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LA CYGNE RESERVOIR SHINES IN
FIRST "BASS PASS" TOURNAMENT
New bass fishing tournament system
implemented at La Cygne Reservoir event
22 Mar 2007 - Beginning in 2007, the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has implemented a new
method for conducting bass fishing tournaments. A new "Bass
Pass" ($12.15) allows participants in registered bass tournaments
held between Sept. 1 and June 15 to keep two fish -- to be released
after tournament weigh-in -- that meet the statewide minimum
length limit but are under a special length limit for that fishing
location.
The regulation also allows an angler in a registered
tournament to cull his or her catch after reaching the daily
creel limit by releasing a small fish and replacing it with a
larger one.
The first such event was held March 10 at La Cygne
Reservoir, in eastern Kansas.
"The first Bass Pass Event at LaCygne was
a total success," said event organizer Eric Stong, president
of the Kansas Bassmasters Chapter. "We had 16 boats, and
the winners had three fish longer than 18 inches and two in the
15- to 18-inch range. They had more than 16 pounds of fish, which
is great."
According to Stong, because anglers didn't have
to travel out of state -- where length limits are generally shorter
-- the 16 boats saved, on average, more than $300 each, and the
anglers were home on Saturday night.
These tournaments may be held from Sept. 1 through
June 15 only. Individuals or organizations planning to conduct
a registered and permitted bass fishing tournament that allows
participants to use a Bass Pass must apply on a KDWP form, available
at most department offices. Forms are also available online at
the department's website.
The application process requires organizers to
provide tournament scheduling and location information, a copy
of written permission from the facility manager authorizing the
tournament, and a description of equipment and procedures planned
for weigh-in and release of tournament-caught fish.
The application also describes minimum requirements
for weigh-in and fish handling by tournament participants. Boats
used by tournament anglers must be equipped with working livewells
that contain an electrolyte chemical-water solution. In addition,
tournament participants must provide the tournament organizer
with data on each participant?s catch, and the organizer must
provide all catch data to the department within 30 days of the
tournament's conclusion.
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