2020 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament Rules

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The Leech Lake Walleye Tournament is a team tournament. Contestants must enter as two-person teams (no 'Partner TBD' or unknown partner names on the entry forms) and must fish together from the same boat. Fishing alone is discouraged. If a situation arises where only one member of the team is able to participate, proper notification must be made to the Leech Lake Walleye Tournament chairperson as soon as possible. Upon approval, the chairperson may provide an observer.

Walleye Slot Limit Leech Lake 2019 Slot Limits on the Wisconsin River. The regs seem to be working as me and my son have both caught and released personal bests in the last three years. Leech Lake: Four walleyes in possession with one over 20 inches. Red Lake: Four in possession with one over 17 inches. Mille Lacs: The walleye season is Saturday, May 11, until Friday, May 31. One walleye between 21-23 inches or one walleye over 28 inches. Beginning June 1, all walleye fishing is catch and release. Winnibigoshish: Four in.

. The 17-26' protected slot limit for walleye on the following Itasca County lakes has changed to a 20-24' protected slot with only one over 24' allowed: Moose, Split Hand, Swan, and Trout lakes.
Mille Lacs Lake including all tributaries from the mouth upstream to posted boundaries. Walleye: From Dec. 1, 2020, through Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, one walleye between 21-23 inches or one fish longer than 28 inches. All other walleye must be immediately released.

Each team member must complete, sign and submit an official entry form with complete entry fee by the published due date. (No refunds after May 16, 2020). The Participation Agreement releasing the Walker Area Community Center and Leech Lake Walleye Tournament's officers, agents, employees and sponsors from all damages must be signed and dated by both team members.

Any person 17 years of age or younger must be teamed with a parent or guardian. No persons under age 12 may participate as contestants. A team must consist of one contestant 17 years of age or younger to be eligible for the Adult/Youth division prizes.

The Leech Lake Walleye Tournament reserves the right to refuse entry to any individuals who have been barred or disqualified from any tournament for rules violations.

ENTRY

Teams from the 2019 tournament receive priority to enter to the 2020 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament. In order to receive priority in this year’s tournament we must receive your completed tournament entry along with the entry fee of $425.00 per team by January 31^st, 2020. Any openings remaining between February 1^st and February 7^th, 2020 may be filled by a returning 2019 angler with a new team member. Any openings remaining on February 8^th, 2020 the will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Acceptable payment is check or money order. The check or money order should be made out to:

WACC - Leech Lake Walleye Tournament.

This entry form must be signed by both team members. Failure to do so will mean return of entry form. Entries will only be accepted when all information is complete and signed.

PRE-TOURNAMENT PRACTICE, REGISTRATION & RULES MEETING

All participants must be off the water by 3 P.M. the day before the tournament. Fishing is allowed only during tournament hours thereafter. From 3:00 P.M. the day before the tournament through the events conclusion, direct travel to and from boat docks and or docking facility is the ONLY lake travel allowed.

Boat positioning will be determined by witnessed random draw.

Attendance is mandatory by at least one team member at the Rules and Procedure Meeting on Friday, May 29th, 2020 at 6:00 pm at the Northern Lights Casino & Hotel. Failure to register and check-in BEFORE the start of the rules meeting results in disqualification for the tournament.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Teams must check in each morning prior to the tournament starting.

Each team must also check in again with the Official Timekeeper at the conclusion of each fishing day - this applies even if you do not have fish to weigh in. Teams who return late to check in will forfeit their total weight for that day. Failure to check in may result in team ineligibility in future events.

Teams must remain within tournament boundaries during the tournament hours.

All team members must remain in their boats each day during tournament hours. In the case of an emergency, teams may leave their boat to enter another team's boat or rescue craft. In such a situation, partners must remain within sight of each other and their catch until they reach tournament headquarters.

MECHANICAL BREAKDOWNS

In the event of a mechanical breakdown, the team must contact Tournament Director to inform them of the situation.

A competitor is not required to assist another team and does so only with Tournament Director’s approval.

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Only with the approval from Tournament Director, one person from a team may be allowed to transport to a tournament limit of walleyes to the tournament headquarters via another PRE-APPROVED competitors’ boat. One person must stay with the disabled boat and one person allowed to transport.

All fish from team entering the transport boat must be CLEARLY marked and/or separated from the transporting boat. Boat card must be present.

Transport boat is not allowed to fish any longer and must go directly to tournament headquarters and report to the Tournament Director.

Both teams involved are subject to late penalties and must be in at designated time. No exceptions.

Towing another boat with mechanical breakdown:

Only with approval from Tournament Director, a team, broken down, may be allowed to be towed in by another tournament boat.

Tow boat or disabled boat teams are not allowed to fish any longer, must stay in their assigned boats and must go directly to tournament headquarters to report in with Tournament Director.

Both the boat being towed and the tow boat are subject to any late penalties and must be in at designated time. No exceptions.

Returning to tournament action after mechanical breakdowns:

Running out of gas, dead batteries and other mechanical breakdowns are not exempt from any late penalties.

Trailering of boats during tournament hours under any circumstance is prohibited.

Teams must abide by all local navigation laws and avoid restricted areas at all times.

Tournament dates are Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Tournament waters include all navigable waters of Leech Lake east to Highway 8 and west excluding Benedict Lake. Fishing in Kabekona Lake and Steamboat Lake is prohibited.

Fishing hours begin at 7:00 A.M. with the field divided into five flights departing in 20 minutes intervals.

Returning flights will be in 20 minute intervals beginning at 3 P.M. and subsequent flights every 20 minutes thereafter. The order of field is reversed on

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