XPRESS H 18 SS, YAMAHA 115
Get Hook'd Fishing Tournament and Seafood Festival
Come enjoy 3 days of fishing, food, and fun on Lake Monroe!
Get Hook’d will start Friday January 10th with a Captains meeting and Pre-Party at Celery City Craft. Main fishing tournament and Seafood Festival will be held on Saturday January 11th and the event will close out on Sunday January 12th with a kids fishing rodeo and fish fry.
Saturdays main event will include live music, food, and vendors. There will be kids areas and games for all ages. Get Hook’d has teamed up with local charities and will set up a 5 stage fishing class for kids. This will cover everything from technique and equipment as well as conservation. The first 150 kids to complete all 5 stages will receive a new fishing pole and are encouraged to fish in the kids tournament on Sunday.
The main tournament has 2 divisions; Crappie and Bass. Each division will be best 5 fish (in weight) at a live weigh in. Top 9 places will pay out in both divisions. We have over $10,000 in prizes! Best of all this tournament is completely FREE to enter or just to come for the festivities. We are changing the perception of fishing tournaments by making them available to anyone and fun for your entire family and friends to come along!
Schedule
Friday Jan. 10th
6:00pm – 10:00pm Captains Meeting
All fishing teams must come to register for the tournament at the captains meeting to be able to fish in the tournament on Saturday. Anglers are not required to stay for the entire captains meeting they just need to register. An overview of the contest and rules will be given by the tournament director at 7pm followed by Q & A for anyone with questions.
Registered Anglers will receive a free White Claw at the captains meeting and will receive all the rules and regulations and tournament ruler.
Saturday Jan. 11th
7:00am – 1:00pm Fishing Tournament
Both the Bass and Crappie tournament will start at 7am. Weigh-ins will start at 1:00pm and will be separated out in flights of 25 teams per every 30 minutes.
1:00pm – 4:00pm Tournament Weigh-in
All anglers will be assigned a time slot to come in for weigh-in at registration at the captains meeting. Slots will be pulled lottery style. There may be penalties for arriving late to your weigh in time.
Noon – 6:00pm Seafood Festival
All the festivities for friends, family and spectators start at noon. There will be over 30+ food vendors as well as many other vendors and product demos going on from noon until 6pm. A large outside stage will host Bands, DJ’s and the tournament Award Ceremony. Seafood festival will also include Kids Zones and Conservation/Education Zones.
5:00pm – 6:00pm Tournament Award Ceremony
Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded. Following the ceremony there will be a performance by The Supervillains at The West End Trading Co.
Sunday Jan. 12th
9:00am – 10:00am Conservation and Fishing education seminar
We will have space for 150 kids to participate in the conservation class. All kids that participate will receive a free fishing pole. Parents must be present for kids to participate. Sign ups will begin Saturday at the Sea Food Festival but kids will be able to sign up morning of as well as long as there are still spots available. The class will consist of 5 stages including; Safety, Conservation, Knot tying, Tackle, and Casting
10:00am – Noon Kids Fishing Rodeo
All kids will fish the small pond behind the Sanford Museum. All parents must be present while their kids are fishing. There will be volunteers to assist children. Small prizes will be awarded to kids during the tournament.
Noon – 2:00pm Fish Fry and Wrap Party
The weekend wraps up with a free fish fry at Celery City Craft. Celery Citys outside stage will host live music
Tournament Pay-out
Bass Division
1st Place: $2,400
2nd Place: $1,200
3rd Place: $600
4th Place: $300
5th Place: $150
6th Place: $150
7th Place: $75
8th Place: $75
9th Place: $50
Crappie Division
1st Place: $2,400
2nd Place: $1,200
3rd Place: $600
4th Place: $300
5th Place: $150
6th Place: $150
7th Place: $75
8th Place: $75
9th Place: $50
All prizes will include cash and prizes at value. Payouts are subject to change but will not be less.
XPRESS H 18 SS, YAMAHA 115
Wish I was in Florida! January would probably have great weather. There is a FL bass fishing website with a lot of tournaments listed for next year. www.flbasstournaments.com