Please see the official flyer for all tournament rules.
Artificial baits only. Gulp baits will be allowed. No live, dead or frozen bait is allowed.
Heaviest fish wins. 2 bonus points for live Calico Bass release. It must be weighed before release.
Register guest anglers on this board and pay $10 each via the website.
Send weigh slips, within 5 days of catch to Bob Waters house in Laguna Niguel.
Good luck on the water.
Bob Waters, Fish Chair.
DAC Members.
The Artificials Tournament starts on April 11,2026. No line samples are needed for this one. Submit weigh slips.
Register guest anglers on this board. Slight chance of rain on Saturday.
Good luck on the water.
Bob Waters, Fish Chair
Hi Bob, I would like to register both my kids. Max LaMorte (7) and Greyson LaMorte (5). Thank you!
Registering Shawn Kaus as a guest on my boat for the tournament.
Registering Paul Girskis as a guest on the Reel Obsession
Hi Chris.
No need to register your children. Children under age 18 fish in the Junior division. After that, they fish as an adult until age 21.
I have recorded 5 weigh slips for catches on April,11,2026. Weather looks to be improving this weekend.
@bobwaters thanks! I am planning to take the kids out for Calico bass on Saturday. How does the catch and release point system work? I am near Newport Harbor do I need to live well and weigh them at BAC and then back to the spot to release? Would a picture suffice for 2 pts if I release on the spot and negate the weighed value add on?
Hi Chris.
Keep any legal Calicos you catch in your live well. To identify each fish by angler, I snip a small piece of a different fin. Example, I snip lower tail. Another angler can snip left side shoulder fin. Any place you can remember which fish belongs to which angler.
We use a light weight bag, tare the scale to the bag weight, weigh fish and release at weigh station. Balboa has a nice dock with deep water.
Calico bass earn 2 bonus points for live release. No bonus for a dead Calico bass. Record actual weight on the electronic weigh slip. I will add the bonus points when I calculate each Angler point total. Make sure to choose Calico Bass in the drop down Fish Species box. We need to differentiate between bass species.
Chris.
You can use the BAC scale is that is convenient or weigh at Dana Fuel dock. You can use a hand scale, but it has to have a valid certificate. Certificates are valid for one year. If using a hand scale, you must be on dry land, take a picture of fish on scale showing weight
Registering Chip Cone as a guest for the Artificials Tournament.
Josh Koch fishing on Showtime
Hi Guys,
I have approved many weigh slips for the Artificial Tournament. Please submit any outstanding weigh slips, (5 Days after catch). Per rules, I will calculate and announce the winners on Friday.