Welcome to the PA State Championship at Cayuga Lake, NY launching out of the Town of Union Springs; June 26-27. This event will qualify no less than 9 anglers and 6 coanglers to the National Championship Semi Final at Lake Wallenpaupak on September 19-20. The Top 5 anglers and Top 3 coanglers will have their entry paid to that event along with: A hotel/food/gas stipend and Any special purchase sponsor programs.

Official Practice: Sunrise Saturday June 20 until 3:00pm Thursday June 25. During the official practice period, no competitor may be on the tournament waters with anyone who is not registered for the tournament and no competitor is allowed to obtain any information from any non-competitor. The only exception will be for an immediate family member. No competitor is allowed on the water after 3pm Friday June 19 except during official tournament hours with the exception of driving the most direct route to on the water accommodations. Any competitor needing to be on the water outside the tournament hours for the purpose of testing repaired equipment will have to get approval from the tournament director. This does NOT include any motor break-in period.

Registration: Competitors will receive their plates for both days and pay for the big fish pot ($20; there will be a big fish payout for each day in each division). ALL Anglers will pay $12.00 usage fee for the ramp REGARDLESS of how they arrive at the ramp in the morning. Coanglers are reminded of the expense of operating a tournament rig and should offer to split the DAYS expense and will give their angler partner $3.00 in addition to that to cover the ramp usage fee.

Location: Weigh-in Trailer at Union Springs

Time:  Wednesday June 24 from 3pm to 5pm AND Thursday June 25 from 3pm to 4pm.

**Any competitor not registered by 4pm Thursday will be dropped from the tournament (no refunds)

**One person at a time at the trailer and remember that NY still has social spacing in effect for those in the line.

Launch Time: 5:30am

Check-in Time: Flight 1 – 2:45pm, Flight 2 – 3:15pm.

Check in boat will be in place at 2:30pm. Do not “buzz” the check in boat. IDLE ONLY speed and be sure you hear him repeat your boat number back to you. Anyone who does not check in with the check in boat will be marked 15mins late. If you come in early, you will have to go out and check in with the check in boat. There will be NO check in at the trailer or with ANY other tournament worker. Late is Late except for a boat towing in a competitor (you should call and let us know) or a boat who has otherwise rescued any competitor and bringing them in (call only when emergency is over). Note: check in times STILL APPLY to the towed or rescued boat.

Weigh-In Procedure: Due to social spacing requirements (at this time) you will remain in your boat and will be given weigh in bags when a spot is open at the tanks. After you weigh your fish, you SHALL put them back in your livewell, hand your weigh in bags to the tournament worker and take your fish NO LESS than 100 yards beyond the buoy – your coangler can get your truck while you are doing this. Any competitor caught dumping their fish at the ramp will be disqualified. If the social spacing guidelines are otherwise relaxed or removed, we will run a normal weigh in with full tanks. The fish release WILL REMAIN the same.

Off Limits: There will be NO locking. Any are marked no fishing. Or if you are fishing in a marina and you are asked to leave, you will leave that area.

Below are the Competitors. Anyone who has mailed an application after June 12 will need to email the TD.

Youth Event #1 is taking place Sunday at the Flats. Where are our Junior Teams? Get signed up NOW. Send a TEXT to 717-497-1959. This is also an SAF event for the High School aged competitors.

PA Bass Federation District 3 Tournament – June 7 Anchor Marine
DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, the June 7 tournament will be run with a new entry process, blast off process, weigh-in process and pay out process. You need to follow the guidelines. Questions….call Barry Potteiger at 717-497-1959.
TO ENTER

