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SUMMARY:Paddlepalooza XXII
DESCRIPTION:EVENT INFORMATION AND OFFICIAL RULES\nSCHEDULE\nSunday\,  March 22 \n\nLast day to register for guaranteed Paddlepalooza shirt\nLast day for Performance Shirt and Additional Short Sleeve Orders\n\nFriday\, April 17 \n\n6:00pm – Dinner for Anglers and Captain’s Bag pickup\n7:00pm – Captain’s Meeting\n8:00pm – Tournament Registration Closes\n8:00pm til’ – Hangout\n\nSaturday\, April 18 \n\n12:00am – Launch (anytime after midnight)\n6:00am – Lines in (fishing begins)\n3:00pm – Weigh in line opens at Bridgeside Marina\n4:00pm – Weigh in line closes at Bridgeside Marina\n5:00pm – Dinner\n6:30pm – Awards followed by raffles\n8:30pm til’ – Hangout\n\nCAJUN SLAM CATEGORY\nThe contestant who weighs in the heaviest Cajun Slam stringer wins. A FULL THREE FISH CAJUN SLAM STRINGER WILL TRUMP A HEAVIER TWO FISH STRINGER WHICH WILL TRUMP A HEAVIER ONE FISH STRINGER. \n10 percent of the field will be paid out in the slam division \nA cajun slam is: \n\nOne redfish that must be 18” or longer and UNDER 26”\nOne speckled trout that must be 13” or longer AND\nOne flounder that must be 11” or longer\n\nThe length requirements above must be met AT THE TIME OF WEIGH IN. Full three fish slams supersede any\ntwo fish slams for placement and awards. There will be no culling at the weigh in table. You should have your\nfish culled before getting to the weigh in table. \nSINGLE FISH DIVISIONS AND PRIZES:\nSingle fish division prizes will be awarded for heaviest overall weight for each species. Prizes will be\ndetermined and announced prior to tournament. \nSTUD RED: Heaviest redfish that is 18″ or longer AND that is LESS than 26″ long. 1st – 3rd place will be\nawarded. \nMULE TROUT: Heaviest speckled trout that is 13″ or longer. 1st – 3rd place will be awarded. \nSADDLE FLOUNDER: Heaviest flounder that is 11″ or longer. 1st – 3rd place will be awarded. \nLEOPARD RED: Redfish with the most spots. 1st – 3rd place will be awarded. NOTE: If any part of the black\ninner spots is touching then it is counted as a single spot. There must be a break between the black portions\nfor spots to be counted as individual spots. \nNOTE: Contestants will be allowed to win only one category (exception for Ladies and Senior Divisions as\nnoted below). The weigh-in team\, utilizing our computer software\, will determine if your submission will\nplace better in the slam division\, a single fish division\, or in the leopard red division. An individual angler can\nsubmit up to 4 fish – one of each species to enter the slam category and an additional redfish to enter the\nleopard red category. If an angler’s heaviest redfish is also a multi-spotted redfish\, that redfish can be used as\nbest benefits the angler to put him/her in a position to win the biggest single prize for which he/she might\nbe eligible. \nOTHER CATEGORIES:\nSENIOR CAJUN SLAM BONUS: The angler who is 60 years of age or older (on the day of the tournament) who\ncatches the heaviest Cajun Slam wins a bonus prize. This angler also remains eligible to place in any of the\nregular categories listed above. \nLADIES CAJUN SLAM BONUS: The female angler who catches the heaviest Cajun Slam wins a bonus prize. She\nalso remains eligible to place in any of the regular categories listed above. \n*FREE KID’S CAJUN SLAM DIVISION: Junior anglers can participate in the Jr. Angler Division for free. An adult\nwho is a paid participant must accompany them. The same rules as our regular Cajun Slam Division apply.\nKids age 16 and under who have elected to pay and register to fish the general Cajun Slam will compete at\nthe adult level and will not be eligible to fish the Jr. Angler Division. Kids fishing the Jr. Angler Division are\npermitted to ride and fish in a kayak with another angler\, however any fish caught must be kept separate or\nclearly and plainly marked so as to make them readily distinguishable from the other anglers catch. Simply\nput\, do not store all the fish in the same ice chest or ice bag unless they are placed on separate stringers or\notherwise marked so that each angler can clearly identify his/her catch. Use of different colored zip-ties is a\npopular method of marking fish. \nPAYOUTS / PRIZES:\nCAJUN SLAM TOURNAMENT PAYOUT: Prizes may include kayak\, gift cards\, or cash. $20 of each entry fee will\nbe paid out to the cash prizes. The remainder of each fee pays for expenses related to hosting the event\n(Dinner for Friday and Saturday\, Tournament Shirts\, Table and Chair Rentals\, etc.) Thanks to our AMAZING\nsponsors\, payouts will be a minimum 100% value payback of entry fees. \nCAJUN SLAM CATERGORY PRIZES:\n1st Place Cajun Slam – Native Watercraft Hammer\n2nd Place Cajun Slam – TBD\n3rd Place Cajun Slam – TBD\nRemaining Cajun Slam Places (Total 10% of registered anglers) – Cash and prize payouts based on entry fees. \nSINGLE FISH CATEGORY PRIZES: Stud Red\, Mule Trout\, Saddle Flounder\, and Leopard Red prizes will be\ndetermined prior to the tournament weigh in. (Cash or prize) \nSENIOR SLAM PRIZE: Cash or Prize \nLADIES SLAM PRIZE: Cash or Prize \nKID’S DIVISION SLAM PRIZE: Cash or Prize \nRAFFLE \nOur highly esteemed raffle is returning with LOTS of great stuff to be won! We’re VERY fortunate to have\nAWESOME sponsors and the raffle table is ALWAYS filled with great prizes. Raffle tickets can be purchased for\n$5.00 each and will be sold online.  