2011 Event Results
Top Team Placements and Prizes
1st Place was Team Pokaho of KY with a total weight of 613# Prize of $5,000
2nd Place was Bighead Maniacs of KY with a total weight of 581# Prize of $2,000
3rd Place was Team Salsa of IN with a total weight of 512# Prize of $1,000
4th Place was Gold/Nichols/Martin of KY with a total weight of 491# Prize of $400
5th Place was Archery Camps USA of IN with a total weight of 439# Prize of $300
6th Place was Team Rothrock of IN with a total weight of 417# Prize of $200
7th Place was Team Midnight Mayhem of IN with a total weight of 382# Prize of $100
Big Fish Winners and Prizes
Lightest Asian (bighead/silver/hybrid) 1.3# Corey Brossman of PA Custom Small Wooden Trophy
Heaviest Asian (bighead/silver/hybrid) and Custom Large Wooden Trophy & Fire Eagle Bow Kit
Heaviest Overall Fish 43.2# James Hardesty of KY Prize $1050
Heaviest Buffalo 16.9# Bruce Bauer of KY Prize Innerlok H20 Bow
Heaviest Grass Carp 40.7# Kenny Jucoff of KY Prize AMS Bowfishing Fish Hawk Bow Kit
Heaviest Gar 13.6# Greg Jupin of KY Prize Alpine Mako Bow
Full results of the event are listed in a PDF form here.
Tournament Details
WHEN
August 13 & 14, 2011 7pm - 8am
WHERE
Meade Country Fairgrounds
878 Hillcrest Drive
Brandenbury, KY 40108
Boundary Change
Boundaries will be from the Wicket Lock and Dam #52 to Warsaw Bridge and Dam.
Click Here for a map of the Boundaries
COST
$200 Entry Fee – One Class
2 or 3 Person teams
$25.00 Optional Big Fish Pot
All participants registered by July 22, 2011 receive an official AMS Bowfishing Big 30 Challenge T-Shirt.
Additional T-Shirts will be available for purchase at the event.
REGISTRATION
Pre-Registration for the 2011 AMS Bowfishing Big 30 Challange has
ended. You can register at the event on August 13, 2011 before 4pm at
the Meade County Fairgrounds in Brandenburg, KY. Good Luck to All Teams
that are entered!
Download a registration form here
No Catfish or Spoonbill
Trailering Allowed
PRIZES
GUARANTEED MONEY
1st Place $5000
POTENTIAL PAYOUT BASED ON 50 TEAMS
2) $2000
3) $1000
4) $700
5) $500
6) $250
7) $200
8) $175
9) $100
10) $75
PLUS GREAT PRIZES FOR:
Heaviest Grass Carp & Buffalo Carp
Heaviest Gar / Average Joe
Special drawing for female shooters
Special drawing for youth under the age of 16
and many other prize giveaways.
AMS Bowfishing Big 30 Challenge Rules
Rules will be strictly enforced!
1. BAA membership is not required, but strongly encouraged
2. Each team must have proper fishing license. Kentucky or Indiana.
3. Proper boat registration numbers and papers.
4. Each boat must have the following safety equipment. (Proper running lights, fire extinguisher, horn or whistle, life jackets for each individual in the boat, one throwable, and any fan boats or airboats must have shroud protecting the fan blades.
5. No alcoholic beverages during tournament hours.
6. Trailering will be allowed. 7pm departure time from the Mead County Fairgrounds. Teams leave according to pre-registering in 20 second intervals.
7. Scouting is allowed, however any boat that is on the water with bows, arrows, gaffs, nets, or gigs 24 hrs prior to the start of the tournament will be disqualified.
8. Legal species: Bighead, Buffalo Carp, Silver Carp, Common Carp, Gar, and Grass Carp. NO PADDELFISH or CATFISH.
9. Winner will be determined by the total weight of their 30 largest fish. No culling at weigh in, teams are responsible to have their 30 biggest fish ready to be weighed.
