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Chaska Fire Department Ice Fishing Contest
OFFICIAL CONTEST
RULES
1. The 53rd Annual Chaska Fire Department ice
fishing tournament is scheduled for Saturday, January 30th,
2010, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Fireman’s Park
in downtown Chaska on the northwest corner of Co Rd 61 &
Hwy 41. Contestants are discouraged inside fishing area
prior to 12:00 noon.
2. Should inclement weather or bad ice conditions cause
cancellation on Saturday, January 30, 2010, the contest
will be held at the Chaska Fire Department with all “For
the Fisherman” prizes raffled off for those who attend
and submit their tickets and all door prizes and “For
the Non Fisherman” prizes given away to all persons who
purchased tickets to the contest.
Official notices will be posted at
www.chaskafire.org.
3. The top 50 places “For the Fisherman” prizes are
determined by largest weight and time registered. In the
event of a tie, the first fish registered takes
priority. Any size game fish may place in the Top 50.
Fish species that
are allowed for weigh in are: northern, walleye,
crappie, bluegill, sunfish, perch, and any species of
bass. Rough
fish, including bullhead and carp are not allowed for
weigh-in.
4. Each person will be allowed to fish one hole maximum.
You may register as many fish as you want.
All game fish weighed in by a contestant may be
eligible for the top 50 fish prizes.
5. Contestants may reserve no more than one hole no
earlier than 12:00 noon on the day of the contest.
6. All fish entered must be brought to the weigh-in
station immediately and be alive. Please bring a bag or
bucket, as the tournament requires live release. All
fish brought to the weigh in are kept and released by
contest officials.
Dead or frozen fish are ineligible. Judges shall
have the right to verify that fish were legally caught.
The decision of the judge is final. All prize winners
may be required to take polygraph exams as part of
contest requirements. In the event deception is detected
or the contestant refuses to take the exam, his/her
prize will be forfeited. Contestants are responsible for
verification of weight of fish at time of weigh in.
7. All fish must be caught and the contestant en route
to the weigh-in station by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the
contest.
8. Contestants must fish in the area designated for the
contest.
9. Contestants will be allowed to move to other
unoccupied holes in the contest area. You are allowed to
bring as many poles as desired, but cannot use more than
one pole per hole at a time. Contestants must use holes
that have been provided.
No additional hole drilling will be allowed
before or during contest by any contestant.
10. The “For the Fisherman” ticket and “For the Non
Fisherman” tickets are two separate items.
You need to be present and catch a fish to be
eligible for the “For the Fisherman” prizes.
You need not be present to win a “For the Non
Fisherman” prizes.
11. Entry fee for the contest is $2.00 for tickets
purchased prior to contest or $2.00 per ticket purchased
at the lake the day of the contest.
No refunds will be given for any reason.
12. Contestants are responsible for their own safety,
actions, and property at all times. Contestants and
holes must be in plain view from all sides at all times.
No shelters will be allowed.
Contestants may use a shelter for seating if it
doesn’t interfere with adjacent holes.
These shelters may not be set up though.
13. All laws of the State of
Minnesota
will be abided by.
14. Contest and raffle prizes are the responsibility of
the winners. Licensing, registration, transportation,
taxes, and all incidental or consequential expenses
incurred are the responsibility of the winners.
15. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the contest
area.
16. Parking is available in Fireman’s Park.
Additional parking is available on the northwest
side of the lake, located off County road 110.
Contestants may also park on the side streets
south of
Chaska Blvd.
(Formally HWY 212)
17. All baitfish must be four inches or smaller. Any
baitfish over four inches will not be allowed on the
ice.
18. Coolers and large containers are discouraged. No
spears allowed. Heaters, chairs, bait pails; underwater
cameras and depth finders are allowed. No licenses sold
on the lake. Ice chisels are recommended as holes are
drilled the morning of the contest and may ice over a
little. The use of augers is not allowed. Weighted lines
without hooks or bait can be used to check depth prior
to 12:45 p.m. No lines are allowed in the water from
12:45 p.m. to the start of the contest.
19. Failure to comply with any contest rules subjects
contestants to disqualification and removal from
competition site, as determined by contest officials.
Right to refuse to sell and/or revoke a competition
ticket to anyone is hereby reserved.
20. Contest results remain unofficial until verified by
the head judge.
21. Members of the Chaska Fire Department are ineligible
to fish the tournament.
22. All contestants and others hereby consent to the use
of any names, photographs or likenesses of themselves to
be used in the promotion of our contest, including but
not limited to print, radio, television, or any other
media.
23. Chaska Fire Department thanks you for supporting our
efforts to protect the environment and request that you
remove refuse—including cigarette butts—from the ice
when you leave. Glass containers are not allowed in
contest area and will be confiscated by and forfeited to
contest officials. Waste containers are provided.
27. All contest updates available and valid only from
WWW.CHASKAFIRE.ORG.
License #005044-10-001
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