Below was Posted from Bill Baum on Facebook:
We would like to invite all IFO members and non members to participate in our pre-season dock and ice tournament series.
Contacts: Bill Baum, Nathan Boldman and Ryan Kerns
Time:
Registration begins at 7:30 am but will be open all morning
Tournament begins at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm
Dates:
Tournaments will be hosted in November and December. (January dates to follow if we have unsafe ice.)
Stay current on the schedule as dates may be subject to change on short notice depending on ice conditions.
Stop #1- November 12th @ Alum Creek Marina
Stop #2- November 19th @ Rocky Fork Marina
Stop #3- November 27th @ Alum Creek Marina (Thanksgiving Weekend)
Stop #4- December 3rd @ East Harbor
Stop #5- December 17th @ Indian Lake (if we have ice)
Stop #5- December 17th @ CJ Brown (if we don’t have ice)
Tournaments will continue in this weekly fashion if the season is too mild for local ice. We will give you as much notice as possible if we need to adjust the schedule through the year.
Tournament Rules:
1. All ODNR regulations must be followed at all times
2. Live bait is permitted
3. No lines or sonar may enter the water before 8am
4. No Casting (vertical presentations only)
5. No "Strolling" (Walking around the docks with a bait in the water.)
Entry fee is $20
$5 will go into the heaviest 5 crappie pot
$5 will go into the heaviest 1 saugeye pot
$5 goes into the big fish pot (any species)
$5 goes to Ice Fish Ohio to cover website expenses
If no qualifying saugeye are caught, we will pay out a second place crappie pot equalling 75% of the first place pot
See you on the lake!
