Esthwaite Kayak Grand Slam

[Admin]

This year's Esthwaite Kayak Grand Slam isn't far away so figured it was high time I posted some details/rules. Last year's match was very simple, this year even more so!

Right then, the match details:

Saturday May 31st & Sunday 1st June

[Sam]

Saturday May 31st & Sunday 1st June

The match will be spread over two days, match briefing will be held at 9am Saturday at Esthwaite's slipway (should take all of 5 mins!).

Match starts 10am Saturday with fishing till dusk (no night fishing)

Match will continue from dawn on Sunday. Match will end at 4pm with catch reports handed in by 4.30m(ish). Means you can choose the best times to fish, ie: call in for some food early evening then head back out for the last few hours of light.

Entry fee has been reduced this year to £40 per person covering you for the two day event. Pay on the Saturday when you arrive before the match briefing.

Once the prize presentation is finished anyone that wishes to stay and fish till dust is welcome to (might as well get your monies worth!)

FREE camping is available by the lake at the car park area 100yds from the office though if possible please put the tents up as late as you can and bring them down as early as you can on the Sunday (don't want the general public thinking it's a campsite). I appreciate it's a slight pain but small price to pay for free camping. An idea would for anyone fishing at sunrise Sunday would be fish for a few hours then pop back to shore at 8am ish for a spot of breakfast and take the tent down then.


RULES:


1/ Please make sure you have the proper unhooking tools (forceps, pliers and if possible an unhooking mat)

2/ You can have as many rods as you like setup but can only use one rod at any one time.

3/ Must have a photo of your catches otherwise your catches can't be accepted Photographes of fish must have a clear view of the nose to tail on the measure, just avoids problems at the end of the day and could make the difference of winning a prize!

4/ Someone that gets the full grand slam (Pike, Perch & Trout) will win even if the combine length is smaller than say a Pike and a Trout.

5/ No live baiting

Everything else is just commonsense, such as please help if another competitor requires assitance photographing/weighing fish. Fish welfare is paramount. That sort of thing.

That's it!

You can use lures, fly, deadbaits, and trolling. Can't get much simpler that that!

Currently trying to sort out some prizes so watch this space.

Cheers,
Sam

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