SMACK Tournament Series benfitting HOW

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Announcing the 2013 Schedule and rules. You can also find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SmackTournamentSeries?ref=hl. All proceeds go to benefit Heroes on the Water!

All times EST

Mar 24 7am-2pm Guist Creek Lake, Shelbyville KY

Apr 21 7am-2pm Barren River Lake, Brownsford Ramp

May 19 7am-2pm Rough River Lake, North Fork Ramp

June 23 7am-2pm Salem Lake, Hodgenville KY

July 21 7am-2pm Nolin River Lake, Iberia Ramp

Aug 18 7am-2pm Taylorsville Lake, Van Buren Ramp

Sep 22 7am-2pm Green River Lake, Snake Creek Ramp

Classic:
Times CST

Oct 19-20 Lake Barkley, Eddy Creek Marina
Oct 19 7am-2pm
Oct 20 7am-12 noon

$10 entry fee per tournament, classic will be $20.
Kayak Canoe Sup and Float tubes allowed (Hobie systems OK)
Single electric motor will be allowed for persons with proven disability that would prevent them from paddling. Prior consent from organizational committee must be granted.
PFD must be on boat at all times.
CPR Rules Top 3 fish will be scored. Tiebreaker will be determined by next biggest fish.
First picture must be of rigged boat at ramp. All pics must be clear and have full fish in picture. Mouth must be closed. Will measure to tip of tail. Measurements will be taken in 1/4 inch increments.
Phones can be used for pics please bring cord to upload pics. All cameras will be checked before tournament.
No live bait. No bank fishing or wading. All fish must be caught from boat.
Must fish 4 tournaments to qualify for classic. Points will be calculated with top 4 finishes plus classic finish.
Points accumulated as follows:
1st-10pts
2nd-8pts
3rd-6pts
4th-4pts
5th-2pts
6th and on with fish-1pt
No fish-0.5pts
Tiebreaker after classic will be determined by biggest fish at classic. 2nd tiebreaker will be biggest fish of year.
There are NO RULES on pre fishing tournaments. The objective of this tournament series is to get people on the water and have fun. We will not ever discourage anyone from going fishing anytime they so choose.

We'd like to thank those who have sponsored us to this point:

Bullfrog Baits (bullfrogbaits.com)
Big Buffalo Crossing Canoe Rental (Bigbuffalocrossing.com)
Yak Daddy (Yakdaddy.net)
AWP Butcher Block (awpbutcherblock.com)
Zeko Shoes (zekoshoes.com)
Napa Auto Parts
Fastenal
Breathe Like a Fish Apparel (breathelikeafish.com)
Kayak Angler Magazine (Official Media Sponsor of SMACK)
Camping Survival (campingsurvival.com)
Big Bear Fishing Rods (bigbearfishingrods.com)

More sponsors to come!

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Thanks Chad at Hook 1 for the gift cards to give away. Check them out at kayakfishinggear.com. Also would like to thank John Davis with Smallmouth Specialty and Hollow Log Cabins on Dale Hollow Lake. He was very gracious in donating a 2 night cabin rental to be given away at the first tournament on March 24. Check out their websites at smallmouthspecialty.com and hollowlogcabins.com for guided fishing trips and cabin rentals on Dale Hollow Lake.

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A side note to the rules. We will be making the Hawg Trough the official measuring board for our tournaments. You can pick one up from Hook 1 at kayakfishinggear.com.

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We would like to thank Stearns Life Vests and Edwards Recycling for their donations.

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We have joined the American Canoe Association as a Paddle America Club for 2013. As announced earlier this helps the tournaments in two very important ways by promoting the tournaments and providing liability insurance. They have also agreed to lower the cost of individual membership from $30 to $15. This will be a one time fee to join ACA. Memberships will be available at the tournament sign ups and they do include some really great discounts to several retailers. Hope to see everyone at the first tournament on March 24th at Guist Creek Lake. Come out and support HOW!

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First tourney of the year has come and gone. Despite 35 degree temps and rain/snow mix we had 12 people come out and support SMACK and HOW! The fishing was tough with no fish caught by 11 am we decided to call it a day and head to Beef O Brady's for lunch. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for the next event and we will see some new faces. Mark your calenders for April 21st at Barren River Lake Brownsford Ramp.