TFF 1st Fly-Fishing Tournament and cookout.

[reelteacher]

HEY TFF Members and Friends,

Join us on July 18th for our 1st ever Fly-fishing tournament and cookout.

Here are the tournament rules.

1. Teams will consist of only two anglers. (TFF members or a TFF member and a Friend)

2. The Competition will consist of 3 categories:
A. Panfish
B. Bass
C. Other
Total length for each category must be taken. Teams may enter only one or all three categories, so be sure measure every fish caught even if it is not legal size. The number of fish measured for a category may not exceed the daily limit for any species per person. 25 bluegill; 5 bass collectively of any kind; and other, limit 10 carp or catfish.

3. Digital pictures are manditory to be considered for the tournament winners. The date must be stamped onto the pictures. Participants without pictures will not be elgible for the winning trophies.

4.The tournament officially begins at sunrise on July 18th and ends at 5:30 pm where all teams must be present at Fairfield lake park to report their lenth of fish.

5. Teams may travel to any public fishing sites in Tippecanoe County to fish. Private ponds, or Private access to streams and creeks are not allowed. The tippecanoe river may be accessed at pretty prairie road, but the bicycle bridge and the bridge at SR 18 is in Carroll Co. so that is off limits. The wildcat may be accessed at any of the parks inside tippecanoe county. Don't forget the ponds at Armstrong and Munger Park. Remember also the mighty Wabash river which may be accessed at numerous sites along river road.

6. Need I say this is a fly fishing tournament only. Artificial flies only, no dough balls, bee moths, worms, liver, or any other edible treats may be used for fishing.

There will be a cookout and celebration immediately after the check in. Hot dogs, Hamburgers and fried fish and bottled water will be supplied. Even if you don't wish to participate in the tournament please try to make it to the cookout. It's garanteed to be fun and full of laughs. There will be an awards ceremony for the top teams and trophies will be presented!

If you have any questions, please post them to this site or contact Dustin Tabert at 765-427-6473 or e-mail at [e-mail]

Get your team together quickly and post your team here, so all of us will know who we are up against.

Dad and I will be splitting up, and we are available to be on a team. I am looking forward to fishing with the first person contacts me and wants to be on my team! However, I will not be able to fish until Noon on the 18th due to a vet. appointment for my wife's cat. sorry... That still gives us five hours to put fish on film. I'm praying for a cool rainy day!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!

[barryl]

###^%$$ I'm going to be in Florida. So the 7 1/2 lb. (with lead sinkers added) bass I have been keeping in my freezer for 2 years will just have to wait another year. Besides the cheese bait stuck in it's mouth might be a give away. Well good luck to all you jug ...I mean fly fishers on what sounds to be a fun time.Barryl ...........rf did you save any M-80s from the 4th for this?

[rstaight]

I won't be able to make it either. I have to go to Richmond that weekend for my mom in-laws birthday.

I would much rather be fishing.

[barryl]

We are assuming that your mother-in-law doesn't have a computer!

[trent]

I'm not trying to make this any more complicated than necessary, just looking for a little clarification.

You are talking about public waters - does that mean you need to fish at the public access points? Does that rule out a float, for example? You could obviously float to waters that would otherwise only be accessed by private property.

Quick question on measuring the fish - are we talking tip to end of tail? I usually don't measure them because it makes it a whole lot easier to lie. Just wondering about the proper method.

[radioflyer]

Trent,

I have Photoshop on my laptop too! That'll go to the field with me. I think I can actually make this event! Fun!

rf

[reelteacher]

I only mentioned public access points, where you go from there is up to you and your teamate. All I'm saying is don't get caught trespassing during the tournament. That is a definite disqualification... You may use a boat, canoe, motorized craft, whatever you want once you have accessed a river or creek at a public site. I don't care. A float trip would be a great idea. Just remember to be back on time. Serious penalties will be given to those who are late.

Measure the fish as instructed in the Indiana Fishing Guide. Don't you read that thing? Measure the fish from nose or lip to the tips of the tail. Keep careful records of your data.

Radio, just make sure your forgery is a good one. I can't wait to see what you catch!

[TroutKing]

That fish that Dustin is holding in his TFF pic is mighty fine - I wonder if he can do that again for the tourney. I am going to team up with Krebsie so it might be Popper Heaven where ever we go (we're keeping this a secret because we don't know where we're going yet!)

[flyfishingpastor]

Dustin/Krebsie;

We post our team here? Is there a cut-off date for entries?

Pat

[trent]

If someone wants to participate, but needs a partner, would they post that here? Would those individuals get connected on their own or someone would pair them up???

[reelteacher]

Sure, you can post all the teams here, or if you need a partner, that would be logical to post here as well. No need to start a new thread. Fun to read all the stuff about this tourney in one place.

Deadline for team entry is.... July 18th of course. I don't see anything wrong with last minute entries. Does anyone else?

Here are the teams as of now.

1. Reelteacher and Jcpilot , sorry folks, John was the first to respond to my invitation!
2. Krebsie and Don Werden, They are looking into some secret fishing grounds. I'd watch out for them!

So, Post your teams here as you form them! Don't be shy. It's all in good fun! I already have some ideas about trophies. You will not want to miss this!

Don, don't worry, that wiper was caught up at the dam. That is off limits for this tournament since it is in Clinton County. However, there are fish longer than that I'm fishing for!

[trent]

John, be prepared to carry the weight for your team!

Dustin, I used to get some good gag trophy/prizes at Goodwill. Not sure what you have in mind.

Something to think about for future years would be to add a youth category - could be as simple as just tallying total number of fish caught.

It might be fun also to add some individual kinds of awards, kind of like what you would find in a golf outing (longest drive, closest to pin, etc). You could have awards for biggest fish, smallest fish, biggest fly used that actually caught fish, smallest fly used that actually caught fish, etc., etc.)

[barryl]

Trent are you sure you want to be shown up by a bunch of kids? (really the youth idea is pretty cool) Also with rf and the mad photo shop the biggest fly is going to get way out of hand.

[trent]

I've resolved to accept the fact that my kids will surpass my meager abilities (fishing being only one of many) much sooner than I think is fair to my ego. So, I might as well be shown up by someone else's kids...it will be good practice for down the road.

[barryl]

Hey Dustin Trent got me thinking (and boy does it hurt) years back at the beginning of the X-Games there was a fly fishing category and one of the things they did was a longest cast competition. You could do it at the cook out. Use one of the club rods so everyone uses the same equipment lay out a course using a 100ft. tape and stakes at different increments. Have one stake painted a bright color you place at the furthest cast to beat.(I do this in my back yard for practice without the colored stake of course) After everyone takes a turn or three you declare a winner. By the way people the winner in the X-Games got 110ft. with a 5wt............. she was pretty good don't you think.