All state and safety laws for boats and fishing must be obeyed at all times.

Life jackets must be worn at time of take-off

All fish must be caught by rod and reel; No use of trotlines, jugs, or limb lines

All boats must launch and depart from the same ramp

Entry fees are $60 (cash) per boat with the exception of the final, two day tournament which is $100.

Cast nets may be used to get bait only!

Total of 6 poles allowed in the boat plus a single ultra light bait pole (6 pound test maximum) for bait fishing.

All boats must stay at least 50 ft away from anchored boats.

All fishermen must remain in their boats, unless for lightning or an emergency situation that have been cleared with a call to a club officer.

Only blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish are eligible for weigh in.

Per 2010 Ohio Fishing laws, the new slot limit is as follows, only 1 Flathead over 35”, only 1 Blue Cat over 35” and only 1 channel cat over 28”, is allowed to be brought to an Ohio Ramp per person, Boat limit is 2 per species even if you have 3 person team.

Events NOT at an Ohio Ramp will have a 4 fish limit over 14”, no slot limits.

There is a 4 fish limit per TEAM; (if more than 4 fish are brought to weigh in there will be a 5 pound deduction)

All fish must be in good condition and alive to be eligible for weigh in; (5 pound deduction for all dead or short fish and that fish will not be weighed)

All blue catfish and flathead catfish must be released after weight in; channel catfish may be kept.

Fish must be brought to the designated weigh in spot by tote, cooler, net, or hand, NO stringers!

A team is defined as 1, 2, or 3 anglers (maximum of 3) on a single boat, with a 6 rod maximum on the boat, regardless if there are 1,2 or 3 anglers. If you want to use more then 2 rods per person, you MUST have the appropriate state license to allow that and be fishing in that states waters, (IE. if you want to go up a Ohio tributary, you are now only allowed to fish 2 rods per person)

Placing is decided by total weight, in the event of a tie the team with the fewer number of fish will take the higher place. If there is still a tie after that, the team with the heaviest fish will take the higher place.

Teams more than 5 minutes late to the weigh in will be disqualified.

All teams are required to show up to weigh in, unless they have notified a club officer about leaving early or remaining out. This is for safety to ensure all boats are accounted for.

With 5 or fewer boats there will be a mass start, with 6 or more boats numbers will be drawn for starting positions and boats will launch in 30 second intervals.

Un-sportsman like conduct will not be tolerated and will result in disqualification; this includes, fighting, arguing, offensive language directed at another person or team, and so on.

Any 3 person team must have 1 angler either under the age of 16 or over the age of 65.