July 16, 2021
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A Fishing Tournament to Benefit the Waterfowl Festival
8/20 – 8/22
Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaries
Categories for Snakehead, Rockfish and Perch
A new tournament supporting the conservation efforts of the Waterfowl Festival, this fishing tournament is designed to raise awareness for the Festival while celebrating another part of the Eastern shore heritage. Please come help us support the Festival and its impact on the Eastern Shore way of life.
Tournament Schedule: Lines in the water at 5:30 a.m. on Friday 8/20 and lines out of the water by 3 p.m. Sunday 8/22/21
Tournament Contact: Teddy Hoover, Will White
Registration Fee: $50 per angler plus $10 per calcutta
Awards : Doc’s Sunset Grill, Oxford, MD – 4 p.m. on 8/22
Payment: Via PayPal through the app. $50 per angler. $10 per calcutta must be paid for on this site – not on the app!
Scoring Guidelines:
- The system will score up to 5 fish per category. Fish are scored based on length (inches) and the longest single length will take first place, second longest single length will take second place, and so on.
- Largest single fish for each category – Rockfish (Stripped Bass), White Perch and Snakehead
- Calcutta’s – Largest Snakehead, White Perch, and Rockfish total inches
Prizes:
- Rock Fish/ Stripped Bass – prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
- White Perch – prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
- Snake Head Fish – prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
Calcutta categories:
- Calcutta 1: Rockfish total inches out of 5 fish – $10
- Calcutta 2: White Perch total inches out of 5 fish – $10
- Calcutta 3: Snakehead total inches out of 5 fish – $10
- Calcutta 4: Largest Single Mystery Fish – $10
Schedule:
- Thursday, 8/19: A live facebook feed the night before the tournament on the Festival facebook page will be our Captains meeting
- Friday, 8/20: Lines in the water at 5:30am
- Sunday, 8/22: Lines out of the water by 3:00 pm
Sponsored by:
$50 Registration Includes:
T-shirt
Fishing Tournament Add-Ons
If you would like to participate in calcuttas, please pay for them on this site.
