KBF OPEN SERIES Information
Venue Host: Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce
Tournament HQ: Henry County Fairground, 565 Royal Oak Drive, Paris, Tennessee
Tournament Director: Nik Brown
Eligibility: KBF OPEN Series tournaments welcome participation by both KBF Members and non-members.
Register: Sign up at TourneyX.
Competition Rules: KBF Rules are in two parts:
By registering, each competitor acknowledges he has read and agrees to abide by (a.) the KBF Competition Rules Standards (including the Release and Indemnification Agreement and Copyright and Use of Images Agreement) and to (b.) the specific rules outlined in the KBF Competition Rules Addendum on this page; and the competitor further agrees to abide by the KBF Event Participation Terms and Conditions.
Event Schedule
Competition start times were established as approximately one hour before sunrise.
Thursday 3/17 4:00 p.m.: Prefishing on Eligible Waters ends.
Thursday 3/17 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Check-in and Late Registrations at HQ
Thursday 3/17 7:00 p.m.: mandatory Captains Meeting
Friday 3/18 6:00 a.m.: Competition Start Time
Friday 3/18 3:00 p.m., anglers who did not upload photos via TourneyX and will, therefore, submit digital photos by memory card or cable must be in line at Tournament HQ.
Friday 3/18 4:00 p.m.: all anglers must be in or through the judges line at tournament HQ for photo confirmation and distribution of meal tickets.
Friday 3/18 4:30 p.m. (or soon thereafter): Awards Ceremony begins as soon as judging ends (might be as early as 4:30 or 5:00 p.m.)
Friday 3/18 6:00 p.m. (approximately: National Championship Captains Meeting commences when KBF OPEN awards ceremony ends.
Spring 2016 Kayak Bass Fishing KBF OPEN Fishing Tournament Eligible Waters
Eligible Water & Location: For the Spring 2016 KBF OPEN, eligible waters are Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, bounded by the two dams in the north, I-40 in the south, and the Red River confluence with the Cumberland River in the east, plus any backwaters, bays, creeks and sloughs contiguous to those lakes.
Entry Fee and Procedures
This event is conducted as an online KBF Challenge powered by TourneyX.
Sign up and pay your $100 Entry Fee at TourneyX.
Entry Fee increases to $125 on February 15 and to $150 on March 1. Late fees are waived for KBF Members.
Check-in and Captains Meetings will be at Tournament HQ. Competitors may register and pay Entry Fees at Check-in if they have not already done so earlier.
Entry Fee Transfers—Up until March 14, 2016, Entry Fees may be transferred to another Competitor’s account. There is no service charge for transfers.
Entry Fee Refunds—Refund requests must be received by Kayak Bass Fishing, LLC by email or in writing by Thursday, March 10. All refunds will be assessed a 10% service charge.
Manual Submission of Digital Photos: The preferred channel for submitting digital photos is upload from the angler’s smart phone directly to to TourneyX. If an Competitor cannot or will not upload photos to Tourney X, Tournament Staff will do so at Tournament HQ. Anglers who need to have their digital photos upload to TourneyX by Tournament Staff must be in line at Tournament HQ by 3 p.m. on Competition Days and be prepared to surrender their camera’s memory card or cell phone and cable. No Competitor who arrives in line after 3:00 p.m. will be allowed to turn in their memory card or cable to Tournament Staff for on-site uploads.
2016 KBF OPEN KY Lake Payout ProjectionPrizes
The number of places and payout amounts will vary with the number of registered competitors. Assuming 100 paid entry fees these are the projected payout amounts:
In addition the top anglers will qualify for slots at KBF National Championships:
Top 20 are awarded slots for the 2017 KBF National Championship
Top 100 not previously qualified are awarded slots for the 2016 KBF National Championship
In addition to prizes, BONUS BUCKS will be awarded to Program participants who finish high in the ranks and, in some cases, own and use KBF Sponsors’ products.
Awarding of Prizes
Competitors must be present to receive awards.
Cash prizes and BONUS BUCKS will be distributed at the Friday Night Awards Ceremony at Tournament HQ.
Tournament results will be visible on TourneyX and will be posted at Kayak Bass Fishing and on Facebook. Competitors must be present to claim their awards and bonuses.
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