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Location: MN | Every year for the past 10+ years, the Big Ten schools have held a one-day tournament in the fall, appropriately labeled the Big Ten Bass Tournament. This year, the UW was chosen to host it, which we will the weekend of September 29 and 30, 2012, on the Madison Chain.
Volunteer boaters are community members who graciously donate their boat and, most importantly, their weekend time to take one two-man team from a school in need out fishing, allowing them to compete in the tournament. Speaking from personal experience, the UW would not have been able to compete in the last three Big Ten tournaments in Michigan if it weren’t for volunteer boaters, something we greatly appreciated.
Date and Location: September 29 and 30, 2012, on the Madison Chain.
Description of Days: September 29 is the official prefishing day, and September 30 is the actual tournament day. We would need volunteer boaters for both days (one volunteer boater would take the same anglers fishing both days), so we would need a commitment for the entire weekend, barring unavoidable circumstances.
Procedure: On Saturday, there is no certain time anglers need to be off the water at (unless they are attending the banquet; more on this later), and there is no official landing anglers need to launch from. Again, anglers are responsible for contacting their boater to agree on time and location. On Sunday, anglers are required (and boaters are suggested) to be at the pretournament meeting at 6:00 am, with tournament hours running 6:45 am – 3 pm. During both of these days, volunteer boaters will operate the outboard motor, taking the anglers wherever they desire to go.
Banquet: A banquet will be held the night of September 29, at 7 pm, at the Bishop O’Connor Center (702 South High Point Road, Madison, WI 53719). Boat volunteers, if they wish, can attend the banquet and enjoy dinner at no cost to them. The banquet will be a catered buffet dinner, so no one should leave hungry! In addition to the food, important rules for the event will be highlighted and boat numbers will be drawn. A raffle will also be held for some great prizes from our sponsors, such as St. Croix and Rapala, so bring a couple extra bucks for tickets!
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Levi Warner at [email protected]. Please include Name, Phone #, Email, Boat Make and Model, Commitment Level (100% certain, pretty sure, etc.)
Thank you again, we will take all the boaters we can get!!!
Edited by mtcook16 9/24/2012 11:44 AM
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