AXTON'S TEXAS TOP TEAMS ANNUAL LAKE FORK BASS TOURNAMENT

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE & FORMAT

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 FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009   PRACTICE ROUND

·    All anglers must be off the lake by 3:00pm.

·    Late Registration and mandatory check-in is 5:00pm - 9:00pm for all Tournament contestants at Rains County Fair Grounds, in Emory, TX.  All anglers will receive Goodie bags containing various donated items such as tackle, coupons, and T-shirts from local businesses in the City of Emory. At this time each team will receive their team number and weigh-in bag.

·    Charity FISH-A-THON Team leaders must turn in their pledge sheets by 8:00pm.

·    Drawing to connect Charities with the top 5 places will be held at 9:00pm.

·    Friday night event, hosted by the City of Emory and Rains County Tourism Board, will include live entertainment, vendor booths, activities, give-a-ways and free hot dogs.

SATURDAY MAY 30      QUALIFIYING ROUND

·         Lake Fork slot limit enforced.  (16 to 24 inches) Any team bringing a slot fish to the weigh-in will be disqualified.

·         Trailering will be allowed.

·         Official start time is 6:00am. Contestants may launch before 6:00am, but may not begin fishing until official start time.

·         Each team may weigh 5 Bass 12 to 16 inches. Only one fish over the slot will be allowed per team.

·         All teams must be in the weigh- in line before 2:00pm, at Axton’s Bass City boat ramp, no exceptions.

·         The top 15 teams will be determined for Sunday’s final round. 

·         All team’s weights will be zeroed and will start from scratch on Sunday. 

·         All Charities will be paired with the top five teams.

·         Big Bass Winners will be announced.

*    Axtons Top Teams 1st Annual Banquet: 7pm at The Reel Bar and Grill

 

SUNDAY, MAY 31           SLOT FREE FINALS 

    ·         All 15 teams will meet at Axton’s Bass City to draw

           for their official observer at 5:00am.

·         Trailering will be allowed.

·         All Bass caught will be weighed, recorded and immediately released by the observer. (Angler must initial each recorded fish.)

·         All teams must be in weigh-in line by 2:00pm, no exceptions, making Sunday’s final round a true paper weigh-in.

·         Weights for all charities will be displayed on our live charity board, which will allow each organization to follow their team progress through out the day.

·         After all team’s weight and Charity totals are final, Mayor Cay House, City Of Emory, and the Honorable Judge Joe R. Dougherty, Rains County Judge will present the trophies and prizes to the Anglers and Charities.

·         All Charity team leaders are responsible for picking up their combined pledge sheet after the ceremonies and returning the totals of their (pledges X pounds) to the team players so that they may collect their pledges.

·         100% of all money goes directly to the Charities themselves. 

·         Thanks to everyone’s participation in this tournament, Joe Axton’s dream has come to fruition, combining businesses, community, and the anglers of Lake Fork, to come together as a family.

For more information call: (903) 485-3008

Emory Texas
The Land Between The Lakes