UPDATE: May, 20 Tournament is live on TourneyX
I’ll be hosting kayak bass fishing tournaments on the Jackson County, MO lakes. This includes Blue Springs, Jacomo, Prairie Lee, and Longview lakes. Species will be Black Bass (Largemouth, Spotted, Smallmouth, etc.)
Dates for this year are:
- May 20, 2023
- July 22, 2023
- September 23, 2023
This tournament will follow the KBF Competition Rules Standard for 2023 with NO MINIMUM LENGTH and NO FISHING OUTSIDE OF THE KAYAK (wading, fishing from the bank, fishing from a dock, etc). Competitors must launch from a County approved launch area and must stay within the bounds of County park territory. Creeks and streams connected to the lakes are in bounds within the green park areas on the maps. The competitor must paddle, pedal, pole, or power the watercraft to the fishing location. No wading, dragging, or portaging is allowed. This is roadrunner style, you can pull out and move to another county approved launch point.
TourneyX will be used to manage the tournament. Only Ketch boards will be allowed at this time.
The Details
- Anglers are entering at their own risk
- Date/Time
- Date: Event Dependent
- Captain’s Meeting on YouTube the night before at 5:00 p.m. Central
- First Launch: Event Dependent but will be around sunrise due to the nav light requirement
- Lines In: 30 minutes after launch
- Lines Out: 7 hours, 30 minutes after Lines In
- Deadline for submissions: 1 hour after Lines Out
- Entry Fee and Payout
- $35 entry, optional $5 Big Bass
- Payout will be 100% of entry fees minus the TourneyX and PayPal fees
- Top 10% will get prizes
- Example with 10 anglers: 1st – $164, 2nd – $97, 3rd – $29
- Example with 20 anglers: 1st – $358, 2nd – $193, 3rd – $29
- Example with 40 anglers: 1st – $551, 2nd – $377, 3rd – $203, 4th – $29
- Payout will be done via PayPal 24 hours after Deadline for Submission (4:00 p.m. day of tournament)
- Boundaries
- Blue Springs, Jacomo, Prairie Lee, and Longview Lakes
- Must launch at a County authorized launch point
- Blue Springs Map
- Jacomo and Prairie Lee Map
- Longview Map
- Licenses and Permits
- Valid Missouri Fishing Permit is required
- Jackson Country Boat Permit is required
- Safety
- The Competitors are participating at their own risk.
- USCG required equipment must be used: light source, sound emitting device, USCG approved chest-type PFD
- USCG approved PFD must be worn at all times during competition. Competitor may cease competition and removed when beached, anchored, or adrift if doing so does not create and unsafe condition. The PFD must be on and fully fastened before resuming competition
- Angler’s craft must comply with all state and federal laws
- Use of alcohol or drugs (other than those purchased over the counter or prescribed by a licensed physician) will be grounds for disqualification
- In the event of an emergency, call 911
- The event will not be canceled due to weather unless it is a major safety issue: lightning, high winds, tornadoes, etc. The Tournament Director will clearly communicate with this with the Anglers
- Jackson County additionally requires red/green navigation lights for all craft operating after sunset and before sunrise (even those without motors). This tournament will be within daylight hours.
- For anything not specified, we will fall back to the KBF Competition Rules Standard