Updated 03-Jan-2023 @ 1.55pm

General Rules

• Teams Event.
• Teams can have up to 3 members.
• Anglers must fish within the current Fisheries & Waterways guidelines of the state in which the event is being held and must be in possession of the necessary permits or licenses.
• Catch and release events.
• Each event will consist of 3 sessions held over 2-days.
• 1-week “pre-fish” ban.
• Official pre-fish day is the Friday prior to the event.
• All boats must be equipped with the required safety gear.
• All anglers must be wearing safety vests and have driver lanyard attached while the vessel is on the plane or travelling at speed. Failure to do so will mean disqualification for that session. Vests are not required to be worn while fishing unless in Alpine lakes and your vessel is under 4.8m.
• AYC reserves the right to cancel or postpone an event due to inclement weather conditions. If this is the case and that round can’t continue it will be re-scheduled. Safety is our number 1 priority.
• Anglers may fish any line class.
• Lure casting only is permitted. No bait.
• Trolling is NOT permitted.
• Fishing is NOT permitted within any defined non-boating or non-fishing areas.
• Fish must be caught during the designated times and kept alive in a functioning live-well or cooler with an aerator attached. Important to keep changing that water.
• No more than 4 Golden Perch are allowed to be kept at any one time in live-well. Chase up a marshal so fish can be measured and released asap.
• All fish are to be measured by an AYC staff member and will be recorded on the supplied catch sheets. Catch sheets will be handed out at the briefing or the morning prior to start.
• 4 longest Golden Perch will determine a team’s result for the session.
• Longest 12 fish over the 3 sessions will determine a team’s overall placing and Grand Final point allocation.
• Golden Perch will be measured from nose to tip.
• All teams must be back by designated session finish times. Session times will be notified at the briefing.
• Penalties for teams that are back late – for each minute that a team is late there will be a 100mm deduction.
• Any complaints regarding a breach of the rules must be addressed to the on-site Tournament Director during the event.
• Penalties for rule and conduct violations may include the following:
  1. Disqualification of catch for the session.
  2. Disqualification from the tournament.
  3. Disqualification from future AYC events.
• Any concerns regarding clarification of rules can be discussed with AYC officials BEFORE the start of the tournament.
• The Tournament Director’s decision is final regarding all rule decisions.

Event Payouts – 70% Payback

• 70% of net entry fees (entry fee less GST) will be paid back in prizes.
• Cash prizes for each of the 3 sessions.
• Payouts to top 5 teams in each session.
• $500 Wilson Fishing – “Big Yella” prize.
• $3,000 Sponsor Product Dollars “Lucky Draw” prize just for entering the event.

Grand Final Qualification

Not everyone fishes these events to qualify for the Grand Final some are just happy to compete in 1 or 2 events simply for the fun of fishing.

But if you’re a competitive lad or lady here is what you need to know.

• The 2023 Windamere Grand Final will consist of the top 20 teams.
• Grand Final qualification will be decided by your team’s cumulative point score over the 3 qualifying events throughout the year.
• $10,000 total prize money is up for grabs for the top 3 teams.
• Grand Final will consist of 4 sessions held over 3 days.
• All teams will compete Friday and Saturday with top 6 teams after the Saturday session to advance to the Sunday shootout.

How points are calculated

After each event teams will be awarded a point score.

This is decided by a team’s overall placing for that event.

1^st  place = 100 points,
2^nd place = 99 points,
3^rd  place = 98 points
       and so on down the line.

There are 3 qualifying events in the series:

1. Keepit
2. Windamere
3. Burrendong