New Trout Tournament Format Idea

[Phil Lilley]

Seeing the post about kayak bass tournaments and the measuring devices they're using, I'm kicking around the idea of having a trout tournament along the same lines.

 

Here's my idea:

• I provide the fish rulers.  They're returned at the end of the day.
• Everybody has to have a way to take pics of their catch.  Camera phone, camera.  Must be digital.
• Start 8 am and stop at 4 pm.
• Each angler takes a pic of each trout caught on the ruler showing length.
• Length will be scored up to the half-inch.  If a trout is 14-1/8th inch, it's scored 14.5 inches.  
• At "weigh-in", phones pics are downloaded to my computer as well as SD card images from cameras.  Then I will go through and tally the total length of each angler's catch.  *This may take a long time - winners may not be announced till the next day!
• Ties will be broken by the longest fish, second longest and so on.  OR tie could be broken by the most fish caught.

Tournament fee would by $20 per person.  Pay 4-5 places.  

 

I MAY allow wade fishing.  Waders would have to prove they are starting after 8 am and quit at 4 pm.  I'd have to figure out a way to do this but I think it could be done.  If I allow wade fishing, I probably will restrict fishing in the outlets.

 

What do you think?

 

I know there are those who don't like any kind of fishing contest- period.  I respect that, but there are those of us who like the competition, as well as the fellowship.

 

[Phil Lilley]

[JestersHK]

I would love to do this. Management of the wade guys may be a bit hard to do. Need some umpires at the outlets lol

[laker67]

wade fishermen must not as trust worthy as kayak fishermen.

[jtram]

Include a shuttle would be good imo......

[Phil Lilley]

How'd we get on kayaks...

We threaten a polygraph in all tournaments... issued one in a tournament in 2014.  That tends to keep people honest.

[Phil Lilley]

Re read my initial post... I see where you're getting the kayak thing.

All our trout tourneys are boat only.  This one might be both.  Kayak would be optional I guess.  

[laker67]

sorry, i will eliminate kayak and substitute boat in its place.

[crazy4fishin]

I think this is a good idea - and I like the format as it gives a way to C&R. Not that I dont like to eat a few Trout now and then but this would be a good way to catch some numbers  - much like Major League Fishing

C4F

[crazy4fishin]

I would love to do this. Management of the wade guys may be a bit hard to do. Need some umpires at the outlets lol

Not really much different than the Oakley Bass series - when I fish that there is a mass text sent as to time to start then the whole hourly payout thing but the format would work for waders. 

C4F