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Smallmouth Shootout

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Organized by Jess Westbrook

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Join us for the Third Annual Kings River Smallmouth Shootout!

  • Tournament takes place on May 31st at the Kings River

    • Check-In at Kings River Outfitters

    • Tournament will be moved to July 12th if conditions are bad on May 31st

  • Teams of 1 or 2, one fly per team, float style (canoe/kayak/rental, raft, Drift Boat)

    • $100 entry fee per team

      • Early Bird Special: $90 fee per team if you sign up prior to 2/1/24

    • Individual Kayaks can enter for only $50

  • 2 Brackets

    • One-Fly: Everyone begins their day in the one-fly bracket

      • When an angler loses their fly, they can no longer count fish length towards their one-fly score

      • If you lose said fly, you can move into a general bracket with your full box

        • Upon moving to consolation bracket, the one-fly score is final

    • General Bracket: Upon losing their chosen one-fly, an angler may use any fly they have

      • At this point the teams one-fly score is final

      • The team will then begin a new score for the consolation bracket

  • Score is an aggregate of the length of the top 5 fish for the team E.g. if the boats biggest 5 fish are 16, 15, 14.5, 10 and 14 inches, the team score is 69.5

    • Only Smallmouth Bass count towards team score


Rules
  • Limit 1 boat per team, maximum team size of 2

  • Limit 1 fly pattern (1 individual fly per angler) while competing in the one-fly bracket

    • E.g. if a team of 2 chooses a size 2 black wooly bugger, each angler gets 1 wooly bugger

    • Flies must be the same size and color

  • If an angler loses their selected one-fly, they may start using any fly

    • Fish caught on other flies will begin counting towards the consolation bracket score

  • Check-In begins at 7 a.m. at Kings River Outfitters, bring your chosen fly to the check in.

  • All anglers must be have lines out of water by 3:00pm, though this is subject to change based on flows

  • Official Check-Out will be at Kings River Outfitters at 4pm

  • Each team will have 2 scores, 1 for the one-fly bracket and 1 for the consolation bracket

  • Each score will be the aggregate of the top 5 fish that the team has caught

  • E.g. if the boats biggest 5 fish are 16, 15, 14.5, 10 and 14 inches, the team score is 69.5

  • All fish in top 5 aggregate must have picture of fish with measurement and identifier (provided at check-in)

  • All Fish must be measures with an official catchboard

  • All fish caught must be released

  • Only smallmouth bass will count towards aggregate score

  • All boats must carry a mesh trash bag or something similar  

  • If water gets too high or low on day of tournament and/or there is severe weather, the tournament will be rescheduled

    • If an angler/team cannot participate in the reschedule date, there will not be a refund


Weigh In and Conservation
  • All Catch Boards must be a Hawg Trough or Ketch Brand (links to purchase below, also sold at Bass Pro)

  • Lines out by 3 p.m., all pictures must be time stamped prior to 3.

  • All anglers must return to check-out by 4 p.m.

    • We have been a little lenient with this the previous 2 years, but cannot be as lenient again to be fair to all anglers.

  • All state, federal, and local laws must be obeyed

  • Must have valid fishing license (N/A for 15u)

  • Fish may not be retained for a period of time longer than necessary to capture an acceptable photo, followed by an immediate release

  • Fish must be handled with BARE WET HANDS

  • Each fish caught must be released prior to making a new cast

  • All tournament contestants must have their fish uploaded to TourneyX by 4pm.  

    • Cell phone service is sketchy in the Valley of the Kings, so have a place you know with good service or arrive to Kings River Outfitters with enough time to upload.  

    • There will be WIFI provided at Kings River Outfitters for tournament contestants to upload their photos and tournament directors will be available for trouble shooting.

 

Scoring
  • MOUTH CLOSED AGAINST THE BUMP ON THE BOARD

    • an open mouth submission photo will receive a 1” penalty per fish. “Open Mouth” is at the judges’ discretion. Anglers may be asked to submit an alternate photo, so take multiple photos.

  • Bump of the board must be fully visible

  • The eye of the fish must be completely visible, to ensure the fish is alive at the time of photo.  

    • submissions without a visible eye will be disqualified.

  • Smallmouth Bass is the only species considered.

  • No minimum size

  • Lip clips or other restraining devices are not allowed.

  • Handling fish with cloth gloves is not allowed.

    • gloves with a rubber, latex, silicone, or nitrile coating are OK

    • submissions with cloth gloves touching fish will be Disqualified.

  • You may touch any part of the fish between the eye and the tail fin

    • touching the tail fin in a submission is a 1’’ penalty per fish

  • The tail can be pinched or un-pinched, but must be flat against the measuring device.

    • a “hovering tail” is a 1’’ penalty per fish.

    • All lengths to be verified by the Tournament Director via TourneyX

    • Each fish must be photographed on a bump board (hawg trough or Ketchboard) and include the unique identifier given by Tournament Director at check in to count in the angler’s bag limit

    • 3pm Cutoff for “lines out”

    • Fish must be submitted and uploaded by 4pm. Exceptions for circumstances will be at the Tournament Director’s discretion.



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