Kapuskasing River Walleye Tournament Rules
(Last updated August 15, 2022 @ 11:21 a.m.)
Entry fee is $400.00 per team for the 2024 KRWT.
Tournament Director (TD) reserves the right to reject any registrations
You may cancel your registration if it is at least 14 days prior to the tournament. A $100 fee will be applied for cancellations.
If you cancel your registration within 14 days to the tournament, no refunds will be issued.
Disqualification from a tournament for any reason will result in forfeiture of entry fee.
No refunds or credits are extended to teams that choose not to fish due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Rules Meeting will be held at 7:00pm Thursday August 8th, 2024 at the Kapuskasing Sports Palace. All teams must register and attend the rules meeting. If any team fails to register on Thursday night, that team will not be allowed to fish.
The Format of the tournament is a 2 person team per boat for 2 days, total combined weight of 12 fish catch and live release on August 9th to August 10th, 2024.
Fishing hours are from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday and 8:00 am to 3:00pm Saturday. Teams can only start fishing once they have passed the start/finish line.
Fishing Boundaries are from the Start/Finish Line north to Mattagami “100 foot narrows” and south to the mouth of the Groundhog River. All boundaries will be clearly marked and the map and will be available for viewing at the hall. All hazardous areas/zones will also be marked on this map.
NOTE hazards and rocks will not be marked on the water and each angler/team is responsible for their own safety and safe navigation.
Registration will open at the Kapuskasing Sports Palace at 5:00 pm Thursday August 8th, 2024.
Participation:
1. Each team must complete, sign, and submit an official KRWT entry form along with payment.
2. Teams must enter as a 2 person team per boat on the entry form.
3. All participants under the age of 18 will require their parents/guardian signed consent.
4. All Tournament, Federal, Provincial Fisheries and Boating Regulations must be followed or you will be disqualified.
5. No fishing is permitted within 20 feet of another competitors boat.
6. Personal Floatation Devices must be worn by all Participants while travelling at speeds greater then trolling speed. If caught without, you will be disqualified.
7. Tether shut off cords must be attached to the driver while at speeds greater then trolling speed.
8. Once a team’s boat is inspected, under no circumstances will a competitor’s boat pull alongside another competitor’s boat at anytime
9. No Alcoholic beverages or any legal or illegal drugs or narcotics may be consumed during the tournament fishing hours.
10. A no wake zone will exist only at the end of each day beginning ½ hour before finish time. This zone is from the start/finish line to the Weigh Station. No wake means off plane. No passing/getting in front of another team is allowed at anytime for any reason once you cross the finish line. Teams that do so may be disqualified.
11. Participants may not leave their boats during the tournament except with an official or at the weigh in site.
12. Every boat must have an operating livewell and or operating aerator.
13. NO under water camera or any other similar devices can be used during the tournament hours.
14. The use, in livewells, of commercially available fish care chemicals is permitted.
Inspection and Weigh in site:
1. All boats will be inspected at the Weigh Station.
2. All fish will be weighed in at the Weigh Station.
3. Full and complete Starting and Weigh in procedures will be explained in detail at the rules meeting.
4. If you leave the tournament and do not have fish to weigh in, it is your responsibility to inform the weigh station that you are leaving.
Weighing Fish:
1. ONLY Walleye qualify for weigh in.
2. The Weigh Station will be open at 8:30am each day.
3. All boats must be across the finish line in the staging area and off plane no later than 4:00pm on Friday and 3:00pm on Saturday. No passing/getting in front of another team for any reason is allowed. Teams that do so may be disqualified.
4. Any Team that has not crossed the designated buoys by the appointed return time will not be able to weigh any fish they might possess.
5. Anglers may possess the daily MNR limit of 8 fish (including any fish already weighed) of which ONLY 6 (six) fish will be weighed for that day.
6. The max number of walleye in your boat is 8. If any team possesses more than 8 walleye or more than their daily limit of over’s, they will have that days catch DQ including any fish weighed during that day.
7. Each team will be able to weigh in only 2 walleye over 46cm and 4 under 46cm or 6 under 46cm. If any part of a pinched tail of any fish touches the 46cm line the fish will be deemed an over and the official will have final say as to whether a fish exceeds 46cm. The officials will not measure or weigh any fish to verify the anglers equipment.
8. One member from each team must verify the weighed fish and sign the weigh in form.
9. Any dead fish will not be weighed and will count as a fish for that day. A fish is deemed alive and weighable if the gills are moving in and out. The officials are allowed to refuse at any time a walleye in bad condition. Any fish deemed un-releasable will be returned to the angler.
10. Prior to going to the weight station, and after your fish have been deemed alive or “good”, they become the Tournament’s responsibility.
11. All fish must be kept in livewell or aerated coolers to keep fish as fresh as possible for live release. Any fish mauled, mashed, frozen, stringered, injected with water or other fluids, containing foreign matter to add weight or show white gills, soft flesh or eyes (as per tournament official) will result in immediate Disqualification from the tournament.
12. The Decision of the Weigh Master is FINAL.
Tie Breakers:
1. The winner of a tie for the grand aggregate prize will be determined by the team with the heaviest weight of Day 1.
2. Any other prize money ties will be determined by the team with the heaviest weight of Day 1.
3. Ties for prizes will be determined by the team with the heaviest weight of Day 1.
Protests
1. Any Participant has the right to lodge a protest against another participant.
2. A protest form will be available from the Tournament Director (TD) and must be completed and presented to the TD within 1 hour of the posting of the weights.
3. A $150.00 protest fee must accompany the form. The fee will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.
4. Teams may be disqualified for any gross violations of the rules, any violations that clearly give the competitor an unfair or illegal advantage over other competitors. Some examples include, unsafe boating practices, gross angling ethics violations, fishing out of bounds, use of drugs or alcohol, exchange of fish between teams or violation of any of the Provincial/Federal fishing regulations
5. All other protest, infractions, penalties and level of DQ will fall under the NOWT rules.
Additional Notes
1. All teams are subject to official inspection during the tournament and agree to an inspection at any time.
2. No other boats may come in contact with participant boat with the exception of an official staff boat.
3. No fishing information may be given to participants during tournament fishing hours by anyone in any fashion. Use of cell phones, CB’s or VHF radios are prohibited unless for emergency purposes.
4. In the event of a thunderstorm, lightning and /or severe weather, participants may pull in to the nearest shoreline until it is safe to continue. The TD may delay the start or change the hours of the event due to the weather.
Tournament integrity policy and safety
Both the KRWT and NOWT rules will be followed and used for any disputes. ANY violation of the above-described rules will result in immediate disqualification.
Spirit of the rule
It is the intention of the organizers to provide an honest sportsmanlike event. All rules have “Loopholes”. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded that “the spirit of the rule” will prevail in all judgment cases and the decision of the TD are final