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The Concept - Men from all over the United States and Canada are invited to participate in an Internet-based fishing tournament brought to you by the Men's NetWork from Lutheran Hour Ministries. The tournament will begin June 1, 2009, and conclude August 30, 2009.
The Fish - There will be separate weekly prizes for the largest fish (by weight) caught in each of the following categories:
- Bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted, or Kentucky)
- Walleye and Sauger
- Northern Pike and Musky
- Crappie
- Bluegill, Perch, Sunfish
- Trout (all except Lake Trout)
- Freshwater Salmon
- Freshwater Stripers
- Channel Cat
- All other Catfish
- Strangest non-fish thing caught. We're not sure what prize you might get if you win in this category, but we'll have fun posting them!
How Does This Work?
- You register for the tournament online.
- Registration is a one-time $10 fee for the entire tournament.
- Each registrant will receive a Men's NetWork cap.
- You must register by May 31, 2009, or at least one week before you enter any fish in the tournament.
- You go fishing as often as you want during the contest period.
- When you catch a fish you want to enter, take two pictures of the fish.
- Send one close-up with the fish on the scale.
- Send one with you and the fish.
- Complete the online entry form and submit your pictures to mensnetwork@lhm.org (available after June 1). Pictures may be digital or scanned. Provide all of the information which gives us the following details:
- The kind of fish (in case we can't tell from the photo)
- Where it was caught (body of water and state/province)
- The lure or bait used
- The exact weight of the fish to the ounce (be honest!)
- Wait to see if yours is posted as the biggest fish in that category for that week.
- We'll update pictures and entries daily (Mon-Fri). Only the largest fish submitted for that week will be shown until we have a weekly winner.
- The week will run from Monday through Sunday.
- Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
- Weekly (for the largest fish in each category each week)
- Men's NetWork Fishing Tournament T-shirt
- Display certificate
- $10 Bass Pro Shops® gift card
- End of the Summer
- Trophy and Bass Pro Shops gift card for the largest fish in each category for the whole summer
- Remaining gift certificates not awarded for weekly prizes when no fish are entered in a category to be divided among the End of the Summer winners.
- Grand Prize
- All weekly winners (except for "strangest non-fish thing" category) will be placed in a drawing for the Grand Prize.
- Grand Prize is six days and five nights lodging at Big Cedar®, a premier resort lodge near Branson, Missouri, (http://www.bigcedar.com/), or $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card.
- IMPORTANT! Any ties will be broken based on who is wearing the Men's NetWork cap in the picture-no kidding! Beyond that, we'll break ties based on the first entry received at that weight.
Rules
- Fish may be caught in any freshwater lake, pond, river, or stream.
- This includes private farm ponds.
- This does not include "pay-to-fish" fish farms.
- All entries (fish size, fishing method, etc.) must conform to local rules.
- You may use live bait or artificial lures, as local regulations allow.
- Fish must be taken by pole and line. This rules out the following tactics:
- Trot lines
- Dynamite
- Electrical shock
- Noodling
- Jumping in and grabbing them
- Netting
- Hitting them over the head with pole, oar, or any other object
- Anything else you can think of that isn't pole and line
- You may not put foreign objects in the fish's mouth or any other part of his/her anatomy to add weight to the fish. This would include-but is not limited to-the following items:
- Fishing weights
- Lures
- Water, mud, beer, motor oil, or any other fluid
- Small children
- Anything that would add any weight to the fish
- You must weigh any fish you are entering on a scale that clearly differentiates pounds and ounces.
- The fishing tournament "week" begins on Monday and ends at midnight (local time) Sunday night. All entries for the previous week must be in by 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Monday. Any arriving after that time will be entered into the next week's contest.
- The tournament ends on Sunday, August 30, at midnight and pictures must be submitted by 9 a.m. on Monday, August 31.
- The Grand Prize winner will be notified no later than Friday, September 4, 2009.
- The winner is responsible for all applicable taxes.
Click here to register!
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