2025 Big Pond Brawl
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OFFICIAL RULES
I. LIABILITY, ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY FEE
A. Sponsors are not liable for any injuries or
damages that occur during any portion of the
event.
B. All participants will compete in one, open
division.
C. The entry fee is $250 per boat per event,
application/payment can be made at LMA or
online
D. All applications and payments must be
received no later than 5pm the night before
event
E. Entry fees are non-refundable, except in the
event of the cancelation of the tournament.
F. There will be payouts for top 3 places in Boat
of the Year standings at the end of the year. In
order to be included, you must pay an additional
$100 BOY entry before the first tournament.
BOY will be awarded to the boat with most total
points for the 4 tournaments. We will be paying
top 3 places.
G. All Boat of the Year participants receive a
one week advance sign up for each tournament
date. After this period is over, we will then make
any remaining available spots open to the
public for purchase.
2. DATES AND HOURS
A. The tournaments will be held on Saturdays
per schedule. Make-up date will be on Sunday.
B. The tournament schedule will be as follows:
1. Captain’s Meeting – Thursday before the
tourney
Location: Online and LMA at 7:00pm.
2. Fishing Period – 8 hrs (per schedule)
C. Each boat and crew must have at least one
member watch the Captain’s Meeting.
D. The contest will be considered official if a
total of four (4) hours are fished.
3. START AND FINISH
A. All boats must start from and return to
Racine, Kenosha, Winthrop Harbor or
Waukegan harbors
B. Check in will begin approximately 1 hour
before start time. The Tournament Committee
Boat from each harbor will check-in all boats via
text. Each captain is required to take a video on
their phone of open cooler and boat walk
around prior to leaving the harbor. This will not
be texted at the start , but may be asked for if
you place in the money.
C. Run Time: Shot gun start at designated start
time. Start will be announced by Committee
boat from Winthrop Harbor on channel 68.
D. NO lines may be placed in the water before
the start announcement. You are on your honor.
E. Each boat must be in/entering the harbor by
the end of the fishing period.(Time per
schedule)
F. Each boat must check in with Tournament
Control, by text with a photo entering the harbor
with their boat # in the picture.
G. Every boat must check in at the end of the
contest, no exceptions. You will be DQ’d if you
do not check in.
H. All boats must bring sealed cooler to Lake
Michigan Angler within 2 hour window after
fishing period for that days tourney. A crew
member must stay with the cooler until fish are
weighed.
4. SCORING
A. All winners will be determined by the
Tournament Committee, and their decision will
be final.
B. Winners will be determined on the total
accumulation of weight. Points for BOY will be
assigned 100 points for first, subtracting 2
points each place down the board. BOY will be
determined by adding points for all 4
tournaments.
C. Tiebreaker will be biggest individual fish for
each tourney. Heaviest single day bag will be
tiebreaker for series, then biggest fish if still
tied.
D. The following species shall be eligible for
points: COHO SALMON, CHINOOK SALMON,
BROWN TROUT, STEELHEAD OR RAINBOW
TROUT, PINK SALMON and LAKE TROUT.
5. PRIZES
Tournament Prizes:
Pay out to 20% of field
Over $5,500 cash and prizes based on 25 boat
field
Big fish (Guaranteed $1000 first place)
BOY payout: (Guaranteed)
1st= $3000
2nd= $2000
3rd=$1000
