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2014 Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge

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2014 Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge

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2014 Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge

February 27 – March 2, 2014
Quitman, TX



Welcome to the 3rd annual Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge in Quitman, TX, presented by Wild Carp Companies.

Lake Fork is home to Common and Mirror Carp that have been known to grow in excess of 35 lbs and Smallmouth Buffalo that are known to grow in excess of 65 lbs. 

This venue will prove to be an exciting challenge to all of our competitors as they strive to capture champion Carp and Smallmouth Buffalo.

 

Due to fallen timber and standing tree trunks, the Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge will be a real test to its competitors. Be prepared by researching Lake Fork ahead of the event!


 

Format

 

This is a team-based, 70-hour endurance tournament for Big 4 Carp and Big 4 Smallmouth Buffalo.

 

 

Basic Rules*

Teams of two; runners are permitted
Three rods per angler; one hook per rod

Proper fish care is required

Catch and release angling
Use of landing mats
Scale-friendly landing nets
Use of knotless holding sacks when awaiting marshals

Weigh marshal must weigh your catch and record your score; both marshal and angler must sign score sheet for fish to be official
The weigh marshal must oversee the release of each fish

 

* Full tournament rules provided to each competitor as part of registration.



 

Schedule

Tuesday, February 25


8:00 AM – 5:00 PM:
Peg viewing for competing anglers (final boat tours departing at 4:00 PM)


 

Wednesday, February 26


8:00 AM – 5:00 PM:
Peg viewing for competing anglers (final boat tours departing at 4:00 PM)


5:00 – 9:00 PM:
Angler Registration and Social at East Fork Restaurant & Club (898 County Road 1895, Yantis, TX)


Complimentary Dinner, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, provided by Lake Fork Sportsmen's Association (cash bar available)


Live music and entertainment throughout the evening; feel free to stay beyond 9:00 PM


Tournament registration check-in available, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

 

 

Thursday, February 27


9:00 - 10:00 AM:
Final registration check-in at Oak Ridge Marina (2919 West State Highway 154, Quitman, TX)


10:00 – 11:00 AM:
Peg Draw


2:00 PM:
Competitive angling begins (no pre-bait before 2:00 PM)

 

 

February 28 - March 2

 

Continuous Angling

 

 

Sunday, March 2

 

12:00 PM:
Competitive angling ends


2:00 – 3:00 PM:
Awards Ceremony at Oak Ridge Marina (2919 West State Highway 154, Quitman, TX)

 

 

 

 

Results

 

Big 4 Carp

Place Anglers Peg LB OZ Big 4 Weights
1 Bond/Bond 25 82 10 33.5, 32.1, 17.4
2 Caveney/Keaton 24 78 10 21.13, 20.8, 18.9, 17.12
3 Damian/Ruiz 10 69 9 20.1, 19.5, 15.6, 14.13
4 Curry/Curry 16 66 12 22.14, 18.5, 16.9, 9.0
5 Burza/Szydlowski 8 47 7 17.5, 14.9, 8.5, 7.4
6 Bull/Carlsen 13 47 4 21.5, 19.9, 6.6
7 Eisen/Raguro 22 41 11 23.1, 18.10
8 Wells/Woolard 31 35 5 18.2, 17.3
9 Dorin/Marius 11 36 0 16.9, 15.3, 4.4
10 Jaramillo/Maybury 5 19 1 19.1
11 McPeak/Moon 4 18 6 18.6
12 Kovacs/Samok 26 7 1 7.1

 

 

Big 4 Buffalo

Place Anglers Peg LB OZ Big 4 Weights
1 Aciu/Bucur 15 207 1 60.11, 55.4, 47.1, 44.1
2 Damian/Ruiz 10 188 1 68.7, 44.9, 41.3, 33.14
3 Anderson/Hine 14 126 15 44.14, 43.13, 38.4
4 Burza/Szydlowski 8 117 8 50.13, 42.13, 23.14
5 Bull/Carlsen 13 115 8 45.9, 43.12, 26.3
6 Bond/Bond 25 100 8 43.2, 32.5, 25.1
7 Moore/Olinger 12 83 5 44.1, 39.4
8 Cisney/Moon 34 79 13 50.2, 29.11
9 Boon/Cervantes 36 67 15 35.15, 32.0
10 Curry/Curry 16 51 9 51.9
11 Chatman/Foster 20 44 7 44.7
12 Jaramillo/Maybury 5 43 4 22.14, 20.6
13 Neeley/Yang 23 43 1 43.1
14 McPeak/Moon 4 34 9 34.9
15 Aciu/Bucur 15 18 0 18.0
16 Wells/Woolard 31 14 14 14.14

 

 

Big 1 Carp + Big 1 Buffalo

Place Anglers Peg LB OZ Big 4 Weights
1 Damian/Ruiz 10 88 8 68.7, 20.1
2 Aciu/Bucur 15 78 11 60.11, 18.0
3 Bond/Bond 25 76 7 43.2, 33.5
4 Curry/Curry 16 74 7 51.9, 22.14
5 Burza/Szydlowski 8 68 2 50.13, 17.5
6 Bull/Carlsen 13 66 14 45.9, 21.5
7 McPeak/Moon 4 52 15 34.9, 18.6
8 Jaramillo/Maybury 5 41 15 22.14, 19.1
9 Wells/Woolard 31 33 0 18.2, 14.14

 

 

 

Registration

**IMPORTANT: Please note that registration for the ’14 LFCBC is limited to the following schedule:

  • November 18: Registration open only to returning teams from 2013. Should two teammates have split but intend to fish in ’14 with a new partner, both teams may register during this period.