Must either be present or designate someone to claim your prize. \nREGISTRATION AND CAPTAINS MEETING\nRegistrations will be accepted until the Captain’s Meeting on Friday\, April 17\, 2026. The Captain’s Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm Friday\, April 17\, 2026 at Bridgeside Marina\, Grand Isle\, Louisiana. Attendance at the Captain’s Meeting is optional. At the meeting\, we will go over the rules\, boundaries\, restrictions\, and whatever concerns we feel should be addressed. You will also be able to pick up your Captain’s Bag that night. \nENTRY FEES\nThe entry fee is $95 per person. EARLY entry fees include a long sleeve performance shirt as well as food and drinks Friday and Saturday night. Those who register late will NOT be guaranteed a shirt. \nLEGAL FISHING TIME / BOUNDARIES \nYou may launch at any time but you must not make your first cast until\n6:00 AM. You may fish any accessible waters on the LA-1 corridor. You may not fish gated areas that other\nanglers cannot access. You may launch from a private camp\, etc… as long as other anglers can launch nearby\n(Within .5 miles of public launch) and reasonably access and fish the same area. \nSIGN IN / WEIGH IN\nWeigh-in will be held from 3:00:00 PM until 4:00:00 PM on April 18\, 2026 at Bridgeside\nMarina in Grand Isle\, Louisiana. DO NOT BE LATE! You MUST physically appear WITH YOUR FISH and be in\nline to sign in NO LATER THAN 4:00:00 PM as per cell phone time of the appointed time keeper. Proxy sign-\nins are not allowed. Weigh-in will continue until all participants who signed in on time have had their catch\nweighed. Any fisherman in line to sign in at the weigh-in station before the 4:00:00 PM cut-off time on April\n18\, 2026 will be allowed to weigh their fish. At 4:00:01\, any entrant not in line to sign-in will be considered\nlate and will not be allowed to weigh their catch and will not qualify for any awards. REMINDER: In case of\nany tie\, the earliest sign-in time will be the tie breaker. The sign in / weigh in station will be operational\nstarting at 3:00p.m. Sign-in closes promptly at 4:00p.m. Weigh-in will continue until all participants who\nsigned in on time have had their catch weighed. Any fishermen in line to sign in at the weigh-in station by\nthe 4p.m. cutoff time on April 18\, 2026 will be allowed to weigh their fish. There will be no exceptions to\nthis rule. Anglers are strongly urged not to wait until the last minute to sign-in for the weigh-in. \nGENERAL RULES\nPARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY: Participation is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Minors are eligible\nto participate with a parent or legal guardian signature on the release form. All participants represent that\nthey are physically and mentally competent and fit and able to participate. By entering\, all participants agree\nto assume all risks of personal injury\, death\, and damage to or loss of property and further agree to\nindemnify and hold BCFKC\, its officers\, members\, agents\, and sponsors harmless from and against any and all\nclaims\, liabilities\, and causes of action resulting directly or indirectly from participation. \nFISHING LICENSE: All anglers are required to have a valid Louisiana\, Fresh and Salt water Fishing license. \nKAYAK/WATERCRAFT REGULATIONS: \n\nWatercraft propulsion is open to paddle\, pedal\, pole\, and motors.\nVessel that the manufacturer identifies and sells as a kayak\, including inflatable kayaks and modular kayaks\,\nstand-up paddle boards (SUP) and canoes. NO soloskiffs or vessels marketed at skiffs allowed.\nNo “homemade” kayaks\, sailboats\, johnboats\, pirogues\, coracles\, rowboats\, dinghies\, skiffs\, float tubes\,\ninflatable rafts or rigid inflatable boats (e.g.\, Zodiac)\, pontoon boats\, pontoon-style pond boats\, twin-hull\nwatercraft or similar.\nThe use of a manual or motorized anchor system is permitted.\nMother shipping\, tethering\, holding or any transportation coordination with a non-competitor is strictly\nprohibited.\nContestants are allowed to wade fish or fish off the bank but ONLY as long as the angler remains within 100’\nof their LAUNCHED paddle craft. Launched means your kayak is partly in fishable water\, not a parking lot\npuddle.