February ice CONTESTS!!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

We have 2 awesome clubs here in NJ running by contests this February! If your looking for the info here it is ladies and gents. Hope to see some familiar faces out on the hardwater!!! Go get em MANIACS!!!

ICE FISHING IN FEBRUARY TOURNAMENT (IFF)
BIG & LITTLE SWARTSWOOD LAKES
SUNDAY 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 & 2/25 2018 (ICE PERMITTING) 6:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM
SPONSORED BY:
THE BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT
1040 County Road 521 Newton, NJ 07860 (on Swartswood Lake) 973-300-0016
INFORMATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS
(Rules may change due to ice conditions)
● Tournament Headquarters and weigh in site: THE BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT
● Entry Fee: $25.00 for P.F.C. members $30.00 for non-members and $15.00 for junior
anglers (14 or younger) for each Sunday.
● Registration: Will be held on site at THE BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT from 5:00 AM –
8:00 AM each Sunday or by mail. Contestant must be registered and entry fee paid by 8:00
AM on each Sunday. Those mailing entries will receive confirmation upon receipt.
● Tournament Hours: 6:00 am – 4:00pm (set up may occur before but NO BAIT OR LURE
MAY BE IN THE WATER EARLIER THAN 6:00am)
● There is no age restriction. Minors must have signature of parent or guardian.
● CASH PRIZES to be awarded weekly for the top 3 fish, by weight, of any of these Game
Fish Species: trout, walleye, small & large mouth bass & pickerel. In case of a tie, the
length, and then the girth will determine the winners. One prize per person per Sunday,
except for Grand and Performance Prizes! Total Payout will be split 50/50: 50% between
the top 3 Winners (1st Place 50%, 2nd Place 30%, 3rd Place 20%) and 50% to P.F.C. (going
to the Club for future stockings) for 100% of each Sunday’s total entry fee money received.
● GRAND PRIZE $500.00 Strike Master 8” Lazer Mag 2.5 HP Ice Auger OVERALL
LARGEST FISH FOR ALL SUNDAY’S COMBINED. You do not need to be present the
final day to win. (Grand Prize winner is ineligible for Performance Prize)
● PERFORMANCE PRIZE ($300) for the most accumulated weight for the four Sundays.
Gift certificates will be awarded for 2nd and 3rd Anglers will be able to count one fish
(from eligible species) each week toward their total. You need not enter every week to win
but the more times you do, the better your chances.
● PANFISH PRIZE ($50.00) for the largest crappie, perch or sunfish caught each Sunday.
● All prizes will be awarded at THE BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT at 4:30 PM, each Sunday.
● All fish must be fair-hooked through the ICE at either Big or Little Swartswood Lake on each
Sunday during tournament hours, and must be weighed in at THE BOAT HOUSE
RESTAURANT at 4:00 PM each Sunday
● No prizes will be awarded for fish brought in after 4:00 PM, frozen or defrosted.
● Tournament will be held rain, sleet, snow or shine. There will be no refunds unless an
individual Tournament is canceled!
● Winners are responsible for all taxes. NJ Fishing Laws and NJ State Park Rules apply.
● Entry fee includes: Beverage and a bowl of Chili complements of THE BOAT HOUSE
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Cooper-Secretary. Phone: 973-277-9992, email:
omcoop@hotmail.com. Please mail registrations to Tim Soja -Treasurer – 927 Swartswood Rd.
Newton NJ 07860

http://www.kneedeepclub.org/018/forms/ice2.pdf

[Cape Cod]

How was the Swartswood contest today? Good turnout? Any good weigh ins?

[Blackfish Bobby]

I was up there but did not fish the Swartswood Tourny...... Tough weather as the snow up there started alot earlier than expected. 1st place...4lb Pickerel -380 2nd place pickerel 240 third was a Smallie not sure on payout. Not many fish caught. Unlike Saturday which I will share in another post.
Looking at the weather it should still be good next Sunday.

[FASTEDDIE29]

Tough day out on Swarts. Me and Anthony had an all day jig bite with Crappie Perch and Blue gills. Only 4 flags between the 2 of us and they weren’t contenders. The Crappie bite was awesome if you stayed on top of the school. Fatheads were neccesary to get em! Didn’t see many guys chasing flags from our spot on the lake. Oh well! I’ll be out there on a different spot Sunday. Hopefully I’ll find some bigger fish!!!