Bob La Londe
January 17th, 2010, 02:57 PM
BBQ - 2009 AWARDS & 2010 SEASON KICKOFF
The awards BBQ and season kick off celebration for Yuma Pro Am will be January 30th 2010. Our first tournament of the season is January 31th 2010.
The BBQ will be held under the shade at Sportsmen’’s Hide-A-Way.
There will be awards for the top five pro and amateur anglers, anglers of the year, and special appreciation awards.
There will be a great BBQ and feed free of charge to paid members of the 2009 season, or new paid members of the 2010 season.
We will have a raffle for prizes donated from various sources including fishing tackle, rods, reels, and other misc stuff. Each member will receive one raffle ticket for each tournament completed, and two for paying their 2010 membership at or before the BBQ.
4:30 pm: Dinner served until... all are served.
5:50 pm: A short presentation by Pat Barber and Russ Engel with Arizona Game & Fish.
6:00 pm: Awards Presentation
Raffle follows awards.
Draw for partners follows raffle
ALL PAID MEMBERS OF THE 2009 OR 2010 SEASON ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WITH THEIR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND MINOR CHILDREN. OTHER GUESTS WILL NEED TO JOIN OR PAY FOR THEIR DINNER ($10) IN ORDER TO BE SERVED.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SIGN UP AND PAY AS EARLY IN THE WEEK AS YOU CAN.
If there are more AMs (non-boaters) than PROs (boaters) those who sign up and pay their entry first will be drawn for the available seats. Also, this gives us an opportunity to make some calls and make sure that there are enough boats for everybody to fish.
It is important for both Pros and Ams to sign up early.
WHAT IS YUMA PRO AM ?
Yuma Pro Am is a fishing tournament club that pairs anglers with boats and anglers without boats to fish together as a team against other teams. Pairing is by random drawing only. It is a great opportunity to fish with new people and learn new tactics on the Colorado River and Mittry Lake. It is a lot of fun, but each tournament is run a lot like a professional tournament, and some of the guys take it a little seriously. Be prepared to fish.
HOW DO I SIGN UP ???
Just go over to Sportsmen’s Hide-A-Way and sign up any time the week before one of our tournaments.
What if I am from out of town?
Contact: bob@yumaproam.com to make arrangements. We have lots of anglers from out of the area who come and fish Yuma Pro Am through out the year.
What Does it Cost ???
All that is required is:
$15 Membership (good for the calendar year)
$25 Tournament Entry
Pays out one place for each five
entries. Pro and Am pay outs are
separate. The 1st place out of the
money (not counting options) gets
a free basic entry at the next
scheduled tournament. (Next one
on the schedule only.)
Optional Side Pots:(Not Required)
$5 Big Bass of the Tournament
Paid out to the boat with the
biggest black bass weighed that is
in the option.
(May pay two places if more
than ten entries. There are
separate pots for pro and
ams. If one anglers is not in
the option then the big fish
for their category (pro or am)
goes to the next place
fish/angler in their category.
$5 8 pound rolling pot.
Pays out to the boat / team with the largest bass over 8
pounds weighed in. If no
bass over 8 pounds are
weighed in then the pot rolls
over to the next tournament.
(If one angler is not in the
option then the pot is split
and the other half rolls over)
$15 Top Three.
This is split evenly between the top
three finishers that are in the option. There are separate pots for
pros and ams.
FREE FISHING TACKLE
We give away fishing rods at every tournament, and all participants get a chance to win. We give away at least one rod, and if there are ten or more boats entered we give away two rods. We also often get free tackle, lures, and gift certificates from our sponsors through out the year to give-a-way.
2010 Tournament Schedule
Sign Up
Draw
Fish
January
25-30
30 - BBQ
31
February
22-27
27
28
March
22-27
27
28
April
12-17
17
18
May
10-15
15
16
June
21-26
26
27
July
12-17
17
18
August
16-21
21
22
September
13-18
18
19
October
18-23
23
24
November
8-13
13
14
December
TOYS FOR TOTS SUPPORT
6-11
11
12
January 2011
Awards BBQ for
2010 Season - TBA
I have had a lot of calls about the 2010 season. Many anglers from out of town are interested and plan to mail in their entries. Yuma Pro Am is not a common club format, and we have people from all over the western states interested in fishing with us.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET YOUR ENTRY FEES IN AND GET SIGNED UP AS EARLY IN THE WEEK BEFORE A TOURNAMENT AS POSSIBLE.
