Can't fish the tourney...but I can send you a plug for it...PM me your addy

Here are the rules that I came up with, let me know if you think I missed anything important.

Rules:
1. The tournament will run from 6 p.m. Thursday (October 4th) to 12 p.m. Sunday (October 7th).
2. All fish entered must striped bass of legal size (over 28 inches) and they must be caught in a surfcasting situation. This means the angler must be contacting the Earth with some part of his or her body. No boats or kayaks can be used unless they are used to access an area to fish from the surf. Fish caught anywhere stripers swim are eligible for the contest.
3. This is a catch, photo and release tournament, the winner will be determined using a combination of total inches tallied for his or her top three longest fish of the weekend.
4. All measurements should be rounded to the nearest whole inch, anything under the half inch line is rounded down and any fish measuring at or past the half inch mark will be rounded up to the next whole number. Example: 28.25 = 28 inches, 28.75 = 29.
5. Any striped bass entered into the tournament must be photographed with a measuring tape showing inches stretched out next to the fish and with the tournament tag visible in the photo. A second release shot is strongly encouraged and a special release shot photo prize will be awarded.
6. Tournament entries must be received by October 1st and the Tournament Tag will be emailed to you during the day on Thursday. Download and print the tag and bring it with you when you fish.
7. All fish photos must be posted in the Tournament Thread on this forum or emailed to tourneyforchuck[at]gmail.com by 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Please make sure to include your NAME and the LENGTH of the fish you're entering.
8. A series of prize packages will be awarded for first, second and third place, an award for largest bass caught and released on a needlefish will also be awarded. More places and prizes may also be awarded as more donations come in.
9. In the event of a tie a fourth fish will be added to the tally of the tied anglers, so make sure you photograph and enter all legal-sized fish you catch.
10. The tournament will go on in almost any weather situation, in the event that we have a hurricane or other situation that may make it impossible for participants to fish safely the rain date will be October 11-14.
11. All participating anglers will do so at their own risk, striped-bass.com cannot be held responsible for any injuries incurred during the duration of this charitable event.


TO ENTER:
Please PayPal $15 to the site (gift option) with Tourney For Chuck in the comments section along with your name, S-B Handle, cell# and email address... don't worry your privacy will be well-protected. If you don't want to PayPal the money, PM me and we'll figure out another avenue. I will hopefully be adding a few tackle shops to the sign up train here too. Stay Tuned...

Anyone donating pluggage please PM me and I'll give you my address so you can mail them along.


EDIT: Just heard from R.M. Smith and he will be adding some plugs to the pot as well!

Maybe run it through Mon 8th which is a holiday?

The rules regarding having a camera will discourage people from entering the tournament for reasons from not owning a waterproof camera to taking the risk damaging a cell phone camera.
Honor system with having your name posted on the front Page with a caption referencing the tournament.
The plugs and goodies can go to a raffle like with the Habs tournament where we can all meet, eat and drink.
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Victor - would love to e able to skip the camera in the tourney but the photos are pretty important - as is quicker C&R when possible. So please be ready with the camera.

As technology gets better and cheaper it can be leveraged to enhance honesty & accuracy in C&R Tourneys to make them more authentic and viable than kill tourneys.

Having a benefit tourney for Chuck should try to leverage that better technology and make running the tourney easier and better - even though people are less likely to, umm, exaggerate on a Chuckle Tourney :rotf2:.

$10 for a waterproof disposable $15 or so for a camera baggie.
Another question,
Who can join this? Can i sign my son up as he is not a member?
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Dave all sounds great, i can give you my pluggage and cash next time i see you.

Anyone can join, you don't have to be a member here. That's why I set up the email acct, so nonmembers could send in their entries.

-Dave

Sounds good Chef

We could do that you're right, I was following the Hab's model which always ended in the Sunday.

You playing George?

So does this mean we should Tweet the pics with the #ChucksTourney ?

I don't use twitter but if you want to set that up, be my guest. :biglaugh:

The Saltwater Edge just added gift certificates of

$100 and $50 for first and second place!

It's getting interesting folks!

How can i get you the donations?
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PM sent skippy

Anyone who wants to throw a plug or two in just PM me.

Canalman and JohnR, You all have done alot for us so we would like to donate a 1/2 day Charter for 4 people for the 2013 season to go in for this tournament. it is the least we can do. Canalman send me your addy and I will make up a certificate for it and mail it to you.
thanks Jules & Bill

Just mailed the plugs, as well.

Nevermind. Found it in the other thread.

You two are the BEST! :love:

No You guys are the best:love:
Just glad we can help, and its all because of you.