Ok all you TFF'ers, here is a tournament for everyone.

Location: Lake Tawakoni

When: December 10th, 2011

Weigh in Location: Holiday Marnia 903.560.0630

Sponsored Lodging: Shoe String Farms, ask for Patty: 903.560.1925

$75 per boat

$10 Big Fish Competition (optional)

$5 Small Fish Competition (optional)

Lot's of cool prizes and drawings.

100% Payout. 3 places.

Rules:
1. Fishing Hours: 7:00a.m. – 2:30p.m.
2. Must be in weigh in line by: 3:15p.m., if you are late you will be subject to disqualification.
3. Unlimited Rods.
4. Unlimited Anglers limited to ONE boat (must comply w/ restrictions on your vessel)
5. 5 fish will be weighed for heaviest stringer, must be catfish.
6. Big Fish Competition. $10 separate entry for Big Fish Competition. Big fish is defined as heaviest fish. If there is a tie, Big Fish will be determined by greatest length.
7. If participating in “small fish competition” you must weigh in the smallest catfish and comply w/ Texas Parks and Wildlife restrictions: 12” minimum. In case of tie, winner will be determined by shortest length of fish. Small fish pot is $5 per angler. Note: Your small fish DOES NOT accrue towards your 5 fish heavy stringer.
8. No set lines, jug lines or any other means are allowed for catching catfish during this tournament other than Rod and Reel.
9. Once tournament has started, it will end at scheduled time, regardless of weather conditions.
10. A 5lb penalty will be accessed on any dead fish weighed.
11. A captain will be identified from each team at time of registration.
12. Trailoring is allowed.
13. Early registration is at Holiday Marina from 3pm – 8pm Friday December 9th.
14. Normal registration is from 5a.m. to 7a.m. the day of the tournament December 10th at Holiday Marina. (as long as you are registered, you may launch anywhere on the lake, there is NO mandatory meeting the morning of the tournament.)
15. Guides. Guides may fish tournament if they have not operated a guided fishing trip on said body of water in the previous 5 days leading up to tournament. ( Mon-Fri)
16. Do not fish within 300ft (100yards) from any other competition boat.
17. Pre-fishing may be done any time until sunset of the prior day of tournament.
18. Payout is 100%. 1st is 60%, 2nd is 30% and 3rd is 10% of total pool.
19. All participants in tournament MUST comply with ALL rules and regulations provided by the State of Texas and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
20. Bank fishing is allowed. Up to 4 persons per bank team. Bank teams have to fish within 100 yards of each other during the duration of the tournament.

Sounds like a good time ! I plan to attend. SO just to clarify is this a team tournament or individual?

team event...a team consist on a registered group in ONE boat.

So, if you, your dad and your uncle fished it, you would be considered 1 team. Cost would be $75 for that team.

This will allow some of the guys who have been wanting to fish tournys that don't have a boat to fish this one.

Also, those who have been wanting to bring your kiddo, the kid next door or anyone else...now is the chance.

Great job Michael

If your company desires to donate gifts, prizes, etc please PM me and we can discuss.

in rule 12 does this mean i can make a lead tux for my fish ? LOL

yes, but make sure there are no cumber buns...that's old school. lol

if anyone has an extra seat or possibly 2 since the girlfriend will probably want to fish let me know. we will help with gas/anything you need!

It means you can drag them behind your trailor, but as a warning, the 5 lb penalty for a dead fish!!!

I have electronic flyers made that can be handed out in work places, bait shops, etc. If you want one emailed to you, PM me and you can spread the word.

I don't have to know the weather forecast for this event...since there is a catfish tournament on Tawakoni it will be:

35mph north winds
possibly raining
and the fish bit great YESTERDAY!

Another name for this tournament could be Cathog's X-Mas Fund.

What about the bank guys, how many per team?

Updated, check rule #20. Thanks Larry.

Thanks Amigo,

I knew that was going to come up!!!

Cool deal, if you guys dont mind I may want to film this.

Thanks for doing this Mike,

-Zach

I think we would all like it to be filmed.

Thanks Zach.

here is the flyer I can email in .pdf format

Email me one

sent.

i printed out about 20 of them. gonna lay a few at some of the places i go regularly and see what happens

it's all about marketing.

I'm in!!