August 30, 2025
Format and Rules
Entry fee is $50.00 per team
Registration and entry fees must be received by 5pm on August 23, 2025
Teams can have from 1 to 4 fishermen
Each team will designate a Team Captain
The Team Captain will weigh in the fish and receive the prize
Registration forms and payments must be received by August 23rd
There is no starting place or time.
*This is a yellow perch only tournament
*Each team will select and submit their 10 largest perch (you pick them)
1 perch will be weighed for largest perch caught
4 additional perch will be weighed for largest catch of 5
5 more will be added for heaviest group of 10
**We will not sort your fish for you.**
You must have them separated in a container of 10 perch at the weigh in
Weigh in will be August 30, from 3pm to 4pm at Wild Wings Restaurant parking lot
No fish weighed before 3pm. Must be at weigh in line by 4pm
(Our clock not yours)
Results will be posted here immediately after weigh in
Prizes will be paid at the completion of weigh in at Wild Wings Restaurant.
Sponsor door prizes will be handed out at weigh in. They will be determined by your check in time. The door prizes will be better for the earlier weigh ins.
*Perch must be caught in Ohio waters of the Western Basin
*Fish must be caught on the day of the tournament
** 100% of entry fees (minus the $2.50 Paypal charge) will be awarded back in prizes **
1st prize Heaviest single perch 10%
BONUS PRIZE 2nd heaviest single perch Custom Perchguy Rod
2nd Prize 3rd Heaviest single perch 10%
3rd prize 5th Heaviest single perch 10%
4th prize 7th Heaviest single perch 10%
First loser Prize 10th Heavies single perch (Dale's Concrete) $100.00 Bill
1st prize Heaviest 5 perch 10%
2nd Prize 3rd Heaviest 5 perch 10%
3rd prize 5th Heaviest 5 perch 10%
1st prize Heaviest 10 perch 10%
2nd Prize 3rd Heaviest 10 perch 10%
3rd prize 5th Heaviest 10 perch 10%
Prize money payouts will be calculated and posted on this web site August 24, 2025 (the day after reservations close).
Entries will be limited to first 60 teams to register
Bad weather make up date will be September 6 , 2025
NOAA Small Craft Advisory will cause bad weather cancelation.
Why enter this tournament
A lot of us have thought it would be fun to fish a tournament but haven't for one reason or anther. Those reasons may be, but not limited to the following: the entry fee costs too much, the rules are too restrictive or confusing, it's not held where we are used to fishing, and the most prevalent "the guys that wins' it will probably be cheating".
That sets up a scenario where honest, moral people have to prove they are not cheaters, liars, or thieves by being monitored or subjected to a polygraph test. Immoral people cheat because they think it is worth it, that is never gonna change.
To address these concerns this tournament is affordable to anyone, from $50.00 to $12.50 depending on how many fishermen per team. There are hardly any restrictions on where you fish. Also, this is to minimize rules and the incentive to cheat.
There are only 2 rules for this tournament. Fish must be caught in Lake Erie Western Basin, and the fish must be caught on the day of the tournament.
The payouts for placement are all the same. Since the payouts are for random placements there's a good chance we'll skip over that frozen fish (if there is one).
Thanks for checking out our tournament and I hope you participate in what will be a fun day on the lake!
2023 results
2023 Results
2022 winners
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