Kayak Fishing Rodeo 5th Anniversary on Friday through Sunday: June 5-7, 2009

This is the sixth year for the Kayak Fishing Rodeo. Over the last five years, we’ve seen some extraordinary fish caught at the Rodeo, met new fishing partners and made lasting friendships. This is not only a fun and exciting kayak fishing tournament, it’s a family friendly weekend event on the CT shoreline at the peak of the summer season.

This year's rodeo is hosted by YakDawgs and Ultimate Kayak Fishing at King Cove Marina and Outfitters in Stonington Connecticut. King Cove is the Rodeo's main sponsor and our host. They are a fully stocked outfitter, catering to the kayak angler, located on Route 1 in Stonington CT. This year 100% of the proceeds from the Kayak Fishing Rodeo will go to to supporting one of us. Contact me Nils or Roland at Yakdawgs for specific info.

Tournament registration is $50.00 (100% of which, will go to support one of us. Contact me for specific info since we are trying to keep it a secret)

You can sign up individually, with a fishing partner or group. For safety reasons (and to simplify documenting your catch) we strongly encourage every competitor to partner with one or more angler on the water during the tournament (we are happy to provide fishing partners for solo anglers).

The tournament begins at 5:00 PM Friday June 5th 2009 with an informal check-in at King Cove Marina. All participants must check in at King Cove at 5:00 PM Saturday (or later) prior to fishing in the tournament. Pre-registered anglers can pick up the "Angler Welcome Package" on the anytime on Friday June 5th at King Cove Marina, but they still must check in after 5:00 PM at King Cove. Anglers can sign up at King Cove anytime after official starting time (5:00 PM Friday).

There is no "Captain’s meeting" and all anglers can start fishing after tournament staff has approved your safety gear. Please refer to the official tournament rules for a list of required safety gear for all tournament participants.

The Kayak Fishing Rodeo ends on Sunday June 7th 2009 at 12:00 noon, with a 1-hour grace period to turn in tournament slips. Any fish caught after 12:00 noon Sunday is ineligible for tournament purposes and any measurement slips returned after 1:00 PM on Sunday will be disqualified. Measurement slips can be turned in at anytime before 1:00 PM on Sunday. This allows anglers who are unable to attend the cookout and award cermony to submit fish for the tournament prize drawing.

After the Rodeo, we'll meet back at at the King Cove Marina for a cookout and prizes. Please remember, the Rodeo is over at noon on Sunday; everyone will have one hour to drive or paddle to the marina. At 1:00 PM, lunch will be served and the slips will be tallied. After lunch, the drawing will begin. Anglers who cannot attend the awards ceremony and raffle should make prior arrangements with the tournament staff to be considered for prize awards.