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Where: Fishermen’s Wharf Resort – Lake Mille Lacs
When: Thursday, June 9^th & Friday, June 10^th 2005
Fee: $1,250.00 per team

Tournament Rules

 Registration: June 8^th   Wednesday:  4:30 to 5:30 pm at Fishermen’s Wharf pole barn.
                                                       Rules meeting: 6:00 pm at Fishermen’s Wharf pole shed.

Fishing hours:                Thursday:      Team #1 thru 200 will depart in numerical order at 7:00 am
                                                        Team #1 thru 100 will return at 4:00 pm
                                                        Team #101 thru 200 will return at 5:00 pm

                                    Friday:           Team #200 thru 1 will depart in numerical order at 7:00 am
                                                         Team #101 thru 200 will return at 4:00 pm
                                                         Team # 1 thru 100 will return at 5:00 pm

                                                         Awards presentation will be held again this year at pole shed.

1. There will be a random boat check each morning before the start of the tournament.
2. All boats must depart from Fishermen’s Wharf or MSA Flagship.
3. All walleyes entered must be from Mille Lacs Lake and weighed in at Fishermen’s Wharf.
4. Seven fish per day/per team.  Your fish must be from 14” to just under 20” and two (2) fish over 28”.
5. All fish will be measured with mouth closed/tail pinched.  The “Judge” will be the official ruler.
6. Any fish altered in an attempt to increase weight, increase or decrease length will result in team disqualification.
7. Contestant’s boats may not come within 50’ of any other boat.
8. Minnesota fishing laws will prevail.
9. No pre-fishing after 4:00 pm on June 8, 2005.
10. No fishing before or after tournament hours on tournament days.
11. No alcoholic beverages may be consumed during tournament hours.
12. No marine radio or cell phone communication during tournament hours except for emergency.
13. At no time during tournament hours may a contestant leave his/her boat unless he/she returns to tournament headquarters and permission is obtained from a tournament official.  Use good judgment during unsafe weather conditions.
14. All boats must be checked in per the above time schedule.  There will be an official’s boat on the lake in front of the entrance to Fishermen’s Wharf.  Check in both days, fish or no fish.  This is mandatory.
15. If you are 1 to 15 minutes late you will be penalized 50% of your weight for that day.  After 15 minutes your fish will not be weighed.
16. A protest must be filed with the tournament director before weigh-in is completed.  A $200.00 fee will be required.   Refunded if the protest is found to be valid.  A protest committee will consist of two (2) tournament officials and three (3) randomly picked contestants.  The committee findings will be final.  If a polygraph test is recommended by a committee, monies will be withheld until the results of the polygraph test are known.
17. The violation of any rule, as determined by the tournament judges in their sole discretion, shall result in automatic disqualification from the tournament and ineligibility for any prizes or awards.
18. All judges’ decisions are final and binding on contestants and may not be challenged.
19. Life vests must be worn when your main motor is above trolling speed.
20. All contestants competing in the Wave Wacker Invitational event are expected to act in a sportsman like manner at all times towards non-competitors and competitors alike.  This shall include the areas of safety, conservation and courtesy.  Violators of this rule will be disqualified.  Any unfavorable conduct or action by a competitor which could negatively reflect on Herrick Ent., Wave Wackers, Fishermen’s Wharf Resort, MSA Flagship and tournament sponsors will be grounds for disqualification or rejection of entry of applications.
21. Promoters, tournament directors and organizations assisting in the tournament operations are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or loss of any kind to entrants.  Each entrant upon signing an entry form will in effect be signing a waiver form.

 Reminders:

YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO FISH THE

Where: Fishermen’s Wharf Resort – Lake Mille Lacs
When: Thursday, June 9^th & Friday, June 10^th 2005
Fee: $1,250.00 per team 

Entry Fees must be received at Herrick Ent. By April 30^th, 2005
*Note: If team is unable to attend, 100% of entry fee will be refunded up to May 15^th and 50% after May 15^th.

4001 12^th Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN  55407
612-825-2323

 100% Team payback minus tournament expenses (based on 175 teams)

2005 TOURNAMENT PAYBACK

1^st     $70,000 + Plaques & Jacket
2^nd     $25,000 + Plaques
3^rd     $15,000 + Plaques