WMFL 2013 Rules

[N II Deep]

2013 West Michigan Fishing league Official Rules

• Set lines at 6 am and pull lines at Noon

• Weight in 1pm at the fish cleaning station

• We will fish predicted seas of 1-3' or less. (or game day call)

• If small craft advisories are in effect we, will not fish.

• I would like to encourage reports posted from teams after the events.

We would not exist without the site's. Please be open to helping other league members.

Communications encouraged on channel 72. Keep it clean for this is a family oriented event.

1. Max of 9 rods in the water at one time.

2. Tourney Fees. 15 dollars for tourney, 5 dollars for big fish.

3. Tourney Pay Outs will be

a. 1st place 50%

b. 2nd Place 30%

c. Mystery weight 20%

d. Tiebreaker will be biggest fish.

e. Big fish, is winner take all of big fish money.

f. Mystery weight amount will be drawn the day of the event.

4. Weigh your top 6 fish. Weigh Big Fish First. Only one fish may be

weighed per boat for Big Fish.

a. 5-Lakers

b. 10-Coho

c. 10-Kings

d. 15-Steelhead

e. 20-Brown

f. Point Per Pound

5. Max of 3 DNR limits of fish per boat may be kept.

6. Money is due at weigh-in, unless you catch me before I leave the dock. Gentleman's honor to pay.

7. Start out of the same port as the weigh in.

8. If two members are fishing together, than the boat they are fishing out of gets the points.

9. Follow all other State and Federal Laws. The captain is responsible for his crew. Keep it safe.

10. No Blow date.

11. You do NOT need to fish all events to partake in this league.

2013 West Michigan Fishing League Dates.

Holland DNR launch located next to (east of) Yacht Basin Marina.

Approx. 1840 Ottawa Beach Rd. Holland, Mi 49424

Weight in will be held in the overflow parking lot across the street, next to the fish cleaning station.

May 25th - Blood Run Event

June 15 - Big Lake Lures

July 20 - ???

Aug 17 - Big Weenie Event

Sept 7 - ???

Please thank our sponsors for there support. I also hope to have two more Sponsors line up before the start of the season.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me or post here in the WMFL section here on GLF.

Results will be posted here on GLF & Facebook WMFL page.

I can also be reached on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/nii.deep

http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30

https://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Michigan-Fishing-League/147850635269550

[1mainiac]

Looks good Jon

[mriversinco]

Awesome, thanks for doing this!

[Killin' It]

John,

7. Start out of the same port as the weigh in.

What if someone has a boat that is slipped in saugy or PS?

This may apply to one or 2 members of the site that may be interested.

[fishsniffer]

John,

7. Start out of the same port as the weigh in.

What if someone has a boat that is slipped in saugy or PS?

This may apply to one or 2 members of the site that may be interested.

we do the same thing..basically you have to run to muskegon from say grand haven and wait in the pier heads with the rest of us..eliminates an unfair advantage if the bite is a lot better in grand haven and guys from muskegon lose a half hour of fishing to get to that port

[N II Deep]

for the WMFL rule 7 is truly on honor, we have a set lines at 6am vs everyone staged at the pier head and go rule. WMFL is strictly Fishing for FUN and braggin' rights and a way to share information with other GLF members.

[1mainiac]

While our events are also just for fun and bragging rights my goal all along was to fish as close to possible to Pro AM rules so guys could see what fishing in a Pro AM would be like without spending hundreds of dollars doing it. On top of that it is kinda cool seeing which way everyone goes to start the day. With the set lines at 6 am rule I could run to Manistee at 4 am and set lines at 6am.

[mriversinco]

I love the idea of an honor system for a low keyed tournament!!!

[Killin' It]

I love the start at 6 ... If you run a smaller metal boat, you dont spend 45 min breaking waves to get to the fishing grounds. or if you do... its before the fishing time.

[1mainiac]

I don't mind the honor system we did it the first year and had some complaints. So we changed to resolve the issues. I fished the WMFL for many years and had fun however that was when it ran out of Port Sheldon which 5 years ago became too shallow to safely launch my boat. I got tired of polishing my prop to fish there. My other issue back then was the 6 rod rule combined with the fact even if I won I could not get back my gas money for the boat. I made a 20 mile run to find good fish ended up 2nd to win 18 bucks. Not trying to complain but none of the guys I fish with were interested in being rod limited to lose money and waste a good day of fishing. If I had kept my 18 I would have never stopped fishing the tournaments.

I am fine with the WMFL always have been even if it's not a event I fish. My goal for the last 2 plus years has been to get all of the league style events to use the same points system which is part of the reason we modified our points and weigh in and Ken changed the rod limits so we would be more similar. Shannon is doing the same with the SHFL

So I am currently looking at some sponsors for a a multi port championship prize. However the only way it can be done is we all play by rules similar enough that it is fair for everyone involved. Right now I think we are close I know BW is interested in a multiport challenge I am sure I can find a few more to make it cool.

Besides Muskegon will likely win we have the best fishing and fishermen LOL.

[Nailer]

Besides Muskegon will likely win we have the best fishing and fishermen LOL.

It's just Easy there Jim!

Looks good Jon.

[1mainiac]

Easy works right Ken LOL

[N II Deep]

The WMFL has added two more sponsers, Silver Streak & Fish Hawk.

[nickoftime]

Thanks to all who are helping with this should be lots of fun also if you need more help let us know Jon