1. Fully complete the tournament app on the PABASS.com website. This includes the
   signature portion and include a note stating whether you are doing the $10 Lunker.
   Lunker WILL NOT BE collected at the ramp. Scan this document to a PDF format and
   email to blpjrp@gmail.com There are no guarantee boaters and riders so do not
   include.
2. At the same time you email the application, you need to use PAYPAL to pay your entry
   fee. PAYPAL allows you to use a credit card or bank account to pay the fee. In some
   cases you will incur a 3% fee but my understanding is you can gift it at no cost. FEES are
   Boater $100 plus option$10 lunker RIDERS $50 plus optional $10 lunker. VIA PAYPAL,
   you will send the payment to the account BLPJRP@gmail.com. As a last resort you can
   mail the application to Barry Potteiger 1780 Brentwood Ct Middetown PA 17057 and
   make the check out to Barry Potteiger. I will place the money in the PAYPAL account.
   Due to the timing, I prefer the PAYPAL process over the mail process. IN ALL CASES,
   YOUR ENTRY MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY JUNE 3 NOON. NO HAND DELIVERED
   ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
3. On June 3 NOON I will check the number of boaters vs. riders and contact any riders that
   may need to be eliminated. Elimination will be based on last entries received. This is
   another reason to use PAYPAL vs US mail. The entries will be given to Mike Sabbi /
   Dave Ciarletta to do a computerized draw. Based on the email you provide on the entry
   form, I will email you your boat number and pairings. This should be done by Friday
   June 5.
   MORNING OF THE TOURNAMENT and BLAST-OFF
4. When you arrive at ANCHOR Marine the morning of the tournament, boaters will
   launch your boat and find their riders. When I send out the pairings, cell #s will be
   included so the boater and rider can make contact and make this process easier. The
   only check-in will be for the boater to receive his number plate. This will include the
   tournament directors phone number and check-in time. Check-in will be staggered by
   15 minutes for every 10 boats.
5. THERE WILL BE NO CONGREGATING AROUND THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS TABLE.
   Other than getting your number, you must stay in or at your boat.
6. When all boats are in the water, the Tournament Director will walk to the tip of the long
   dock directly out from the ramp. Boat one will come by with livewell open and kill
   switch attached. And we will proceed in boat number sequence. Each boat will idle to
   the end of the no wake zone and take off. I will have observers watching and insuring
   that everyone idles to the end of the no wake and does not go on plane before reaching
   the end. Even if you are fishing the no wake area (see map of off limits), you must go
   out and go back in (see map of off limits).
7. OFF LIMITS
   In the Northeast River, a diagonal line from the fixed fishing pier at the town park to the
   east side of the first canal on the left as you leave Anchor Marina (Blue House). This
   includes the entire Anchor Marina Basin and Nauti Goose docks.
   On the Chesapeake Bay, a west-east line across the bay from the south point of Bush
   River to the south point of Still Pond Cove. The Bush River and Still Pond are the
   southernmost fishable waters.
   WEIGH-IN PROCESS
8. Check-in based on time on the plate. A person will be standing on the same long dock
   to check you in. After checking in, please stay in your boat until called to the WEIGH-IN
   dock. Due to social distancing, we will need to do one boat at a time. This will take
   some time, please be patient.
9. You may not congregate at the weigh-in table. Anyone doing this will be
   disqualified…no questions ask! STAY IN YOUR BOAT!
10. After weighing in, place your fish back in the livewell and take out to the end of the no
    wake area to put back in water. Then pull your boat and leave for home.
11. There will be no announcement of winners or awards on site.
12. Remember, do not congregate at the weigh-in site.
    Payout
13. The results of the tournament will be emailed to you Monday morning.
14. The TD will call those who won money to insure I have your correct PAYPAL account
    address. The payouts will be done via PAYPAL.
15. The remainder of the monies collected at the tournament will be sent via check to the
    District 3 treasurer.

West Virginia, New York and Maryland are open for tournaments under SPECIFIC guidelines from those states. PA Bass Federation Clubs and Districts who hold approved permits for tournaments are able to conduct those events as long as they abide by agency specific guidelines for those events.

The Junior Tournament on May 31st will be conducted so please get all of your youth involved. The second Junior Tournament will be July 25th at Gouldsboro. Combined points from these events will establish boat number for the PA Jr Championship. All teams are still welcome at the championship even if they do not fish either event.

Time to fish…please be safe.