Information and Pairings

Tournament Chairs:  Dave Anderson, Bob Raymo and Branden Happel

Tournament Scorekeeper:  James Ferstenou

Designated Lakes & PDF Maps:  Auburn & Steiger,  Bavaria, Lotus, Minnewashta, Parley & Piersons, Zumbra, and Waconia. (Waconia was added on 6/7/07)

Tournament Type:  Team

Species:  Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass

Dates:  Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16

Tournament Hours:  5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Friday and Saturday)  Sunrise:  5:25 a.m. Using the honor system, leave your launch point not before 5:00 a.m. and be back at your launch point at 1:30 p.m.

Start-Tournament Location:  Shotgun start based on the honor system. Teams will start and stop at the lakes of their choice.

Lunch/End-Tournament Location:  Floyd’s Bar in downtown Victoria (located on Hwy. 5, across the street from the Holiday service station) following tournament hours on both days (approx 1:45 - 2:00pm). Note: "downtown" in this case is the same as "uptown", "midtown" and, well, just "town."

Parking: Pay close attention to parking regulations and fees.  Some lots, such as at Steiger Lake, charge a $5 a day parking fee for vehicles with boat trailers (watch for the pay box when entering).

Tournament Rules:  All rules applying to tournaments, as noted in the club bylaws, apply to this tournament.  Rules specific to this tournament, include:

• Each team can enter up to 10 bass per day.  Bass caught on the first day of the tournament will not be carried over to the second day. Scoring is by weight. Total weight for the tournament will be determined by adding the total of the first day with the total of the second day.
   
• The minimum size for a largemouth bass is 11 inches, and 10 inches for smallmouth bass.
   
• Live bait is not allowed.  Only artificial baits can be used.
   
• Teams must fish at least two lakes during the two-day tournament and must be on each lake for more than 4 hours.
   
• The tournament will start and end based on the honor system both days, and teams must be at the ending location at the 1:30 pm finish time to be eligible.
   
• No fishing on any of the designated tournament lakes between the tournament hours on Friday and Saturday.

Official Pairings
as of June 11th @ 3:24 p.m.

    Captain                    Swab

 

Boudreaux                Schaffhausen

Karsjens                    Ferstenou

Duholm                      Haberle

D. Anderson              Yanta

S. Squire                    Raymo

Dickey                       Leibrock

Blakely                        Miller

Johnson                     Wagner

Mueller *                    Haagenson*

Hamre                        D. Squire

R. Anderson              Sanderson

* Partners choose captain