“BUDWEISER CANAM” WALLEYE CHALLENGE

Saturday July 11th, 2015 to be held at

Sugarloaf Marina

3 Marina Drive, Port Colborne, ON

(Blow day – Sunday July 12th, 2015)

Mandatory Captain’s meeting on Friday July 10th, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. "TOP GUN" Sanctioned Tournament

ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT FORMAT

$400.00 entry per boat Tournament will be limited to the first 75 boats registered and entry paid

2 – 5 people per boat / 8 rod maximum Total weight of 6 walleye

CASH PRIZES FOR TOP FIFTEEN TEAM WEIGHTS 1

st

Place $7,500.00

2nd

Place $3,000.00

3rd

Place $2,000.00

4th

Place $1,500.00

5th

Place $1,400.00

6th

Place $1,300.00

7th

Place $1,200.00

8th

Place $1,100.00

9th

Place $1,000.00

10th

Place $900.00

11th

Place $800.00

12th

Place $700.00

13th

Place $600.00

14th

Place $500.00

15th

Place $500.00

Professional weigh-in show to be presented by George Jensen. The “Budweiser CanAm Trophy”, hand carved by Louis Barnai, will be presented to the winner.

For more information contact Dave Malloy at Erie Tracker Outfitters at 905-834-9218 or e-mail: erietrackeroutfitters@cogeco.net Quoted payouts are based on full field of 75 boat entries.

CASH PRIZE FOR BIG FISH of the DAY 1

st

Place $2,000.00

2nd

Place $1,000.00

3rd

Place $750.00

4th

Place $500.00

5th

Place $250.00

2015 “BUDWEISER CANAM” WALLEYE CHALLENGE

"BIG FISH FRIDAY" Event Friday July 10th, 2015

(Optional)

Registration: $100.00 entry fee per team Must be entered into the Budweiser CanAm Walleye Challenge main event to participate. Must be entered and paid in full by Wednesday July 1st, 2015.

Registration and "CASH ONLY" payment must be made at: Erie Tracker Outfitters 111 Killaly Street West

Port Colborne, ON L3K 3L7 Phone: 905-834-9218

Rules and Regulations: 1) Fishing time starts at 6:00 a.m. 2) Your fish must be brought in to the weigh station and registered by a Big Fish Friday Official NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. SHARP. 3) No water or loose ice is permitted in your cooler; only blocks or cubed ice in a sealed bag is permitted. 4) Teams are only permitted to bring in and register ONE FISH at the weigh-in station. 5) Weigh-in will start at 3:15 p.m. 6) All MNR/DNR regulations will apply. 7) Any person/team found to be in violation of any rule(s) will automatically be disqualified. 8) The winning teams will be announced and paid out at the Captain's Meeting Friday evening.

If you have any questions regarding the Big Fish Friday Event please contact Dave Malloy at 905-834-9218 or erietrackeroutfitters@cogeco.net

CASH PRIZE FOR BIG FISH of the DAY 1

st Place 50%

2nd

Place 30%

3rd Place 20%

“BUDWEISER CANAM” WALLEYE CHALLENGE

REGISTRATION FORM

***The tournament is limited to the first seventy-five (75) teams with registrations paid in full.***

Teams must be registered NO LATER than Friday July 3rd, 2015 to enter.

Team Name: Boat Name/Make/Model: Team Captain: Address / Phone Number/ E-mail Address:

TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION: Each boat is allowed a crew minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5) members. Please complete ALL contact information for participating team members.

NAME ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBER / E-MAIL ADDRESS 1.

2.

3.

4.

EVENT DESCRIPTION ENTRY FEE Yes/No Fee Enclosed

Tournament Entry Fee per Boat $400.00 Big Fish Friday Entry Fee per Boat (Optional) $100.00

TOTAL FEE(S) ENCLOSED (Canadian Funds) $

Please contact Dave Malloy at Erie Tracker Outfitters at 905-834-9218 or e-mail: erietrackeroutfitters@cogeco.net to register and arrange payment.

Or you may mail your completed registration form along with your cheque or money order to:

BUDWEISER CANAM WALLEYE CHALLENGE C/O Erie Tracker Outfitters

111 Killaly Street West Port Colborne, ON CANADA L3K 3L7

Please make cheques payable to Erie Tracker Outfitters.

2015 BUDWEISER CANAM CHALLENGE

RULES & REGULATIONS

1) Fishing hours will be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday July 11th, 2015.

Foul weather date is Sunday July 12th, 2015; same fishing hours.

2) Any team member who is 16 years of age or under must provide tournament officials with a waiver form

signed by a parent or legal guardian in order to enter.

3) Each individual competitor upon registering to enter the 2015 Budweiser CanAm must sign a waiver holding

the sponsors, their agents or employees, harmless from liability of any nature or for any injuries/damages

suffered by entrants during the period that this tournament is held.

