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Will be good to see you Jerry, but not as nice competing against you come BT land at Oswego

RUNNIN REBEL Alley

1st Annual 2009 Brackets Tournament Oswego Pro/Am

Brought to you by Fat Nancy's and A-TOM-MIK

Entrant Fee: ($200.00 Pro) ($100.00 Am)

-This event uses your Pro/Am scoring system with your same points

-Teams will be drawn into a series of brackets depending on how many teams enter

-Your team will compete against the teams in your bracket only on day 1

-Teams winning their bracket on day 1 move forward to compete against other teams who won their bracket on day 2. (Starting from Scratch)

-One lucky team who scored the highest but did not move on will also compete on day 2

-The blind draw for brackets would be done Friday night after the captains meeting.

-Payout structure would be determined by the amount of teams

-Example: 25 teams 1-$2500, 2-$1000, 3-$600, 4-$400, 5-$300, $600 6- $200

Should Sunday be blown off Saturday's advancing teams point totals would be used for the payouts. Likewise should Saturday be blown off then we would run the first day brackets on Sunday with the advancing teams point totals used to determine the payouts. In the unlikely chance that two teams tied the team with the largest single weight fish that day would advance or finish in the higher position

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Team Copy

Entry Form

2009 Oswego Pro/Am Brackets Tournament

Brought to you by Fat Nancy's and A-TOM-MIK

Circle: Pro ($200.00) Am($100.00)

Team Name:____________________________________________

Person who collected entry fee:______________________________________

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Administrative Copy

Entry Form

2009 Oswego Pro/Am Brackets Tournament

Brought to you by Fat Nancy's and A-TOM-MIK

Circle: Pro ($200.00) Am($100.00)

Team Name:____________________________________________

Person who collected entry fee:______________________________________

If you plan to participate in these 2 events be sure to see me prior to the captains meeting on Friday for the brackets tourney (I will be around early just ask around for Tom Allen) at the east side charter marina, I will be collecting entrance fees also tonight (Thursday) at the east side Charter Marina for the shootout: No further entrants will be available Friday Morning, this is the pay-out structure for our Friday event

20-25 teams pay out the top 5 spots, 26-30 top 6, 31-35 top 7, 36-40 top 8, and anything over 40 pay the top 10.

PAY 5: 1-45%, 2- 25%, 3- 15%, 4- 10%, 5- 5%

PAY 6: 1-43%, 2- 22%, 3- 13%, 4- 10%, 5- 7%, 6- 5%

PAY 7: 1-43%, 2- 22%, 3- 12%, 4- 8%, 5- 6%, 6- 5%, 7- 4%

PAY 8: 1-40%, 2- 20%, 3- 10%, 4- 9%, 5- 7%, 6- 6%, 7- 5%, 8- 3%

PAY10: 1-32%, 2- 16%, 3- 10%, 4- 9%, 5- 8%, 6- 7%, 7- 6%, 8- 5%, 9- 4%, 10- 3%

Tom Allen

My cell is 315-402-9055

Thursday, July 9 for the Shootout (evening)

or

Please send check or Mo to

Tom Allen

246 West 7th Street

Oswego, NY 13126

$100.00/100% Payout !!

or stop by Fat Nancy's Tackle Shop

315-298-6357

I will also be collecting for the Pro and Am Bracket's Tournament

Friday, July 10 around the time of the captains meeting, before, during and after

I can do both on Thursday as well, around the vicinity of the Cold Steel boat

or you can also send me a check

100% Payout !!

$100 Am

$200 Pro

Brackets will be drawn following the captains meeting, we will need a bit of time to organize the amount of brackets and the structure

The drawing will be live, we would like one representative from each team to be present.

