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HOOSIER COHO CLUB PRO/AM TOURNAMENT APRIL 25th, 2015
OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT RULES

Tournament Page

Entry Form


1. Dates and times
a. Tournament date is Saturday April 25th with Sunday April 26th as the blow date.
b. Registration will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 AM CDT. The Captain’s Meeting will be at
6:30 AM CDT. All captains must attend.
c. The start time is 7:00 AM CDT.

2. Eligibility
a. All Captains must be a member of the Hoosier Coho Club and be a minimum of 18 years
of age. Proof of membership is required at registration. All non-members may join the
club for $20 annual dues.
b. All boats must be equipped with a VHF marine radio in working order.
a. Entry Fee is $100 per Pro boat and $50 per Amateur boat.

3. Scoring
a. Winners will be determined by a total weight of a maximum of 5 fish.
b. Pro Division - a maximum of 5 Salmon and/or Trout may be weighed.
c. Amateur Division – a maximum of 5 Salmon and/or Trout may be weighed but NO LAKE
TROUT.

4. Prizes – 100% payout
a. First place Pro Division pays $1000 based on 10 boats participating. Additional prizes
may be awarded.
b. First place Amateur Division pays $500 based on 10 boats participating. Additional
prizes may be awarded.

5. Big Fish Contest -Entry fee is $25. There will be a separate big fish contest for the Pro and
Amateur. The captain designates the first fish to be weighed as the big fish.

6. Start and finish – The tournament committee will use channel 78 to start the fishing period. No
lines in the water until the start is announced. A crewmember with the fish to be weighed
must be in line at the weigh in station by 3 PM or one hour after the tournament committee
declares the end of the fishing period.

7. Weigh-in - Weigh your best 5 fish. Only 5 fish can be brought to the weigh-in station. Minimum
size is 20 inches for Lake Trout and 14 inches for all other Salmon and Trout. In the Amateur
Division no Lake Trout will be weighed.

8. Cancellation - The Tournament Committee may cancel the tournament, when in their opinion;
conditions could be dangerous to persons and property

Just seen an ad on another site that showed may 2nd and 3rd. They might of changed it. Worth a look if your registered.

coho club site still says April 25th. Where did you see the may dates tim?

Banner on Great Lake Angler Forum. I'll see if I can find it agian. I could be wrong.

My bad Jeff! The classic is the 2nd and 3rd! the Pro Am is the 25th. Sorry about that didn't know it was 2 seperate weekends. Good luck in it btw!

not 100% sure I will fish it yet, but as of now that is the plan! You going to fish any of them?

I don't think we are going to fish the MC tournament this year. Boat probably won't even go into the slip until the 12th of April at the earliest. We were talking that we do want to travel to a few ports close by for some tournaments this year. MC was an option as its only 34 miles away and so was South Haven as its only 20 miles away. Anything further than that and it gets kind of pricey for gas in the boat.

Tim,
I think the tourney on April 25th is going to be different running from 3 ports Portage, Mich.City and New Buffalo. I think this is a first and is a 1 day tourney. This will be a week earlier than the big tourney.

Hmmm now things are getting interesting! I guess I didn't pay attention enough to know because I've always figured it was MC like the past years. New Buff is def a shorter run than MC which helps when the boat will have only been in the water for a week at that point.

I can't find anywhere where it says what ports other than MC for the Pro Am.