THE  2020 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 


May 15th & 16th : Friday & Saturday, 5:30am Friday – 10:00am Saturday  Two weigh-ins at the Panther Bay  launch ramp on Friday at 10:00am and on Saturday at 10:00 am. Live bait or artificial bait are allowable for this tournament. Entry fee is $20.00 per person and a $5.00 big fish entry (op:onal). The single biggest fish weighed in pays out 100% of the big fish entry pot. Each contestant in any boat that has entered the big fish contest must also pay the big fish entry fee. Contestants may weigh up to 3 fish at any time, but no more than a total of 3 fish will be weighed in for the tournament. When the 3 fish limit is reached there will be no culling allowed. Total weight for up to 3 fished weighed in will determine the winner. 

June 18th : Thursday, 5:15am – 10:00am  Weigh-in at the Quarry Park Launch ramp. Artificial bait only allowed for this tournament. Entry fee is $10.00 per person. 

July 23rd : Thursday, 5:15am - 10:00am  Weigh-in at the Quarry Park Launch ramp. Ar:ficial bait only allowed for this tournament. Entry fee is $10.00 per person. 

August 20th : Thursday, 5:45am – 10:30am  Weigh-in at the Quarry Park Launch ramp. Ar:ficial bait only allowed for this tournament. Entry fee is $10.00 per person. 

September 18th & 19th : Friday & Saturday, 6:00am Friday 10:00am Saturday - (same rules as May) 

​ October 3rd : Saturday, 6:30am – 12:00pm  Weigh-in at Henderson Campground.  Live bait or artificial bait are allowable. $10.00 entry fee for each person. 






     LAKE NORFORK STRIPER CLUB
2019 GENERAL RULES

  1. LNSC tournaments will be confined to the boundaries of Lake Norfork.
  2. All USCG and MDOC rules and regulations must be followed.
  3. Anyone ticketed for violation will be disqualified and ineligible for club tournaments for one year.
  4. Anyone breaking the tournament rules as set by the tournament committee will be disqualified and ineligible for tournaments for one year.
  5. Only LNSC family members and children 18 yrs. old and under (and/or still in High School) may fish club tournaments.  Children must be registered and pay the same entry fee as adults.  Children compete as equals with adults and are eligible for the same prizes. Active military and National Guard may fish our tournaments without a LNSC membership if they are fishing with an LNSC member.  They pay tournament entry fees only.  They will be asked to show their active military card.
  6. Starting times will be posted for each tournament on the tournament schedule. You may be on the water 30 min. before official starting time, but you may not have a line in the water until the starting time.
  7. A minimum of 10 entrants are needed to hold a tournament.  In the event there are fewer than 10 entrants, the event will be cancelled.  In the event the tournament is cancelled; all attempts will be made to hold it one week later if we meet the 10 entrants minimum.
  8. For all tournaments, Stripers and Hybrids are treated equally, i.e. 20-inch min. length.
  9. Entry fee for all one-day tournaments will be $10.00 per person.  The entry fee for two-day tournaments will be $20.00 per person.
  10.  The payout at one-day tournaments will be 70% of the entry money; 
    1. Example: 20 entries = $200.00 received
70% payout = $140.00
  1. 1stplace 50% = $70.00
  2. 2ndplace 30% = $42.00
  3. 3rdplace 20% = $28.00
     Leaving $60.00 to apply toward the rod & reel drawing
Payout will only be for the places awarded.  If no fish are weighed in (in any category), the entry fee for that category will go into the LNSC treasury.  No fish weighed in, all the money will go into the LNSC treasury.
  1. Payout for two-day tournaments will be 80% of the entry money;
    1. Example: 20 entries = $400.00 received
80% payout = $320.00
  1. 1stplace 50% = $128.00
  2. 2ndplace 30% = $96.00
  3. 3rdplace 20% = $64.00

      Leaving $80.00 to apply towards the rod & reel drawing
Big Fish winner will receive 100% of the big fish pot. $5.00 to enter big fish and all contestants in the boat must be entered. 
Payout will only be for the places awarded.  If no fish are weighed in (in any category), the entry fee for that category will go into the LNSC treasury.  No fish weighed in, all the money will go into the LNSC treasury.
  1. The prize drawing will be held at the weigh-in.  Registered and paid-up entrants must be presentat the weigh-in to get a ticket for the drawing.
  2. All entrants must registerwith the tournament director no later than 5:00 pm. of the evening before each tournament, either by mail, phone call, or in person.
  3. If you register, you must pay even if you end up not fishing.  Entrants must pay by the time of the weigh-in.  If entry fees are not paid promptly, entrant will be ineligible to fish future tournaments until after the delinquent payment is made.  NO REFUNDS except for a cancelled tournament.  All pre-paid entries for cancelled tournaments will be returned or credited toward the next scheduled tournament. (entrants’ choice)
  4. There will be a point system to determine the “Angler of the Year”.  It is as follows;
    1. 10 points for entering tournaments
    2. 1 point for each ounce of your total fish weight.  Applies only to your largest fish in the single day tournaments. In two-day tournaments, points will be awarded for up to a maximum of three fish total.
    3. Points will be awarded per placing in the top five for each tournament. 10 points for 1stplace; 8 points for 2ndplace; 6 points for 3rdplace; 4 points for 4thplace; and 2 points for 5th.
  5. Rules and/or dates may be subject to change by the tournament committee if needed.  Check the tournament schedule for more information.
Decision of the Tournament Director is final!
If storm approaches, play it safe and get to a shelter.
Please use your own judgement.
 
Tournament Director: Forrest (Moose) West
Email: moosew@centurytel.net
Phone: 870-847-4088
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Tournament results are covered in depth (no pun intended) in our monthly newsletters located on this website.