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Rippin' Hawgs · Joined: 10 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: East Haddam CT

hey guys,

I was thinking about making up a little tourny either permitted or not permitted on a med-smaller lake around. Now i've never permitted any tounrys or done any organizing so if i were to do it either help or patientce would be appericated. Just a quick thought of either a night tourny, like 5-10 or a normal day tourny, but i was thinking make it a team tourny 50 bucks a team. Heres an interesting one for you what if i made it 50 bucks a deam WINNERS TAKE ALL!?? what do you think, i would say if we could get like 5-10 boats it would be awsome! nice money maker if you can get into some fish? Give me your thought.

Jake

hoppy · Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 393 Location: congamuck

i would be interested. you will need to pull a permit for a "tourney". weighing fish, exchanging money, keeping limits of fish .........all require a permit. id ask some of the guys here as they can help you get that part straightened out. where are you thinking of having it?

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

Pick a date and location, check the permitted tournament schedule at the top of the threads columb in this section to see what is open on a certain date, and call Bill forman at the DEP in the Inland Fisheries Dept.

Phone 860-424-3474

He'll send or fax you the permit paperwork, you might be able to download it off the website? I'm not sure, because I have copies of blank permit paperwork on hand, but he'll get you going.

You need to borrow or buy a digital tournament scale, or do a bush league handheld scale weigh in. Collect cash, check livewells before the event, etc.

There is a lot that goes into these events if you want to do it right.
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NX 882 BASS · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 180 Location: Terryville

night T sounds good! if u get 8 to10 boats at $50 a boat i think u should pay 3 spots,6 to 7 boats pay 2 spots,5 boats or less winner take all,have a lunker pool $5 per boat,have a 5 fish limit per boat & have singles or team Rolling Eyes

toptech · Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 322 Location: Vernon

Id be interested....but like Slime said...you would have to pull a permit...even if just to be able to have the boats legally have fish on board for the most part.
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karate kid · Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 51 Location: Berlin,CT

Make it happen!! Laughing

lancraftbass · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 8

You can get the permit online and then fax it to Bill. You only need to fill out page one

http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/fishing/fishing_forms/marine_fishing_tournament_permit_and_reporting_forms.pdf