2017 Mission Bay Classic Kayak Tournament
 

Mark your calendars!!!

Mission Bay Classic April 15TH 2017

To Sign up, scroll down and click the "Buy Now" Button below the list of those entered.

This is a Heroes on the Water fund raising event!

New this year Halibut division guys will have the option to check in here online the day prior and launch any time after 4 am from Santa Clara Point. Bass division will be a shot gun start at 7am.




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We expect a great bunch of raffle prizes. Our goal is to raise $5000 for the Southern California chapter of Heroes on the Water.
We anticipate this being one of the biggest kayak fishing tournament in California in 2016.

Mark your calendars and Check back here for all the details! We will be adding to this periodically as we iron out all the details. I have set up a Paypal link below. Cost is $25 .

Kids under the age of 18 fish for free with a paid adult.

*Boundaries will be anywhere. This is new for this year! Weigh boats will only be weighing fish inside the harbor*
Everyone is required check in and launch from the east facing beach adjacent to the ball field on Santa Clara Point, shotgun start 7am
prize payouts for the top finishers, all proceeds going to Heroes on the Water!

Tournament hours: 7am-1pm, check in starts at 6 am. You must be in line to weigh your fish no later than 1 pm

After the tournament we will all meet for a great BBQ, raffle & awards. Lunch served from noon until 2 pm

Rules:

*** By participating you must adhere to a code of sportsmanlike conduct. Any angler who violates the rules of the events may be disqualified and banned from future participation in all future events as well as all website interactions. This includes conduct before, during and after events both on and off the water as well as online. Conduct deemed inappropriate may be grounds for disqualification or denial from participation in any events or website activities. Judgments of conduct are at the sole discretion of the tournament directors, assisted by website moderators and host facility owners.
Bass division rules:

1. Sand, Spotted Bay and Calico Bass are the only allowable fish for weighing towards your final stringer.

2. A tournament win is based on the total weight of 3 heaviest fish at the final weigh-in at 1pm.

3. All bass submitted must be alive and at least 14” in length.

4. Artificial baits only. Scents are allowed – squid or other cut bait is not. Berkley Gulp! is allowed.

5. All fishing must be from a kayak, canoe, SUP or float tube. No trolling motors or propulsion systems other than paddle, kick or pedal (ie: Hobie kayaks) is allowed.

6. Fish Finders and GPS units are allowed.

7. Tournament hours will be from 7am until 1pm. You are responsible for being on time to the final weigh-in.

8. Scoring will determined by the total weight of an angler's 3 heaviest bass as weighed by the weigh boats.

9. You may weigh up to 10 total bass (no more than 5 in your tank at a time) while complying with DFG regulations. The angler is responsible for keeping track of the number of fish weighed. Attempting to weigh more than 10 bass could result in disqualification.

10. You must abide by all DFG regulations.
11. Bait barge ruling this year, no fishing within 20 yards, that means you or your lure/bait.
12. Fish anywhere inside or outside the harbor as long as all other rules are followed

13. All inquiries, objections or complaints concerning any believed infraction of tournament or DFG rules needs to be stated PRIOR to the awards ceremony.

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The halibut division. Very simply, the biggest halibut weighed wins. There will be prizes awarded for the top 3 fish weighed. This is a separate division that you will specify upon check in. In this division you may use live and cut bait and fish more than 1 rod at a time. You must launch and land from tournament location, but are able to fish in or outside the bay! Live bait can be brought, bought or caught. Fish must be hooked, fought and landed from the kayak unassisted. Final weigh in is 1 pm and you must be in line at the scale no later than 1 pm.



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Mark Randle
Alan Wagner
Andy Bowden
Randy Tharldson
Jeffrey Bias
James Zimmermann
Joshua Brightman
Kirk Davis
John Clark
Robert Moore
Eric Noonan
Shawn Grimm
Mike Lawrence
Rex McNamara
Mike Stocker
Steve Green
Ryan Moriarty
Jackie Call
Craig Young
Mike Taconi
Thomas Palica
Chris Fields
Philip Ho
Nathan Ho (youth)
Wayne Palica
Stevie Pinero
Kevin Munoz
Todd Peirce
Joe Gutierez
Carlos Delavilla
James Fournell
Russ Kelly
Jim Salazar
Danny Jones
Andrew Stuck
David Gordon
Phillip Jones
Kirk Gossett
Jason Simpson
Kai Schumann
Kevin Leake
Austin Bland
Richard Lightfoot
Roman Media
Chuck Wittenberg
Gabe Martin
Manual Garza
Nancy Ortiz
Derek Van Vranken
Charles Belnavis
Erick Oudmayer
Rick Seward
Joseph Russell
Steve Buechner
Ryan Schaffran
Daniel Zarate
Mitchell Fromang
Ed Howerton
Tom Buckalew
Chris Blevins
Todd Jester
Francisco Gonzalez
Scott Goldstein
Alyander Brants
Charles Long
Greg Barnicoat
Dale Shank
Kai Schumann
Austin Barlow X2
Scott Fond-Leoncini
Kyle Walczak
Christopher Kimbro
Sarah Lindsey
Paul Hor
Jacob Schwarzer
Michael Pigeon X2
John Ruiz
Andy Acevedo
Jeff Gardner
Tim Stengel
Johnny Bayard
Michael Mikitka
Bryan Braiverman
Timothy O'Conner
Justin Pierce
Jim Thompson
Gregory Kimmel
Derwin Chang
Mark Berninger
Jesse Orellana
Byron Young
Bob Gattis
John Brice
Matt Tharp
Casey Adams
Damian Carrillo
Colin Wong
Tony Park
Kasey Adams
Christoph Efstathiou
Matt Anderson
Shane Yellin
Todd Cook
Mitch Phillips
Lindsey Sala
Ervy Dela Pena
Vincent Marzi
Yza Evangista
Will Bowen
Timothy Dunegan
Bobby Hilley
Dane Hilley youth
Brian Oberman
Lucas Binder





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2017 Sponsors List


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Jeff B has offered up a Chronarch for the biggest bass and the winner of the halibut division will get a trophy courtesy of OEX and a Torium 20HG courtesy of Jeff B.

Just payed and I can't wait. This is the most fun event of the year and for a fantastic cause.

Paid up. There better be some halibut this year :mad:


Halibut or no halibut, thanks for organizing this annual event. Lots of fun and for a great cause. Looking forward to it.

Woohoo!!! I have a feeling that this year it's going to be epic with lots of legal fish weighed in.

Three years in a row I've yet to be able to score a 'keeper' sized bass. Caught plenty of them BEFORE tournament day as well as plenty AFTER tournament day, but never ON tournament day. So 2017 will be the year to 'get 'er done'!

6 months to go, but wanted to get the ball rolling and nail down the date. I imagine the raffle will be every bit as good as last year, as well as tasty food and a swag bag for the 1st 100 entries. :luxhello:

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I'm in, can a fisherman participate in both the Halibut and Bass divisions?

No you have to pick yer poison.:D

Paid up and ready to go!

Wilderness Systems is stepping up again and we have a kayak for the raffle. :luxhello:

I love the generosity we get to experience with this tournament! :D

Jeff B has offered up a Curado for the biggest bass and the winner of the halibut division will get a trophy courtesy of OEX and a Torium 20HG courtesy of Jeff B.:luxhello:

Nice, Jeff B.! Thanks for donating to the cause!

Paid up, can't wait.

MBlassic
 

Eastin:D:D

Maybe this year, I actually bring the damn Halibut to shore instead of being a schmuck and having it flop out of yak when I turned my head:the_finger:

Maybe this can be moved and sticky to the HOW forum

Paid and ready. Tight Lines.

Count me in
 

Finally a date I can attend!! Paid and looking forward to the event.

No you didn't ..... :doh:

Yes..#fail..I have no problem admitting I went full tard on that one lol

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Paid up and looking forward to it!

That sub forum does not allow HTML, so easier to post here.


Maybe we could start a Q&A thread in the HOW section with a link to the sign up here.

Your loss was my gain... One hell of a nice halibut stick!

I'll be there to back you up again in 2017.

Lol..and all I got was the mug[emoji23] Sounds good, I'll be there again..

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Adding a few raffle on prizes on behalf of Team Sewer

Wow thanks Jorge! Very generous!:luxhello:

Just a little more than 3 months to go. Holidays are over and I am checking on contributions.

Werner paddles just offered a killer Shuna Hooked in Bluefin color combination as one of the raffle prizes

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A second kayak has been confirmed for the raffle. Malibu Kayak is on the sponsor list once again this year.

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Uh oh, am going to have to Push my luck and go for broke 2 years in a row! CBadMike, this year if I win, I will donate to HOW ;P Excellent, Excellent, excellent tourney, my first time participating last year, even on an off year when nothing was being caught it was all still awesome fun and games! GREAT food, awesome down to earth people, and an even better cause to support. DEAMON-JIM, hope to attend the before night potluck and get together this year amigo! sorry about last. But as far the raffle goes, pshh, something else to be said for that.. :rolleyes:;) Thanks Iceman and HOW for all you guys do, even more appreciate the fact my friends and I are able to paddle a Bad A$$ X-13 with gator hatch, pole holders and all because of you guys in alteration with my other baby; this is probably nothing compared to the awesome times you have provided many others, Vets Especially! Thanks for being there for the veterans more so than not especially when we live in times where they are not getting the due justice they deserve.

Tight Lines and till the tourney, hopefully the fish show up this time around!

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I have been using the Hooked Shuna since it was introduced. Perfect paddle for me, graphics on the Bluefin make me want it! Win this $270 paddle with a $1 raffle ticket.

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Everingham Brothers has just confirmed their continued support and will be sending us free bait scoop certificates for the raffle.

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Jeff B upgraded the Biggest bass prize from a Curado to a Chronarch!:you_rock:

NRS just confirmed they are on board

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Hobie just responded that they are happy to help us again this year.

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12 of these certificates for 1/2 scoops, I would imagine kayaks could double up and split these in 2 tanks.

$420 value, very generous donation from Everingham Bros! :luxhello:

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I'm so bummed, I just realized that I'll be in NY the week of the big tourney.

Andy, is there any way I can contribute if I wont be in attendance?

Buy a ticket. I have done that, even when I know I can't attend

Last year was our chapter’s most successful season yet and we are gearing up for the start of another great one.

The participants and sponsors of the annual Mission Bay Classic enable us to continue utilizing the sport we all love to aid in the physical and mental recovery process of injured and or disabled military veterans.

This is a really fun way to help us help those who bravely serve us and we look forward to another great turn out this year.

If you have friends or family that would like to participate but don't own a kayak we will be renting gear again this year in exchange for a donation to our chapter.

We look forward to seeing you all on April 15th!

Don't forget to support the tournament sponsors by purchasing their products whenever possible. A positive comment/review on their social media site is another good way to acknowledge their support of HOW.

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Signed up, paid up and ready to fish!

Yes, last year we must have had 40+ people sign up who knew they could not attend just to support the cause. You can also ask someone you trust :D that will be there to buy your raffle tickets.

Good to see some chatter and YES support these sponsors that give generously every year. :luxhello: