Posted by Deb on 2/26/2008, 10:38 pm
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4th ANNUAL STEVE BUTCHER MEMORIAL WALLEYE TOURNAMENT
Saturday July 12th
Paradise Acres Campground
4225 N. Rider Road, Oak Harbor, OH
$25 entry fee per person
(100% payback)
1st place 60% + trophy
2nd place 25% + trophy
3rd place 15% + trophy
Entry fees must be paid prior to 6 a.m. July 12th at Lot #139 in Paradise Acres Campground which will be open until 9:00 p.m. Friday evening and then 5-6 a.m. Saturday morning. Check-in station located at Paradise Acres Shelter House. All fish must be in to check station by 5 p.m. (ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS). Fish are measured in inches. If small craft advisory in effect, tournament will be held July 13th. Camping available at Paradise Acres office. If you have any questions please call 740-389-9779.
Boats may leave any harbor at 6 a.m.
Fishing in western basin of Lake Erie only.
Fish must be checked in at the check-in point no later than 5 p.m.
Fish will be measured in 1/8 increments. All fish must be caught with rod and reel. A landing net, down riggers and planer boards may be used. All fish must be caught from the registered boat and no boat shall be rafted alongside another during the tournament. Ohio law states two rods per person in the water at one time allowed. Persons found violating any tournament rules shall be disqualified and forfeit their entry fee.
No persons other than registered team members may be aboard the boat during tournament hours. All boats must meet U.S. Coast Guard approval and all persons in tournament must have a valid Ohio fishing license. Anyone cited by the O.D.N.R. or other authorities for illegal taking of fish, littering, etc. will be disqualified. The tournament committee and the judges shall be the sole interpreters of the rules and all decisions shall be final. Any launching fee and docking arrangements that need to be made will be the responsibility of the participants.
The honor system shall apply. No observers will be assigned. Any fish submitted that appear to have been tampered with in an attempt to make the fish longer will result in an automatic disqualification of the person. The tournament committee must receive any protest no later than 5:30 p.m. All decisions will be final.
No charter captains will be permitted to enter the tournament.
The participants assume all responsibility for any accidents that occur while participating in this tournament.
Fisherman's Prayer
God grant that I may live to fish until my dying day.
And when it comes to my last cast I then most humbly pray.
When in the Lord's safe landing net I'm peacefully asleep
That in his mercy I be judged as big enough to keep.
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