Tom

Brackets are a go pro and am

200 for pro

100 for am

RANDOM AM BOAT CHECKS THIS YEAR

UPDATED RULES 06/23/09

2nd ANNUAL A-TOM-MIK / FAT NANCY'S "SHOOTOUT"

Date: "PRE-FISH FRIDAY" July 10, 2009 Entry fee $100.00 cash only

Register at Fat Nancy's, or through Tom Allen

-Registration deadline July 9

-You do not need to be fishing the Oswego Pro/Am to enter

-Trout and Salmon allowed, NY State laws in effect, illegal fish will disqualify your team (Active DEC weighing fish)

-Observers are not needed and there are no age limits for this event

-3 heaviest fish, only 3 fish per cooler allowed at weigh-in

-Weigh in starts at Noon at the big tent by the Captains Quarters

-You must be in line by 3pm, absolutely no later

-Fish must be caught on the day of the event, DEC discretion allowed

-No altering of fish in any way or your team will be disqualified

-Fish must be weighed at Oswego, boats need to conclude their fishing day out of Oswego or Mexico

-You do not need to be present to win, however it is at your discretion to make your presence known to get paid

-You must take care of your fish after weigh-in by legal means

-Participants must have registration at weigh-in no exceptions

-Fish will have gill plate punched at check-in

-Awards ceremony to follow Pro/Am captains meeting (Approx. time 7:30pm)

-10 places paid 30%, 20%, 13%, 10%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%

-Based on 60 entrants: 1)1800.00, 2)1200.00, 3)780.00, 4)600.00, 5)420.00 6)360.00, 7)300.00, 8)240.00, 9)180.00, 10)120.00

-Blow off discretion of A-TOM-MIK or Fat Nancy's (Contact 315-529-6195) Tourism cell (Pro/Am) affiliated

-Boat size will be limited to a minimum length of 18 ft (Pro/Am official rules)

This 1st annual event is brought to you by:

Fat Nancy's Tackle Shop &

A-TOM-MIK Manufacturing

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ENTRY FORM

(Fee $100.00) !!! 100% Payback !!!

Team Name:_________________________________

Date Entered:________________________________

Person who collected entry fee:___________________________________

Liability signature:_______________________ (This is the angler getting paid)

*Please note A-TOM-MIK, Fat Nancy's, owners of facilities used or volunteers are not responsible in any way for any parties during this event, if you choose to compete on this day please do so accordingly*

No refunds paid, a draw will be held for the funds 10 places

*Please be advised participants are not able to park at Patz Restaurant (near weigh-in) there is adequate parking atop charter captain marina in over-flow parking lot. You are able to drop off coolers behind the Best Western by vehicle or boat, this makes for an easy drop-off point.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E MAIL

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That works Rod !!!!

There is no set minimum age:

Depending on which prize your eligible for there would be some dictation:

For the prizes available for largest fish over-all per event (x3) $350.00 and the trolling bags age would not matter

Ex. Say your son/daughter is 5 years old and you need to aid him/her from the time the fish hits till the time the fish is brought to net

For the prizes where a youth must reel in the fish it is simply that, the youth must reel in the fish

If the youth is able to handle a trolling rod and reel and bring a fish to the net they will qualify for individual prizes (and or team), If you have to hand the rod and reel to the youngster (say if it is a diver rod and the child could actually reel in the fish but could not get it out of the holder that would be ok) but they must be able to handle reeling in the fish from there. I can not see a certain age to be a factor, I am sure some 6 to 8 year olds could handle this job while it may take other older children to do the same job. This is cut and dry, sort of treated like some charter clientele, I have been on many boats where full grown adults men/woman could not get a diver out of a holder when a King is peeling drag.

Please keep in mind we are looking to bring new youngsters into these weekend/family related low cost tourneys, family oriented in this case being key. There are prizes for every scenario

-Youth age limit is 17 years old, as long as your youth is still the age of 17 during the Mustad Challenge then he/she is eligible. Same goes for each event, if your youth is still 17 while attending each event they will qualify.

Tom

All Saturday 1 Day Events with blow off dates to follow on Sunday

Mustad Challenge

June 27th

Little Salmon River Challenge

July 25th

Fair Haven Challenge

August 15th

New This Year!

Monday Big Boy Shootout!

Oswego County event deadline is next Friday June 26th.

Consider your team one of the best? If you have what it takes to prove it this event was designed for you. Building off of the Lake Ontario Pro-Am rules for the professional division, the Big Boys Shootout gives you the opportunity to put your team to the test.

Held only in the ports of Niagara and Oswego, the Shootout’s will take place on the Monday following those two Pro-Am events. Join us on June 8th in Niagara and July 13th in Oswego for this new addition to the Pro-Am series.

