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3 Water Street
Camden, AL
334-682-4215
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201 Claiborne St.
Camden, AL
All your shopping needs from
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334-682-9215
McGraw-Webb
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Camden, AL
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207 Claiborne St.
Camden, AL
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Camden, AL
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Questions?
Call 334-525-0462
Click
here for the Tournament
Results and Updates on the Derby
Read
the Outdoor Alabama article by David Rainer about crappie fishing at Miller's
Ferry.....Click
here
Read
the Alabama Outdoor News article by Paul Sims about crappie fishing at Miller's
Ferry.....Click
here
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Big Fish Tournament - Lake
Dannelly (Miller's Ferry Lake)
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Hourly Weigh-Ins at 9 / 10 / 11
/ 12 / 1 / 2pm
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Two locations along the lake for
all but the final weigh-in at 3pm. The main location is the Miller's
Ferry Marina and the secondary weigh-in location will be at Bridgeport
Landing.
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Cash prizes per hour for largest
fish: $100 1st / $50 2nd / $25 3rd
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Final weigh-in at 3pm at the
Miller's Ferry Marina. Heaviest crappie weighed in for the day
wins $1000, second heaviest wins $500, and third heaviest pays
$250.
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$25 Entry Fee Per
Angler
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See official
rules & regulations.
GPS
Coordinates:
Miller's Ferry Marina: 32.1218° -87.3859°
Bridgeport Landing: 32.0478° -87.2593°
Read
the Outdoor Alabama article about crappie fishing at Miller's
Ferry.....click
here!
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One hundred and
seventy five crappie will be tagged and
released between the Miller's Ferry Dam and the Wilcox-Dallas County
line.
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One fish is worth $25,000; one
is worth $10,000; and three are worth $5,000 each. There will be
175+ fish worth $100 each.
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The Derby will last for 30 days.
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Fish must be caught on a hook
and line. No hoop nets or gill nets are allowed. Polygraph
test must be passed in order to claim prize money.
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Participants must purchase a $5
ticket before catching a tagged fish in order to collect prize money.
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FISH MUST BE
PRESENTED ALIVE.
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See official
rules & regulations.
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- Individual
competition, practice anytime.
- More
than 2 anglers may fish from same boat (must keep fish separate).
Anglers do not have to fish from boat.
Live bait may be used.
- Anglers
may weigh one crappie per hour for each hourly weigh-in, starting at 9:00 AM
and ending at 3:00 PM. The
heaviest crappie per hour will determine the hourly winners.
The three heaviest crappie will determine the overall
winners. Hourly payoffs
will be made at the final weigh-in. There
will be no hourly winners for the 3pm weigh-in.
- Anglers
may place only once in overall Top 3 competition.
- Fish
weighed in dead will lose .07 pound (1 ounce).
Try to bring fish in alive.
- All
fish weighed-in will become the property of the Tournament Officials.
All live fish will be released.
- No
more than 7 crappie per angler may be weighed during the contest (1 per
hour).
- Anglers
must follow and comply with all Federal, State, County, and City laws.
- Anglers
may start fishing on any publicly accessible waters of the Lake Dannelly
Reservoir at 6:00AM and continue to fish until 3:00PM.
Anglers fishing outside of these times will be disqualified.
- Crappie
must be caught on pole or rod and hooked in the mouth.
No snagging and no yo-yos.
- All
anglers must be in line and checked in at the weigh-in site (Miller’s
Ferry Marina) by 3:00 PM.
- All
crappie brought to the scales must have been caught during the contest hours
by the angler bringing the fish to the weigh-in site.
- Winners
must agree to take and pass a polygraph or voice stress test.
Polygraph tests will be final in determining the winners.
- No
alcohol or illegal drugs will be permitted during contest hours.
Anglers may be disqualified if in the opinion of tournament officials
the angler is intoxicated.
- Entry
fee is $25 per angler. Contact
the Chamber office at 334-682-4929 or see our website for ticket
locations.
- Late
entries will be accepted at the main weigh-in site (Marina) from 6:00AM to
8:00AM the day of the contest. Late
entries will pay a $10 late fee.
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- The
Jackpot Crappie Derby will begin at 5:00 AM CST, April 19, 2008 and end at
11:59PM CST on May 18, 2008.
These are hereby referred to as the “Official Derby Hours.”
To claim a prize for the catch of a tagged fish, the fish must be
caught during Official Derby Hours and presented to Derby officials prior to
11:59 PM CST on May 18, 2008.
- Participant
must purchase a $5 entry ticket prior to catching a tagged fish.
- Tagged
fish must be caught on a hook and line.
Hoop nets, gill nets, seines, or fish baskets are prohibited means to
catch a tagged fish.
Fish must be presented alive in order to be eligible.
- Participants
must comply with all Federal, State, County, and City Laws, Rules and
Regulations.
- Officially
tagged fish are labeled with readily identifiable tags including the event
name, tag number, and phone number to report the catch.
- To
claim a prize, an angler must first purchase a $5 entry ticket, catch a
tagged fish using hook and line and without the aid of a net larger than a
dip net, present the tagged fish alive to tournament officials within
Official Derby Hours, and pass a polygraph or voice stress test assuring
that all Derby rules stated on this form have been adhered to.
Anglers failing to pass a polygraph or voice stress test will be
barred from collecting prize money.
- The
fish tagging will be conducted by officials of the Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources.
Tagged fish will be placed between the Miller’s Ferry Dam and the
Wilcox – Dallas County line.
Prize money will be paid to the successful angler within 30 days of passing
the polygraph or voice stress test.
- If a tagged fish is caught please call
334-525-0462 or 334-682-4929 immediately!
- Employees
(and their family members) of the Wilcox Area Chamber and individuals (and
their family members) releasing the fish are ineligible.
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