MICHIGAN BROWN TROUT FESTIVAL WALLEYE  TOURNAMENT RULES - JULY 19 & 20, 2008

1. $200.00 boat entry fee for 2 – Day Walleye Extravaganza only.  Tournament will take place the first two days of the 2008 Michigan Brown Trout Festival, running from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm each day.  Boat inspections to take place no later than 6:45 am each day, in preparation for the shotgun start at 7:00 am each day.  All boats will display tournament ribbon after inspection each day.  Also after inspection, boats must report to Tournament Control.

2. All individual participants MUST be registered in the general Michigan Brown Trout tournament.  All general rules will be enforced (See General rule 11).  Participants will qualify for prizes in general tournament.

3. All boats must be inside a line determined by Tournament Officials by 3:00 pm each day.  Weigh in will begin at 3:00 pm each day, first come, first serve basis.  All fish must be transported by waterborne boat to the official Weigh Station at the harbor.  No fish transported by vehicle will be accepted.  “Captain’s Catch” in effect.  The 5 heaviest of six fish weighed (picked by the Captain of each boat) will be tallied for prizes.  All walleye must be a minimum of 20” in length.

4. Rod limit – Four (4) rods per boat – as many fishermen/women as desired.

5. Registrations taken up to 4:30 pm, Friday, July 18^th. Captain’s meeting will take place at 5:30 pm at the Earth Tech Big Tent.  Each boat must have Captain or representative at the Captain’s Meeting.  Each boat captain will receive a separate Walleye Tournament registration card.  This card MUST be presented at weigh-in each day.

6. Total weight for both days will determine winners.  Prize payouts – based on 30 boat registrations (example: $6,000.00) will be as follows:

1^st place - 50% of purse ($3,000)
2^nd place - 25% of purse ($1,500)
3^rd place - 12% of purse ($ 720)
4^th place -  8% of purse ($ 480)
5^th place -  5% of purse ($ 300)  

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