You must have been a competitor in either the Professional or Amateur division of the associated Pro-Am tournament to be eligible for this competition. The rules will be the same as those in place for the Professional division of the Pro-Am series with the following exceptions;

This is a one-day event

Entry fee is $1050* and must be submitted 2 weeks prior to the event

Late entries will be accepted up to 4:30 PM (June 6th & 11th respectively)

Entry fee for late entries will be $13001 (cash only)

The number of late entries accepted will be no greater than 25% of the number of on-time entries and will be first-come first-served

Late entries will only be accepted by the respective tournament directors

Incomplete application forms will void an entry and entry fees will be refunded

Teams must supply their own observers

Observers will be swapped by blind draw on the morning of the event

For the Niagara event you must start and finish in the port of Olcott

For the Oswego event you must start and finish in the port of Oswego

Payout will be 1st place - 50%, 2nd place - 30% and 3rd place - 20%

The last place team in the Niagara event will be eligible for a ½ price entry in the Oswego Shootout (if submitted by June 26th)

* – In an effort to help cover some of the expenses of conducting and promoting the Pro/Am Series, the directors approved an “administrative fee†in 2009 that is equal to 5% (not to exceed $50.00) of any event entry fee. This will allow the Series to continue its tradition of paying back 100% of the entry fees collected. In this instance the “administrative fee†is $50.00 (5% of 1000). Payback will be based on entry fees of $1,000 and $1,250 respectively.

We have some very exciting new prizes and awards this year along with the normal awards and almost 100% payouts:

A special thanks to Lester Zimmerman for taking the extra effort along with much behind the scene legwork to gain all these youth prizes:

Youth "Team" Prizes:

Largest Brown Trout

1st Place Team Prize

Trip to Florida with Lester and Cheryl:

(Details to be announced at Oswego Mustad Challenge)

2nd Place Team Prize

Charter w/Werner Stenger Popeye Charters

Largest Salmon

1st Place Team Prize

Trip to Florida with Lester and Cheryl:

2nd Place Team Prize

Charter with Dave Wilson Spankmayer Charters

Single "Youth" Prizes:

Largest Brown Trout

1st Place Youth Prize

Driftboat Trip w/Chasin Tail Adventures Capt. Andy Bliss

2nd Place Youth Prize

Pair of Maui Jim Sunglasses donated by Mike Gustin sport optics

Largest Salmon

1st Place Youth Prize

River trip w/Catch The Drift Captain Kevin Davis

2nd Place Youth Prize

Pair of Maui Jim Sunglasses donated by Mike Gustin sport optics

Other youth prizes:

Over-all largest fish by a youth per each event (x3):

Fish mount donated by Sterling Creek Campground and Redneck Taxidermy, Lenoxville, PA

A-TOM-MIK Shane Zimmerman Memorial award

(To be awarded to the team that brought in the largest King, youth or adult, everyone qualifies)

Largest Salmon

1st Place Prize

$350 cash Shane Zimmerman Memorial 1st Place Plaque/per event (x3)

2nd Place Prize

$110 set of trolling bag's Pequoid Charters per event (x3)

A-TOM-MIK Triple Crown Over-all Award

1st Place Prize

$1000.00 cash plus 1st place plaque

-Awarded to the team that has the most points after 3 events, must carry the same team name with at least 2 of the same original members.

Consolation prizes

Takota Copper/Ugly Stick/ combo (x2) Value $300.00 ea.

please see the atommik reports page

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/reports_2008.htm

Rules concerning youth awards and prizes:

-Youth age limit is 17 years old, as long as your youth is still the age of 17 during the Mustad Challenge then he/she is eligible. Same goes for each event, if your youth is still 17 while attending each event they will qualify.

-Further details concerning parents w/youth and the trip to Fla. will be discussed at the captains meeting on Friday prior to the Mustad Challenge

-A youth "team" must consist of at least 2 youths on a boat to be eligible for the "youth team" prizes, with the youths reeling in the fish.

-A team with a single "youth" is eligible for the individual youth awards and as well the youth must reel in the fish.

-Each team with a single youth or multiple youth is only eligible for the prizes and awards in their category.

-The "New" addition in prizes are for the biggest fish over-all, not per/each event.

