Tournament Information for the 2023 Bobby Lane Cup
- Pre-fishing: Must be off the lake by 3:00pm on Friday, December 1st. South of 60 Bridge off limits for practice and day of tournament.
- Meeting at 5:30 pm, Friday, December 1st at Camp Mack (weigh in trailer) – not mandatory
- Prayer and National Anthem with launch to follow at safe light as follows on December 2nd
- Juniors will launch first at safe light
- Juniors Weigh-In: 1:00 pm
- High School will launch second
- High School Weigh-In: 2:00 pm
Chick-Fil-A of Lakeland will be providing breakfast for anglers and captains at 5:00 am Saturday morning. Check in at Angler Registration table by 5:45 am Saturday morning with mandatory meeting to follow at stage. 5 fish limit – 12” minimum (will have exemptions)
CAPTAINS:
- High school captains cannot assist anglers in any way except for driving the boat (outboard engine). No netting, no trolling motor, no fish care. High school anglers must do it all on their own except for driving with outboard engine.
- Junior captains may assist anglers with trolling motor, netting fish and fish care. Captain must drive boat (outboard engine).
- Captains are not allowed to fish.
- Livewell checks will be done at launch and live well must be open for boat caller to see at takeoff! Must have ribbon on trolling motor after live well check.
- Boat #s 1-50 only up by gas dock east for take off. Later boat #s must stay west of gas dock back to ramp. Boats will leave from east side of canal. Stage boats by posted flight signs
- Boundaries – Nothing south of the Highway 60 bridge. You may not go under or pass the bridge south. All other lakes are open to fish including Lake Toho. Violators will be disqualified.
- Check In – Check-in Boats will be at the ends of the Camp Mack canal. Teams must check in with boat #. Late penalty will be 1 lb per minute. 15 minutes late = disqualified.
- Dead Fish penalty = 4 oz. / Big Fish cannot be dead. If dead, winner will go to next largest.
