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NC Flatfish Championship

September 16-17, 2011 @ Inlet Watch Yacht Club, Wilmington, NC

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    REGISTER ONLINE: 2011 NC Flatfish Online Registration.

    DOWNLOAD COMPLETE RULES: 2011 NC Flatfish Rules.

    QUICK FACTS

    Entry Fee: $75 per boat before September 5;                 $100 per boat after September 5 Over $10,000 in cash and prizes to be awarded (based on 100 entries) One Day of Fishing No Checkouts & No Boundaries Complimentary Captains' Party (pizza compliments of Papa John's and beverages compliments of Anheuser Busch/R.A. Jeffrey's) Primary prizes based on boat's two heaviest flounder (may weigh up to two flounder).

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

    (all events held at Inlet Watch Yacht Club, Wilmington, NC) Registration: Friday, September 16, from 3:00-8:00 pm Captains' Meetings: Friday, September 16, at 5:00 pm and at 7:00 pm Captains' Party: Friday, September 16, from 4:00-8:00 pm Fishing Time: Saturday, September 17, from 7:00 am-4:00 pm (no lines in the water before 7:00 am) Weigh-In: Saturday, September 17, from 1:00-4:00 pm (must be in line by 4:00 pm) Awards Ceremony: Saturday, September 17, at 6:00 pm

    PAYOUTS

    Primary Payouts: Primary Payouts based on boat's two heaviest flounder (may weigh up to two flounder).

     

    Primary Payouts

    (based on up to two fish)*

     

     

    Junior Angler

    1st Place:  $1000

    1st Place:  $50

    2nd Place:  $700

     

    Lady Angler

     

    3rd Place:  $600

    4th Place:  $500

    1st Place:  $50

    5th Place:  $400

     

    Senior Angler

    6th Place:  $300

    7th Place:  $250

    1st Place:  $50

    8th Place:  $225

    SeaTow Prize

    9th Place:  $200

    $200 Gift Card

    10th Place:  $175

    Got-Em-On Prize

    11th Place:  $150

    $250

    12th Place:  $125

    Bell Hart Prize 

    13th Place:  $100

     

    14th Place:  $75

    Extra $10 payout per fish

    for live weigh-in **

    15th Place:  $50

    * Primary Payouts based on 100 paid entries ** each fish on leader board (up to two per boat) qualifies for live bonus payouts (extra $10 payout per fish)

    Tournament Within A Tournament

    Big Fish TWT ($50): 1st--$1,700; 2nd--$1,020; 3rd--$680     Big Fish TWT payouts based on 80 paid entries Two-Fish TWT ($50): 1st--$1,700; 2nd--$1,020; 3rd--$680     Two Fish TWT payouts based on 80 paid entries High Roller Big Fish TWT ($100): 1st--$2,125; 2nd--$1,275; 3rd--$850     High Roller TWT payouts based on 50 paid entries High Roller Two-Fish TWT ($100): 1st--$2,125; 2nd--$1,275; 3rd--$850     High Roller TWT payouts based on 50 paid entries TWTs: TWTs are voluntary. The Big Fish and High Roller Big Fish TWTs are based on boat's one heaviest flounder, and the Two-Fish and High Roller Two-Fish TWTs are based on boat's two-fish aggregate weight. 

    Special Prizes

    SeaTow Prize: This award goes to heaviest single flounder weighed in by boat with a current SeaTow membership ($200 gift certificate to Tex's Tackle). Got-Em-On Prize: This award goes to the heaviest single flounder weighed in by a current Got-Em-On Club member ($250 cash). Bell-Hart Marine Prize: This award goes to the heaviest two-flounder aggregate weighed in by a boat with a Mercury engine ($200 cash). "Beat the Record" Prize: Beat the tournament record of a two-flounder aggregate weight of  15.92 lbs. and you'll win a custom-made, hand-crafted, copper art work of a flounder. The art work was created by Matt Davis of Marine Copper Design. Guaranteed Junior Angler Photos: The N.C. Flatfish Championship is the only tournament that can guarantee that each junior angler that weighs in a fish will have his/her photo published in Fisherman's Post Newspaper.

    Beneficiary

    Beneficiary: Cape Fear Community College Marine Tech Club

    Contact

    Contact: Max Gaspeny at 910.409.8379 or flatfish@fishermanspost.com