looking for tournament action

[jeffcpr]

Hi FNN Tubers I was woundering if any one out there could help me out, I am looking for a tournament for float tube fishing in the area (Orange County, L.A. County). I thought that Laguna Niguel lake had one arounf November but at this point have not found it yet.
Just looking for something close by and to get out of the house for some fun in my tube.

Thanks in advance
jeffcpr

:Big Grin:

[Nessie Hunter]

I dont think LNL has a float tube Tourny ?????

Bobbie does have a pre opener for float tubes come Trout season..
Tubes only, C&R, two days prior to opener after first stocking. About $50 per head per day (2).. No prizes or awards etc, just a tubers only 2 day event....

There are Web sites that target tubers, pontoons and Yaks that have a lot of activities...

But we dont get much love as a general rule..
Our numbers are increasing rapidly. So maybe soon we will find our place in the sun... :Cool:




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[sonarbp]

A few buddies and I are trying to get some type of tournament together but we have not had the response from the tubing community that we expected. Any ideas of what type of event and locations for events would be helpful. We origanlly wanted to have both fresh and saltwater events. Maybe if we can get enough FNN tubers together it might work.

[Wyatt-Da-Bassaholic]

Im definetly looking for some tournies myself. Ive been thinking of getting acouple together myself at Castaic lagoon, puddingstone, lake piru and pyramid lake. I have a fishing team with about ten float tubers, maybe we all can come together and get something started. Let me know.

Team Hook'em

[sonarbp]

Wyatt-Da-Bassaholic that sounds great!!!! The only problem we might have in forming a freshwater tournament series is we would need to get a permit from the DFG to hold them. I found this out when I was doing research on what is needed to hold a tournament.

The DFG issues permits authorizing the tournaments, with certain conditions. According to Senior Fishery Biologist Kyle Murphy, culling is allowed only during these contests because one of the special conditions of the permit requires the tournament sponsor to ensure that all black bass caught in the tournament are released back into the water where they were captured.

Fish Culling during Black Bass Tournaments
Section 1.17. of Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Natural Resources, Bag and Possession Limit, provides that no more than one daily bag limit of each kind of fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk or crustacean named in these regulations may be taken or possessed by any one person unless otherwise authorized; regardless of whether they are fresh, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

Additionally, Section 1.80. of Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Natural Resources, defines "Take" as to hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill fish, amphibians, reptiles, mollusks, crustaceans or invertebrates or attempting to do so.

California Sport Fishing Regulations provide that anglers may take up to five bass per day when fishing; and fishing contest permit regulations provide that "insofar as possible; all fish shall be returned to the water alive and in good condition".

Section 230 of Title 14 contains new regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission which became effective September 22, 2005.

Section 230 (1)states: "No provisions of these regulations exempt any participant in a contest from the sport fishing regulations, except that the department may, for permitted contests, authorize an exemption to:

(A) Regulations which impose an increased minimum size limit larger than 12 inches, a slot size limit, or a reduced bag limit less than five fish for Type A contests, and; B) Daily bag and possession limits for all permitted black bass contests, insofar that once the daily bag and possession limit has been reached by an individual angler, that same angler may continue to fish under the condition that each additional fish caught must immediately be returned to the water alive and in good condition, or be used to replace a fish being maintained alive and in good condition from the participant's livewell or other suitable holding facility."

Note that Section 230 (B) applies to all permitted black bass contests while Section 230 (A) applies only to Type A ('Event') contest permits for which the exemption has been authorized.

Information regarding Zero (0) bag limits

Section 7.00. of Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Natural Resources District General Regulations; provides that in waters where the bag limit for trout or salmon is zero, fish for which the bag limit is zero must be released unharmed, and should not be removed from the water.

If we can get this permit then we can hold the tournament in freshwater. For saltwater there is no permit needed.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Administration/Permits/FishingContest/index.asp

Maybe we can work together and get something started!!!

Brian