The Lake Ontario Pro-Am Series Challenge Cup is designed to determine the most consistent fisherman on the Lake. By paying a separate entry fee and committing your team to fishing all 4 of the Pro-Am Tournaments on Lake Ontario you will be competing for the ULTIMATE fishing title. The format for this prestigious Cup was reworked in 2007 —adding a new dimension to competitive fishing on Lake Ontario.
The Challenge Cup Race is divided into two separate, but equally important, “legs”. The Western Division comprised of the Orleans and Niagara Tournaments, and the Eastern Division which includes the Oswego and Wayne Tournaments. Each Divisional Race will have its own winner but the “Crown Jewel” of Lake Ontario—the Challenge Cup, will only go to the Professional and Amateur Teams compiling the highest number of points after all 4 tournaments are completed.
Consistency will be the name of the game here. Teams will be battling head to head in 8 days of hard tournament fishing to determine the winner. The new format and point system will insure that EVERYONE will be on pins and needles until the final team has weighed in on the final day of fishing. Then, and ONLY THEN, will the Lake Ontario Challenge Cup Champion be crowned.
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- The Lake Ontario Pro-Am Series is divided into two divisions consisting of two tournaments each. The Western Division includes the tournaments in Orleans County and Niagara County. The Eastern Division includes Oswego and Wayne Counties.
- To qualify for the Challenge Cup in the Pro Division the participant must pay a separate entry fee of $150 for each division ($300 covers all 4 tournaments). The $150 entry must be paid before the first tournament in that particular division. In other words, to qualify for the Western Division the $150 entry fee must be paid no later than the deadline for the first west-end tournament. The $150 entry for the Eastern Division must be paid no later than the deadline for the first east-end tournament. These are posted annually on the entry forms.
- The entry fee for the Amateur Division is $100 for the Western and Eastern Divisions and $200 for all 4 events.
- Challenge Cup points will be accumulated based on the place the team finished—not the number of fish the team landed or the number of Pro-Am points they scored. (see chart to the right).
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Points are awarded after each day’s fishing. Teams will have a Day 1 score, Day 2 score and a Final Score (based on where the team finished relative to other Cup entrants). All 3 scores are added together to determine the Challenge Cup Score for that particular tournament.
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A Limit Bonus of 2 points will be awarded to any Challenge Cup competitors weighing in limit catches of fish on each day (12 fish for Pros and 6 fish for Ams).
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A Win Bonus of 2 points will be awarded to the team (Pro and Am) winning the tournament.
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An additional bonus of 1 point will be awarded to every team that reports to the Weigh-in each day whether they have fish to be weighed or not.
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Each Division will have its own Division Champion crowned after the second leg of that Division. Prize money will be paid to the first three places in each Divisional race based on a 50-30-20 split.
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Win Bonuses will be awarded to the top three teams in each Divisional Race. 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd and 1 point for 3rd.
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At the end of the second leg of the Eastern Division (Wayne County) a Lake Ontario Challenge Cup Champion will be crowned for both the Professional Division and the Amateur Division.
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In the event of a tie in a Divisional race the winner will be determined by actual Pro-Am score (10 point per fish/1 point per pound). In the event of a tie in the race for the overall Championship the winner will be determined by the accumulated Pro-Am scores from all the tournaments the team fished.
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Challenge Cup points may be transferred. Points may only be transferred if the captain or the boat is present.
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