We had to leave somebody on the bank last year. Don’t let it be you.
The awards BBQ and season kick off celebration for Yuma Pro Am will be January 30th 2010. Our first tournament of the season is January 31th 2010.
The BBQ will be held under the shade at Sportsmen’’s Hide-A-Way.
There will be awards for the top five pro and amateur anglers, anglers of the year, and special appreciation awards.
There will be a great BBQ and feed free of charge to paid members of the 2009 season, or new paid members of the 2010 season.
We will have a raffle for prizes donated from various sources including fishing tackle, rods, reels, and other misc stuff. Each member will receive one raffle ticket for each tournament completed, and two for paying their 2010 membership at or before the BBQ.
4:30 pm: Dinner served until... all are served.
5:50 pm: A short presentation by Pat Barber and Russ Engel with Arizona Game & Fish.
6:00 pm: Awards Presentation
Raffle follows awards.
Draw for partners follows raffle
ALL PAID MEMBERS OF THE 2009 OR 2010 SEASON ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND WITH THEIR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND MINOR CHILDREN. OTHER GUESTS WILL NEED TO JOIN OR PAY FOR THEIR DINNER ($10) IN ORDER TO BE SERVED.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SIGN UP AND PAY AS EARLY IN THE WEEK AS YOU CAN.
If there are more AMs (non-boaters) than PROs (boaters) those who sign up and pay their entry first will be drawn for the available seats. Also, this gives us an opportunity to make some calls and make sure that there are enough boats for everybody to fish.
It is important for both Pros and Ams to sign up early.
WHAT IS YUMA PRO AM ?
Yuma Pro Am is a fishing tournament club that pairs anglers with boats and anglers without boats to fish together as a team against other teams. Pairing is by random drawing only. It is a great opportunity to fish with new people and learn new tactics on the Colorado River and Mittry Lake. It is a lot of fun, but each tournament is run a lot like a professional tournament, and some of the guys take it a little seriously. Be prepared to fish.
HOW DO I SIGN UP ???
Just go over to Sportsmen’s Hide-A-Way and sign up any time the week before one of our tournaments.
What if I am from out of town?
Contact: bob@yumaproam.com to make arrangements. We have lots of anglers from out of the area who come and fish Yuma Pro Am through out the year.
What Does it Cost ???
All that is required is:
$15 Membership (good for the calendar year)
$25 Tournament Entry
Pays out one place for each five
entries. Pro and Am pay outs are
separate. The 1st place out of the
money (not counting options) gets
a free basic entry at the next
scheduled tournament. (Next one
on the schedule only.)
Optional Side Pots:(Not Required)
$5 Big Bass of the Tournament
Paid out to the boat with the
biggest black bass weighed that is
in the option.
(May pay two places if more
than ten entries. There are
separate pots for pro and
ams. If one anglers is not in
the option then the big fish
for their category (pro or am)
goes to the next place
fish/angler in their category.
$5 8 pound rolling pot.
Pays out to the boat / team with the largest bass over 8
pounds weighed in. If no
bass over 8 pounds are
weighed in then the pot rolls
over to the next tournament.
(If one angler is not in the
option then the pot is split
and the other half rolls over)
$15 Top Three.
This is split evenly between the top
three finishers that are in the option. There are separate pots for
pros and ams.
FREE FISHING TACKLE
We give away fishing rods at every tournament, and all participants get a chance to win. We give away at least one rod, and if there are ten or more boats entered we give away two rods. We also often get free tackle, lures, and gift certificates from our sponsors through out the year to give-a-way.
2010 Tournament Schedule
Sign Up
Draw
Fish
January
25-30
30 - BBQ
31
February
22-27
27
28
March
22-27
27
28
April
12-17
17
18
May
10-15
15
16
June
21-26
26
27
July
12-17
17
18
August
16-21
21
22
September
13-18
18
19
October
18-23
23
24
November
8-13
13
14
December
TOYS FOR TOTS SUPPORT
6-11
11
12
January 2011
Awards BBQ for
2010 Season - TBA
I have had a lot of calls about the 2010 season. Many anglers from out of town are interested and plan to mail in their entries. Yuma Pro Am is not a common club format, and we have people from all over the western states interested in fishing with us.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET YOUR ENTRY FEES IN AND GET SIGNED UP AS EARLY IN THE WEEK BEFORE A TOURNAMENT AS POSSIBLE.
We had to leave somebody on the bank last year. Don’t let it be you.