-There are 8 total new prizes to be divvied up between all 3 events for youths

-There is however a "New" prize for a fish mount for the youth that catches the largest fish in each event (x3)

-Each team with a single youth or multiple youth is also eligible for the free fish mount and the largest fish over-all prize of $350.00

Just from memory from the Niagara Pro/Am

1st) 9000 Cash

2nd) 4500 Cash

3rd) 4000 Cash

4th) 3500 Cash

5th) 3000 Cash

6th -10th) 2000 Cash

11th - 15th) 1000 Cash

Total cash pay out Pro side $39,000

46 or 47 Pro Teams I believe @ 550 ea.

I didn't catch as much info at Orleans but we took just under 3000 for 3rd

Calcutta's paid 1250 at each event for 3rd

Tom

I kind of figured Del !! I could never see competition on the line without you and Mark ready for extra "action" He He He

Just a FYI as I recently conversed with several more teams interested: We will not have a "set" amount of brackets or "teams per bracket", this goes for Pro and Am, this will be determined by the amount of teams that enter, Rob used 5 teams as an example in his diagram. Also mentioned was each team would have the same chances of being drawn into any bracket as we will do it live after captains meeting.

Thanks

Tom

Rob and myself are monitoring this thread for continued input

Thanks so far for the input generated

We have spoke with Dave Turner for the "ok" and its looking like there is a 95% chance this bracket tourney within a tourney will happen if the interest remains steady as it has:

Our initial thought is we would not have enough am teams to commit, however we are willing to rethink that and consider it now, if we can get at least 12 to 15 am teams to commit (to have at least 3 teams in a bracket and have at least 4 brackets)

The Friday 2nd Annual A-TOM-MIK/Fat Nancy's Shootout is a go as well.

Tom

Our original thought was Pro only, its not set in stone but would have to be re-looked at if there was more interest from the Am side than we figured

Tom

Abe's in Sodus would be the closest I know of or we can ship a pair of them to Rochester for $86

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/ttw.htm

Tom

We are thinking about having a new style event in conjunction with the Oswego Pro/Am

Rob Ripka owner at Fat Nancy's Tackle Shop had what I think is an awesome idea

Still only a thought but we have been getting some positive feedback from a few normal participants to the Oswego event already which has prompted our next step.....................more feedback:

We are trying to keep the ideas/comments/concerns to within the normal participants as not to influence our final decisions based on feedback from those who will not be involved in the Oswego Pro/Am:

Please add your thoughts here or E Mail me or Rob from Fat Nancy's with your thoughts

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Entrant Fee: $200.00

Pro Division Only

Subject: Bracket Fishing Tournament Idea for Oswego

This is an example of how it would work using 25 teams, if we had a different number of teams of course the day 1 groups would have different amounts of teams in them. We may be in a position where all the brackets don't have equal amounts of teams in them but it would all be set up ahead of time so each team would have the same chances of drawing into that bracket. To the five advancing teams in this example I would like to add a sixth team which would be the highest point team that did not win its bracket giving you 6 teams competing on Sunday.. The six teams left would start from scratch on Sunday. Should Sunday be blown off Saturday's advancing teams point totals would be used for the payouts.Likewise should Saturday be blown off then we would run the first day brackets on Sunday with the advancing teams point totals used to determine the payouts. In the unlikely chance that two teams tied the team with the largest single weight fish that day would advance or finish in the higher position My suggested payout would be as follows based on 25 teams:

1- $2500 4- $400

2- $1000 5- $300

3- $600 6- $200

The blind draw for brackets would be done Friday night after the captains meeting. Maybe we could come up with something similar to last year as far as a per team give away. We need more feedback, just an idea to spice things up

SATURDAY'S SUNDAY'S

BRACKETS FINALS

GROUP 1 DAY ONE HIGH POINT TEAM

FROM EACH GROUP

1__________________

2__________________

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4__________________

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GROUP 2

6__________________

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9__________________

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GROUP 3

11_________________

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GROUP 4

16_________________

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GROUP 5

21_________________

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HIGHEST POINT TEAM NOT WINNING A BRACKET 6 ------------------------

How ya doing Mike, for the younger/greener generation who doesn't know who Mike is, he has been around the great lakes scene since I was a young teen, I worked the back of Mikes boat over 20 years ago.

