Quinte Bass Champs 2012 - $15,000 in cash prizes

These are the details the Quinte Bass Anglers club have worked out so far...

The tournament will run on Sat June 23rd (Sunday as a rain day) out of the George St launch in Belleville.

Teams will consist of 2 anglers per boat and will retain not more than 2 fish at any time.

Largemouth Bass only with no cutoff's (all areas accessible without locking) Basically the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario. No dead fish may be weighed.

Hours are 7 am to 3 pm with 8 hourly weight in's beginning at 8 am.
The weight of the largest fish per hour will be communicated to the field via text messaging for the first 30 minutes of each hour.


Paybacks are based on 120 boats and can increase if we are lucky enough to surpass that number.

Each hour will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd biggest bass cash prize. We will pay $1000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd and $250 for 3rd hourly !!!

There will also be an overall big bass winner of $1000

Additional prizes will be announced later as Sponsors come on board.

Entry fee is $150 before May 1st and $200 after that. Cut off for entries is June 16th.

Entry forms and rules will be made available Nov 15th.

Any questions, let me know and I'll get back to you asap.

Forgot to mention......The balance of the entry fees not used for paybacks (that are not used to cover expenses) will be donated to local charities. This a non profit tournament, unless you fish it and win :)

A list of anglers with blast off positions will also be posted later as well.

Sounds like agreat event !

Are you taking any suggestions ? ?LOL

You bet, suggestions are always welcome....why were you not at the last meeting Mr Farlow...it's only a 3 hr drive ;)

Great idea! A very interesting format.

Could a team weigh in more than once in an hour if they were fortunate enough to improve upon their weight?

I'll check on that for you Brian

Sounds like a hoot! and a great opportunity to trip down to arguably the best largemouth bass fishing in the province! :)

i think im in.

Alright I may have to throw my hat back into the tournament ring for something like this.
I love Quinte early in the season and this format sounds fresh and exciting.
Anything I catch over 1lb is usually a fluke but with that many prizes I may have a shot. ?LOL

I may need to stock up on the Bass Magnet tubes, bring white one to the Sportsman show Mike.

Like the idea Mike hopefully we will sur pass the 120 boats, I will be fishing it as well.

Hey Mike

This sounds great I am very interested in it!!

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Originally posted by briangreven
Great idea! A very interesting format.

Could a team weigh in more than once in an hour if they were fortunate enough to improve upon their weight?

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Sorry Brian, you can only weight in once every hour.

Mike ,can you bring in a fish every hour ? We could win more then once? This sounds like those Skeeter Tourneys down south on WFN? I tink this is a great idea and may catch on. Anything you need from me , count me in.

Yes you can weight in a 1 fish every hour. The great thing about mass texting or Twittering everyone the biggest weight up to 30 min before the end of each hour is if your fish is not big enough to win at that time it might be in the next hour...

I'm in for sure.
We should try to get it sponsored and aired by WFN. I bet we could get some young Loyalist students to go out on some boats and do the weigh-in.

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Originally posted by Mike Nabulsi
Yes you can weight in a 1 fish every hour. The great thing about mass texting or Twittering everyone the biggest weight up to 15 min before the end of each hour is if your fish is not big enough to win at that time it might be in the next hour...

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I have never seen a format like this before, it sounds like fun. I'll try to be there.

Are you saying above Mike that you can weigh-in at anytime during the day? Also, you will know the leading weight for each hour and have 15mins to weigh-in if you can beat it?

Just to throwing out my thoughts when when I first saw the format.

I was thinking you would have the option to weigh-in at each hour only. If you want to weigh your fish at 8am for example your boat gets a pass to weigh-in. If you arrive after 8 you have to wait til 9 or later in the day.

This way no one knows the weights. Adds a bit more strategy to the game I think.

Again, sounds great. A flippers T. :)

I believe there a line at the weigh in tanks and you make the decision on stepping past the line and weighing in on that hour or waiting if there is another guy in the line-up with another big fish weighing b4 you. Im sure there would also have to be some rules on idling in after a certain spot soo that guys arent coming in on plane to make the weigh in lol

Yes, you can weigh in a different fish every hour if you like. The reason behind texting is it will cut down the number of boats bringing in fish (and perhaps missing an opportunity next hour if you have a smaller fish). You will also have the stratagy, but it will be a decision that will have to be made within 30 minutes of the top of the hour.

