11-12-2012, 10:25 PM
[left]This will be my "lock" post to present the rules for the contest, and share the results as we go.
I will attach a "banner" for you to print and use for contest entries. Still working on drumming up more prizes and awards. If you happen by a favored sports store and want to ask if they'd donate, the more the merrier I'd say!
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[left]2012-2013 Utah Ice Fishing Contest Rules
Time to start the 2012-2013 Ice Fishing Challenge. Due to state law we can only have 49 people enter for this type of contest. Registration starts today and will close on December 23th or earlier if full. Entry money will be due by December 28th. Please be on time. Contest starts November 12th. Contest will end April 20 2013. Winners will be announced by April 30.
1. Five dollar entry fee again this year.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]2. Must be a registered member of BFT to enter.
3. Points will be awarded by the half inch.
4. Must have a picture with the fish on the ground next to the tape, the BFT logo with your BFT username, or a photo of you (don’t need a photo of yourself).
You must have 2012-2013 on your BFT logo, including your BFT name.
There is printable logo at the bottom of this post. Pictures of fish in the air next to a tape will not count for points. All pictures must be taken at the lake.
5. Picture should be taken from end of ruler, ruler laid on the ground under/next to fish. Need to be able to see both ends of the tape.
6. Check that your camera’s date is set, photos will be judged as current based on their “creation date” in the file information.
7. Points will be awarded for up to eight fish.
8. Three fish must come from the following list. (Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill/Green Sunfish pictures (grouped together), Bullhead Catfish, White Bass)
9. The other five can come from the Native or Nonnative sport fish as classified in the Utah 2012 Fishing Guide. There will be one exception. Burbot will also be allowed to count as one of the five.
10. Cuttbows will be classified as a Cutthroat.
11. Utah public waters only. Reciprocal lakes count as Utah waters.
12. You must post your own fish for it to get credit.
I can help anyone who has problems resizing or posting their photos. Please post your photos in JPEG format. Please do not post large pictures inline. If you want to post some to “tell your story” downsize, but a large entry photo helps confirm accuracy and measure (zoom). Please watch the glare – I need to read the numbers.
13. Posts must include species (common name) of fish, date caught, name of lake, and length of fish.
14. You must post the name of the lake from where you caught the fish. No abbreviations.
If you choose to you may leave the name of one lake out of your posts. All fish from this lake do not need the name of the lake posted. The name of the lake does have to be given to one of the moderators of this board in the form of a PM though.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]15. Anyone harassing another contestant for posting the name of a lake will be disqualified.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]16. Anyone found cheating will be disqualified.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]17. Anyone disqualified forfeits their entry fee.[font "Tahoma"]
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5 Trout Over 20" Contest
First person to catch and post five different salmonid “trout” species with each fish being over 20" will win $50 donated by Hookngrinin. Anyone entered in this year’s Ice Fishing Challenge is eligible to win.[font "Tahoma"] [/font]All fish must meet the this year's Ice Fishing Challenge rules.[font "Tahoma"]
5 Over 20” Species List[/font]
[font "Tahoma"]Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout Brown trout Tiger trout Splake
Lake trout Brook trout Kokanee salmon Arctic grayling
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[font "Calibri"]Biggest Panfish Contest [/font][font "Calibri"]– Cabelas, Sportsmans gift certificate, or cash. Winner chooses.[/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Crappie [/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Perch
$50 for Longest Bluegill/Sunfish [/font]
[font "Calibri"]Big Kid Fish Contest [/font][font "Calibri"]– Cabelas, Sportsmans gift certificate, or cash. Winner chooses.[/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Fish caught by a kid, 15 yrs or younger. But fish MUST be caught BY the child. [/font]
Child does not have to enter the contest, but must be fishing with someone who has (share the banner). Include a photo of the child holding, or next to the fish.
[font "Calibri"]WaveFishing Gift Certificates [/font][font "Calibri"]We’ll have 5x $25 gift certificates for monthly prize awards. [/font]
[font "Calibri"]Check back for more prizes to come.
There will also be gift awards from Maniac Lures, a Pak Sled, and hopefully more to come.[/font]
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All entry money will go to First place. Placement based on total points as judged by BFT moderators. Any and all ties will be broken by the largest fish posted. No split pots. Also this year’s winner will have their entry fee next year waved as the defending champ.
Entries can be upgraded. Entries should be posted within 2 weeks of the catch.
If you catch a larger Perch but have one posted already no problem. Post the new perch and your points will be adjusted. You don't get points for both fish but the larger one will be the one counted.
Please check your pictures of fish on the lake if you can. If it moved and doesn't show the full length of the fish, I'm sorry but I go with what shows up in the picture. Points are based on the photos. No limit on size of photos this year but please don't abuse this. If anyone has reason to contest a photo or entry, please do so via PM to me, do not challenge an entry on the open forum. If you notice any errors of questions about my tracking – again – shoot me a pm.[font "Calibri"] [/font]
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[/font]Reply to this post or send CoyoteSpinner a pm, and I'll send you the info on where to send your money and enter you in the contest. Any questions are welcome too. Paypal is preferred, just make sure to submit as a GIFT payment. Return awards/payments can also be handled via Paypal.
If you don’t do Paypal – we can work out snail-mail arrangements. Postage costs may be drawn from the entry “pool”. [/url]
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[left]New Rule: Photos need to be posted to BFT - not links to another site. Photos must include the banner and a clear shot of the ruler to be counted. Take extra pictures to be sure of getting one that shows clear evidence of your catch.[/left]
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I will attach a "banner" for you to print and use for contest entries. Still working on drumming up more prizes and awards. If you happen by a favored sports store and want to ask if they'd donate, the more the merrier I'd say!
