PolymerKnot Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Good Afternoon,I plan to start fishing walleye and salmon tournaments out of Saginaw Bay and Frankfort/Manistee using our company sponsored boat. Our company has nothing to do with fishing, just the ownership likes to fish.My question is about Pro vs Amateur. How is this defined?I'm not a charter captian, i have never been a second mate.Now our boat is company owned (owner of company i work for) and most equipment is also paid for by the company. Not all as i have a lot of my own walleye fishing gear but the salmon gear was all bought by the company.Does financial backing have anything to do with Pro vs Amateur definition? If we put the name of our Plastics company on the side of the boat or in the name, does that make a difference?Thank you for the feedback. I just want to make sure i follow all rules and cause no issues. In my opinion, I am an amateur as it relates to fishing the great lakes, but that is my view.Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmfishon Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 you can fish either div. most tournaments will say the charters fish the pro division and anybody that wants to can also. the pro has higher payouts and higher entry fee. in some tournaments the pro division has observers so if you want to fish pro you may need a member of your team willing to not fish and go ride around on someone elses boat. the only thing this does for your team is that member may learn some stuff. sometimes the tournaments will have a few observers lined up but you cant count on it. good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolymerKnot Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thank you for the response, which makes a lot of sense to me.What if i decided to get my Captains license but I do not have a charter business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekbelt Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Most tournaments state 'licensed charter captain' onboard. I don't think it matters who owns the boat. Some even qualify it to licensed within the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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