TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

                                                                            Contact Info:     Tim Ackal 757-621-8689  or  Charley Workman 757-477-0628

                                                                                                      ts_ackal@yahoo.com    or  farrierhorsefly@man.com

Tournament Fees:

100% pay out on all Tournament Money

                                 2008 Hawg Fight Schedule

                                                                              Wednesday Night's

               2008 Open Tournament Schedule

                              'All Open Tournaments are on the following Saturday's & Sunday's'

                        Rules for the Hawg Fights & Open Tournaments will be as follows:

Each tournament boat must use a live well / aerator system of some kind.  No stringers allowed !!!  Tournament officials will resolve any conflicts.  

There will be a 4 oz deduction for each dead fish.  A dead fish is defined as one unable to right itself and swim away upon release.  This deduction also applies to the big fish.  

No live bait may be used or possessed!  All fish must be caught on artificial lures.  No trolling is allowed.  

No more than 2 persons per boat.  

Largemouth & Smallmouth bass only will be weighed in.  

3 fish per boat limit (HAWG FIGHTS); 5 fish per boat limit (Open Tournaments). The fish must be at least 12 inches minimum to keep. No boat will posses more than 3 fish in their livewell during the tournament for Hawg Fights and no more than 5 fish in their livewell during Open Tournaments.  

Bass will be measured on a golden rule tournament board, closed mouth to the tip of the tail, with the tail lobes pressed together.  No sweeping of tails is permitted .

HORSEPOWER RESTRICTIONS APPLY!  

All fishing must be done from inside your boat. Sorry, no bank fishing.  

You must have a current city of Norfolk permit or daily pass

There will be no pre-fishing on the lake chosen the day of the tournament.

In the event that no team brings a fish to the scales, all money will roll over to the following weeks pot accordingly. That means no refunds.

You may enter the tournament after blast off, but you must let someone know that you're coming and you will have to have your live well checked.

No fishing within 50 yards of another boat w/o their consent.

Reckless boat operation is grounds for disqualification.

All fish to be weighed in must be brought to the scales in a weigh-in bag or portable live well.  Do not bring fish to the scales in a net or by hand. 

Any attempt to weigh in a fish of less than legal size will result in a loss of the undersize fish and also entrant’s largest fish.

Except for an emergency, entrants may not board boats other than their own until completion of the weigh-ins. 

Any violation of the tournament rules, lake rules, Virginia fishing regulations, “Federal Requirements & Safety Tips for Recreational Boats”, “Virginia Boater’s Quick Reference Guide”, or unsportsmanlike conduct will result in a disqualification.  Tournament officials will resolve any conflicts.

Entrants not back to the weigh-in site by the tournament finish time on the Director's watch will be penalized 4 oz per minute late.  Entrants more than 10 minutes late will be disqualified.  Any portion of a minute rounds up to the next minute for penalty determination purposes.

In the event of a tie, either for total weight or big fish, the teams that are tied will split the money.

All fish must be taken by sport fishing methods!  Netting, foul hooking, etc... of fish is not permitted.  This does not include landing nets used to boat fish taken by legal tournament methods.

Anyone leaving before the signal starting the tournament will be disqualified.

Boat live well(s) / cooler(s) will be checked prior to the tournament start time and may be checked anytime during the tournament.

Any grievances will be made to the tournament officials prior to the weigh-in.  The tournament official’s decision is final.