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Tour Series Event #8
Columbus Rivers
August 7, 2021
Registration
Register and pay $36 for the 2021 Tour Series : Columbus Rivers event at:
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$36 entry fee is broken down by the following:
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$20 Top placing anglers
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$5 - Big Fish entry
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$5 - Tourney X fee
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$5 - 50/50 raffle
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$1 - AOY prize package at end of year
Identifier
Identifiers can be printed off HERE. The code for the identifier will be released by 9PM on Friday, August 6th on Facebook & Tourney X.
An identifier with no code, the wrong code, or codes in the wrong boxes will not be accepted. If participating in multiple tournaments you can combine codes on a single identifier, but they must be correct and they must be in the appropriate box.
Another option for an Identifier (that is not mandatory) is a reusable option made out of durable aluminum by Blue Fox Gifts. MAKE SURE YOU ORDER THE BUCKEYE KAYAK FISHING TRAIL IDENTIFIER.
Payouts & Prizes
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​~10% of the field will be awarded payouts.
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Big Fish will receiving a payout calculated by 5 times the number of paid anglers. They will also receive a $25 credit to 'The 153 Baits' online store.
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Along with payouts the following places will receive:
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1st Place - Trophy & Invitation to THE CLASSIC (upon qualification).
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2nd Place - Trophy
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3rd Place - Trophy
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Big Fish - Trophy
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Payouts take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks to process.
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Prizes are raffled off to the anglers who didn't win cash payouts for 1st, 2nd, or big fish.
Trail Points
The following points are awarded to the top spots for this event:
1st Place - 25 points
2nd Place - 24 points
3rd Place - 23 points
4th Place - 22 points
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(all the way down to...)
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23rd Place - 3 points
24th Place - 2 points
25th Place - 1 point
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Trail Points are awarded throughout the entire season after every event. Total points are tallied all year long and the TOP 20 are awarded an invite to the coveted CLASSIC!
The point leader after the CLASSIC is awarded the Tour Series Angler of the Year! (Additional details here)
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To follow your progress follow the TOUR SERIES STANDINGS all year long!
Event Rules
Standard rules for this event can be found HERE
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Remember, new for 2021, acceptable measuring boards are the aluminum Ketch Products Measuring Board, the Ketch Karbonate and the Ketch X measuring board. The Hawg Trough and Fish Stix boards are no longer an acceptable measuring board.
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Additional Rules for this tournament...
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This tournament is black bass only (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted).
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This tournament is a 5 fish tournament.
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This event has no pre tournament captain's meeting and anglers can go directly to eligible water.
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Per KBF Rules: Competitors may launch from any public-access shore directly onto Eligible Water.
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Creeks that feed into any of the rivers listed in the eligible water below are also fair game as long as you can paddle/peddle/motor upstream into the creek from the river. You cannot drag over land. The creeks must appear within the boundaries of the maps.
Eligible Water
Over 185 miles of eligible waters to choose from!
​​Listed below are only eligible waters and are not meant to necessarily be a put-in or take-out location. Be sure to refer to the maps and ask someone if you are unsure of a possible launch/take-out location. Posting a question to the Buckeye Nation Kayak Anglers Facebook group will receive a pretty quick response.
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Any creeks that connect to the water listed below is eligible IF:
1. You access them from the eligible water listed below.
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2. You can paddle, pedal or motor to the attached body of water from an eligible stretch of water (no dragging across land or across dry sections of creek).
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Scioto River
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Route 47 (E/W Water Street) in Prospect
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S.R. 22/56 bridge in Circleville, roadside access river right
Olentangy River
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Hyatts Road north of Powell off S.R. 315, roadside access river right
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Scioto River Confluence
Big Darby Creek (including Three Mile Creek)
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S.R. 38 bridge by Burns Road (just south of Fairbanks HS).
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Scioto River Confluence
Little Darby Creek
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S.R. 42
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Big Darby Creek
Alum Creek
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Alum Creek State Park lake dam tailwater area off Lewis Center Road
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Big Walnut Creek Confluence
Big Walnut Creek
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Hoover Dam tailwater access off Central College Road in Westerville
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Scioto Confluence
Little Walnut Creek
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Richardson Road
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Scioto River Confluence​​
Format & Schedule
6:30AM - First cast; Anglers may begin fishing. Any fish caught prior to this time will be DQ'd.
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3:30PM - Fishing ends and no submissions will be accepted.
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IT IS THE ANGLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO UPLOAD THEIR FISH BY 3:30PM.
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4:30PM - Measure-in:
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Due to ongoing COVID restrictions at the time of this page being published anglers are NOT required to attend the measure-in, but are highly encouraged to attend and practice the rules/regulations the state has put in place.
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Any trophies or prizes awarded MUST be picked up at 4:30PM. We will not be keeping prizes and redistributing them at a later date.
The Buckeye Kayak Fishing Trail is presented by:
