You can launch at any of the ramps on the lake, and there are 8 launching ramps within 2 miles of takeoff.
We always use Lake Norfork Marina, Henderson, AR for takeoff and checkin. The ownership has changed and we do not know the dock (boat slip) capability there at this time. Panther Bay also has boat slip options and usually they are full. Panther is directly across the lake on the Mountain a home side.
The registration is at Hickory Park, in Mountain Home. This year the only requirements for everyone are Registration, Checkout – Takeoff, and Checkin – Fish Release at the end of the day.
All counted measured fish will be required to be retained for this event. At the end of Day 1 there will be 20 random teams selected outside the Top 20, which will have their catches audited for accurate length in TourneyX.
All fish are required to be submitted through the TourneyX app, none are to be directly from your library. Phone libraries will be required to be accessible at audit measurement, for digital verification of catch and authenticity, verifying catch on tournament day, picture authenticity and original location.
Days 1 and 2 will be in the TourneyX platform for catch/stringer, and Big Bass will be weighed each day. Payment will be submitted by check and distributed via mail post event. No award payments will be made on site.
<1>Striper/Hybrid/White Bass, <2>Walleye and <3>Ozark Bass are Wild Card fish and will not be entered in TourneyX, and will be weighed each day separately, as presented at end of each day.
We will be asking teams to post Wild Card fish separately on our Facebook account posts for those individual species.
Bass Cat Facebook will have separate ( Daily 1&2 ) Wild Card posts for posting each species Wild Card submissions, in order for participants to track approximate size and determination as to submission. Largest fish only in this category and anglers posting fish should reduce unnecessary direct contact by anglers.
25 Wild Cards will be issued daily throughout the field as in years past. Those payments will be mailed to anglers post event. There will be no smallest stringer under the TourneyX platform to again reduce contact.
Day #3 will be the Top 25 teams only and we will weigh those Top 25 teams to determine the overall winner. Team images will be taken of the Top 25, though no group settings.
Thank you all for your cooperation on this event.
BCB
