St. Joe. River Open Tournament Sunday (10/27) $45

[jgip087]

Entry fee is $45 ($40 to the pot and $5 big bass). DNR launch in the no wake zone. 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. 100% cash payback. Hopefully this is a fun way to end the year. My bet is the fishing will be a little slow, but the giant bass should be in.

[kssi]

what stretch of the river is this one? never tourny fished, but me and a guy from work were thinking about coming out. thanks kenny

[Firefighter Jeff]

what stretch of the river is this one? never tourny fished, but me and a guy from work were thinking about coming out. thanks kenny

   Kenny, this is the last stretch of the river at Lake Michigan. The launch is on the Benton Harbor side of the river at the no wake zone. Some BIG fish come from there in the fall !!!

[kssi]

Sweet, well I think were gonna make the trip up from Elkhart, we were gonna go out Sunday anyways so might as well come donate are money lol

[jgip087]

Jeff is spot on! This address is really close to the launch: 741 Riverview Drive
Benton Harbor, MI 49022. This is hopefully going to be a really fun tournament.  I'm guessing fishing will be slow, but, like Jeff said, some huge fish swim in from Lake Michigan in the fall and I guarantee this cold snap pushed them in.   We will pay 1 spot for every 4 boats that fish.

[kssi]

So since I'm new to all of this, what are some rules or guidelines that we may need to fallow?

[jgip087]

The only rules are pretty generic for all tournaments. No live bait, 5 fish limit per team, legal size is 14 inches or longer in Michigan (you probably already knew that though), dead fish = .25 pound deduction at weigh-in, 1 pound per minute deduction for being late to weigh-in, and no trolling. Life jackets are normally required when the big motor is running but they are optional Sunday. All the money that comes in will be paid back, most people keep a little (10%-20%) but this is for fun so all the tournaments I ever run are 100% cash payback. Sample payback would be if only 4 boats show up then the winner gets $160 and the biggest fish would get $20; 8 boats fish 1st is $220, 2nd $100, biggest fish would get $40, etc. If there is a small craft advisory out, which I am guessing there will be, then Lake Michigan will be off limits to make sure no one gets in trouble out there.

[kssi]

Thanks for the info see ya there