10. All boats will be inspected before the start of the tournament.
11. Each team will be given two tokens with their team number on it. Team captains must return one token to a staff member at the entrance of Mead County Fairgrounds by 8:00am. Any teams that hand in a token after 8:00 will be disqualified. The other token will be given to a staff member at your teams weigh in.
12. Single gaffs will be allowed in boats the night of the tournament for landing big fish. No nets, snares or gigs are allowed.
13. Any team that receives a citation from the State Fish and Game Department will be automatically disqualified.
14. Teams must respect others on the water. No crowding and no harassing other teams.
15. Absolutely no teaming up, no buddy buddy system, and no transferring of fish from one boat or vehicle to another.
16. The top five team’s fish will be kept separate. Inspection of the fish may include re-weighing, or opening of the fish for inspection. Polygraph will be on site.
17. The decision of the tournament results will be final.
18. Failure to comply with tournament rules will result in disqualification and entry fee will be forfeited.
19. Team cancelation request must be received 72hrs in advance of the start of the tournament.
21. If your team leaves before weigh in they must return team token numbers in drop box back at Mead County Fairgrounds. All teams need to be accounted for after the tournament for safety reasons.
22. Fish disposal available at weigh in. PLEASE NO DUMPPING OF FISH BACK IN WATER.. No emptying of dirty water on land or at weigh in site. Let’s keep the area clean.
Boat Inspection Check List
All boats must pass safety inspection.
Team Number ________
Yes No
1 ( ) ( ) Proper State fishing license.
2 ( ) ( ) Snares, dip nets, gigs.
3 ( ) ( ) Proper running lights.
4 ( ) ( ) Fire Extinguisher.
5 ( ) ( ) Life Jackets.
6 ( ) ( ) Horn or whistle.
7 ( ) ( ) Boat numbers in place, Boat registration
8 ( ) ( ) One throwable life preserver.
9 ( ) ( ) Proper fan shroud. ( Fans/Airboats).
10 ( ) ( ) No firearms
11 ( ) ( ) Single hook gaff.
12 ( ) ( ) Live wells checked.
13 ( ) ( ) Alcoholic Beverages.
Team members Signature ________________________________
Boat Inspectors Signature ________________________________
PRIZES
GUARANTEED MONEY
1st Place $5000
POTENTIAL PAYOUT BASED ON 50 TEAMS
2) $2000
3) $1000
4) $700
5) $500
6) $250
7) $200
8) $175
9) $100
10) $75
ALSO PRIZES FOR:
Heaviest Grass Carp & Buffalo Carp
Heaviest Gar / Average Joe
Special drawing for female shooters
Special drawing for youth under the age of 16
and many other prize giveaways.
AND GREAT PRIZES FROM THE FOLLOWING GREAT COMPANIES
1st Place - Team Pokaho of KY won the 1st place prize of $5,000 with a total weight of 613#
2nd Place - Team Bighead Maniacs of KY won the 2nd place prize of $2,000 with a total weight of 581#
3rd place - Team Salsa of IN won the 3rd place prize of $1,000 with a total weight of 512#
4th place - Team Gold/Nichols/Martin of KY won the 4th place prize of $400 with a total weight of 491#
5th place - Team Archery Camps USA of IN won the 5th place prize of $300 with a total weight of 439#
6th place - Team Rothrock of IN won the 6th place prize of $200 with a total weight of 417#
7th place - Team Midnight Mayhem on IN won the 7th place prize of $100 with a total weight of 382#
David Hash of IN took the new KY State Record Silver Carp with a weight of 31.6#
8th place team F&F Boats won the Atomic Archer Jersey's Custom Jerseys
Joel Nichols - Winner of the Mathews Z7 Bow
Jacob Kyte - winner of the FishHawk bow for the youth under 16 drawing
Biggest Grass carp winner Kenny Jucoff (Team Flat Broke).
Biggest gar winner Greg Jupin (Team Nakid) and his new Alpine Mako. Congrats on the 13.6 lb gar.
Biggest Buffalo Carp winner Bruce Bauer (Team Pokaho) and his new Innerloc Hydrostrike.
Congrats Bruce on the 16.9 lb Buff.
