Kayak event rules Sportsmanship..
Anyone caught cheating could receive punishment by law and receive lifetime bans from other kayak fishing events and tournaments.
Safety..
Each angler must have a valid fishing license for the days they will be on water. All participants must wear their life vest through the duration of the competition. At the morning Check-in the competitor will be issued with a numbered key tag that will be the anglers starting and competitor number for that day only. Anglers will be issued with a different tag number each day. All competitors MUST return their key-tag to the tag board when they return to the event site at the end of the fishing day regardless of whether they are measuring fish or not. In the event of an angler not returning their key tag to the board by the specified finish time, the event organisers will commence a search for the missing competitor/s.
Kayaks..
Anglers must be fishing from a non – motorized Kayak. All competitors must make their way to their desired spots by pedal or paddle-power. Only sit on and sit in kayaks are allowed. All anglers are eligible to enter with any kayak.
Briefing..
Attendance at the Competitors Meeting (June 20th) and daily briefings are mandatory for all competitors. See event Information sheets for briefing times.
Check-in..
Exact check-in times will be announced at the Competitor Meeting. ALL competitors must collect their key tags before the start of each day and must have their key tags on the board by the nominated finish time. Failure to do so will result in time penalties at the rate of 1cm per minute late (or part thereof) and disqualification of the bag for returns over 15 minutes late.
Fishing..
n Competitors must abide by all of the state fishing and boating regulations. Be prepared to show your current fishing licence (Vispas) at registration and have it with you all times while fishing.
n ALL events are expected to start at 10.00 am and finish at 04.00 pm.
n All fish must be taken with a fishing rod, line and hook on the day of the tournament. No other methods are permitted.
n ALL three species must be the minimum state legal length. Fish below the minimum size should be immediately be released alive. No pictures to be taken, no points of score. The legal length are as follows:
n Pike: 45cm, Zander 42 cm, Perch 22 cm n 3 Zander, 3 Perch, 1 Pike will be the daily target and species. n Only 1 rod may be used at a time n Cast-and-retrieve only – Lure fishing only – no live baits, no dead baits and no trolling.
n Any indersized fiah will be disqualified from the angler’s bag.
WPF REF Germany WPF REF WPK15-002 COMPETITOR Lukas Schoddel
WPK15-005 Michael Weber WPK15-006 Adrian Prus WPK15-007
Jens Heubes
WPK15-008 Marc Gehret WPK15-009 Danny Thomas WPK15-010 Marco Drewer WPK15-011 Felipe Esser WPK15-012 Thorsten Klein
WPK15-013 Sebastian Kummerer Defending Champion
WPK15-019 Manfred Gerg WPK15-033 Rob Staigis
Norway COMPETITOR WPK15-003 Dan Andre Aarsvold
n The event uses catch-photo-release scoring determined by the length of each species (Pike, Perch, Zander), combined in the case of an “Aggregate”. Each angler will be issued a “uniform measuring device” and unique scoring marker.
n Fish must be photographed in or on the boat and on the provided measuring device, clearly showing the length of the fish with the scoring marker and boat visible. Fish must measure above the state minimum to count.
n Fish must be lying flat, facing left to right, with mouth closed in a natural resting position centered
France WPF REF COMPETITOR
WPK15-014 Herve Martin WPK15-018 Francois Schmitt
KAYAK OPEN
PARTICIPANTS Belgium WPF REF COMPETITOR
WPK15-020 Ronny Helaers England
WPF REF COMPETITOR
WPK15-001 Matt Boast WPK15-015
Ian Harris
WPK15-016 Rob Appleby-Goudberg WPK15-017 Chris Butler
Digital photography
n Participants may only use mobile phone cameras. n Internet access is requierd to enter the ranking. n Do not digitally alter or enhance them in any way.
n Entrant must load up the picture to the official online leaderboard to score.
n Anglers are responsible for a proper internet connection to ensure that their photos may be uploaded – No upload, no scoring!
n Judges have full discretion on open mouth and where the tail lies. If there is a questionable photo, judges can ask tournament director to make final ruling.
WPF REF
Netherlands COMPETITOR
WPK15-004 Robin Van Gils WPK15-025 Daniel Van der Post WPK15-026 Ronald Traas WPK15-027
Tim Hogervorst WPK15-030 Radjiv de Waal Slovakia WPF REF COMPETITOR
WPK15-023 František Zderka WPK15-024 Vladimír Sprušanský
Sweden WPF REF WPK15-021
COMPETITOR Lars Lundberg
WPK15-022 Manuel Dahlberg USA WPF REF COMPETITOR
WPK15-031 Brad Smudzinski WPK15-032 Fil Martinez
Scoring: size does matter!
against the vertical portion of the Trough. The fish must appear in a natural state. Any manipulation of the fish will result in a disqualification of that fish. The tail will be measured as it lies.
n Only the anglers’ hand can hold the fish down on the board. Use of bands, grips, stringers, etc… Will result in a disqualification of that fish.
n Competitors may enter seven (7) fish per day into the tournament, with a total aggregate number of centimetres of 1 Pike, 3 Zander, 2 Perch. A minimum of 1 target fish species is needed for the ranking.
Please maintain high standards of sportsmanship on and off the water and respect others launching or fishing in similar areas to you. It is the angler’s responsibility for the well-being of the fish.
Willemijn Schonenberg
WPK15-028 Marco Nieuwenhuize WPK15-029
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