LAKE’N MEMORIES Family & Friends Fishing Tournament
Join SACCA as they team up with our friends at 2 Chicks in a Boat to make some fun fishing memories! Bring the whole family and some friends along too for a fin-tastic fishing tournament on Alum Creek Lake!
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
- Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
- Time: Tournament begins at “Safelight Start” and concludes at 3:00 PM.
- Location: New Galena Boat Ramp, 4550 Africa Rd. Lewis Center, OH 43035
- Registration: On-site registration begins at 5:00 AM.
- Cost: $100 per boat
- Awards: Prizes available for everyone!
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Cash or checks are accepted and must be written to SACCA. This event is tax-deductible because the Scioto Area Corps Cooperating Association is a non-profit organization.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional details, view the rules below:
RULES
Official tournament rules can be found at corpsdams.org.
- All state and local laws must be observed and obeyed.
- Any participant cited during Tournament hours for a violation of state, marine, or fishing laws will be disqualified.
- Any time the internal combustion motor is on, both participants must have a USCG-approved PFD on and securely fastened; the only exception is when idling.
- Operators must have the kill switch armed with a lanyard firmly secured to the operator.
- All boats must be propeller-driven, at least 16 feet in length, and equipped with an aerated live well or aerated container.
- Motor size must not exceed 250 HP and must match the US Coast Guard maximum horsepower rating.
- Running lights must be operational and on at launch and be used during all times that visibility is reduced.
- Fishing is permitted anywhere within the tournament waters or connecting waters accessible by boat. No contestant is allowed to fish within 50 yards of a public gas dock, the weigh-in area, or any designated “No Fishing” area.
- Fishing is not allowed within 50 yards of another competitor’s boat that was first anchored.
- Contestants must leave and return to the official checkpoint by boat.
- You may fish by yourself, with a family member, or a friend.
- Parents may fish with their child (age 10 or below); however, no more than 3 anglers per boat.
- Pre-tournament meeting will be held prior to launch. Tournament Directors (2 Chicks In A Boat) reserve the right to interpret all rules.
- All live wells must be checked by tournament personnel prior to launch.
- Boat take-off positions will be assigned in the order they are received.
- Only artificial lures (with the exception of pork trailers) are permitted. Trolling is prohibited.
- Only one rod/reel per individual may be used at any one time. All bass must be caught alive in a sporting manner.
- Daily limit is 5 bass per team (12-inch legal length). The 6th bass must be culled immediately. Short fish penalties apply.
- A penalty of 8 ounces per dead fish will be deducted from total weight. Dead fish cannot be weighed for “Big Bass.”
- A courtesy measuring board will be available; tournament directors have the final say on measurements.
- Late arrivals will be penalized 1 lb. per minute and disqualified after 5 minutes.
- All bass will be returned to tournament waters if they are in good health.
- Ties may result in split prize money or be decided by a coin flip.
- All protests must be made within 10 minutes after weigh-in.
- Violation of any rules may result in disqualification.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Beth and Lori at:
Email: 2chicksinaboat@gmail.com
Phone: (614) 563-2238
