Can you catch 5 pikes over 70 cm in Sweden? Lapland Pike Competition.

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About the Competition

Lapland Pike fishing competition is intended to give maximum freedom to the competitors. with a huge fishing area and free placing of the boats and at the same time introduce the fast growing kayak fishing to Northern Sweden. The area is easy to access with plenty of roads, paths and places accessible by car and trailer. In the river Umeälven You will find plenty of big pike and perch and a limited amount of grayling and trout.

When: August 18-19 2018

Where: Chilla Inn, Kattisavan, Lycksele municipality, Sweden

Competition area: Ume River (Umeälven) within Kattisavan and Blåvikens Fishing area

Boat and Fishing Kayak:

· Kayak Teams: 2 kayaks, one contestant each; or, one tandem kayak with 2 contestants

· Boat Teams: Max 2 contestants per boat

Prizes and Strategy

Lapland Pike aims to be one of the year's nicest fishing meet ups. It will be two “ordinary” days of fishing-but with an element of competition, and plenty of opportunities to meet new fishing buddies in a great atmosphere. We do not have any sponsors or outside influence, so we do not have to spend hours doing the volunteer-work the sponsor hunt requires.

Since the prizes are directly related to interest, and number of registered teams, it now feels safe for the organizer, Blåvikens FVO, to increase them:

· Winning team: 7000 SEK cash

· Best team – opposite class (Kayak – Boat): 3500 SEK worth of merchandise

· Individual price – Longest pike: 3500 SEK worth of merchandise

Regulation

Approved pike: Minimum size 70 cm

Result: The sum in centimeters of the 5 biggest pike during the competition

Registered fish: Documented in the competition sheet + photo against provided measuring board

Measurement: Fish mouth towards the edge of the board to the outer part of the tail fin. Only catch that has been clearly documented with photo against the provided measurement board and with an entry in the written journal will be approved.

Team: Max 2 competitors per team. Kayak teams can consist of two single kayaks or two competitors in a tandem kayak.

Team responsibility: Every team will use either a smart phone or a digital camera to take picture of their catch. We encourage the use of a smartphone as we plan to use a web-based, mobile-friendly reporting system for gathering data.

If however a team decides to use a digital camera instead, they should please remember to empty their memory card beforehand and to bring their own cables to ease the process of transmitting the images to the controller at the end of each day.

Safety:

Obligatory life west
Max 5 knot/30 m distance from other boats or kayaks
No alcohol before or during the competition
Display sportsmanship towards other teams
The participants are responsible for their own safety and insurance
The competitor committee takes no responsibility for the competitor's safety during the competition or during transport to the competition

Methods:

Spinning and fly fishing, from boat or kayak.
Trolling, angling and trawling is not allowed.
One rod per participant and only artificial lures.
Catch and release is required.
Please use a landing net or lipgrip (gaff or similar is prohibited).

Program:

Saturday Aug 18th

10.00 Registration. Review of rules, reporting and fishing area at the Tipi-shaped house behind the reception at Chilla Inn Camping in Kattisavan. Equipment will be handed out. (Lunch packages can be purchased at the reception-please order this beforehand by contacting Chilla Inn.)

12.00 Start anywhere within the Umeälven competition area. Contestants are free to launch and move vehicle on land or water before and during competition.

19.00 End of Day 1. Return to Chilla In, Kattisavan. Submission of images and catch journal entries from Day 1. Return the provided measurement board.

21.00 Two coarse dinner. Lecture on World Wide Fishing by Miguel Sanz , Adventura di Pesca, Spain. Pub Night. Live music.

Sunday Aug 19th

09.00 Start of Day 2. Pick up the provided measurement board. Start anywhere within the Umeälven competition area. Contestants are free to launch and move vehicle on land or water before and during competition. (Lunch packages can be purchased at the reception-please order this beforehand by contacting Chilla Inn.)

16.00 End of Day 2. Return to Chilla Inn, Kattisavan. Submission of images and catch journal entries from Day 2. Return the provided measurement board.

18.00 Price Award ceremony: