LoneStar Carp Brigade 2008 Tournament Trail

RULES: These Rules apply to all entrants of this tournament. Violation of any of these rules will warrant appropriate disciplinary action. Any protest must be received in writing within fifteen minutes of final weigh-in. Tournament Director's decisions will be final in all matters.

State, Federal, and Local Laws must be obeyed.

Courtesy, sportsmanship and conservation must be displayed at all times by contestants. Any fish poorly treated will NOT be recorded and can lead to disqualification.

Any fish safe bait allowed. Any baiting method is allowed including boats.

Only 3 rods/reels are allowed per person not including spod or marker rods without hooks. Only one single hook allowed per rod. No trebles!

Foul hooked fish will not count; Hook must be within one inch from the mouth area.

Fishing is allowed from drawn peg location only. Fishing is only allowed from the shore, no fishing from boats or docks.

At no time is anyone allowed to touch other participant's rod or line while a fish is in play including initial hook set. Anyone can aid in netting a fish or baiting.

Only Cyprinus Carpio will count toward total weight. Side pots for other species may be entered as angler’s option.

The carp has to be weighed by a witness, and related information reported on the scorecard. Neighbor participant or stewards can act as witness.

Fish safe nets, landing mats/weigh sling and scale are required. If a participant does not own one, they can make arrangements with other participants to use theirs. Any arrangement must be made BEFORE start time.

Off limits period for the lake for fishing, scouting, locating any fish, including shoreline spotting will begin 24 hours before a tournament. No exceptions.

All fish must be caught in a legal and sporting manner during tournament hours from tournament waters. Any fish hooked before closing time must be landed within 15 minutes of tournament end time to be scored.

Upon entering this fishing tournament, contestants release LoneStar Carp officials and sponsors from liability of accidents, losses or injuries.

Yearly Standings will be determined by a cumulative weight of Cyprinus Carpio caught throughout the tournament trail.

Schedule

Date / Location / Time
September 20th 2008 / Lake Granbury Hunter Park / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM

October 25th 2008 / White Rock Lake / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

November 22nd 2008 / Lady Bird Lake Austin, Tx / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

December 13th 2008 / Lake Whitney State Park / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

January 17th 2009 / To be Determined / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

February 21st 2009 / Emma Long Park Austin, Tx / 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM


Entry fee per contestant will be $25. Big fish pots for Carp, Buffalo, and Mirror/Koi may be entered for $5 each at angler’s discretion.

Total pay out will be at least 90 percent of take and is to be distributed as follows:

Total field less than 10 anglers:
1st place total weight – 90%

Total field 10 – 19 anglers:
1st place total weight – 60%
2nd place total weight – 30%

Total field over 20 anglers:
1st place total weight – 55%
2nd place total weight – 25%
3rd place total weight – 15%

Money held back from take to be placed in fund toward purchase of Tournament Trail Awards.

I must point out that the rules listed above are barrowed from the original 2006 LSCB tourney trial with only slight modifications. Thanks guys for the initial work on these.

I encourage everyone to plan to attend all the events you can. These little tourneys are great educational events and fun for beginers as well as seasoned carp anglers.

I will submit each of these to MLC requesting that they be sanctioned MLC events, counting for points providing we have at least 10 participants in each tourney.

Oh yeah!!!!

lets get it on!!!!

White Rock information coming later tonight

Hope yall runs these tourneys in 09'!

These events are now listed on the MLC site...please remember that anglers need to be registered for the Angler of the Year and The Carp king award in advance of any event. Points cannot be scored retroactively.

Thanks for accepting our events.

No Problem Scott! Really looking forward to seeing the results and the leader board movement over the winter.

I will make a few of these. Nice to see. Great going guys.

Sticky this?

I will do my best to make the Austin events. Hopefully, by then I will be able to get out and do some fishing!!

Dang, I am on call for the Granbury and the Whitney. Luckily I get both Austin dates

Sounds like fun.
I'll attend one or more of the tourneys.

Thanks,
Brian Sherwood

We may add a Houston area tournament on the open date, so keep checking this thread

For someone who doesnt get out of Houston much can we have the closest City added to those lakes listed above? I want to go to more than one of these tournaments and bring some of these other houston Carpers with me.

The Austin Venues will be the closest to you.

All the DFW Carpers I talk to want a Houston event pretty badly- We really just need a venue with enough Bank Space and Action to support an event like this. Problem is, we just don't get down there enough. Any H-Town Carpers have a venue they'd like to suggest?

Chad

i had a thought...i noticed that janurary is to be determaned so what if we make that month a bubba's slip vs. chris's slip i know a few want to see that happen including me...any thoughts?

Chris, I think a Bubba vs. Chris slip contest sounds like a great idea, but I think a lake has already been decided but am just awaiting a few other scouting reports

well lets try to make it happen in the near future cause i may not keep this place after this month cause i may have to spend some dough on this sugery but ill know more after the 27th.

Chris, I'll go ahead and say that we will not be holding Janurary's LSCB tournament trail event at those boat slips.

It'd be very cool if you held a stand alone tourney there though.

a stand alone tourny ok....would you be willing to help with ideas as iv never held a tourny before..

Sure thing just pm me with any questions you may have.

I think a stand alone tournament is a great idea. Chris any help you need just let me know

this is alot of fun I am looking forward to it

rules say no fishing from boats