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30th Annual Indian Lake Catfish Tournament Official Rules 2025$30 Entry Fee
$20 Main Pot- 100% PAYOUT
$10 Channel Cat Side pot- 80% PAYOUT/ 20% towards polygraph and prizes for youth
$150 BIG FISH Each day!!! SPONSORED BY: Swiss Barns LLC
1. All contestants must be registered prior to catching any catfish.
2. Prizes awarded based on the weight of ONE catfish (ANY SPECIES CATFISH) Ties will be broken based on length in inches. The decision of the weigh-in officials as to weight and length is FINAL.
3. Check in as many catfish as you’d like, but you are limited to one prize per person per pot. You can place in both the main and the side.
4. All Federal, State, and Local fishing laws apply and must be always adhered to. Catfish must be caught on rod and reel.
5. Any person who has been disqualified from any sponsored fishing, hunting, or other wild game-related tournament is ineligible to participate.
6. The tournament runs from 8 AM August 7, 2025, to 8 AM August 10, 2025.
7. A winning catfish must be caught in Indian Lake during tournament only.
8. A winning catfish is the fish YOU set the hook on and reel in.
9. A winning catfish fish must be healthy and alive when turning in and appear to swim away in a favorable and active condition. Color, activity, listing and rolling will all be considered. ALL FISH MUST BE BROUGHT TO WEIGH-IN IN A BIG ENOUGH CONTAINER IT LAYS FLAT AND COVERED IN WATER. NO DRY FISH WILL EVEN BE CONSIDERED. NO FISH WILL BE WEIGHED IN BROUGHT IN ON A STRINGER OR IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET
10. Limit one prize per contestant. (Except for daily prizes and side pot.)
11. There will be two children’s divisions- Ages 0-7 and 8-15 $30 Entry Fee (Children WILL bump to main board, and bump down to youth board)
12. All prizes to be awarded after polygraph test on Sunday, August 10, 2024. Polygraphs will begin promptly at 9am.
13. All winners are subject to a polygraph test. Any person violating the rules of the tournament will be fully prosecuted. Polygraphs will begin promptly at 9am, August 10, 2025. If you are not present for polygraph, you WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM PRIZE.
14. The tournament director is the final authority on awarding prizes.
15. Registration for entry is only valid at Gene’s Marine, Bait & Tackle, Lakeside Pro Bass, Mike’s Bait & Tackle, and at Moundwood Shelter House weigh-in. YOU CAN SIGN UP AT THESE PLACES STARTING July 26th.
16. Top 3 spots will be polygraphed as well as the channel cat side pot winner. Plus 2 other spots that will be announced Sunday morning.
17. MOUNDWOOD SHELTER HOUSE IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN LOCATION.
18. ONLY FISHING OF INDIAN LAKE, OHIO NAVIGABLE WATERS. NOTHING BELOW SPILLWAY!!
19. NO FISHING FROM THE MOUNDWOOD BRIDGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE CHANEL. WE RELEASE THE FISH IN THE CHANNEL, GIVE THEM TIME TO MOVE ON.
20.BIG FISH PAYOUT: Each day from noon-noon we will payout $150 to the BIGGEST FISH turned in for that day. Sponsored by: Swiss Barns LLC
PAYOUT
1ST 25% | 2ND 15% | 3RD 10% | 4TH 7% | 5TH 6% | 6TH-10TH 4% | 11TH-20TH 1%|
YOUTH PAYOUT
0-7- 3% PLUS PRIZES | 8-16- 4% PLUS PRIZES | Youth divisions will pay out top 3 spots equally in both.
CHANNEL CAT SIDE POT PAYOUT- 1st 45% / 2ND 25% / 3rd 10%
20% going towards polygraphs.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Moundwood State Park, Russells Point, Ohio, United States