Good seeing you here, lots of great guys with valuable info frequenting this site

Here is the first 20# King taken out of Oswego in 2009 by Mike over a week ago

Tom

Great job guys, looks like you had a professional photographer on that one photo

Tom

Awesome event, didn't see a frown in the place and everyone had cash, a prize, or free food and drink in hand by the end of the night. Kind of a lot to take in all in a single night, Mike Lis and Kevin Jerge did one heck of a job !!!! Hats off to the entire crew and restaurant, super event !!! Thanks for the help Bob Buck and everyone involved. Amazing

Tom

Also got mine on Ebay

I ordered on a Friday and had it in less than a week

http://stores.ebay.com/Cesany-Plastics-Inc

"A-TOM-MIK Reports now in bloom"

Also Shimano Tekota Blow Out May Special (May 1 - May 15, 2009)

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/reports_2008.htm

40,000 Chinooks & 20,000 Rainbows arrived today in healthy looking order

The Oswego Net Pen Crew

Approx. 6600 Rainbows per pen x 3 pens

Dividing them up equally per pen

The Proud Parents

Dividing up food

Chilly day today as you can see we were all bundled up !!

We have 40,000 Chinook "Fingerlings" (from the fall run of 2008) 20,000 per pen (2 pens)

And 20,000 Rainbow "Yearlings" divided in 3 pens

Thanks to today's help to make this possible:

Gerry Bresadola "Dixie Dandy"

Mike Conroy "Proteus"

Terry House "More Marvelous"

Bernie Bacon Oswego Marina

Tommy Germain "Little Whip"

Tony Busco

Steph "Crazy B"

DEC Crew

(: It was a great day, very accomplishing feeling just to know we played part into the future of our fishery !!!

Tom

There use to be a company back in the 80's called Slim Darter, they were wrapped in yellow rubber and had a piece of scallop flash tape near the tail, they weren't fish shaped but more torpedo shaped, was that it?

Tom

Just a side note on Fat Nancy's Tackle shop in Pulaski

Rob Ripka (one of the owners) has a very positive attitude when it comes to stocking what the anglers walking in the doors want. In these trying times it is a hard sell for many manufacturers to get their product on tackle shop shelves. Rob who pays his crew very well keeps knowledgeable staff on hand concerning river and big water influence, the entire crew at Fat Nancy' put many hours in staying on top of the most requested tackle anglers are looking for.

I do not mean to knock any shop who has struggled through the years keeping the doors open while dealing with the very short windows of opportunity the angling world presents, however to find even one shop that can offer every big lake need, river tackle, inland lake gear or the like is a very tough task to accomplish, also a very tough task for most shops to handle, the tackle industry just does not offer huge rewards for those shops who choose to try.

I agree that Jim Dence has put his heart and sole into his business, I remember when Jim and Basil opened the doors, their intentions satisfied many anglers through the last 18 years. Dave Wood at Woody's Tackle and the up and coming Little Salmon River Tackle Shop as well as Brendon or old owner Louie at Screwy Louie's over the years have put more hours in standing behind a counter waiting for just one vehicle to pull in to make the day a positive one. The tackle business from all their standpoints is an act of love, most of trials and errors and many empty days inbetween good ones !!! Don't mean to leave any of this areas shops out they all have put in much dedication, Ginny at Port Ontario, the old Rock Bottom in Oswego to B & W or Larry at the Salmon Shop, say what you will, feel as you feel they all have had their dedication to us anglers for many, many years.

Do not overlook any big water/river tackle shop trying to feed their families, it is a tough feat !!!

Fat Nancy's is live and well, the owners Rob and Mike along with a staff and crew of around 10 employee's are some pretty dedicated people and maintain a very vibrant shop that we are very lucky to have in today's day !!

Tom

Name Tom Allen

Boat Name Crazy B itch

Boat Make 26' Penn Yan Pro Hunter

Boat Name Origin G/F

Port Of Choice Oswego

Years Fishing Lake Ontario 22 years, and I haven't missed a season on the big pond, through thick and thin times !~!

Ready for detailing

I'm loving life & livin a dream, have been very blessed this trip round'

Tom