Big Lake Trout-A-Thon
 

Bolton Ford and Lake Charles Tackle will be hosting the 1st Annual Big Lake Trout-A-Thon on Saturday, May 12, at Calcasieu Point Landing. Registration may be completed at either business location, with an entry fee of $100 per team, maximum of two people per team.

Music, food and drinks will be provided. Adult teams will consist of division ages 13 and up, and a youth division for kids 12 and under. Teams will weigh their two best trout with added live-weight bonuses.

Bolton Ford will give away a 2012 Ford F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 if a Big Lake record trout is caught. 1st place prize of $3,000 cash with 20 places paid, and Shimano rod & reel combos will be awarded. The official trout weigh-in will begin at 2:00 pm and will serve as a commencement to the afternoon festivities.

For more information, please contact King Bolton at kbolton@boltonford.com or Jillian Thompson at jthompson@boltonford.com.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Sounds like a good ole time will be had. Too bad i will be offshore.

Can anyone fish this?

Looks like it. I'm gonna try and fish it. Looking for a 11.5 pounder so I can win a new truck. :smokin:

Just wanted to make sure if some of us Capt. could fish it

Man I would love to fish this but I got confrence that week, good luck to everyone fishing, hope someone wins that truck :smokin:

could a boat have 2 adults for the adult team and also have a kid fishing in boat for the kid prizes ?

Unfortunately, full-time guides are not allowed to participate. Our goal was to make the playing field as fair as possible for all others.

Homerun, kids are welcome to fish with adults. Any fish that is caught by a youth angler will count toward the youth weigh-in. Kids will weigh a single fish whereas adults will weigh their best two.

Sounds like its gonna be a good time!

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Hey Shaw, looks like he said Full time guides. means you should be good to go.

Guides ain't no good let em fish. Huh shaw. Ha

Thanks for the response. Ill be there and sounds like gonna be a great time and tournament. Good time of year for big fish to weigh in.

That's what I was thinking wasn't gonna say it tho lol

Shaw you work offshore, so your not full time. Full time would be someone like HR&G guides, BL Guide service, etc. You should be fine my friend.


Wish I could make this. Will be a big event.

Part Time ....... Winning

Sounds like a fun time. Gonna have to check my schedule, good reason to get out the house.


:work::grinpimp: Sorry I had to

I'm in fo sho.

Haha!

But I'm a part time fisherman full time LU student. My tuition cover the team fees?

Make check payable to Jeremy "W" Waltrip. He always wins the tourneys on Big Lake.



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Was in LCT today and was told guides could fish it.....:confused:

Low blow haha
Touché

Sorry about the confusion, Capt.B. Did you speak with Pam? It was probably a misunderstanding. Those with a captain's license are welcome to fish. We simply prefer that fishermen who guide regularly and as a primary source of income not compete. Our goal is for the recreational fisherman to have a fair shot at winning. Thanks for understanding.

Oh I'm in!!!

If it was 2 weeks later catching a lake record would prolly mean STAR boat and new truck....that would be a package deal.....hmmmmm....live mullet here i come....

Pam was standing right there when the young man behind the counter handed me the brochure....I asked "Can guides fish this"...and his answer was "YEP"...and saw this no where in the rules.....juuuuss sayn.....

I stand corrected. This was a decision that was made after the fact. Again, I apologize for any confusion.

So what determines full time / part time....I fish 3 days a week......so you saying if I hold a Capt. license and work @ Burger King too I would be eligible???? I mean I'm not tryn to be ugly or hijack a thread....but I see a double standard here.....Whats fair is if you get paid to fish period, your not eligible IMHO!!!!

Thanks King for helping/putting this together. I hope this has a great turnout and becomes an annual event on big lake. It's always nice to have a competitive reason to fish.
-Donnie G.

By the way.... Do u plan on wetting a line for this event?


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I completely understand, Capt.B. After speaking with another tournament director, our decision is to allow a licensed captain to fish the event as long as he has not guided on the lake for 30 days prior to May 12, 2012. The official rules also state that "contestants may not obtain or receive assistence from non-competitors".

Thanks

Thanks Donnie! David Rabalais and I were looking for a way to give back to our friends, customers and fellow anglers who share our passion for saltwater fishing. We do plan to make it an annual event and hope that it will grow in time with more prizes and other opportunites to win. Unfortunately, I will never have the opportunity to participate, as I feel it would be unethical. Could you imagine if I won the grand prize? I'd look like a complete tool!
Anyway, I'll be there shagging fish and helping with the event. Hope you can make it!

Fair enough then.....Good Luck to all!!

It should be a great event, sounds like some fun....I see the prize payouts are based on 100 teams....What is the percentage payouts....with the eliminating of "GUIDES" is gonna put a big notch in the number of entries but I hope theres a big turnout....If there is only 30 teams and so on....

Shoooot I'm not scheduling nothing until after this got to pay to play! me and donnie goin for the gold boys

LOL.....good one...

Laugh all you want who had big trout last tourney ....... Just sayin
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You sure did! A nice fat girl!

You no doubt did cletus...time for a repeat....

It ain't gonna be in August she will be fatter this time haha

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Inchspinner, Our goal for the event is 100 teams (more or less). Each place will payout according to the percentages calculated based on 100 teams. For example, if 50 teams particiapte, each place will be paid half of the designated prize based on 100 teams. All rod and reel prizes are guaranteed (valued at up to$300 per) along with the F-150 should a record trout hit the scale.

Thanks

With the rod n reel prizes do you only get one per team? Or do you each get one?

I am all over this - put Team YellowMouth down for at least 1 team.

Each team will receive one combo for a place finish of 6th through 15th. We had to limit it to one because of the high value of each combo.
Can't wait to see you at the tournament!

Thanks Team YellowMouth! Can't wait to see you there. PM me or shoot me an email (kbolton@boltonford.com) if I can help with your registration.

Good luck!

Tournament Rules And Details
 

Hey everyone, I've attached the rules/details for the tournament. Hopefully this will help answer any other questions.

Thanks,

King

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100 teams for 3000 1st place...how many teams are in already

****. Who schedules a wedding on tournament day! and why am I in it all of a sudden? Who thinks I should fish then make a grand entrance half way through the ceremony? "I"