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2010 Niagara Musky Assoc.Inc. Northern Pike Tournament Cost:$10 per entrant Date: Sunday May 16th, 2010 Start Time: 7:00 am End Time:2:00 pm "Weigh-In" 2:15 PM,Sheridan Boat Launch Ater Tournament Fish Fry: 2:30 PM,featuring Fried Fish,Burgers,Hotdogs & Sausages. We will"Pass The Hat" to cover expenes. Bring your own drinks. This is presented as an experimental tournament. Depending on the impacts of the event it may or may not be repeated. The impacts of concern are specifically related to impacts on musky.The following exceptions for partipitation are factors that will help us decide if we should repeat the event in future years. EXPECTATIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: 1. No event participant shall target muskies in any way, shape or form. 2.Any and all musky incidentally caught must be reported (this will help us decide if this event has too significant of an impact on the musky fishery to be repeated) 3. Any musky caught must be water released(no pictures, no measurements, no weighing)as quickly as possible,with hooks removed. 4. Lure size limits must be followed 5. All baits must have attached a steel leader 6. Fishing in known musky only areas is prohibited 7. Absolutely no trolling 8. Absolutely no musky rods, reels or lures may be used OFFICAL RULES: 1. All items listed as Expectations for Participation (above) 2. Only live bait and artifical lures under 6" in length may be used 3. Only artifical flies under 7" in length may be used 4. Tournament limited to the Upper Niagara River(Harbor Off Limits) 5. Entrants must be members of the Niagara Musky Assoc. or join the NMA and pay yearly dues along with the entry fee to Tourney 6.The entry fee is Ten Dollars($10.00) per angler with a maximum of four anglers per boat.Entry fees for a non-member must include their membership dues of $20.00. All entry fees must be paid in full before entry deadline. 7. Deadline for all entries will be Thursday, May 13th, 9 PM or as otherwise determined by Tournament Director Nolan Curtis. 8. One-Day-Tournament. Tournament will start on Sunday,May 16th, 7 AM and will end at 2 PM. All Northern Pike must be registered with the Tournament Director or his reprosentative no later then 2:15 PM. Representatives will be present at the Town of Tonawanda Boat Launch at the foot of Sheridan Drive fro 2 PM to 2:15 PM to collect entries. Delivery of winning prizes will be made after the "Weigh-in" the day of the event. 9. All boats must meet U.S.C.G. safety requirements. 10. All entries will be measured from tip of snout to tip of tail while fish is lying in a horizontal position and using NMA measuring devise. Measure to nearest one half inch (round down). 11. Prize structure for tournament:Total entry fees,minus expenes,will consitute prize money. Prize Money to be allocated as follows: 1st Place------50% 2nd Place------30% 3rd Place-------20% In the event of ties,prize money for 1st & 2nd will be added together and divided evenly.Same applies or 2nd & 3rd. In the event of a three-way-tie, all three places will be added together and dvided evenly. If less then 3 fish are caught,prize money will be allocated as follows: if only one fish is caught,the winner will recieve 100%. If two fish are caught,then 1st place will recive 60% and 2nd place 40% 12. Contest will be suspended anytime in which the National Weather Service issues a Small Craft Advisory for the Upper Niagara River. 13. All entrants must be properly licensed and abide by State,Federal, and Provinincal angling regulations. 14.Entry forms will be available by calling the Tournament Director Nolan Curtis (7160 631-7570 I posted this here for all that missed the May NMA Meeting or may wantr to join the NMA and fish the Tourney!

Matt(Fish-n-Ski) has put a Legend Plow in 9$ Bass color up on eBay to the highest bidder with free shipping.All the proceeds will go directly to the Chautauqua Bait Fish Fund! See Bob what good thing you started! http://cgi.ebay.com/muskie-musky-Legend ... 2a06c96874 Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Conesus Lake was a little slow for northern pike & tiger muskies.But I did get on the water for the day and trolled up one 24" northern pike.Then I got to look on as Bob Soley caught a nice fat 38" northern pike casting a spinner.I motored over just incase he needed help,got to take the pictures for him,I hope they came out ok! Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

I will get over to Conesus Lake sometime before lunch,look for my crimson red & white Targa 2000 and stop by and say hello! Capt. Larry D. Jones

I may go down to Westfield,NY on friday and setup my rv trailer,then head back and go to Conesus on Saturday instead of Cuba. So I might see some of you there! Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Who is going to fish WHERE for the Northern Pike / Tiger Muskie Opener? I have to open my trailer for the season next weekend.Since it is down in Westfield,NY I will most likely head for Cuba Lake and a little Northern Pike action. Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Chad,Last year we had 72 entrants in the last Tourney! Capt. Larry

Today we reached 100 Tourney Entrants,now we all need to help get the last 25 spots filled so we can add $1000.00 to the Bait Fish Fund! Thanks, Capt. Larry

We will go with the extra 25 Tourney Entrants raising the Full Field to 125 and hopefuly fill those extra spots and raise $1000.00 more dollars for the Bait Fish Fund. We need everyone to try and get someone that has not signed up yet to get in! Thanks,Capt. Larry

