Mo-Yak Fishing Series - North Division

[Moswimb8slinger]

We are quickly expanding and developed a North Division, same rules apply and can be found at showmekayakfishing.org

Here's the 2016 schedule 

 

[Moswimb8slinger]

I played the roll of Tournament Director for this event. I had some fun fishing, lost 2 flatheads that felt like I was trying to lift a manhole cover off the bottom. One snapped me off and another straightened the jig hook after about 30 seconds of pulling drag. And I'm repairing some cracked guides today on the Denali jig rod that took the abuse of those fish.

We had 4 guys brave the gorgeous weather at Thomas Hill Reservoir yesterday. Here's the results.

1.Dorman Hughey - 70"(5 bass)
2.Kori Whitchurch - 68.50"(5 bass)
3.Trey McGee - 66" (5 bass)
4. Derald Wilson - 52.25"(4 bass)

Kori also had Big Bass at 18.75".

The next North Series event is on Harry S. Truman lake April 23.

Thank you to all the participating sponsors. #manleyrods #kayakfishingproshop #ozarksextremeoutdoors #jakkedbaits #quickbaits #conradfishing

[RSBreth]

If you didn't discriminate against us solo canoe guys you would have more people attend. 

[Moswimb8slinger]

It's not so much that we discriminate against solo canoes. The main reason for the strict use of kayaks is that the larger tournaments that the Mo-Yak Fishing Series is a qualifier for, require fishing from kayaks. 

Say we we're to let solo canoes compete and one of those anglers qualified for either the Tournament of Champions or the KBF (Kayak Bass Fishing) National Championship, what then?

They both don't allow canoes, would you borrow a kayak so that you could go compete in those tournaments?

November 2015 TOC winner won nearly $13,000 in cash and prizes ($11,900 cash) and the KBF NC winner won $32,700. I'd hate for someone to qualify for those and not be able to compete because either they don't want to use a kayak or don't have access to a kayak. And it would really suck to show up to the tournament location and automatically be disqualified because you're not using a "legal" watercraft.

[RSBreth]

There are plenty of "hybrid" 'Yaks that are nothing but a solo canoe with a skeg or whatever so it's largely semantics as to whether a specific boat is  a Yak or not - but thanks for clarifying it is the bigger organization that makes the rules.

Pity, or I'd fish it