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THIRD
ANNUAL HAMMOND BAY AREA ANGLERS GREAT LAKES
2009
FISHING TOURNAMENT
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Rogers City Small Boat Harbor, Rogers
City, MI
Sponsored by
The Hammond Bay Area Anglers Association
& Jim Wehr’s MACKINAW OUTFITTERS
All profits from this tournament will be used for
HBAAA projects
1st
place 50% of registration monies--$25,000*
2nd
place 15% of registration monies---$7,500*
3rd
place 10% of registration monies----$5,000*
*PAYOFF BASED
ON 100 ENTRIES
The
HAMMOND BAY AREA ANGLERS GREAT LAKES
FISHING TOURNAMENT is open to all
anglers.
The
entry fee for this one day tournament will be $500 per boat
with a limit of 4 anglers, including the Captain.
All Tournament
activities will be at the Rogers City Small Boat Harbor located in
Rogers City, Michigan.
ALL TOURNAMENT
PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO A PIG ROAST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WEIGH
IN AT THE Rogers City Small Boat HARBOR ON SATURDAY July 25, 2009
The Pig Roast
will be served from 3:00-6:30 P.M.
to the public
at a cost of $10.00 per meal (takeouts available).
Non alcoholic
beverages for sale on site.
REGISTER WITH ANY OF OUR ADVERTISERS
By July 20, 2009
TOURNAMENT RULES
1. Fishing will be for one day (Saturday, July 25, 2009) from the
Rogers City Small Boat Harbor. Boat inspections will begin at 4:00
A.M. Boats will be released from the Harbor in order of
registration. All boats shall be back inside the Rogers City
Small Boat Harbor break wall by 2:00 P.M.
(In case of inclement weather, the alternate fishing day will be
Sunday, July 26, 2009. In case of inclement weather on Sunday,
prizes will be determined by drawing from the registered boat
Captains.) Inclement weather shall be defined as the
posting of a
“SMALL CRAFT WARNING” by the U.S. Coast Guard for Northern Lake
Huron.
2. Boat Registration materials and the latest Tournament updates
will be available at the Rogers City Small Boat Harbor on Friday,
July 24, 2009 between 12:00 noon and 4:00 P.M. or will be presented
to the Boat Captain at the time of Boat inspection. (No Captain’s
Meeting)
3. There are no tournament boundaries.
4. Channel 07 is the official tournament channel and all boats must
have an operating VHF Marine radio.
5. All tournament participants are expected to follow Michigan DNR
rules and regulations. Tournament officials reserve the right to
disqualify any participant or boat for unsportsmanlike behavior,
drunk or disorderly conduct, or inappropriate language.
6. The winner of this Tournament will be the boat with the greatest
total weight of a one man one day limit of Great Lakes Salmon and/or
Trout. A total of five fish, chosen by the Captain or his designee,
will be weighed for each boat.
7. Prizes will be awarded immediately following the completion of
the weigh-in. Prize monies will be presented to the Boat Captain.
8. In the event of a tie in weights, the winner will be determined
by the largest single fish.
9. No boat may come in direct physical contact with the shore or
another boat. Physical contact with the shore or another boat
during fishing hours will result in disqualification unless
tournament officials determine that there is an emergency.
10. Protests must be accompanied by a $250 cash deposit and must be
registered in writing to tournament officials no later than 5
minutes after the last fish is weighed-in. If the protest is upheld
the deposit is refunded, if the protest is not upheld the deposit is
forfeited.
11.
Registrations should be received by Monday, July 20, 2009. Late
registrations will be accepted from 12:00 noon until 4:00 P.M.
Friday, July 24, 2009 at the Rogers City Small Boat Harbor. There
will be a 10% late registration fee.
12. Withdrawal
from the Tournament with 50% refund must be received by Tournament
Officials by Monday, July 20, 2009.
13. All tournament participants must have a signed Tournament
Participant Agreement on file with Tournament Officials prior to
fishing. Participant Agreement Forms will be available Friday
afternoon, July 24 or at Boat Inspection on July 25.
H.B.A.A.G.L.F.T. Entry Form
Captain’s Name _________________Boat Name ______________
Address ________________________Boat MC # ______________
City ___________________Home Phone (____) _____-_________
State ________Zip ________Cell Phone (____) _____-_________
E-Mail Address ______________________
Crew
#1___________________________#2________________________
#3___________________________
BOAT SPONSOR _______________________________________
I
acknowledge the receipt of the rules and regulations for the
HBAAGLFT. I have shared them with all team members. We agree to
abide by them and will accept the decisions of the Tournament
Committee as final.
Captain’s
Signature___________________ Date________
Mail
Signed Entry Form and Check payable to H.B.A.A.A. for $500.00 to:
H.B.A.A.A.
12748 Wildcat Hwy
Millersburg, MI 49759
For further
information call: 989-734-4392
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