ERIE SPRING WALLEYE BASH BIG FISH FRIDAY Rules

• $50.00 per boat (payment deadline 6AM 6/21- CASH only after 6/15)
• This is a separate event from the main tournament.
• This is a Walleye Boat Event, FISH may be caught by trolling, drifting or casting from a boat. ALL PFBC REGULATIONS APPLY.
• No boat size limit. Lake Erie PA waters only. PA launch only.
• 3 rods per angler for Big Fish Friday
• NO LINES IN THE WATER TILL 6AM. Planer boards can be deployed prior to 6AM EST. Monitor VHF Channel 88 for weather updates. Updates at 5AM and 5:30AM if needed. CELL CONTACT 814-881-1790 for questions.
• No stop time. Coolers must be in WEIGH-IN line at the weigh station by 4pm GPS TIME or team is disqualified.

• Weigth In Locations
  June – Poor Richards’s Bait Shop
  August – Sportsmans Warehouse 

• Weigh ONE walleye only- coolers must be free of water and loose ice.
• All fish weighed will have gill clipping and metal detection. Bellies may be slit at the discretion
• Of the Tournament Committee. No fish caught Friday can be used for the Main Event.
• Scoring is by WEIGHT of the fish. Tie breaker will be fish length.
• All decisions of the Tournament Director are final.
• 100% payout for top 3 spots. (50%/30%/20%)
• A weather committee will decide on cancellation/delay. Big fish Friday will be cancelled if a Small Craft Advisory is in effect at 6am that day. If cancelled, Captains may pre-fish for the main tournament at their own discretion. (In case of cancellation, Big Fish Friday will occur on Main Tournament Day as a separate event for those registered) If this occurs, team’s Big Fish may also be used as one the 6 fish to be weighed and for the optional Big Walleye Calcutta)