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MASTER ANGLER TOURNAMENTS

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The Master Angler Tournaments are family oriented tournaments in which the whole family can fish. No need to leave mom or the kids at home, when the entire family can all join in. With the help of our sponsors, tournament committee and volunteers, the tournaments will remained successful  years.
TOP TEN REASONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE MASTER ANGLER TOURNAMENTS
1 
Family oriented fishing tournaments with categories for adult, juniors, children and toddlers so the entire family can enjoy the friendly competition
2 
To promote "Catch-and-Release" fishing for conservation and preservation of the fish.
If you keep the fish keep only your limit
3 
Reduction of pressure on single species, by including your longest Pike, Perch and Walleye in total scoring at tournaments.
4
Leading the way in 1995 with measurement only, of Walleye and in 1996 added Pike and Perch, as well as developing an effective scoring system for tournaments.
5 
Leading the way in 2003  with the advent of on-the-lake measurement and scoring by the use of a Self measurement for "Catch-and-Release to further reduce stress mortality by excessive handling.
6 
Working with Michigan Government Fisheries biologists on walleye population studies, as well as catch-and-release mortality rate studies, to help prove the advantages of catch-and-release fishing.
7 
 membership on the Dundee Sportsman's Club Inc, Walleye Task Force.
8 
Club representative on the Dundee Sportsman's Club Inc, Fishing Tournaments Review Committee.
9 
Continued development and funding of special projects, for the education and enjoyment of Michigan outdoor resources for young and old.

TOURNAMENT TIPS TO IDENTIFY YOUR FISH
 

During the Master Angler of Dundee Sportsman's Club Tournaments, you most often find more than two family members in each boat. This caused major problems when several anglers in the same boat came in to score their fish at the same time. They could have 3 or 4 pike, walleye and perch in the live-well at the same time. These fish are lively, and it is difficult to remember which fish belongs to which angler, as they scoot around the tank. The committee felt there was a need to be able to quickly identify your fish in the well prior to scoring. To help, each boat entered in the 2003 tournaments were ask to use set of color coded clips. If there were four anglers, they would need three different colored clips. Each angler except one would use the same colored clip on their three fish (pike, walleye, perch). The scoring station could quickly identify angler A as red, angler B as blue, angler C as yellow and angler D as no clips. This procedure is intended to eliminate confusion, give the proper angler credits due, speed up fish handling time and reduce the possibility of recording errors. This system was will be a success in 2003 and the committee recommends continuation in the future tournaments. To avoid injuring the fish, the following diagrams shows a good location for placing marking clips on walleye or perch with a spined dorsal fin and on pike we recommend the leading edge of the upper fin just in front of the tail.