Roark Fishing Classic

2024 FALL CLASSIC ENTRY AND TOURNAMENT RULES

OCTOBER 16th - 17th

LOCATION: Lake of the Ozarks, Alhonna Resort 677 Outer Dr.- Lake Ozark, Mo 65049 573-

365-2634

DATES: Wednesday October 16th - Thursday October 17th.

TOURNAMENT HOURS: Day 1- 7:00 am to 4:00 pm; Day 2- 7:00 to 1:00 pm

ENTRY FEE: $120.00/ per boat, with optional $40.00 Big Bass. Entry fee includes attendance

prizes for all participants.

ENTRY FEE DEADLINE: Entries will be accepted by mail until October 11th. Late entries will

be accepted at the pre tournament meeting on Tuesday October 15th, at an additional $20.00

per boat.

QUALIFICATIONS: To be eligible, 1 active, retired firefighter or support personnel (dispatcher,

EMTs etc,) required per boat. NO NON-LOCAL 2665 MEMBER WILL BE ALLOWED TO

ENTER WHO HAS EARNED $3000.00 IN GUIDE FEES OR TOURNAMENT WINNINGS IN

THE PAST YEAR (2023).

FORMAT: Buddy tournament ( Only 2 fishermen per boat.) 100% Cash Payouts and Prizes.

1 PLACE PAID OUT FOR EVERY 5 ENTRIES (e.g. 30 boats-PAYS OUT 6 PLACES)

ACCOMMODATIONS: Alhonna Resort has many rooms to choose from, you are responsible

for your own room. Covered boat slips are provided with each room. MAKE YOUR OWN

RESERVATIONS.

PRE TOURNAMENT MEETING: Tuesday October 15th @ 7:00 pm, in the Blue Cat Lounge.

The tournament committee will be appointed during this meeting. (Meeting Mandatory by at least 1 team member!) Contact us if you are

absolutely unable to attend!

LOCATIONS: Fishing is permitted anywhere on the tournament waters

available to the public and accessible by boat, except areas designated as

“off limits” or “no fishing” by the Corp of Engineers, local, state, or federal

officials. You cannot fish within 50 yards of a contestant's anchored boat

with trolling motor up, without their approval. Contestants may not depart

the boat to land fish or to make the boat more accessible to fishing waters.

P.B. 2 access, behind the no wake buoys is OFF LIMITS! Any additional off

limits will be announced at the pre-meeting prior to take-off.

LIMITS, PENALTIES, & SCORING: : Largemouth, Smallmouth, & Kentucky (spotted) bass

will be scored. There will be a five (5) fish limit. A short fish will result in a one (1) pound

penalty plus the loss of the fish. A dead fish will result in a one (1) pound penalty per

fish. If the dead fish is weighed in for Big Bass, the (1) pound will be deducted from that

fish. No more than five (5) fish are allowed in a live well at any time, unless it is during

the culling process. Kentucky/ Spotted Bass may be the twelve (12) inch lake limit. Total

weight per boat will determine place. A courtesy board will be available to all contestants prior

to submitting fish at weigh-in. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO RELEASE THEIR

FISH AT WEIGH-IN SITE, NO EXCEPTIONS. LATE PENALTY: Anglers must check-in to

the designated check-in site by official designated time. Failure to do so will result in a

one pound penalty per minute late, up to ten (10) minutes, then disqualification.

TACKLE and EQUIPMENT: Only artificial lures and baits may be used. All bass must be

caught alive on a rod and reel. Only one rod and reel is allowed to be used at any time by

any one angler. Snagging bass off of spawning beds is prohibited. All bass caught off of

spawning beds must be hooked inside the mouth. Alabama Rigs are allowed (max of 3

hooked baits at Lake of the Ozarks) Trolling is not permitted. Safe boating must be

observed at all times. Each participant is recommended to wear a life vest and to have

kill switches on their boats, trailering of boats is not permitted. All Missouri

Conservation and Missouri water patrol regulations apply. Baiting Holes/Brushpiles: Any

contestant KNOWINGLY baiting a specific hole/brush pile prior to fishing the tournament,

or KNOWINGLY having an outside source bait a specific hole/brush pile prior to fishing

the tournament, to gain an edge on the competition day, may face disqualification from

that event and any future events.

PROTEST: All protests must be submitted in writing to the Tournament Director within

(10) minutes of the official closing of the scales. The appointed Tournament Advisory

Board will handle all protests. The decision of the Tournament Director shall be final in

all matters.

KNOWLEDGE OF THESE RULES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH CONTESTANT:

Failure to read these rules or ignorance of them is no excuse. The Director reserves the

right to reject any entry if he feels that it is not in the best interest of the Roark Classic.

Any announcements made by the Director at the tournament site take precedent over

written rules. All of the above rules and any disputes will be interpreted solely by the

appointed Tournament Committee and Tournament Director. All decisions are final.

For further information contact Darryl Zastrow (314-220-8345)

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Mail checks payable to: IAFF Local 2665 - 1227 Claytonia Terrace St. Louis, Mo 63117

ENTRY FEE $120.00

BIG BASS $40.00

TOTAL= $160.00