\n\nMOTOR ELIGIBILITY: \n\nElectric Motor Propelled kayaks must meet the following requirements to be approved:\nElectric motor must be attached to the kayak in a safe manner for operation.\nAn electric motor used to propel a watercraft may not exceed the lesser of (a.)3 HP\, or (b.) 155 foot-pound\nthrust\nCompetitors must comply with all boating regulations pertaining to motorized kayak/electric-propulsion\nwatercraft registration\, use\, and operating restrictions for the designated fishing area.\nNo more than one electric motor may be attached to a kayak regardless of combined\nhorsepower/thrust/power rating.\nMotors with dual props operated by a single power source are permissible as long as the unit is\nmanufactured and sold as a single unit.\nVessel must be 9’ minimum and shorter than 18’.\nVessel that the manufacturer identifies and sells as a kayak\, including inflatable kayaks and modular kayaks\,\nStandup paddleboards (SUP) and Canoes. NO soloskiffs or vessels marketed at skiffs allowed.\nOther watercraft specifically approved as exceptions in advance of competition by the BCKFC Board\nCatamaran style personal fishing vessels complying with all other regulations will be eligible.\nNo “Homemade” Kayaks\, Sailboats\, Jon boats\, pirogues\, coracles\, rowboats\, dinghies\, skiffs\, float tubes\,\ninflatable rafts\, or rigid inflatable boats (e.g.\, Zodiac)\, pontoon boats\, pontoon-style pond boats\, twin-hull\nwatercraft\, or similar.\nMothershipping\, tethering/holding\, or any transportation coordination with non-competitors is strictly\nprohibited.\nBy officially entering\, contestants agree to submit their kayak to an inspection by BCKFC personnel.\n\nPRIVATE LAUNCHES & PRIVATE FISHING AREAS: Anglers must launch from publicly accessible launch\nlocations. There is an exception that an angler may launch from private property as long as it is not further\nthan ½ mile from the nearest publicly accessible launch location. Combat launches are allowed so long as all\nanglers have the legal right to launch from that location. Fishing behind gated areas of the marsh is not\nallowed unless the angler has arranged for all other participants to also fish the area that day AND has made\nthat possibility known to all by posting appropriate information on our forums at least one week in advance. \nWATER COURTESY / ENCROACHMENT: Do your best not to disturb someone else’s fishing area\, by\nencroachment\, or noise. An angler officially establishes his/her fishing area by having their craft anchored in\nplace. If you come upon an angler in an egress area\, as quietly as you can\, ask which side he or she would\nlike you to cross at. A good rule of thumb is that if you can both cast to a common point you’re too close.\nRespect others and use the golden rule. \nPROTESTS: All protests must be written and submitted electronically (text/email/direct message from social\nmedia) within 30 minutes of the conclusion of “weigh in” to be considered. The tournament director is the\nfinal authority on deciding the merits/outcomes of a protest.  All anglers are encouraged to report cheating. \nCHEATING/FOUL PLAY: All anglers are encouraged to report violations. Cheating and contest fraud in a\nfishing tournament is a felony crime in the state of Louisiana. Bayou Coast will enforce a zero-tolerance\npolicy with regard to cheating. \nPOLYGRAPH EXAMINATION: All participants\, by signing up\, agree to take a polygraph examination if\nrequested. Any participant can be asked to submit to a polygraph examination. No explanation shall be\nrequired from the hosts of the tournament as to why a specific individual is asked to submit to a polygraph\nexamination. Refusal to submit to or failure of a polygraph examination will result in disqualification from\nthe tournament\, forfeiture of any and all prizes / awards\, and potential banishment from all future Bayou\nCoast events. No refunds for tournament fees will be granted for person(s) refusing to submit to or failing a\npolygraph examination. \nRELEASE OF LIABILITY AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE: A waiver\, release of liability\, and covenant not to sue\nare part of the entry form. It is required that all contestants take responsibility for themselves while\nparticipating in event activities. Please DO NOT let your competitive nature push you into doing dangerous\nthings. You must agree to the Waiver to participate. The Waiver is in the online registration page linked\nbelow. BE SAFE\, BE SEEN\, AND WEAR YOUR PFD! \nDEPTH FINDERS: Depth finders / fish finders are allowed. \nCOMMUNICATION: No electronic communication with non-registered anglers during tournament hours\,\nunless not fishing related (your spouse/kids\, work\, etc). No pre-arranged coordination with any non-\nregistered anglers on the water for the purpose of scouting or locating fish during tournament hours. \nPFD REQUIREMENT: You must properly wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD while afloat in your watercraft\nduring all Bayou Coast events. PFD’s must be worn outside of the angler’s outermost layer of clothing. Failure \nto comply with this rule during competition could result in disqualification from the tournament.