BIG BOATS

1. 4/14 SOUTH WATUPPA, 20 BOATS MAX
   
2. 4/28 LONG POND LAKEVILLE, 20 BOATS
   
3. 5/19 LONG POND HARWICH (OPEN $100 ENTRY) 25 BOATS
   
4. 6/2 LAKE COCHITUATE, 20 BOATS
   
5. 6/16 WEQUAQUET,15 BOATS
   
6. 6/29-6/30 SAT/SUN (2 DAY) 100$ ENTRY FEE EAST/WEST MONPONSETT, 15 BOATS
   
7. 7/14 BILLINGTON SEA, 15 BOATS
   
8. 7/28 QUABOAG POND, 16 BOATS
   
9. 8/11 CHEBACCO LAKE, 10 BOATS
   
10. 8/25 CONCORD RIVER, 15 BOATS
    
11. 9/8 MASHPEE WAKEBY, 20 BOATS
    
12. 9/22 LAKE ATTITASH,16 BOATS
    
13. 10/6 LONG POND HARWICH (OPEN $100 ENTRY) 25 BOATS
    

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
10/13 WEBSTER LAKE, 15 BOATS

CARTOPPER

1. 4/7 BILLINGTON SEA, 15 BOATS
   
2. 4/21 BIG SANDY POND, 10 BOATS
   
3. 5/5 UPPER MILL POND, 12 BOATS
   
4. 5/26 HORN POND, 12 BOATS
   
5. 6/9 LAKE BOOOOOOONE, 15 BOATS
   
6. 6/23 LAKE WINTHROP, 10 BOATS 10$ PARKING FEE PER CAR TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE
   
7. 7/7 UPPER MYSTIC, 10 BOATS
   
8. 7/21 OLDHAM POND, 10 BOATS
   
9. 8/4 NORTON RESERVOIR, 10 BOATS
   
10. 8/18 LAKE SABATTIA,10 BOATS
    
11. 9/1 FARM POND, 10 BOATS
    
12. 9/15 MILL POND, 12 BOATS
    

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
9/29 GLEN CHARLIE POND, 15 BOATS


HERE WE GO AGAIN!! Welcome aboard to the new members who have joined the site during the off season, and welcome back to all the existing members who have helped make the years gone by a major success!!
This year will be no different than the past years, listed below are all the details you will need to know to take part in the ever growing world of Mafishfinder.com tournament trail!!

Entrance Fee: $50 per boat whether you fish solo or with a partner, the $50 includes the lunker fee

Requirements: Any size vessel is welcome to enter, you must have a fully functional live well, whether it is a factory installed set up in your boat or an improvised set up made from a cooler. It must be aerated and large enough to keep 5 bass alive until they are weighed and released. A good formula to use for determining cooler size is 1 gallon of water per pound of fish. Keeping frozen ice bottles on board (to add to your live well water) is suggested for ensuring the live release of fish on the hottest of days. We also ask that you purchase a Golden Rule or some other measuring device to ensure your fish are all over 12inches http://www.justfishtournaments.com/rules/measuring-devicesWe also ask that you have a weigh in bag to transport your fish to the scale to speed the process and ensure live release of your catch. http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Extreme-Weigh-Bag/product/30215/
All vessels MUST HAVE a PFD(life preserver) for each member of the team, we also “recommend” that your vessel, transporting trailer and vehicle be properly registered. In the past few years we have been seeing an increase in the amount of Environmental Officers showing up at the start/conclusion of our events, so to avoid being issued a citation as well as to speed up the inspection of all the boats and fishermen @ our events we ask that you be legit and meet all state requirements.

Sign Up: The sign up for each event will be posted the Sunday before the event at approximately 8pm, it is your responsibility to sign up for any and all events you wish to fish, entry to events is on a first come first serve basis, each tournament will also have an “alternates” list you can add your name to in the event of cancelations. A post on the upcoming tournament thread with the words “YOUR TEAM NAME” “IS IN” is all that is required to participate.

Arrival: We ask that all participants arrive at least 1 hour in advance (6am) of the designated launch time (7am) to ensure the tournament director can collect your entry fee, inspect your live well and get your team registered and on the water on time for the launch. We also ask that all participants have the upmost respect and keep the noise down when arriving. Some of our events have houses/neighborhoods in close proximity to the parking/launch area’s

Start/End Time: All MAFF events will begin (launch) at precisely 7am and will conclude (weigh in) at 3pm unless otherwise noted on the tournament thread post.

