2013 TOURNAMENT RULES

Gentleman of the TCF… The Tournament committee is pleased to announce the official rules for the 2013 fishing tournament. Member suggestions have been considered and implemented on a consensus basis. These rules as always are subject to change half an hour after teams are selected on Friday the 24^th of May. A change in these rules requires a majority vote and a tie reverts back to the original.

Participation:

Participation is based on a voluntary basis and a member must declare in or out prior to the random selection of teams on May 24th. A member declaring “out” is NOT eligible for “The Banjo and Ziggy”, however, they are still eligible for “THE ONE”. However, they would not be awarded any voluntary monetary contest that would be in place should the members decide to incorporate the traditional 5$ / man contest to go along with “THE ONE”. We don’t expect any member to declare “out”, but we must provide the option.

Time:

The tournament will be a shoot out format this year. This change is based on member consensus due to slow fishing the past few years. Simply put, the tournament starts when we get on the Pontoon boat to the island and ends when we get back in the trucks to head home on June 1^st. If Jody decides to troll over to the island while on Mike’s pontoon boat and catches a trout, it is a legal catch!

Fish:

This is a lake trout only tournament. ANY lake trout line caught and weighed will count toward the tournament if you choose. All fishermen will count their top 5 trout to their total. This change allows for ALL dock caught Lakers to count as long as they are weighed and recorded. **NOTE: Any fisherman choosing to fish from the dock must be ACTIVELY checking their pole. As long as you make an effort to check your line on a 2 hour basis it would be a legal catch. Leaving a line in the water overnight and falling asleep to check in the morning would not be a legal catch. This is not considered sport fishing under Canadian regulations and is actually illegal. Should another fisherman see another’s pole with a “fish on” the fisherman who’s pole is in the water must be notified. The finding fisherman is free to hook up and fight the fish. That fish, as long as said fisherman was actively checking their rod, can count that fish toward their total even if they allow finding fisherman to fight and reel said fish in.  

“THE ONE”

The fisherman who line catches and successfully weighs the largest (by weight) lake trout for the week will win the prestigious “THE ONE”

“The Banjo and Ziggy”

The 2 man team that catches the most combined weight of lake trout will win the ultimate team trophy… “The Banjo and Ziggy”. Fisherman can only count their top 5 lake trout to their total. Should your 6^th or 7^th lake trout of the week outweigh any of your first 5, you would simply replace it.

“Gentleman…keep your hooks sharp and your hands smelling of fish” – Dr. Vincent Pagnotti TCF Pres