Niagara’s Pro-Am brings Am Division back!
The Niagara Pro Am has made a number of changes to the 2016 Tournament based upon feedback it has received on the best way to grow the participation in this event. Specifically, on the Amateur side, the best features from the existing Recreational Open and from the previous Amateur Division have been merged together to create the new Amateur Division for 2016. These features include:
All participants will be truly Amateurs, no US Coast Guard licensed Captains will be allowed on any teams;
All NYS waters on Lake Ontario are open to fishing;
No Observers will be required;
The dates have been moved to when the fishing is normally near shore and excellent off of the Niagara County shoreline. This should make the competition more enjoyable and will level the “Trolling Field” so that everyone has a shot at winning;
You can start whenever you want, wherever you want (Niagara County ports only), but you must be in line by 2:30 pm each day to weigh in at Krull Park in Olcott (Lions Club Pavilion, North). To help level the playing field, you must launch out of any of four Niagara County ports – from Fort Niagara to Golden Hill.
Any combination of your top three Salmon or Trout (only 1 may be a Lake Trout) will be your “box” to be weighed;
Online registration is available as late as the Monday before the event (May 16);
Entry fees are very reasonable with payouts more than 100 percent of the entry fees plus merchandise prizes. Big fish prizes, too, each day. The intent is to pay back the top four teams each day based on 40-30-20-10 percentage breakdowns and big fish overall.
Each of the three days is a separate event. You can choose to fish any of the days that best fit your schedule.
If you choose two or three days, then your two best scores will automatically enter you into the competition for the West End Amateur Cup and a check for $500 in Cash.
Check out www.lakeontarioproam.net for an entry form.
