The 2016 BLT Striper Challenge schedule has been released and there will be four events held on Lake Texoma. In addition to the BLT payout, the Pottsboro Chamber of Commerce will award a Boat Captain AOY at the end of the year. .The boat captain with the most points at the end of the 2016 season will be awarded the Pottsboro Chamber bonus. Points will be awarded based on weight and ranking in each Texoma tournament.
The tournaments are trailering events with weigh-in at Highport Marina. Entry fee is $200 per tournament. These are open tournaments, no membership is required. Guides are eligible to participate. The payout will be 1 place up to 5 entries,6 entries to 10 will pay two places, 11 to 15 teams will pay 3 places, beyond 15 teams will pay 1 more place per 5 additional entries.
Up to four people may be on the team with the two biggest stripers per team entered at weigh-in. Fish will be returned to anglers after weigh in. 80% of the entry fees will be paid out at every tournament. $10 per entry fee will go to the angler who caught the biggest striper. The Pottsboro Chamber of Commerce will provide additional bonus money for teams that are just out of the money at every Texoma tournament.
Early registration can be completed by mailing in an entry form or you can register online with a credit card. Late registration will begin at 5 am the morning of the tournament at the weigh in location. Start time will be posted on the www.usafishingtrails.com website on the early entry page. Stop fishing time for all tournaments will be 1 pm and a team member must be in line with their catch by 2 pm. The award ceremony will take place immediately following the weigh in. Tournament Director for the Texoma BLT Striper Challenge will be Chris Davis. Chris can be reached at 214-616-5693.
Dates for the Lake Texoma BLT Striper Challenges are;
February 20 Highport Marina
June 25 Highport Marina
September 11 Highport Marina
October 1 Highport Marina