  • November 25: Registration open only to returnees and international teams. To qualify, at least one team angler must hold a valid address from a country other than U.S.A


  • December 2: Registration is open to all.

Registration is $800 per two-person team.

 

Teams may reserve their entry with a non-refundable $400 deposit.  Full payment must be made by February 3, 2014. Failure to complete registration payment by February 3 will render participants ineligible for the Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge and any deposits will be forfeited.

 

Anglers may register online via Paypal, send a check or money order by mail or contact Tournament Director Jason Bernhardt (click for email) to arrange for a credit card payment by phone.

 

Remit registration forms to:

 

Wild Carp Companies
PO Box 128
Baldwinsville, NY 13027

 

 

 

Peg Locations and Draw

The following peg locations may be subject to change in the event of further complications from rising water levels on Lake Fork, but based on current weather forecasts, we are confident that these should stay as they are.

 

This year there will be a 2-peg draw format. That means that each team will be chosen to draw at random. When it is your team's turn to draw, you will choose 2 pegs at random, then pick one of the two pegs and throw back the non-chosen peg.

 

 


 


 

Prizes

Prizes amounts are based on number of entries. This is the sample payout at 40 teams. Prizes will accumulate with more teams entered. All prizes also come with trophies or plaques. Additional prizes may be added if additional sponsors support the event.

 

Main Prizes
Big 1 Carp + Big 1 Buffalo, 1st Place = $4,000
Big 1 Carp + Big 1 Buffalo, 2nd Place = $2,000
Big 1 Carp + Big 1 Buffalo, 3rd Place = $1,000


Big 4 Carp 1st Place = $4,000                                         
Big 4 Carp 2nd Place = $2,000                                       
Big 4 Carp 3rd Place = $1,000 

                                       
Big 4 Buffalo 1st Place = $4,000
Big 4 Buffalo 2nd Place = $2,000
Big 4 Buffalo 3rd Place = $1,000


Big Fish Prizes
Big Common Carp = $1,500
Big Smallmouth Buffalo = $1,500
Big Mirror Carp = $1,000

Lake/State Records
Lake Record Carp (40 lb, 6 oz) = $1,500       
Lake Record Buffalo (65 lb, 12 oz) = $1,500
State Record Carp (43 lb, 12 oz) = $10,000  
State Record Buffalo (82 lb, 3 oz) = $10,000

 

Sponsors are being sought for additional prize opportunities. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Tournament Director Jason Bernhardt for more information.

 

 

 

Tournament Directors

For more information, please email Tournament Director Jason Bernhardt.

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

Lake Fork Sportsman Association

 

Thank you to the Lake Fork Sportsman’s Association not only for allowing this tournament to take place on their private property, but also the incredible amount of work they put into site maintenance and promotion.

 

Oakridge Marina & Motel in Quitman, TX

 

Thank you to the Oak Ridge Marina & Motel for its support as a hospitable host. Information about carp and smallmouth buffalo angling will be available there prior to and during the Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge.

 

http://www.k-1baits.com

Thank you to K-1 Baits for donating additional prizes to be awarded. K-1 Baits produce premium carp angling bait, such as boilies, pop-ups, wafters, corn and much more.

http://www.carppro.net

Thank you to Carppro for its continued sponsorship of Wild Carp Companies events. Carppro offers quality bait and tackle products as well as a complimentary online magazine.

Peter Wilinski of Pete's Carp Food

Thank you to Peter Wilinski of Pete's Carp Food for donating bait products to be used as additional prizes for the '14 Lake Fork Carp & Buffalo Challenge.

http://www.monsterfrenchcarp.com/


Thank you to Steve Bond at Bossard (Monster French Carp) for donating a getaway package for two that includes fishing for two at a private lake (containing carp up to 70 lb!!!), breakfast and dinner, complimentary bivvy and bed chair rental, and 25kg carp pellet, 30kg boilies and pop-ups, and 30kg particle. This is a $2,000 package that will be added to the LFCBC prize offering!

 

Sponsors are being sought for additional prize opportunities. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Tournament Director Jason Bernhardt for more information.

 

 

 

 

 


Registered Anglers

##
Teammate 1
Teammate 2
Runner
Sponsor
1
Christine Stout
Christine Stout
(Indiana)
Tony Stout
Tony Stout
(Indiana)
Tony Stout
Jason Wells
Stout Properties
http://k-1baits.com  

Westside Bait and Tackle  Indy Lakes
2
Zolt Katic
(California)

Yakov Brontveyn
(California)

Vladimir Kaplan
 
3
Gary Ruble
(South Carolina)

Billy West
(South Carolina)
     
4
Bogdan Bucur  - Registered Anglers - Wild Carp Classic Tournament
Bogdan Bucur
(Illinois)
Mihai Aciu  - Registered Anglers - Wild Carp Classic Tournament
Mihai Aciu
(Illinois)
 
http://www.fishingurus.com/ http://k-1baits.com
http://www.enterprisetackle.co.uk/  http://www.extremecarpfishing.com

 

5
Vinny Jeffreys
Paul Dinea
(Illinois)
Vinny Jeffreys
Ioan Iacob
(Illinois)
 
http://www.fishingurus.com/ http://k-1baits.com
http://www.enterprisetackle.co.uk/  http://www.extremecarpfishing.com
6
Istvan Gyori
Istvan Gyori
(Illinois)
Registered Anglers - Wild Carp Classic Tournament
Gruia Oltean
(Ohio)
 
7
Josh Snow
(New York)

Ryan Daniel
(Texas)
  http://www.rodhutchinsoncarpbaits.com/http://www.carppro.net
8

Austin Anderson (Texas)
Austin Anderson
Shane Hine
(Texas)
  Johnson Ross Tackle  http://www.carppro.net  
9
Amadeo Jaramillo
(Texas)

Erick Maybury
(Texas)
    http://www.carppro.net
http://www.ocdlife.co.uk/  
10
Mario Damian
Mario Damian
(California)
Miguel Ruiz
Miguel Ruiz
(California)
    http://www.carppro.net
11 Mario Damian
Jon Eisen
(Texas)
Mario Damian
Josef Raguro
(Philippines)
Mario Damian
Henryk Lindh (Sweden)
http://www.carppro.net  Johnson Ross Tackle
12
Mario Damian
Laura Deatherage
(Texas)
Miguel Ruiz
Rick Wilson
(Texas)
Miguel Ruiz
Joey Arevalo
(Texas)
http://www.carppro.net    Western States Fire Protection
13
Marcin Szydlowski
(Illinois)

Henryk Burza
(Illinois)

Wladyslaw Burza
(Poland)
http://k-1baits.com  http://poloniacarpteam.eu/
14
Evan Bull
Evan Bull
(California)
Jered Carlson
Jered Carlson
(California)
  http://www.carppro.net  http://www.scorpiontackle.com/
15
Evan Bull
Wayne Boon
(California)
Evan Bull
Richard Cervantes
(California)
    
16

Dudila Marius Ciprian
(Romania)

Robitu Ionel Dorin
(Romania)

Lenart Andrei
(Romania)
17
Peter Wilinski
(Connecticut)

Marcin Targonski
(Connecticut)
  http://poloniacarpteam.eu/ http://k-1baits.com
18
Kevin Olivier
(Texas)

Keith Thompson
(Texas)
    http://www.austincarpangler.com/  http://k-1baits.com
19
Adam Tomlin
(Indiana)

Justin Keaton
(Indiana)

Jared Delong
 http://k-1baits.com
20
Keith Cisney
(South Carolina)

David Moon
(South Carolina)
  http://www.carppro.net  Keith Cisney Upholstery
21
Berry McPeak
(South Carolina)

Don Moon
(South Carolina)

Haley McPeak
(South Carolina)
http://www.carppro.net
22
Jason Aylott
(Texas)

Frank Kessler
(Texas)
   
23
Brid Caveney
(Texas)

Kenny Keaton (Indiana)
    Johnson Ross Tackle
24
Radu Morar
(Romania)

Peter Micula
(Romania)

Remus Lenghel
(Romania)
25
Jack Curry
(Texas)

Isaac Curry
(Texas)
 
26
Alin Hosu
Norbert Samok
(New York)
Alin Hosu
Laszlo Kovacs
(New York)

 

 
27
Steve Bond
(England)

Kurt Bond
(England)

Reis Bond
(England)
http://www.monsterfrenchcarp.com/ 


28
Lonnie Luck
(North Carolina)

Jeff Skelton
(South Carolina)

Matt Gilliam
https://www.facebook.com/Carpoholics  
  http://www.castaway-pva.co.uk
29
Aaron Neeley
(California)
Paul Yang
(California)
    
30
Ioan Gaspar
(New York)

Steve Dumitrescu
(Pennsylvania)
   
31
Dale Chatman
(South Carolina)

Tommy Foster
(South Carolina)
  http://www.carppro.net Foster's Lake
32
August Wells
Texas

Chad Woolard
Texas
  http://www.austincarpangler.com/     
33
Andy Burnagiel

Daniel Szorc
  http://poloniacarpteam.eu/    Fishfood
34
David Moore

Jeff Olinger
  http://www.bigcarpusa.com  http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/cag/

 

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