21 Season Long SMB

Online Series Event #3

Season Long Smallmouth Bass

April 1 - October 2

Registration

$31 entry fee is broken down by the following:

$20 Top placing anglers
$5 - Tourney X fee
$5 - Annual Trail expenses, trophies, permits, etc.
$1 - ONLINE WARRIOR prize package at end of year

Identifier

Identifiers can be printed off HERE. The code for the identifier will be released by 9PM on Wednesday, March 31st 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.

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Payouts & Prizes

Approximately the top 10% of the field will receive a payout.
Payouts take anywhere from 1-4 weeks to process.

Helpful Tips

The Season Long Bass event coincides with several other Buckeye Kayak Fishing Trail tournaments, so be sure to double, triple, quadruple, quintuple, and sextuple dip and submit fish across multiple tournaments!

Since this tournament is your best 10 Smallmouth Bass from April 1 to October 2 there are several other tournaments that may make sense to enter throughout the year:

YAK Ohio in the Multi-Species Series which will call for Smallmouth Bass specifically targeted the entire month of August.
The state capital is home of some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in Ohio. Be sure to register for the Columbus Rivers event on the Tour Series.
Huge Smallmouth will be the target on the Great Miami, Little Miami, Mad River & Stillwater Rivers during the August 21st Dayton Rivers event on the Tour Series.
Three Online Series events will also specifically target Smallmouth Bass:
- The July 3rd 12Hour Smallmouth Bass event
- The September 3-6th Buckeye Open Smallmouth Bass event.
- The September 25 Buddy Bass Smallmouth Edition.

A 20" Smallmouth Bass caught by Clayton Haske during the 2020 Buckeye Open.

Note: Hawg Trough's measuring boards are no longer allowed in 2020. Please refer to the event rules on this page for an eligible measuring board.

Event Rules

Trail Points

Trail Points are awarded throughout the entire season after every Online Series event. Total points are tallied all year long and the TOP 5 in the Online Series standings are awarded an invite to the coveted CLASSIC!

The point leader after the CLASSIC is awarded the Online Series ONLINE WARRIOR! (Additional details here)

Points for this event will be distributed by:

1st Place - 25 points

2nd Place - 24 points

3rd Place - 23 points

4th Place - 22 points

(all the way down to...)

23rd Place - 3 points

24th Place - 2 points

25th Place - 1 point

To follow your progress watch the ONLINE SERIES STANDINGS all year long.

A 18.75" Smallmouth Bass caught by Ken Morris during the 2020 Buckeye Open.

Standard rules for this event can be found HERE

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.

Additional Rules for this tournament...

Anglers must compete in at least 1 Tour Series event to be eligible for a payout.
This tournament is SMALLMOUTH BASS ONLY
The tournament runs from 6AM on April 1st until 11:59PM on October 2nd.
It is the anglers responsibility to upload eligible photos by the October 2nd, 11:59PM deadline.
NO PHOTO WILL BE ACCEPTED if it is more than 2 weeks old.
- This will keep submissions coming in throughout the year instead of all in October.
- Will help our judges.
- It will also protect anglers who lose phones, pictures, etc. throughout the year.
- Eliminates sandbagging.
This tournament is a multiple day event where a 10 fish total length determines final standings.
Since we expect some true Ohio trophies caught during this tournament we HIGLHLY ENCOURAGE anglers to not only upload their fish submission to Tourney X, but a 2nd photo of the angler holding the fish! Enter the measurement at 1" and you will either cull it or the judge will remove it, but we will download it and use it for social media, website, etc.

Eligible Water

At its most basic definition, eligible water is anything in Ohio that is accessible to everyone. Accessible means it is legal, open to everyone, and does not require special permission.
Eligible water includes anything owned by the government (park system, city, township, county, state, federal, ODNR) where fishing from a kayak is permitted. This also includes Ohio waterways designated as rivers or creeks.
Privately owned water is eligible under certain circumstances. It must be accessible BY ANYONE without restricted passes, special permissions, deals, agreements, or backdoor handshakes from the owner. Anyone should have access to fish the body of water. For example a private community that requires a landowner or guest pass is ineligible.
NEW FOR 2021: Public and Private water that require permits are eligible if...
If there are unlimited permits that can be acquired the same day it is going to be fished. For example, if a lake only offers 5 permits per day or a limited number of permits a day it is off limits. If a lake offers multiple permits in a day but they have to be scheduled in advance of the day it is fished it is off limits.
We get asked several times a year if AEP is eligible water. YES, AEP is eligible. They offer unlimited permits the same day and anyone can obtain on HERE. As for any other waterway AEP rules & regulations MUST be followed.
If you have a question about eligible water and a possible location don't hesitate to email buckeyekayakfishingtrail@gmail.com
All laws, rules, and regulations must be followed while fishing the body of water. For example, if a body of water allows fishing only during daylight hours then any fish caught outside of that period would not be eligible and cause for immediate disqualification.

A 17.25" Smallmouth Bass caught by Neil Farley during the 2020 Columbus Rivers event.