4) TOURNAMENT BOUNDARIES: Waters of Lake Erie, the upper Niagara River and lower Grand River. All boats

are to leave Sugarloaf Harbour by water. Boats leaving the break wall area at the canal prior to official start

time will be disqualified. NO BOAT is to precede the official patrol boat. All boats MUST enter and exit at the

port of Port Colborne via the canal entrance through the break wall and in through the retaining wall

adjacent to the Grain Elevator.

5) Teams may have two (2) to five (5) anglers per boat.

6) A maximum of eight (8) rods/reels may be used per team/boat. All Canadian and U.S. fishing regulations

(MNR/DNR) will apply.

7) Your designated team number is listed on the “Official Tournament Roster.”Two team number signs will be

provided and are to be attached to the boat, port and starboard. It is the team Captain’s responsibility to

ensure that these signs are clearly visible to other tournament boats. Team boats are not allowed to make

contact with one another, float or pass equipment, fish, bait, ice, coolers, food, drink, etc.

8) ALL BOATS WILL BE CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. The Team “puck” will be issued to each boat upon

completion of the morning boat check. No boat/team may depart from the dock or launch prior to having

the boat check completed and the team puck in hand.

9) There will be no designated “stop fishing” time. HOWEVER, the team’s fish cooler must be registered at the

weigh-in line NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M.SHARP! Any team bringing their fish to the weigh-in after 4:00 p.m.

will be disqualified. It is each team’s responsibility to manage their fishing and running times.

10) The Team “puck” must be returned to the check-in desk when fish are brought to the weigh-in station.

Failure to present your Team “puck” will result in disqualification.

11) The weighing of fish will begin at 4:30 p.m. SHARP!

12) Any fish being entered must be caught by hook and line, and retrieved by rod and reel on legal angling tackle.

Fish must be caught in the mouth. Any fish having cuts, gaff marks, gill net or puncture marks anywhere on

the body will be questioned.

13) FISH LIMIT: A maximum of six (6) walleye may be brought to the stage and presented for the official weigh-

in. The dock master on the long dock MUST clip all fish in excess of the six (6) maximum. Any team bringing

more than six (6) walleye, clipped fish or species other than walleye to the stage will be disqualified from

the tournament.

14) The fish to be weighed in must be presented in a cooler with bagged or blocked ice only. No loose ice is

allowed.

15) Any team entering fish that have been altered in any manner to increase the weight of the fish will be

disqualified.

16) All standings will be determined by weight. A tie for any position will result in the respective prize monies

being split equally.

17) The team representative presenting the fish for weigh-in shall be responsible for verification of the weight

record slip and receive a copy thereof.

18) Disqualification from the tournament will not result in a refund of the team entry fee. Any abuse, verbal or

otherwise, directed towards committee members will result in immediate disqualification.

19) Decisions of the tournament committee are final.

20) All competitors upon registration agree to abide by all tournament rules.

21) All slip fees, launch fees, lodging fees and all other associated fees are the responsibility of each team.

Good luck to everyone

& have a great day of fishing!

2015 BUDWEISER CANAM WALLEYE CHALLENGE

BIG FISH FRIDAY

Participants’ Waiver and Release Form

This form MUST be read/completed and signed by ALL PARTICIPANTS.

In consideration of my application and permitting me to participate in the BIG FISH FRIDAY/2015 BUDWEISER CANAM WALLEYE CHALLENGE being held on the 10

th/11

th day of July, 2015 (or the 12

th of July, 2015 as an alternate foul weather date), I hereby

take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors, and assigns as follows:

(A) Waive, release, and discharge from any and all liability for my death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft or actions of any kind which may hereafter accrue to me or my travelling to and from this event, BUDWEISER (Labatt Breweries of Canada), ERIE TRACKER OUTFITTERS LTD., SUGARLOAF MARINA (The City of Port Colborne), and their directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives and agents, the event sponsors and event volunteers,

(B) Indemnify and hold harmless all entities or persons mentioned in this paragraph from any and all liabilities or claims made by other individuals or entities as a result of my actions during this event.

I hereby certify that I have read this document and I understand its content.

NAME:

ADDRESS:

Date of Birth:

SIGNATURE:

Signature of parent/guardian if applicable:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

Date of Birth:

SIGNATURE:

Signature of parent/guardian if applicable:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

Date of Birth:

SIGNATURE:

Signature of parent/guardian if applicable:

NAME:

ADDRESS:

Date of Birth:

SIGNATURE:

Signature of parent/guardian if applicable:

TEAM NO.

NAME:

ADDRESS:

Date of Birth:

SIGNATURE:

Signature of parent/guardian if applicable: