2017 Mission Bay Classic Kayak Tournament - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WCW Moderator · 10-13-2016, 05:23 PM

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.

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.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=santa+...gl=us&t=m&z=14

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.

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

2017 Sponsors List

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.

10-13-2016, 05:23 PM	#1
WCW Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 461	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. 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. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=santa+...gl=us&t=m&z=14 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. 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 2017 Sponsors List 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. Last edited by Iceman; 04-26-2017 at 04:48 PM.