Skip Bastian Memorial

Skip Bastian Memorial 3 day Tournament

Day 1-Friday- Hammond Lake
Day 2-Saturday- Tioga Lake
Day 3-Sunday- Cowanesque Lake

DATE: September 27th, 28th, and 29th
LOCATION: Hammond Lake, Tioga PA
BOAT CHECK: Starts at 6:30 am each day
LAUNCH TIME: 8:00 am or Safe Light – WEIGH-IN: 4:00 pm
ENTRY FEE: $150.00 (Team Fee – $100.00,Tournament Fee - $20.00, Lunker Fee – $30.00 ($10/day))
(MUST BE REGISTERED BY THURSDAY, September 28th , 2023)

Entry fees are non-refundable unless your spot can be filled within 2 weeks of the tournament.

30 BOAT LIMIT

PAYBACK: 1ST – 40%, 2nd – 25%, 3rd – 18%, 4th – 12%, 5th – 5% 6th- $100 gift card Lunker – 100%

Payouts Based on Full Field of 30 Boats
1st place-$1200
2nd place-$750
3rd place-$540
4th place-$360
5th place-$150
6th place-$100 Tackle Shack Gift Card
Lunker- $300/day
Daily Big Bag Bonus- Largest bag weighed each day will receive a Big Bite Baits Prize Pack!
**On Tioga Lake, boats MUST be back to the no wake zone by 4PM.

For further information call: Don Kelly (Tackle Shack- 570-724-5138)

Thank you to our Daily Big Bag Bonus Sponsor- Big Bite Baits 

Mail application and $150.00 check made payable to the Tioga County Bass Anglers to:
Tioga County Bass Anglers c/o Tackle Shack 9683 Route 287, Wellsboro, PA 16901
or sign up at Tackle Shack. Registration form is attached below. 

RULES
1. All decisions by tournament officials are final.
2. Pa Fish & Boat Commission and Army Corps of Engineers rules and boundaries must be followed.  Violation of these rules or boundaries will result in disqualification.
3. Complaints of violations must have pictorial proof and should be witnessed by other competitors.
4. Any un-sportsman like conduct toward another contestant or non-competitor or unsafe boating will result is disqualification.
5. No fishing within 50 yards of another competitor who has the boat anchored and trolling motor in the stowed position. Shallow water anchors are NOT considered to be anchored.
6. Approved life vests must be worn whenever combustion engine is running.  Kill switch lanyard should be attached to the drivers body.
7. Teams only. One rod per angler in use at any given time. 6 best large and/or small mouth bass per team.
8. Fish less than 12″ brought to the weigh-in will result in disqualification of the days catch.
9. Lunker must be alive.
10. Weighing-in of a dead fish will result in a 4oz penalty. No dead fish or severely stressed fish will be released into the tournament waters. They will be the responsibility of the contestant.
11. Weigh-in of a fish caught by another team will be cause for disqualification
12. Artificial lures only are permitted. No live bait. Pork rinds are permitted.
13. No trolling permitted.
14. Boat must be equipped with a properly functioning aerated live well. No stringers or fish baskets allowed.
15. Contestants must fish from a boat and must remain in the boat except for emergencies.
16. Ties shall be resolved by combining place awards for both the leading and next place and dividing them equally between the tied teams.
17. Any team more than 15 minutes late shall lose all credit for the days catch.
18. There will be no refund of entry fees for contestants that do not show up for the tournament.
19. Anglers who do not fish all 3 days will receive a 0 for the day(s) they were absent
20. First day Launch order will be determined by random draw at registration. Day 2 and 3 launch order determined by previous day finish (ex- 6th place on Day 1, launches #6 on Day 2)
21. All prize money will be awarded after 3rd day of competition.