2023 Great Lakes Salmon Showdown Events (GLSS)

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2023 Great Lakes Salmon Showdown

 

The 2023 Great Lakes Salmon Showdown Events kick off May 1st and will run through the end of September. Keeping charter boats in mind, these events were created to offer the first tournament event involving all of the Great lakes, for both the USA and Canada, and allow charter boats to get involved without the need to have all of their clients agree to register. Registration is done via boat, rather than by angler. Any fish caught on the registered boat, no matter who catches it, is eligible for entry. That means friends, family, charter clients, or anyone else can help add to the boat's running total. In essence for charter boats, all of your clients are automatically entered, and they love helping you score higher and seeing their picture in your entry that they can show to others! National exposure is also a bonus as anyone on the Fish Donkey platform can see your entrees - so make sure to get your company and sponsoring company logos into the pictures! Placement is by the boat's Top-5 largest salmon throughout the entire season by length - these can be upsized all season long! As part of the Next Gen Tournaments, these events also offer the following benefits:

*Cash Payout (no awards ceremony)

*All fish can be released after entry (angler's choice).

*All fish are entered using the Fish Donkey App. with a bump board or other approved measuring device, and is super quick and easy.

*All entered fish include photo/video evidence including time/date/GPS encryption.

*Fish can be easily entered into multiple events at the same time on the Fish Donkey App (including the NYS Summer Classic Lake Ontario Boat Event and Salmon Division, MMBB multi-species events, National Master Angler event, etc.). 

*Protocols are in place for boats fishing non-communication events, and for boats without a bump board. 

*Anglers can fish 24/7 without the need to stop early or have to make a weigh-in time.

*No extra travel necessary to enter fish.

*Leaderboards update in real-time as fish are entered and notify all anglers when a new leader is entered.

*App works even when out of cell coverage.

*Youth anglers are encouraged to join.

*Unlike traditional weight/kill events, the GLSS Events prevent anglers from cheating via holding fish over from previous days (there's no advantage or reason to), adding weight to the fish (won't effect the length), entering fish someone else caught (everyone on the boat is already included), hiding observers in larger boats (observers are not needed with photo/video evidence of every fish), soaking fish to add weight, shaking or burning smaller fish off, being allowed to enter fish after a deadline (app closes for all participants at the same time), entering undersized fish (all fish can be entered and released), having to use multiple scales for multiple events resulting in discrepancies, etc. 

 

There are two divisional options for entry: 

Am Division = $125/boat

Pro Division = $250/boat

 

Cash payouts start at 80% and go up as more boats enter, plus a crystal trophy option for the top-placing teams. 

Current supporting sponsors include: Frabill, Okuma, Addicted Fishing, Koyote Ugly Spoons, FishUSA, Reel Cool Lures, Fish Donkey, Batavia Downs, Amped Outdoors, Grantley's Bait & Tackle, NYRA Awards, and Lake Ontario United.

 

To get all the details, see past years' results, and enter, visit: 

GLSSevents.com

 

Lake Ontario has dominated the boards the past couple years, we'll see if the upper Great Lakes can make a run for the title this year! Both Canadian and US boats can enter/compete. Drop me a PM with any questions. Good luck and tight lines to everyone competing in the events this year!