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Saturday, August 22, 2020
Registration
Register and pay for 2020 - BKFT Tour Series: Columbus Rivers HERE
Entry Fee, Payouts, & Prizes
$36 entry fee
The registration fee breakdown, additional prizes and payout schedule can be found HERE.
Trail Points
Trail points awarded for this event will be 25 points for 1st place, 24 for 2nd, 23 for 3rd.....all the way down to 1 point for 25th place.
Tournament Day & Identifier
Identifiers can be printed off HERE. The code for the identifier will be released by 9PM on Friday, August 21st on Facebook, Tourney X, and Twitter. 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 correct boxes.
6:30AM - First cast; Anglers may begin fishing. Any fish caught prior to this time will be DQ'd.
12:00-3:00PM - At some point during this time frame the Tourney X standings might disappear to add a little drama to the final standings. Once they go dark you will still be able to submit fish. If you want to verify your fish have been uploaded check the email address you signed up with for Tourney X. DO NOT CALL OR MESSAGE US. If you don't receive an email letting you know the fish was submitted then you need to keep trying. The main reason a fish submission won't upload is because there is no cellular service where you are uploading. Anglers need to be aware of that and head to a spot with service in enough time to upload.
3:00PM - Fishing ends and no submissions will be accepted.
4:00PM - There is no measure-in for this event due to COVID-19.
Eligible Fishing Waters
*Over 185 miles of eligible waters to choose from!
See maps below :
Scioto River: Red
Olentangy River: Orange
Big Walnut Creek: Green
Little Walnut Creek: White
Alum Creek: Purple
Big Darby Creek: Blue
Little Darby Creek: Yellow
***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.
Since the ODNR website is down here are the boundaries:
Scioto River
BEGIN
Route 47 (E/W Water Street) in Prospect
END
S.R. 22/56 bridge in Circleville, roadside access river right
Olentangy River
BEGIN
Hyatts Road north of Powell off S.R. 315, roadside access river right
END
Scioto River Confluence
Big Darby Creek
BEGIN
S.R. 38 bridge in Bridgeport southeast of Milford Center, roadside access river right
END
Scioto River Confluence
Little Darby Creek
BEGIN
S.R. 42
END
Big Darby Creek
Alum Creek
BEGIN
Alum Creek State Park lake dam tailwater area off Lewis Center Road and Big Walnut Road north of Columbus, access river left Alum Creek State Park lake dam tailwater area off Lewis Center Road
and Big Walnut Road north of Columbus, access river left
END:
Big Walnut Creek Confluence
Big Walnut Creek
BEGIN
Hoover Dam tailwater access off Central College Road in Westerville
END:
Scioto Confluence
Little Walnut Creek
BEGIN
Richardson Road
END
Scioto River Confluence
Rules & Format
The other Rules and format for this event can be found HERE
Rules Changes Specific to this Tournament Only
*This event has no captain's meeting and anglers can go directly to eligible water, but fishing won't begin until 6:30AM.
*This tournament is a 5 fish limit.
*This tournament is black bass only (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted)
Camping/Meet & Greet
There are several lodging and camping options near eligible water.
Be sure to join the Buckeye Nation Kayak Anglers group on Facebook to see what anglers are planning for each event. Most events will have a group of anglers camping at the same location.
