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Contact Info: Tim Ackal 757-621-8689 or ts_ackal@yahoo.com
Tournament Fees:
Hawg Fights - $10 per boat / $5 per man Big Bass pot = total entry for a 2 man team $20
Open's - $20 per boat / $5 per man Big Bass pot = total entry for a 2 man team $30
100% pay out on all Tournament Money
2012 Open Tournament Schedule
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| DAY | DATE | LOCATION | SUNRISE | SUNSET |
TOURNAMENT START TIME |
TOURNAMENT FINISH TIME |
| Saturday | 2-4-12 | Meade/Cahoon | 7:07am | 5:34pm | 7:07am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 2-19-12 | Western Branch | 6:51am | 5:50pm | 6:51am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 3-3-12 | Burnt Mills | 6:35am | 6:02pm | 6:35am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 3-18-12 | Lake Smith/LC | 7:13am | 7:16pm | 7:13am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 4-7-12 | Western Branch | 6:44am | 7:34pm | 6:44am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 4-15-12 | Northwest River | 6:33am | 7:41pm | 5:57am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 5-5-12 | Western Branch | 6:08am | 7:58pm | 6:08am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 5-20-12 | Lake Smith/LC | 5:55am | 8:11pm | 5:55am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 6-2-12 | Meade/Cahoon | 5:49am | 8:20pm | 5:49am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 6-17-12 | Lake Smith/LC | 5:47am | 8:27pm | 5:47am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 7-7-12 | Burnt Mills | 5:55am | 8:28pm | 5:55am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 7-15-12 | Northwest River | 6:00am | 8:26pm | 5:30am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 8-4-12 | Lake Prince | 6:15am | 8:10pm | 6:15am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 8-19-12 | Northwest River | 6:27am | 7:53pm | 5:57am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 9-1-12 | Lake Prince | 6:38am | 7:36pm | 6:38am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 9-16-12 | Lake Smith/LC | 6:50am | 7:13pm | 6:50am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 10-6-12 | NL River | 7:06am | 6:43pm | 6:34am | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 10-21-12 | Lake Prince | 7:20am | 6:23pm | 6:50am | 3:00pm |
| Saturday | 10-27-12 | Classic TBD (Draw) | 7:25am | 6:16pm | TBD | 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 10-28-12 | Classic TBD (Draw) | 7:26am | 6:14pm | TBD | 3:00pm |
2012 Hawg Fight Season Schedule Coming Soon!!
Wednesday Night's
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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 will apply on Norfolk and Portsmouth owned
bodies of water. Refer to the city's appropriate web site for HP
restrictions. For tournaments held on bodies of water with no HP limits,
there will be no horsepower restrictions.
All
fishing must be done from inside your boat. Sorry, no bank fishing.
You must have a current city of Norfolk or Portsmouth yearly or daily for those reservoirs.
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 be refunded at the conclusion of the tournament for those anglers that finish the tournament. If you leave early and are not present at the end then your entry fee is automatically forfeited and that money will be used for the classic.
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 by another angler fishing the tournament. You will need his name so he can vouch for you or you're disqualified.
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.
You must fish 10 Opens to qualify to fish the 2 day classic.