MNO Fantasy fishing official rules

[Spinach]

2008 Minnesota Outdoorsman Fantasy Fishing League

Here is a list of the basic rules, i will have a detailed list of all rules very soon. At this time, i need to see how many are interested in playing.

*$10 per player with 100% payout to 1st and 2nd place team
*3 person teams.
*Each team will have a team captain, the captain will draft players from the list of players that sign up.
*Everyone who signs up will be drafted to a team.
*The draft order will be agreed upon before the draft
*Team captains will be picked before the draft
*All entry fees must be recieved before the deadline of June 15th 2008
*Season will run May 10th through August 31st
*Playoffs Sept 1st- October 31st
* Draft will be held May 2nd 2008 (need not be present)
*Species: Walleye, Crappie, Bass, Northern Pike, Muskie
*Season will be broken down into 4 periods (May, June, July, Aug), 3 fish per species can be entered per team each period, length of each fish will earn points.
* A clear picture of the fish alongside a tape measure or board must be submitted.
* Your 2008 Fishing license must be in your fish pictures

Point system:

Walleye: 16" minimum to qualify.
16" to under 20" = 5 points
20"+ to under 24" = 10 points
24"+ to under 26" = 15 points
26"+ to under 28" = 20 points
28" or over = 30 points

Crappie: 9" minimum to qualify.

9" to under 10" = 2 points
10" to under 11" = 4 points
11" to under" 12" = 6 points
12" to under 13" = 8 points
13" to under 14" = 10 points
14" to under 15" = 12 points
15" or over = 20 points

Bass:  15” minimum to qualify
15” to under 16”= 4 points
16” to under 17”= 8 points
17” to under 18”= 12 points
18” to under 19”= 16 points
19” to under 21”= 20 points
21” or over = 25 points

Northern Pike: 24” minimum to qualify
24” to under 27”= 5 points
 27” to under 30”=10 points
30”to under 33”=15 points
33” to under 36”= 20 points
36” to under 39”=25 points
39” to under 42”=30
42” or over= 40 points

Muskie: 30” minimum to qualify
30” to under 33”= 5 points
33” to under 36”=10 points
36” to under 39”= 15 points
39” to under 42”=20 points
42” to under 45”=25 points
45” to under 49”=40 points
49” or over=50 points

* Rules are subject to change before the first period starts

* Must be a registered MNO member to compete

*All Mn laws and regulations must be followed

*Species of fish entered must be in season

Please register here and send in your $10 entry fee before June 15th 2008

Make check or money orders out to:

Tim Filiowich
1770 Carroll Ave
St Paul Mn 55104

Credit cards or paypal payments, please contact myself, Tim or Hedrocks for info.

[Spinach]

**The season kicks off this weekend May 10th. For those of you in the league, please take a photo of your fish entries alongside a ruler, tape measure or fish board, your photos must have your 2008 fishing license visible. All photos must be clear enough to verify the official length. Any photos that do not have the above items will be automatically disqualified.

**All fish entered must be in season. If it is out of season, the points will not count.

**All photos must be posted in this official thread, i will also set up an email account for the league that you can all send photos into if you choose. The address will be fantasyfishing@mnoutdoorsman.com

**Your team should sort through your pics before they are entered, meaning you can only turn in 3 pictures of each fish species as a team. Get together as a team and pick the photos you want to enter for the month/period. Only the 3 longest fish per species will count toward your monthly points.

**The address for the $10 entry fee is posted above, please send in your payments no later than the June 1st 2008 deasdline to avoid penalty points.

**25 points will be deducted per player if payment is received late. This is to ensure that the winners will receive the full amount at the end.

**Any questions from the league players, please post here.