Economy Honda July CBA open tournament 7.12

[saltyduck]

I would like to welcome everyone to come out and fish with us this Saturday July 12th from safelight until 4PM at Chester Frost State Park.

All of the sign up locations have the sign up boxes and you can sign up until 6PM on Friday.

Hours: safelight- 4PM
5 fish limit; 15" LM, 18#SM (1 per person), and 12"SPOT
Entry Fee: $120 per boat ($60 per boat if 1 angler is a youth under the age of 17)
Payback: $2,000/Guaranteed 1st place, 1 place for every 5 full entries

We are an open format trail so even if you haven't fished any of our tournaments this year you can sign-up to fish on a white card and compete for all of the cash prizes.

Guys, please bring enough ice and water treatment to take care of your fish. This is going to be a long and hot tournament. I know a lot of people will turn there aerators on slower cycles or turn them off to conserve battery. Don't do this it will kill fish. If you are worried about your battery then fish with the big motor running for a while.

Sign up locations:

Hamilton's Sport Shop
Soddy Custom Tackle
Chattanooga Fish-N-Fun
Tri-State Bait and Tackle
Nichols Marine

I look forward to seeing everyone out on Saturday.

Don't forget about the mid-season rule change. You can only weigh 1 dead fish with a 1/2 pound penalty, and you cannot cull a dead fish. If you cull a dead fish it is immediate disqualification from the event.

 

[Jmax]

So, let's say someone screws up and has two die. You cannot weigh in more then one dead. You cannot cull a dead fish. Does that person leave the second dead fish in the live well and weigh in just four? Or should they bring it on up and declare the second dead fish so it is not left in the well and then weigh in their four. I know in the past we have always been told that if it appears more then two are struggling to let them go and try to replace them before they die. But in this case how would a person need to handle that? emoScratch Jmax

 

[saltyduck]

If you have a fish die and then have one that is struggling but not dead yet, I would recommend pitching it before it dies and trying to get another keeper. If you want to bring two dead fish to the scale or want to leave one in your livewell and bring 4 to the scales that is the choice of the angler.