Whos ready to jump in this tourney??

Welcome all anglers!

This online based, redfish spot tournament will begin December 1st at midnight and will end December 20th at midnight. Registration begins November 15th via www.thejonyacht.com;entry will be $15 without event shirt and $40 with event shirt for adults, $10 entry without event tee and $25 with event tee (shirts will be shipped).

I will hold a Facebook Live- course overview on November 30th at 6PM EST to go over the rules below and answer questions. I can also be reached at lowcountrychoicellc@gmail.com.

1. SPORTSMANSHIP- All contestants are required to follow high standards of honesty, sportsmanship, courtesy, and conservation.

2. PERMITTED FISHING METHODS- All fish must be caught via hook and line on either conventional rods or fly rods from a Jon Boat only. The selection of bait is up to the discretion of the participant but must comply with local and state DNR/FWCC.

3. FISHING LOCATIONS- Any public navigable waters where redfish live. (Must be caught from a Jon Boat, so no golf course pond lurking on foot!)

4. ELIGIBILITY– There will be a separate division for adults and children. (13 and under as of registration).

5. All DNR Regulations and safety rules apply, all tournament committee decisions are final.

6. OTHER. During competition, contestants may not obtain or receive assistance from other anglers. The participating angler must be the person who hooked, fought and landed the fish.

7. This is a Capture and Photo tournament. Pictures should be taken at soon as the fish is caught. Fish must be alive and good condition when photographed. Judges decision is final on condition of fish. Pictures of dead, frozen, mutilated or otherwise fish that are clearly not alive will not count. Fish can be retained, but photo must be of alive fish, clearly from a jon boat. All state DNR regulations and vessel safety rules apply.

8. MOST SPOTS SCORING. ALL NATURAL Black Spots & Specs on a single Redfish will be counted. A clear and distinct line must be visible between spots or it will be counted as one spot. Size of fish does not matter unless fish is being retained, then all state DNR rules apply. Only one side of fish can be entered in the tournament. Tie breaker will be determined by entry submission time. Earliest entry wins.

9. UNIQUE CODE CARDS – Each participant will be emailed a unique code that will correlate to this specific tournament. The code should be written or printed on paper or index card and must be clearly and fully visible in the picture with the fish. All entries not following these rules will be ineligible. On the tournament start day, I will email out a code that will be required to use when submitting a picture of a fish. Bottom line, we must have a clear visual of the fish (to count spots) and the code to confirm entry. An example of how to photograph fish with unique code is shown in paragraph 10.

10.DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND FISH ENTRY- Participants may use digital cameras or phones for recording fish. Cameras may be shared – Digital files must not be altered in any means. Meta files must be able to be viewed by judges to determine the date stamp and that the fish was caught during tournament dates. Altered or deleted properties of any entry metafile will be ruled ineligible. Submit entries to lowcountrychoicellc@gmail.com with angler name, date, and state caught in. Submission photos MUST be submitted in the following general fashion, with your Unique code card and clearly showing the use of a jon boat (which will be emailed to participant).

11.PRIZE STRUCTURE. Tournament prizes are equipment/gifts. Number of places awarded is based on the number of entrants. Participants can only one prize.

Most Spots on ONE side – Adult and Child category

Adult- 14 and up

- 1st place - Zman Tackle Pack, Jon Yacht hat and shirt of choice and, $50 JY gift card

- 2nd place- Jon Yacht hat and shirt of choice, $20 JY gift card

- 3rd place- Jon Yacht hat of choice and $10 gift card

Youth- 13 and under

- Youths will have a separate unique card to show in their submission photo. Prize structure may go up depending on amount of entries.

1st place only- Jon Yacht hat and $50 JY gift card

Event Shirt

Adult

Youth

(available in blue, pink, grey)