When: Saturday July 31st, 2010 - 6am - 1pm
Where: White Lake
Entry Fee: $140 per boat, includes big fish
Payouts:
1st through 5th Place
Biggest Fish
2nd biggest fish
Biggest Trout
Rules
1. RULES AND RULE CHANGES. Interpretation of the rules will be to the discretion of the Tournament Director. The rules and the interpretations of them will be final and not open to protest. Safety rules may be changed at any time.
2. SPORTSMANSHIP. Entrants must conduct themselves in a true sportsmanlike manner at all times. NO EXCEPTIONS. Courtesy and ethics of the highest standard are the norm, not the exception. Remember that you not only represent yourselves, but all tournament anglers and competitive fishing. Any illegal, rude or insulting type of behavior will be subject to disqualification or penalties enforced at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
3. PARTICIPATION. All local and state DNR rules apply. There is no limit to the number of persons on board. There is NO rod limit, you may use as many rods as is legal. You may keep as many fish as is legal, but you only weigh-in your best 9 fish.
4. SAFETY. Each contestant is to follow all local, State, DNR, and Coast Guard regulations.
5. WAIVER AND HOLD HARMLESS. All contestants agree to hold harmless any and all promoters, tournament directors, agents, and Johnson’s Great Outdoors. Furthermore, all contestants agree to waiver all responsibility for death, injuries, damage, liability, theft, fire or loss of any kind to entrants.
6. NO alcoholic beverages are permitted at the weigh in.
7. REGISTRATION, CHECK IN, START TIME AND WEIGH IN.
· Registration must be completed at Johnson’s Great Outdoors prior to 5:45 pm Friday July 30th.
· Captain’s Meeting: A mandatory Captains meeting will be held at the Montague Municipal Boat Launch on Friday July 30th at 6pm. At least one person from each boat must attend - no exceptions.
· Boat Check: A boat check will be conducted from 5:30am to 6:00am at the north pier (Montague side). Start time is 6:00am just outside the pier head – wait for the horn to sound. All boats are to monitor channel 72 while fishing.
· Channel Check-In: Boats must check-in via radio at the White Lake Channel prior to 1pm. Details to be announced at the Captain’s meeting. Boats returning before 12:30pm must be in line at the weigh-in before 1pm.
· Weigh in is 1pm to 2pm at the Montague Municipal Boat Launch, you must be in line by 2pm. Each boat can weigh in your 9 biggest fish. No weigh-ins prior to 1pm. Do not bring more than 9 fish to the scale. No ice or water in cooler at weigh-in.
· BONUS Points: 10 lbs bonus for each Brown Trout, Steelhead, or Lake Trout. This bonus is limited to two fish (20 lb bonus).
· Cook out: A picnic will take place after the weigh in.
All fish weighed in will be donated to the White Lake Area Sportfishing Association. WLASA works in cooperation with the DNR to plant fish in the area.

