Who's up for a panfish tournament. A few of us OGF guys would like to put together a Panfish Tournament in the coming weeks before we lose what ice we do have. Only gills, crappie and perch will count. $5 dollars per head and winner take all. It will consist of Rex Lake, and Turkeyfoot. Tourney date is saturday February 20th. Signup is 7:30am and fishing will start at 8:30. Let me know if this sounds good to everyone.
WalleyeFreak
I'd be in, but if you're picking Feb 20-21(this weekend), I can't make it. Heading to Presque Isle Bay.
Ice is 6 inches in some spots with slush on top. some areas are 9 or ten inches of solid ice. see everyone there.
The snowmobiles are out now. Had a few words with a guy on one the other day. He came within 15 feet on me in my shanty. I hit his snowmobile with half full water bottle. He didnt like that too much. Im glad everyone is down for this tourney. The more people the bigger the prize money.
WalleyeFreak- do you have rules/guidelines set for the tournament? I'm interested and am curious if we are going by total wight of the fish? Are we fishing to catch all three species (bluegill, crappie, perch) with a certain number of each we need to get? or wasnt sure if we were doing, for example, best 10 by weight or 16 by weight, etc. I'm not trying to get technical, but want to be prepared. If you dont specify how many of each species to catch, everyone will fish crappie only because they are the heaviest by weight. So- by setting a fish limit per species, we all need to catch the same amount of fish, thus allowing us to fish more fairly and winner take all with the total weight. Also- last questions- does someone have a scale for the weigh-ins? And finally, it starts at 8:30 and goes until what time? Thanks so much- sorry for all the questions.
Sean
Sean
I was thinking total weight of 20 fish. Gills need to be at least 7 inches, crappie at least 9 inches and perch 7 inches. I just had one guy drop out on me. He was helping me set this up. If anyone else has any suggestions for rules or anything feel free to bring them up.
It will consist of Rex Lake, and Turkeyfoot. Tourney date is saturday February 20th.
which lake is it?????
Its both lakes. both lakes are connected by a channel. you can walk from the end of one lake to the other.
here is the north american ice fishing circuits rules, maybe this helps out.
Official 2009 NAIFC Tournament Rules
1.Participants may fish with or without a portable fish house. No hard side/wheeled houses. All portable fish houses set up must be kept open, with participants plainly visible until the 8:00 am start time.
2.Team partners must stay within 30 steps from one another from the time their team has passed inspection until their team's fish have been weighed.
3.Fish must be kept alive in a five gallon bucket or similar container with water and without ice. No frozen fish.
4.Teams may not fish closer than 10 feet from another team, spectators included. Tounament Director and Adventure media camera crew is excluded from the 10ft rule.
5.Auger covers on blades are required while augers are mounted to machines or during travel.
6.Participants may drill as many holes as they wish. However, any open hole may be fished by any competitor as long as they maintain the 10ft rule. Hole Blocking is not allowed: Leaving a portable or other equipment next to a hole does not stop another fisherman from using that hole if you are over ten feet away.
7.All laws for Snowmobile/ATVs (registration, licensing, insurance, and helmet laws) must be observed at all times.
8.State fishing laws must be observed at all times . NO CULLING ALLOWED! NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED!
9.All fish brought to the weigh-in must be caught on the day of the tournament, during tournament hours.
10.Participants can fish with only one line at a time. A tip-up would count as a line.
11.No third-party fishing during the event. Each team must fish on their own without assistance except medical. Family members or friends who are not in the competition may not fish within established tournament boundaries. No communication/sharing of information between teams that may give another team a fishing advantage.
12.All teams must travel and fish within the designated tournament boundary area.
13.All pre-fishing must be complete by the start of the 7:00pm rules meeting the night before the tournament.
14.At least (1) one team member must attend rules meeting/registration.
15.There will be mandatory fish house and equipment inspections before teams are allowed to proceed onto the ice.
16.Cars and trucks will not be permitted for team use in the tournament area during the event. Snowmobiles and ATVs can be used when ice conditions are satisfactory for snowmobile and ATV use.
17.Teams must return to the official tournament weigh line by 1:00 pm with all fish sorted and ready to be weighed. Your BIG FISH must be marked and ready to weigh. A penalty of .5 (½) pound per minute, with a 5 minute maximum will be charged for being late across the time line. After 5 minutes the team is disqualified.
