Florida Catfish Classic Arrives
The 10th Annual Florida Catfish Classic gets underway this Friday morning at Gaskin Park along the Apalachicola River in Wewahitchka.
A rundown of the tournament events, rules and payouts is as follows:
Chairman Don Minchew 850-639-3474 Home 850-639-2605 City
Website: www.floridacatfishclassic.com
Web Master: Priscilla Cox639-4494
Registration starts 9 a.m. CST on Aug. 29.
Tournament starts at 4 p.m. CST Friday.
Tournament ends at noon CT on Saturday, with awards presentation to follow.
Grand Prize Package Worth: $50,000
Break the State Flathead Record *(see rules) and win $50,000 cash.
Door Prizes and Cash Prizes Will Be Awarded. All Prizes Guaranteed, but additional prize may be added.
First Place Flathead Winner additional prize will be announced later
Great door prizes, drawing starts 12:00 noon August 30, 2008, must be present to win!!!
ALL CATFISH MUST BE 14" LONG. CHANNEL CATFISH WILL BE RELEASED
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Registration:
Entry fees for Florida Catfish Classic are $50.00 per person before Aug. 29, 2008; all advanced entries must be postmarked by Aug. 25, 2008. $55.00 if paid on or after Aug. 29, 2008.
Flatheads: Largest Fish $1,500, 2nd Largest $1,000, 3rd Largest $750, 4th Largest $500, 5th Largest $250
Channel Cats: Largest Fish $1,000, 2nd Largest $750, 3rd Largest $500, 4th Largest $400, 5th Largest $200
Lady Angler's: Heaviest Catfish $250, 2nd Heaviest $175, 3rd Heaviest $125
An additional cash prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the fisherman with the most, combined poundage from the following 2008 tournaments: The Liberty County Senior Citizens, the 10th Annual Florida Catfish Classic, Dogwood Blossom Flathead Catfish Tournament, The Hosford-Telogia Volunteer Fire Dept. Flathead Tournament, and 4th Gaskin Park Flathead Catfish Tournament
KID'S CHANNEL CATFISH CLASSIC
(MUST BE WITH AN ADULT THAT IS ENTERED IN THE CATFISH CLASSIC-SEE RULES)
Largest Catfish - $325.00; 2nd Largest - $300.00; 3rd Largest - $275.00; 4th Largest - $250.00, 5th Largest - $225.00; 6th Largest - $200.00; 7th Largest - $175.00; 8th Largest - $150.00; 9th Largest - $125.00; and 10th Largest - $100.00
Entry fees for the Kid's Channel Catfish Classic are $20 per person, 14 years and younger.
You can register at Gaskin Park on the day of the tournament. Registration time: 9:00 a.m. to midnight on Friday, August 29. Entry forms available at Wewahitchka City Hall or "http://www.floridacatfishclassic.com"
NEW
-Four Landing Start: All boats must check in and be inspected before you can start fishing the tournament. Boat inspections will be at all 4 landings ONLY IF YOU HAVE PREREGISTED, IF YOU ARE NOT PREREGISTERED BOAT INSPECTION MUST BE AT GASKIN PARK LANDING. Launch and start the tournament from these landings: Gaskin Park Landing-Registration Site; Bristol Landing; Estiffanulga Landing; Owl Creek-Hickory Landing.