The Ohio Musky Big Dawg Tourney will run from May 1st, 2010 to June 30th,2010.To be eligible to win the St.Croix 8'-6" Big Dawg Rod the picture of the muskie must be posted here on this thread at www.mostlymuskies.com/reports.htm The picture must have a date stamp or written sign with the date in the picture.The fish must be released after catch to qualify for this tournament as well.The picture of the fish must be posted with in 48 hours of catch & release.The largest muskie by legnth from Ohio posted here with date of catch will Win the Big Dawg Rod! The Winner also must have a picture taken of them holding the Big Dawg Rod,to be posted here.This Tournament is run by Mostly Muskies Charters,Wiley Lure Co. & Vince Bianchi Spinner Shop. PA Musky Big Dawg Tourney will run from June 1st to July 31st, New York Musky Big Dawg Tourney will run from August 1st to September 30th,Great Lakes NY & Ontario Musky Big Dawg Tourney will run from October 1st to November 30th! Good Luck to everyone! __________________ Mostly Muskies Charters & Guide Service Captain Larry Jones Web Site: http://www.mostlymuskies.com

We are only 5 spots away from a full field of 100 Tourney Entrants. Sitting here thinking of ways to make up the last $2000+ dollars needed to reach our final goal of $6000.00,I can up with this idea. If we let 25 more Tourney Entrants in at $40 each,after the full field of 100,we could raise $1000.00 additional Bait Fish Funds if we put those funds raised directly into the Fund and left the prize structure where it is set for 100 Entrants.If we were to do this would anyone complain that the prize structure stays the same? Capt. Larry

Many thanks to Bob for running the 10" Amma Bama Crankbait Sale on eBay,Sandy(spacdja) for donating the crankbait,for all that bid and to Dr. Dave Palo of Erie,PA who bid $81.00 to Win!The Bait Fish Fund is getting close to $4000,but we still need to raise $2000+ more to reach our goal of $6000 to feed all the muskie fry at Prendergast Hatchery extra Fathead Minnows for the whole time they are in the outside ponds,extra growth before stocking! Thanks, Capt. Larry D. Jones

We only have 7 spots left to have a Full Field of 100 Fishermen! Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

We now have 89 Tourney Entrants and 11 spots left,don't get left out,sign up soon we will only go to 100 total Entrants! Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Night time on Lake Erie working shore structure from Barcelona Harbor to VanBuren Point,flat line trolling clown colored size 13 rapalas at 1.6 mph! Every year its good,as long as the lake stays down on the waves. Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Everyone should Thank Bob Solley for his Donation of $100 to the Bait Fish Fund! Bob had put lures up on eBay with 10% of the sales going to the Bait Fish Fund. Thanks Agian,Bob Capt. Larry

Zach, Sorry I could not make it over to Cave Run from Fort Mitchell,KY. The weather was very bad on Monday night,60 mph winds with heavy rain.Then it turned out that it was a good 2 1/2 hours away,only had the car for 8 hours of the day while my brother inlaw was at the watch show,not enough time to get any fishing time in along with the drive time! I hope you finaly figured out the bite. Capt. Larry

I have 30 Tuff Shad in various colors left over from the Shows. I will let them go for $12 each with free shipping. To get colors available call 716-432-0198. Capt. Larry D. Jones www.mostlymuskies.com

Winner of the St.Croix Avid Rod of Choice is Bill Gliss,I will get ahold of Bill when I return from Cave Run on Thursday! Capt. Larry

Chad, All Text on page 1 & 3 is missing! Did you update the Tourney Entry Fee to $40? Can't see it to find out! Thanks,Capt. Larry

As of 1:30 pm on March 31,2010 there are 87 Entrees to the Chautauqua Musky Cash Tournament.All 87 Entrees + any PayPal or Post Marked by April 1st(mailing now may be to late for the mail to arive by Friday) Entrees will be in the Drawing for the St.Croix Avid Rod of Choice to the Lucky Winner! I will put the names of all that have entered on individual movie tickets and toss them in a coffee can,take them to Howard Wagners Spring Fling,shake it up and have someone that is not fishing in the Tourney Draw one Ticket for the Winner!That Winner will be notified on Sunday that they won and they can look at the St.Croix Avid Series Online or I can mail them a Catolog to choose their rod from.There still is time to get in the Tourney and in on the Drawing via PayPal.Notice:Those who have not sent in their Tourney Entry Fee may bring it to the Spring Fling on Saturday April 3rd and still get in on the Drawing for the Avid Rod Drawing(snail mail must arive by Friday April 2nd) I'm sure this Tourney will sell out,only 13 spots left! Chad please reset the PayPal to $40 on April 1st! Thanks,Capt. Larry D. Jones __________________ Mostly Muskies Charters & Guide Service http://www.mostlymuskies.com

I'll look back tonight and see if you guys want any Tuffs before I head to Chicago! Capt. Larry

Here are the colors I have in 5" Tuff Shad: Brown Chub,Pearl,Perch,Tonka Walleye,Gold Perch and Lemom Lime,4 of each! If you purchase two you can send the money via the PayPal Link on the Tourney sign up thread and then I'll mail them to the address you use there or you can mail a check to Capt. Larry D. Jones,268 Harrison Ave,Buffalo,NY 14223.Joe I see your from Buffalo,NY I can deliver yours if you want to buy any. Capt. Larry

When I get moving this morning I'll go out to my truck and get the box of Tuff Shad and see what colors I have and then post the colors here! Capt. Larry

I have 24 of the New Tuff Shad that I'm taking to the 2010 Great Outdoors Expo outside of Chicago the 27th & 28th of March. I will let them go now for $15 each,shipping is free.After I return from Chicago if I have any left they will be $12 each and free shipping. Capt. Larry D. Jones