Steel City Members,
The May 30, 2020 Crab Orchard tournament is back on the schedule!
After a series of tournament cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are going to re-open the season and have secured the necessary permits for the Crab Orchard tournament. As everyone knows there is still a social distancing requirement put in place by the state therefore we are going to enact several new rules:
In the spirit of social distancing, launching and trailering of boats is the boat owner’s responsibility. No one outside of the boater and non-boater in that boat will back the rig into the water.
Each tournament participant will wait in their boats or socially distant from each other before coming to the scales. We will call you up to the scales when the area is cleared.
The participant will drop their fish in the weigh in tub and leave the area. The board members will measure the fish and weigh them then give the bag back to you for pictures.
The weigh-master and secretary are the only people permitted at the scales. There will be cones around the area. Be sure to stay outside of the coned off area and stay 6′ apart from each other while you wait for your turn to weigh your fish.
There will be no exchange of cash at the tournament. All entry fees will be paid in advance and online with no exceptions. ED WILL SEND ANOTHER EMAIL, FACEBOOK POST and WEBSITE UPDATE OUTLINING THE ONLINE PAYMENT PROCEDURE ON SATURDAY, MAY 16th @3:00am.
Payments will be made online only via PayPal, if you cannot arrange PayPal yourself then get your partner or someone else to put in your entry. The takeoff order will be on a first come – first served basis. You must figure out how to enter online before you get there. For those who are unsure if they can fish the event until the last minute, the PayPal option is available on your cell phones.
Payouts will be returned to each winner via PayPal..
Crab Orchard has a 20 boat limit for fish off permits. We cannot exceed 20 boats so we are insisting that everyone pair up with a boater and a non-boater in each tournament boat.
Social distancing is a requirement. We will be policing ourselves at this event. If an individual or group cannot take this seriously and follow the guidelines, the board will consider suspending members until all distancing guidelines are lifted by the state/federal government.
The board will evaluate the Crab Orchard event and adjust our proceedings for future events, if needed.
Specific instructions for payment of entry fees via PayPal will follow this message.
Let’s be safe both on and off of the water and get back to some Steel City Bassmasters tournament fishing!
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