18.This is a one-day, total weight tournament. Designated species and total number of fish will be announced for each individual tournament. If a team is over their total number of fish, they will be penalized in the following manner: The big fish they register at weigh-ins will be the fish that is culled from their total bag number. Example: A team comes to scale with 17 fish, when the total bag limit is only 16 fish. Their big fish will be removed to bring their count to the designated limit of 16 fish. That team will also be deducted the weight of their big fish from total weight. Example: The big fish weighed .75lbs. The bag limit weight after the corrected number of fish was 5.75lbs. Official weight is 5.00lbs.
If a team witnesses a violation of these rules, it is the obligation of that team to notify an official immediately. If a violation is reported after the fact (up to one hour after the 1:00 pm stop fishing time), the team filing the grievance must do so in writing, with a form provided and a processing fee. If grievance is valid processing fee will be refunded.
To preserve the integrity of the field the Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify a team from the NAIFC Tournament Series and Championship for any rules infraction.
Rules 1-7 allow one warning before DQ. Rules infraction for 8-16 is an automatic DQ.
The NAIFC Tournament
Official 2009 NAIFC Tournament Rules
1.Participants may fish with or without a portable fish house. No hard side/wheeled houses. All portable fish houses set up must be kept open, with participants plainly visible until the 8:00 am start time.
2.Team partners must stay within 30 steps from one another from the time their team has passed inspection until their team's fish have been weighed.
3.Fish must be kept alive in a five gallon bucket or similar container with water and without ice. No frozen fish.
4.Teams may not fish closer than 10 feet from another team, spectators included. Tounament Director and Adventure media camera crew is excluded from the 10ft rule.
5.Auger covers on blades are required while augers are mounted to machines or during travel.
6.Participants may drill as many holes as they wish. However, any open hole may be fished by any competitor as long as they maintain the 10ft rule. Hole Blocking is not allowed: Leaving a portable or other equipment next to a hole does not stop another fisherman from using that hole if you are over ten feet away.
7.All laws for Snowmobile/ATVs (registration, licensing, insurance, and helmet laws) must be observed at all times.
8.State fishing laws must be observed at all times . NO CULLING ALLOWED! NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED!
9.All fish brought to the weigh-in must be caught on the day of the tournament, during tournament hours.
10.Participants can fish with only one line at a time. A tip-up would count as a line.
11.No third-party fishing during the event. Each team must fish on their own without assistance except medical. Family members or friends who are not in the competition may not fish within established tournament boundaries. No communication/sharing of information between teams that may give another team a fishing advantage.
12.All teams must travel and fish within the designated tournament boundary area.
13.All pre-fishing must be complete by the start of the 7:00pm rules meeting the night before the tournament.
14.At least (1) one team member must attend rules meeting/registration.
15.There will be mandatory fish house and equipment inspections before teams are allowed to proceed onto the ice.
16.Cars and trucks will not be permitted for team use in the tournament area during the event. Snowmobiles and ATVs can be used when ice conditions are satisfactory for snowmobile and ATV use.
17.Teams must return to the official tournament weigh line by 1:00 pm with all fish sorted and ready to be weighed. Your BIG FISH must be marked and ready to weigh. A penalty of .5 (½) pound per minute, with a 5 minute maximum will be charged for being late across the time line. After 5 minutes the team is disqualified.
18.This is a one-day, total weight tournament. Designated species and total number of fish will be announced for each individual tournament. If a team is over their total number of fish, they will be penalized in the following manner: The big fish they register at weigh-ins will be the fish that is culled from their total bag number. Example: A team comes to scale with 17 fish, when the total bag limit is only 16 fish. Their big fish will be removed to bring their count to the designated limit of 16 fish. That team will also be deducted the weight of their big fish from total weight. Example: The big fish weighed .75lbs. The bag limit weight after the corrected number of fish was 5.75lbs. Official weight is 5.00lbs.
If a team witnesses a violation of these rules, it is the obligation of that team to notify an official immediately. If a violation is reported after the fact (up to one hour after the 1:00 pm stop fishing time), the team filing the grievance must do so in writing, with a form provided and a processing fee. If grievance is valid processing fee will be refunded.
To preserve the integrity of the field the Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify a team from the NAIFC Tournament Series and Championship for any rules infraction.
Rules 1-7 allow one warning before DQ. Rules infraction for 8-16 is an automatic DQ.
The NAIFC Tournament
I think if you put a little more thought into this and gave a little more notice you'd have alot better turnout. You say you'd like to have a tournament "In the coming weeks" and then schedule it 3 days later?? The ice will be here for at least a few more weeks. I'd definately be interested, but can do it this weekend. Good Luck! Look forward to seeing the results...
With the deep snow on the ice, walking from the end of one lake to the other or even part way will be difficult. Competitors with nearby private access locations available to them will have an advantage. Will everyone be required to use the same public access point to the ice for the tournament?
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