I re-read the Skeeter Bass Champs rules and I made an error with the 15 min rule...so here's how it should work.

8 am rolls by and the scales open up, the largest weight (and maybe smallest ?) are continually texted as fish come in until 8:30. The scales close at to anyone that has not commited to weigh in a fish (not crossed the line) and we weigh the rest of the fish to determine the 3 largest fish for that hour. That will give us 1/2 hr to get everyone weighed and get ready for the 9 am weigh in....

Just curious, how does everyone feel about a week's off limit to all contestants prior to the tournament ?

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Originally posted by Mike Nabulsi
Just curious, how does everyone feel about a week's off limit to all contestants prior to the tournament ?

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I like that Mike. Keeps everyone on the same playing field. How is the club going to police this though.

Ryan

mine fields ?LOL, but the honor system is less painful

I like the concept of the event Mike, I guess its the honor system for pre fish and the event would be closed to new entries the week before, your not breaking the rule if your not entered. I like the event sounds fun.

Peace Out

Dan

Exactly Danny, I think keeping participants off of the water a week before also serves to better the image of tournament anglers. There should be no prefish during closed seasons.

Mike you can count the Crowleys in for sure!

Oh crap that's it I'm out!!!! Lol just kidding see you boys there!... Nice not even Christmas yet and I'm almost sold out next summer!!!

Peace Out

Dan

Count me in Mike. Hey Todd..your bro Ryan said he's fishing this with me..he says I am a better stick than you and he beats you all the time at 3 little piggys.LOL ?LOL?LOL

Pete

Hey I am going to make the effort to fish this for sure I think closing the lake a week before is a great idea

come on pete we both know who carries the brother team!!! its the bigger better looking one!!!

Close the Lake for a week before???

Isn't June 23 opening day for bass?

How can you close the water, when the season isn't even open yet?

Paul.
ps. if you don't want competitors on the water, have them sign a waiver on the entry form stating this fact. If someone sees them "fishing for pike / pickeral", then they're DQ'd, and don't get their entry fee back.

Hey Paul, I think they meant the same thing...just a miss communication. The purpose of the 1 week off limits is indeed to stop anyone from getting themselves into a situation of questionable nature. The lake/bay will be closed for one week to anyone wanting to fish this tournament as it is a closed season for bass until the day of the tournament.

As for enforcing the rule, we will have spot checking done at the ramps during this week. We are relying on the participating anglers to use good judgement and integrity.

I will sign a waiver no worries for this cat. :) actually make our wives sign it too! I know my wife would love a reason in writing to keep me home for a week! Lol (not that I would be out there anyways)

Peace Out

Dan

Todd if you are fishin this event that means one thing NO COOKIES FOR YOU,got to keep that boat afloat .LOL

damn how i want some cookies!!!

We are very excited to announce Big Jim McLaughlin will be our MC...very fitting Big Jim & Big Bass

Sponsors to Thank !

Murray Henderson - Artist
Shimano
VRX Fishing Products
Bass Magnet Lures

entry form is almost ready

more info to come !

Hey Mike, love the format. No doubt it will be a bit of a chess game out there! Looking forward to it.

Hey Mike. Tony and I are in and no worry about me fishing the week before , everyone knows I cant catch fish. ~L~

Opening day on Quinte is like fishin' in a barrel....I think Tony's secret spot will produce some nice fish that time of year ;)

Save a spot for Brown/Doherty. This one sounds like a lot of fun.
Send me the entry info when available.

Way too much advance notice, I excited now and it's not until June.

Yes, that's our secret...the teaser ?LOL. Entry forms and rules will be posted on November 15th on BFB

There was a question about what I called a "rain day" which was the next day ( Sunday the 24th ). The reasons for having it are really about high winds rather than rain. Although nobody likes a cancelled tournament day, we figured better to be safe with that many boaters involved.

We cannot refund entry fees if we move from Saturday to Sunday. If we are going to guarantee the paybacks from the total entries received for the next day, then all entry fees have to stay in the bank. If the tournament is called and moved to Sunday, the bay and lake will remain off limits to all participants until the next morning.

No cancelling anything. Anglers have way to much spare time this winter to think about this.
If it is really high winds then ban boating and we can duke it out from shore. Culverts and causeways hold big bass also.

I'll bring a bobber just in case.