2010 MBI Tournament
Itinerary
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Monday September 13th
Each Club’s team participation roster
must be delivered to the M.B.I. Tournament
Host via phone (248-894-4445) or by email at:
bluefan@comcast.net
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Monday, September 13th,
12:01 am to Blast Off Sunday September 19th
Lake St. Clair and all connecting waters are off limits to all
MBI participating Clubs
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Sunday September 19th,
Tournament Day 5:00 a.m. till 6:15 a.m.
Check-in.
If there are any substitutions in a club’s roster please make sure you
are there early and contact the Tournament Host.
All teams must be present and checked-in by
6:15 am. Blast-Off numbers
will be drawn by each participating team.
There will be
coffee, orange juice and donuts available.
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Pre-Tournament Meeting will take
place at 6:15 a.m.
All participants must be
present for this meeting. There will
be a short recap of the rules, times and
procedures as well as any impromptu
decisions
that need to be addressed.
·
Boat Launch and Line Up starting
at 6:30 am till 7:00 am
Each boat will
receive a number and will line up according to the procedures in the
pre-tournament meeting.
·
Blast – Off will commence at
7:00 am
All contestants will blast-off in
an orderly and safe manner.
Each boat must go at least 20 yards
past the Blast-Off Boat before coming up on plane.
·
Tournament Hours will be between
7:00 am till 4:00 pm.
All contestants will remain on the water and in their own boats with the
exception of an emergency or foul weather
that requires seeking
shelter.
All contestants must be in view of their boat’s catch at all times.
·
Afternoon Check-In must be
completed by 4:00 pm.
A member of the hosting Club will be on the dock with a red flag to check
you in. All contestants must be in
the launch area by 4:00 pm.
All boats that are not checked in by this time will be considered late
and penalized accordingly.
All boats must check in no matter what time they return! This is to assure the Hosting Club that no vessel was left on the water and in distress.
In case of an emergency please call 911, and then call the number given
to you at the pre-tournament meeting that
will inform the Hosting Club
of any delay in
your return.
Any vessel not returned by the
end of the tournament will be considered as a lost vessel
and it will be
responsibility of the owning Club to report this to the proper authorities.
All contestants must trailer their boats and wait for their club to be
called to the weigh- in area to weigh their
catch. This will be covered in the
pre-tournament meeting.
·
Protest will be addressed
between 4:00 pm and 4:15 pm
Any and all protest must be filed verbally, then in writing by the Club’s
Representative with the exception of the
weight and or size of a fish
during the
weigh-in.
·
Food & Drinks will take place
starting 4:00 pm
Food will be served from 4:00 pm until
the food runs out or everyone has gone for the
day.
·
Weigh-In will start at 4:15 pm.
Each club will weigh-in as a group with
their representative present.
Each boat will weigh-in as a team during their clubs appropriate
order. Only 8 weigh-in bags
will be issued to minimize mortality.
You must use the Hosting
Club’s Weigh-In Bags or face disqualification.
·
Scales Closed.
Once all clubs have weighed in the scales
will close, weights will be totaled and the results announced.
·
Awards Presentation.
All awards and prizes will be awarded at
this time. Once the winning club has received
their awards they will announce their choice of
Tournament Lake for the following year’s
MBI.
2010 MBI Tournament Information Sheet
Blast-Off Procedure
Boats will line up in the bay on the South side of the parking lot. The Blast-Off number will be based on the Blast-Off number that was drawn at the Pre-Tournament meeting. The Blast-Off boat will commence blast-off at exactly 7:00 am. If a boat is not in position at that time they will move to the end of the line. Boats must drive 20 yards past the Blast-Off boat before coming up on plane.
Check-In Procedure
All contestants must be checked in no later than 4:00 pm. The check in will be the 1st dock nearest the lake. You will drive by the 1st dock nearest the Lake and notify the Check-in Official what your boat number is, the club you represent and the total fish in your live wells. You will at this time trailer your boat.
Number of Legal Fish Per Boat
Each boat will have a limit of 5 fish. These fish must remain in the contestant’s boat from the time they are caught to the time they are taken out for the weigh-in. No boat is allowed to transfer any portion of their catch to another boat during the tournament hours. Violation of this rule will disqualify your Club’s catch for this tournament.
Legal Fishing Waters
Tournament restrictions are from the Blue Water Bridge to the Ambassador Bridge.
Weather Report
The Hosting Club will supply all participating club representatives with an up to date weather report.
Official Times and Phone Numbers
The Hosting Club will supply all participating club representatives the Hosting Club Primary contact person’s phone number. All representatives will receive a copy of the Tournament Itinerary that has all the Official times.
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