight less penalties.

13. Late arrivals for weigh in will be penalized 1/2 a pound per minute.

14. Must have working livewell or aerated cooler.

15. Entrants must have boats inspected prior to blastoff.f

16. It is the responsibility of the competitor to pay any launching or parking fees that may apply.

17. At no time will more than five fish be allowed in the live well.

18. In case of a tie the team with the biggest fish will take the higher place.

19. Each participant is responsible for their own safety and/or actions.

20. It is the responsibility of the competitors to know the rules.

21. Federal and Provincial fisheries and boating regulations must be strictly adhered to.

22. Teams may be disqualified for any violation of tournament rules without a refund.

23. All decisions by the Rules committee are final.
24. The winners will also receive the Gold Bass tournament champion trophy which is theirs to keep until they have to defend it the next year. If they do not join the tournament the next year it is still their obligation to give the trophy back for the time of the next tournament.
Blast off
Teams will draw numbers randomly and blast off in 10 second intervals. Teams will also weigh in in order of their blast off number.
Prizes
• All participants will be automatically entered into the big fish draw.

• There is 100% payout minus $100 dollars used towards Plaques for 1st and 2nd place

• When more than 10 boats enter, Payout will be divided 60% for 1st place, 20% for 2nd 5% for 3rd and 15% for big fish. Fewer than 10 boats Payout will be 65% for 1st, 25% for 2nd and 10% for big fish.

• 4th place will receive a set of wireless, waterproof, shockproof speakers.

• Winners will also receive Xzone rod gloves and Xzone lures.

The mystery weight prize

The winners of the gold bass tournament will draw a chip randomly from a box of other chips with random weights on them. The person with the closest weight to the chip drawn will win a weekend getaway at the sawmill lodge. If the mystery weight falls directly in the middle of 2 teams weights the lower weight will win.

the boundaries for what is "fishable water" are marked below in the map.
I will bring a copy to the tournament for each team to have.

you can fish up to but not past highway 36/17 highway on the north west side,
you can fish up to but not past highway 16/37 on the east side (into Buckhorn)
and although it's locked and I doubt anyone would carry their boat over the dam... i'll also mention you cannot fish past highway 7 on the south side of the river.

Since we are blasting off one at a time, do we get extra time to return if we are amongst the last teams leaving? Waiting for 20 boats to leave could amount to a long difference in time on the water for the later teams.

20 boats at 10sec intervals isn't much difference in time. 3min 20sec...

I believe if you are taking off at 8:02am due to the blast off order, you are expected to return to the weigh in no later than 4:32pm. Fork will have to confirm this but I think this is the case for most tourneys. (I could be wrong).

Generally speaking the safety margin is greater than 10 seconds. As Thanh said the normal practice is to allow return time differential in line with departure time.

Weather not looking promising gentlemen

yup, those thunder bolts are back on the forecast. I'm gonna stop looking at the weather now until tomorrow night. LOL

Only one more sleep left. Beers I hope you shinning up that trophy nice for me, I've already dust it off the mantle so it will match the shiny trophy

Good luck to everybody tomorrow. 🎣

hope everyone stays safe and has a good time

Forecast Getting better as the day goes on

Hope everyone has good rain suits we are gonna be a tad soggy at days end

Lookin like it's gonna be soggy & foggy in the morning

Good luck to everyone tomorrow. I'm sure there will be some nice fish brought in. Wish I could be there but next year for sure. Stay safe and have fun can't wait to see the results! Cheers!