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*The 2018 Trail will make 9 in person trail stops around Ohio, will hold 6 online events, one Classic (invite-only) tournament, and have 12 YAK Ohio species up for grabs.
*Every event/tournament is open to anyone except for the Classic on October 20, 2018. That event is an invite only tournament that requires qualification.
*Trail points will be calculated by 25 points for first place, 24 for 2nd, and so on all the way down to 1 point for 25th. Your best 5 events will make up your Total Trail Standings at the end of the year (max 1 online event will be counted in the 5 events).
*You can QUALIFY for the Classic in one of two ways:
1. Participate in 5 in person events
2. Participate in 4 in person events and 1 online event.
NOTE: Anglers can participate in more events than only in what is needed to qualify.
*So I qualified for the Classic, how do I gain ENTRY into the Classic?
1. Win one of the 9 in person trail stops.
2. Finish in the top 20 on the trail points leaderboard.
3. YAK Ohio: At the end of the year every fish an angler has in the top 3 YAK Ohio's will receive a raffle ticket. 2 entries into the Classic will be raffled off to those anglers. So if an angler has one catfish in top 3, a musky in the top 3, a crappie in top 3, and a trout in the top 3 they will receive 4 raffle tickets. Those raffle tickets will then be drawn for prizes which would include 2 entries to the Classic.
*Anglers can qualify for the YAK Ohio prizes raffled off at the end of the year by participating in 3 events. Only one of the online events an angler participates in counts toward the total of 3 events.
*We are currently looking for additional sponsors, so if you or someone you know would be a good fit contact buckeyekayakfishingtrail@gmail.com for more information.
*We are currently looking for additional sponsors, so if you or someone you know would be a good fit contact buckeyekayakfishingtrail@gmail.com for more information.
*The 2018 Trail will make 9 in person trail stops around Ohio, will hold 6 online events, one Classic invite only tournament, and have 12 YAK Ohio species up for grabs.
*Every event/tournament is open to anyone except for the Classic on October 20, 2018. That event is an invite only tournament that requires qualification.
*Any cash winnings from an online tournament are awarded after an angler attends their first in person event.
*Please visit the rules page for In-person tournaments, Online tournaments, and YAK Ohio's to familiarize yourself with both the general rules and format for each type of event. Each tournament may have additional rules in place for that particular tournament, so be sure to visit each event page.
*For more information on each event check out the 2017 schedule and visit each event page for more information. We will be adding/updating each page with more details as we get closer to the tournament date.
*How to register: Every tournament will be held on Tourney X (except YAK Ohio's) and there will be a link provided on each event page to register and pay (The registration links will be added at least one week prior to the tournament date). Every person should try to be registered on Tourney X prior to the day of the tournament. If you are unable to pay and register online prior to the tournament be sure to let someone know the morning of the tournament and they can get you registered.
*In 2017, we will be awarding two major achievements: BKFT Point Leader & BKFT CLASSIC Winner. Both Winners will receive at minimum a trophy and there is a high likelihood some sort of prize package.
To be win the BKFT Points Leader you must:
+Attend 5 events (max 1 online event). You may attend more events, but only your top 5 scores count.
+Attain the most points among everyone who qualifies.
To receive an invite to the CLASSIC you must achieve on of the following:
+Place 1st at an in-person trail stop AND attend 5 events (max 1 online event)
+Attend 5 events (max 1 online event) AND finish in the top 10 of the final trail standings (5 best scores, only 1 online event will be counted)
+Win one of the two Fast Passes raffled of through the YAK Ohio's AND attend 5 events (max 1 online event).
Anglers will not receive multiple invites if they achieve more than one occurence in the list above. (ie: cannot give an invite to another angler)
*A minimum of 10 anglers will earn invitations to the Kayak Bass FIshing National Championship on Kentucky Lake in 2018. The anglers earn the spots by finishing in the top 10 in the Final Trail Standings.
If you have any questions please email buckeyekayakfishingtrail@gmail.com or message on Facebook.
Updated 2/11/2017