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[left]2012-2013 Utah Ice Fishing Contest Rules
Time to start the 2012-2013 Ice Fishing Challenge. Due to state law we can only have 49 people enter for this type of contest. Registration starts today and will close on December 23th or earlier if full. Entry money will be due by December 28th. Please be on time. Contest starts November 12th. Contest will end April 20 2013. Winners will be announced by April 30.
1. Five dollar entry fee again this year.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]2. Must be a registered member of BFT to enter.
3. Points will be awarded by the half inch.
4. Must have a picture with the fish on the ground next to the tape, the BFT logo with your BFT username, or a photo of you (don’t need a photo of yourself).
You must have 2012-2013 on your BFT logo, including your BFT name.
There is printable logo at the bottom of this post. Pictures of fish in the air next to a tape will not count for points. All pictures must be taken at the lake.
5. Picture should be taken from end of ruler, ruler laid on the ground under/next to fish. Need to be able to see both ends of the tape.
6. Check that your camera’s date is set, photos will be judged as current based on their “creation date” in the file information.
7. Points will be awarded for up to eight fish.
8. Three fish must come from the following list. (Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill/Green Sunfish pictures (grouped together), Bullhead Catfish, White Bass)
9. The other five can come from the Native or Nonnative sport fish as classified in the Utah 2012 Fishing Guide. There will be one exception. Burbot will also be allowed to count as one of the five.
10. Cuttbows will be classified as a Cutthroat.
11. Utah public waters only. Reciprocal lakes count as Utah waters.
12. You must post your own fish for it to get credit.
I can help anyone who has problems resizing or posting their photos. Please post your photos in JPEG format. Please do not post large pictures inline. If you want to post some to “tell your story” downsize, but a large entry photo helps confirm accuracy and measure (zoom). Please watch the glare – I need to read the numbers.
13. Posts must include species (common name) of fish, date caught, name of lake, and length of fish.
14. You must post the name of the lake from where you caught the fish. No abbreviations.
If you choose to you may leave the name of one lake out of your posts. All fish from this lake do not need the name of the lake posted. The name of the lake does have to be given to one of the moderators of this board in the form of a PM though.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]15. Anyone harassing another contestant for posting the name of a lake will be disqualified.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]16. Anyone found cheating will be disqualified.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]17. Anyone disqualified forfeits their entry fee.[font "Tahoma"]
[/font]
5 Trout Over 20" Contest
First person to catch and post five different salmonid “trout” species with each fish being over 20" will win $50 donated by Hookngrinin. Anyone entered in this year’s Ice Fishing Challenge is eligible to win.[font "Tahoma"] [/font]All fish must meet the this year's Ice Fishing Challenge rules.[font "Tahoma"]
5 Over 20” Species List[/font]
[font "Tahoma"]Rainbow trout Cutthroat trout Brown trout Tiger trout Splake
Lake trout Brook trout Kokanee salmon Arctic grayling
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[font "Calibri"]Biggest Panfish Contest [/font][font "Calibri"]– Cabelas, Sportsmans gift certificate, or cash. Winner chooses.[/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Crappie [/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Perch
$50 for Longest Bluegill/Sunfish [/font]
[font "Calibri"]Big Kid Fish Contest [/font][font "Calibri"]– Cabelas, Sportsmans gift certificate, or cash. Winner chooses.[/font]
[font "Calibri"]$50 for Longest Fish caught by a kid, 15 yrs or younger. But fish MUST be caught BY the child. [/font]
Child does not have to enter the contest, but must be fishing with someone who has (share the banner). Include a photo of the child holding, or next to the fish.
[font "Calibri"]WaveFishing Gift Certificates [/font][font "Calibri"]We’ll have 5x $25 gift certificates for monthly prize awards. [/font]
[font "Calibri"]Check back for more prizes to come.
There will also be gift awards from Maniac Lures, a Pak Sled, and hopefully more to come.[/font]
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All entry money will go to First place. Placement based on total points as judged by BFT moderators. Any and all ties will be broken by the largest fish posted. No split pots. Also this year’s winner will have their entry fee next year waved as the defending champ.
Entries can be upgraded. Entries should be posted within 2 weeks of the catch.
If you catch a larger Perch but have one posted already no problem. Post the new perch and your points will be adjusted. You don't get points for both fish but the larger one will be the one counted.
Please check your pictures of fish on the lake if you can. If it moved and doesn't show the full length of the fish, I'm sorry but I go with what shows up in the picture. Points are based on the photos. No limit on size of photos this year but please don't abuse this. If anyone has reason to contest a photo or entry, please do so via PM to me, do not challenge an entry on the open forum. If you notice any errors of questions about my tracking – again – shoot me a pm.[font "Calibri"] [/font]
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[/font]Reply to this post or send CoyoteSpinner a pm, and I'll send you the info on where to send your money and enter you in the contest. Any questions are welcome too. Paypal is preferred, just make sure to submit as a GIFT payment. Return awards/payments can also be handled via Paypal.
If you don’t do Paypal – we can work out snail-mail arrangements. Postage costs may be drawn from the entry “pool”. [/url]
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[left]New Rule: Photos need to be posted to BFT - not links to another site. Photos must include the banner and a clear shot of the ruler to be counted. Take extra pictures to be sure of getting one that shows clear evidence of your catch.[/left]
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