\nDisqualification will be determined by the Tournament Director based on investigation of any specific\nincident. PFD’s may only be briefly removed on the water for the purpose of adding\, removing\, or adjusting\nclothing while an angler is stationary and not actively fishing. \nRULE CHANGES: Interpretation of rules is exclusively left to the Tournament Directors and Bayou Coast\nOfficers. The decisions of this group are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal. Please do your part\nin not providing a reason to place them in a position where they must make rulings\, decisions\, etc. Keep it\nsimple\, keep it clean\, and when in doubt…do the right thing. \nLEGAL TACKLE / BAIT: Artificial\, live\, and dead bait are allowed. Scent infused baits such as Gulp\, etc… are\nlegal. Scented dips\, dyes and sprays such as Bang attractant\, Pro-Cure\, Dip-n-Glo\, etc… are legal. Chum is not\nallowed. All fish must be caught in a sporting manner using a rod and reel setup. Trolling\, and the use of up\nto 2 setups at a time is allowed. Trot lines\, jug lines\, traps\, etc. are not allowed. \nLEGAL FISH: Each participant must catch their own fish. You may not give fish to another participant. You\nmay not net a fish for another (adult) participant. Youths should hook and retrieve their own catch. A\nparent/guardian may net fish for them and may handle the fish once it is netted (including pictures in CPS\nevents). In CPS events\, anglers (participant or not) may not aid in taking pictures of fish in any way.\nCulling of dead fish while on the water is not allowed. Current Louisiana law only allows anglers to possess\ntwo speckled trout over 20.00”. \nPRESERVATION of FISH: For weigh in events\, “Air drying” of fish or the tails of redfish is NOT allowed. All\nparts of all fish should be placed on ice and maintained for freshness. Fish will only be accepted for the\nweigh-in if they are in a cooler bag\, ice chest or other appropriate container that also contains ice. The entire\nfish should be in the container. Do not appear at the weigh-in with fish that are on a stringer and are not\niced in a proper container or bag.\nSalt may not be added to fish bags.\nOnly authorized persons will be allowed in the weigh-in station. Please try not to distract these volunteers\nwhile they go about their tasks. Weighed / Entered fish may or may not be returned as per the weigh-\nmaster’s discretion. The largest fish will be determined by weight. In the event of a tie\, the first contestant to\nhave signed in will be considered the winner while the other contestant will be dropped to the next position.\nFish will be bent\, loosened and manipulated before being measured with a pinched tail. Tails of trout and\nflounder will be manually pinched to obtain maximum length as per the instructions found in the Louisiana\nFishing Regulations\, 2025 pamphlet. Tails of larger redfish will be pinched using the standardized tool\nattached to the measuring board\, which\, if needed and used\, will be moved to the 25.5” line to pinch the tail\nof larger redfish. \nDRONE/UAS USAGE: Tournament participants are not allowed to use unmanned aircraft systems (drones)\nduring the tournament day to scout for fish\, spy on other anglers\, or any other means that may be viewed as\nbenefiting/advancing their fishing. \nWEATHER: Tournament days may be shortened or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. The\ndecision to shorten or to cancel will be left totally to the discretion of the Tournament Director. A 4-hour\nperiod shall constitute a day of fishing. \nREFUND POLICY: There will be no refunds available. Should the event date change for any reason\, an\nannouncement will be made\, and a refund grace period allowed for anglers who cannot make the new date. \n  \nRAFFLE TICKET DISCOUNTS\n\nDiscounts applied in cart. Must be present to claim a prize or designate someone to claim your prize for you. \n\n1 for $5\n7 for $30\n12 for $50\n25 for $100\n\nEXTRA SHIRTS\nTournament Entries purchased before March 23rd 2026 are guaranteed a Long Sleeve Performance shirt. Up until March 23rd 2026\, extra Performance Shirts will be available for purchase. Shirts must be picked up at the tournament. \nFOOD & FUN PASS\nIf you aren’t planning on competing but still want to come hang out at Paddlepalooza XXII\, the Food & Fun pass is for you. It includes a Long Sleeve Performance shirt if purchased by March 22rd 2026 and a wristband for food and drinks.
URL:https://bayoucoast.com/event/paddlepalooza-xxii/
LOCATION:Bridge Side Marina\, 1618 LA-1\, Grand Isle\, LA\, 70358\, United States
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