NTKBF Upper Middle Brazos River

Look forward to seeing you all...

WHERE: Lake Whitney Dam to 2114 Bridge, Brazos River
WHEN: Saturday August 9, 2014
CHECK IN TIME :4:45-5:15 AM
CHECK IN LOCATION: WHITNEY DAM LAUNCH AREA
SHOTGUN START: 5:15 AM
WEIGH IN/LAST CALL FOR SCORECARDS: 6PM AT DICK'S OUTPOST AT THE 2114 BRIDGE
ENTRY FEE: 20$, 5$ BIG BASS (100% payout)
PAYOUT: 60/30/10 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

NO OFF LIMITS PERIOD

This is a NOT roadrunner event. You must launch at the Whitney Dam and paddle the river entirely to the takeout at the 2114 bridge. Fishing any part of the river above the dam or below 2114 or any other body of water during tournament hours will disqualify you.




RULES:

-Only Black Bass will be scored (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass, Guadalupe Bass)

-Artificial lures only (yes you guys can throw the A-Rig if you must)...

-One line in the water at a time, fishing only from kayak or canoe or SUP

-Human-powered kayaks and canoes only (sorry tubers if you're reading, but we're trying to promote a kayak bass club)...

-Communicating electronically with other participants during the tourney about fish locations, patterns and lures is forbidden.

-CPR (Catch, Photo, Release) only, identifier in pic, in kayak...

-Wade fishing is allowed, but the picture of the fish must be on the measuring board, physically inside the kayak.

-Only one person per vessel. Solo anglers in tandem vessels and canoes are okay.

-Digital Cameras and PHONES ALLOWED for the pictures.
(if your camera uses a proprietary memory card, bring your wire)

-Out-of-bounds areas: Any area of a lake or river that is cordoned off as off-limits to kayaks/boats/watercraft and is clearly marked as such is also off limits for fishing during the tourney. This includes the area just below the dam.

-Best 3 fish. I give you an identifier that morning. Every time you catch a fish, you take a picture of it on an acceptable measuring stick. Each pic has the identifier in it, CLEARLY VISIBLE, or it doesn't count. Winners are determined by combined total length. If possible, try and leave only one pic of each fish you want us to score on your card/phone...

-LATE SUBMISSIONS/CUT OFF TIMES : The cut off to submit your fish photos is 6 PM sharp. NO EXCEPTIONS! DON'T BE LATE!!! AND PLEASE ACTIVELY SEEK ONE OF THE TOURNEY JUDGES! (They'll be hunched over computers scoring pics). It's not their responsibility to seek you out!

-PIC SHOULD BE LEFT SIDE UP (facing left), BOTTOM LIP AGAINST THE BUMP BOARD, TAIL NOT PINCHED OR CURLED, WITH NOTHING OBSTRUCTING THE MOUTH OR TAIL OF THE FISH!!! Failure to adhere to this could disqualify the fish or result in a length deduction of up to 2 inches. This is about what it should look like. The identifier does not have to be on the fish, just in the pic...



We round down to the nearest 1/4 inch mark on your measuring board, so this fish would scored as 19.00 inches.

Examples of Acceptable Measuring Sticks

HAWG TROUGH (Available locally at Cabelas and Mariner Sails; online at Hook1 and Austin Canoe and Kayak)


Check It Stick



Plano Bump Board (though we MUCH prefer one of the above!)



Homemade measuring sticks not allowed. The HAWG TROUGH is by far the easiest for us to read, so if you're even remotely interested in doing more than one of these, then really it's what we STRONGLY recommend. If we can't read something clearly, then we'll either not score it or give it the lowest measurement that is plainly visible in the pic.

Post any questions you have to this thread fellas...

Here we go!! This is going to be a fun one!!

Be on the river once! Looking forward to paddling my PA

Is the plan to buddy system it to and from launch and take out?

Yeah how is everyone going to get back to their vehicles after weigh in? Paddle back?

Well... I don't have a formal answer to the shuttle issue. Ideally everyone would show up with their shuttle arrangements taken care of in advance. Perhaps we can start a thread here and maybe on FB that matches buddies up so that this isn't an issue? Any odd men out will be taken care of by myself, Jason and anyone else who could help us out. What I do know is this: we are kayakers and as such no one will be left high and dry...

Sounds good. Would Dick's be a safe spot to park a trailer? I need to verify the date but if I can make it, I could bring my trailer and take 4 kayaks back to the put in.

nice

Yes it's totally safe Chris.. That would be awesome if you could help out with that. There is of course dicks itself... I have seen him shuttle large groups.. He of course has a price but that's an option as well. We've called and left a message but haven't heard back from him yet.


As we get closer to the event we may need to tinker with the logistics a bit. We could have everyone show up at the dam at 430-5, unload yaks, pair up, drop vehicles at dicks and return for the shotgun start with several guys at the dam watching over yaks and gear for a 6 am shotgun start...

Ill need some sunscreen . August is rough and 5 gallons of drinking water. Sounds fun.

Yes PLENTY of room for your trailer at Dicks

Looking forward to this!

Yeah this is a really awesome idea, guys.

I paddled from the Whitney Dam to Dicks last week, and it was a total butt-whoop.

The anglers are definitely going to want to plan accordingly.

There will need to be a lot of strategy and muscle involved in this one (peddle drives will definitely go from an advantage to a disadvantage).

Looks like I'll be paddling the Slayer Propel at this event.