Open to the Public Saturday August 5th, 2017
Registration Fee is $100.00 per vessel, two (2) ‐ three (3) Angler team, nine (9)
rod maximum Team Tournament.
Your registration entry includes a picnic style buffet, refreshments and a door prize ticket for
each of the two (2) or three (3) angler fishing team member.
Each boat owner who is not a member of the Pittsburgh Down Riggers Club will receive a
onetime only, free membership through the 2018 season.
Additional Drawings: Door Prizes, Rod and Reel and 50/50
Event Winning Details:
Total Weight of Five (5) Walleye and One (1) Big Fish Weight
In the event of Five (5) Walleye Total Weight Tie, the total length of their two (2) biggest fish
will be declare the winner.
1st Place = $1000.00 4th Place = $200.00
2nd Place = $600.00 5th Place = $100.00
3rd Place = $300.00 Big Fish = $100.00
For addition information, please contact Tournament Director:
Captain Dan D’Ottavio (412) 720‐6287
Pittsburgh Down Riggers
The Lake Erie Cannon Ball Amateur Walleye Tournament Rules
1. This is a two or three angler per vessel nine (9) rod maximum team tournament.
2. The vessel cannot be longer than 26 feet in length per State Registration to enter.
3. The start time, lines in is at 6:30am and lines out of the water by 3:00pm (refer to boat owner
meeting for additional information).
4. All walleye must be caught from Lake Erie in a boat. (Pennsylvania waters)
5. All walleyes must be caught during tournament hours 6:30am until 3:00pm and team entrants
must be in the weigh‐in line no later than 5:00pm or the team will be disqualified.
6. No passengers and/or spectators allowed with the team while tournament fishing.
7. Each team must fish together as a team. One team per boat.
8. All walleye must be caught on a rod and reel.
9. All entrants must follow state regulations along with all boating and fishing regulations while
fishing the Walleye Tournament. Any boating or fishing infractions will result in team
disqualification.
10. All walleye must be in a cooler with block ice or contained ice. No loose cubed or chipped ice.
11. Teams may bring up to five (5) of their largest walleyes to the scale. The total weight of your five
(5) walleye will determine the winner.
12. Only one (1) “Big Fish” per team will be weighed in at the scale for the entry into the
Tournament Big Fish Weight category.
13. Any Pittsburgh Down Rigger member will Waive the Right to the clubs Big Fish contest. As a Club
member, you do not have to enter this tournament to weigh in for the Clubs Big Fish.
14. All ties will be broken with the total length of two (2) walleyes from the respected teams.
15. The tournament committee has the right to disqualify any questionable fish.
16. Failure to follow the event rules will result in disqualification.
17. The Pittsburgh Down Rigger Club and its sponsors are not responsible for any theft or injury that
may occur at the event.
18. Pre‐registered team captain and/or a responsible team member is required to meet Friday,
August 4th at the Bay Rat Facility located at W 16th St, Erie, PA 16505 at 8:00pm. Failure to
show or will result in a non‐refundable disqualification.
19. Each team member will receive a door prize ticket whether they caught any fish or not.
20. Returned checks – non‐sufficient funds (NFS) or any other reason will be assessed a $30 fee in
addition to our bank’s service charges.
21. The tournament director has the right to reduce the payout of prizes if there is less than 40
entrants. The payouts would be reduced proportionally to the percentage of reduction of
entrants from 40.
22. In the event the contest is cancelled due to bad weather and/or small craft advisory, the prize
money will be raffled off as door prizes.
23. There will be a $150.00 challenge fee for any types of discrepancies. The Tournament
Committee will be the judge of any challenges.
Make all checks payable to the Pittsburgh Down Riggers, Mail to:
David Holderny
116 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15229
(412) 779‐6074
Registration will close on Monday July 24, 2017