3 Rivers
Kayak Fishing Tournament
May 3, 2014
Presented by Cohutta Fishing Company
and the Coosa River Basin Initiative
Tournament Details
Date:
Check in & Registration:
Begin Fishing:
Weigh-In & Awards:
Registration Fee:
Big Fish Bet (optional):
Saturday May, 3 2014 at CRBI’s WATERFEST, Ridge Ferry Park in Rome, GA
7:00 a.m – at Ridge Ferry Park
8:00 a.m. – on the Etowah, Coosa & Oostanaula Rivers
4:00 p.m. – at Ridge Ferry Park
$50 – includes an event t-shirt and scale
$10 to participate; angler with the Big Fish (heaviest fish) wins the pot
Register online at www.coosa.org or print off the registration form and mail to: CRBI
Registration limited to the first 20 paid participants.
408 Broad St.
Rome, GA 30161
Tournament Rules
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Participants must possess a smart phone to take photos of each caught fish; these photos must then be sent via
text message to the tournament director who will record the measurements and determine the tournament
winner(s)
There is a five (5) fish limit; each fish must be photographed with appropriate tag identifying it as Fish 1, Fish 2,
etc.
Only artificial lures will be allowed
Only two (2) rods will be allowed per angler
No motors will be allowed
Participants must be 18 years of age or older on May 3, 2014
Participants must wear a Personal Floatation Device at all times
Participants will be provided with the following materials:
o Measuring board for measuring the length of each caught fish
o Five (5) numbered, color coded tags that must be visible in the photo of each fish
o The measuring board and tags must be returned to the tournament director at the time of weigh-in; if
any of these materials are lost and not returned to the tournament director at the time of weigh-in, the
participant will be disqualified.
The winner of the tournament will be determined based on the total measurement (length) of all five (5)
photographed fish; Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers
Participants will also be provided with a scale (which they will be allowed to keep) and will be allowed to weigh
one (1) fish as an entry into the Big Fish Bet; the participant must take a photo of this measurement and send it
via text message to the tournament director for consideration; the participant with the heaviest recorded fish
will win the Big Fish Bet and will win the total prize money (based on participants)
Participants must arrive at weigh-in and turn in their materials by 4:00 p.m. sharp; for each minute that a
participant is late to weigh-in, a one (1) inch penalty will be applied to their total score – for example, if a
participant arrives at 4:10 p.m. a 10 inch penalty will be applied; No entries will be accepted after 4:30 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI), a 501c3 grassroots environmental organization
based in Rome, GA, with the mission of informing and empowering citizens to
protect, preserve and restore North America's most biologically diverse river basin.
For more information, contact Shira Kerce at (706) 232-2724 or [email protected]