Format: The use of live bait is strictly prohibited in ANY and ALL MAFF events, artificial baits only! All events will consist of a 5 fish limit, all fish must be 12 inches or larger in order to be weighed in (short/dead fish will be penalized see penalty section below). For all BIG BOAT GAS POWERED events each team will draw a launch number, the team who draws the highest number will be the designated “call boat” and will call off launch numbers in 10 second intervals to ensure safety during the launch. This will only be done at BIG BOAT GAS POWERED EVENTS and does not apply to CARTOPPER EVENTS. CARTOPPER style boats are welcome to participate in any BIG BOAT event.

On the Water: We ask that you help preserve the safety of each event and its participants by being aware of your surroundings, other anglers, docks and other vessels belonging to residents who live on the body of water being fished. We ask that you respect the area being fished by another angler, in other words do not pull up directly a long side another boat to fish the spot they are fishing keep a safe respectable distance when doing so.

Weigh In: Before the start of each event the Tournament Director for that day will call for a time check and then will announce the weigh in time along with the location at which the weigh in will take place. All weigh ins will take place on shore. It is your responsibility to keep track of time as well as to be on time at the right location to weigh in your bag. Penalties will be handed out to those arriving late (see penalty section below). Each team should weigh in their biggest fish even if it is not in contention for the lunker prize, in the event of a tie for any place, the tie breaker will be determined by the team with the biggest fish.

Penalties: The following is a list of penalties for specific infractions.

“On time for the weigh in” is defined as being under trolling motor power in the immediate vicinity of the weigh in area. If you are still under gas motor power or trolling motor power in route to the ramp at the designated time of weigh in you are late.

A boat arriving late to the weigh in will have 1 lb deducted from their total weight for every minute late, a team arriving 5 minutes or more late (without a valid reason and proper notification to the tournament director) will have their weight disqualified.

Once a team has handed over its bag to be weighed in it becomes property of the tournament director. Please be sure all fish meet the minimum length requirements (measure twice, weigh once), once they are handed over they cannot be taken back.

A team weighing in a dead fish will be penalized a ½ lb (.5lbs/8oz) per dead fish.

A team attempting to weigh in a short fish will have that fish removed from the bag and be assessed an additional 1lb penalty. A dead fish CANNOT win the Lunker Prize.

TOC’s(Tournament Of Champions): Each division “BIG BOAT” and “CARTOPPER” will have an end of the year “Tournament of Champions” the top 15 teams from each division will make the final. The top 15 teams from each division will be determined by total bag weight for the year. The more events your team fishes, the more chances you have to increase your end of the year weight. ** CARTOPPER’S FISHING IN THE BIG BOAT EVENTS CAN STILL QUALIFY FOR THE BIG BOAT TOC JUST REMEMBER THE TOC WILL TAKE PLACE ON A BIGGER BOADY OF WATER THAT MAY NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO A CARTOPPER VESSLE DEPENDING ON THE WIND AND WEATHER**

THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WILL BE FREE TO FISH FOR THOSE THAT QUALIFY: We will accomplish this by holding 2 Open Events this year (details in the open event section) from which we will keep 20% of the entry fee, as well as an additional $50 from 10 events in each division to give us somewhere around $1,100 for each divisions TOC events.

****YOU AND YOUR TEAM MATE MUST FISH A MINIMUM OF 5 EVENTS TO FISH IN THE TOC’s****

We ask for a 5 event minimum to avoid any team from bringing a RINGER as a partner to fish only the TOC also to avoid any outsiders from fishing 1 or 2 event and qualifying for the TOC, this keeps things fair and allows us THE GUYS (ALL OF YOU) WHO MAKE MAFF POSSIBLE, BY SHOWING UP WEEK IN WEEK OUT HELPING KEEP THINGS GOING TO HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT TAKING HOME THE TITLE.

Open Events: You will notice on this year’s schedule 2 OPEN EVENTS by “open” we mean these events will be posted on other forums such as NES, NEF, FACEBOOK, etc. Both events will take place @ Long Pond In Harwich Ma ( 5/19/2013 & 10/6/2013) All are welcome BIG BOAT and CAR TOPPER alike. There will be a 25 boat max with a $100 entry fee, additional “optional” largemouth and small mouth lunker pools (5$ each per person) From the total amount of money collected (minus lunker fee) we will withhold 20% to help fund MAFF and the end of the year’s Tournament of Champions.
***OPEN EVENTS DO NOTCOUNT AS 1 OF THE 5 MINIMUM EVENTS , NOR DO THEY COUNT TOWARDS YOUR END OF YEAR TOTAL WEIGHT.***