The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

FE BER oo Tew en 32 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 30, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Cholce" ~ Bass Derby attracts 150 teams on Saturday an he i EES iia ae I NS a EE pi ER Eh eS SEE i There were quite a few fish- ing stories making the rounds in Port Perry Saturday night, especially about the ones that got away. In fact, there were 430 stories about the one that got away. That's how many fish were caught and subsequently re- leased in Bass "n" Tario's fish- ing tournament held last week- end on Lake Scugog. Approximately 150 teams competed in the one-day event which served as a qualifying event for Bass "n" Tario's final tournament on August 24 and 25 in Haliburton. The tournament began at 7 a.m. with the first 75 teams hit- ting the waters, while the other 75 teams followed at 7:30. The teams fished until 3 p.m. when the first teams were required to report for the weigh-in, while the second group checked-in at 3:30. For every minute that a team was late it was penalized by eight ounces. Randy Jennings, Bass "n" Ta- rio president, says the purpose of the tournament was to make fishing fun for everybody. He says the tournament caters to everybody, and all levels are represented. g This is the second year that Port Perry has hosted the event. Mr. Jennings says both the town and Lake Scugog are ideal for this type of tourna- ment. Not only is Port Perry within reasonable driving dis- tances from several large cities, but it also has good boat launch facilities and "great bass fish- ing." The tournament serves an- other purpose as well, and that is to educate fishermen and non-fishermen alike of the ben- efits of live release. With live re- lease the fish are caught, weighed and then released back into the water. At the tournament was a spe- cially equipped live release boat. This 40-foot pontoon boat is outfitted with six aerated and circulation controlled live wells, capable of holding ap- proximately 600 fish. After the fish were weighed at the end of the day they were placed in this boat. The fish were then dis- persed at various points throughout the lake. PHOTOS BY SCOTT ANDERSON As the organizers were seek- ing to educate the public on the benefits of live release, approxi- mately 10 people travelled on the boat to witness the release. Scott Gibb, live release super- visor, was also on hand throughout the day to answer any questions or concerns. Mr. Gibb said many precau- tions were taken to ensure that the fish were released un- harmed back into the water. Fishing was limited to artificial bait, and pork rind. According to Mr. Gibb, fish will not en- gorge themselves on artificial ures, but will often swallow live bait. All boats were required to have operative livewells in or- der to ensure that the fish re- mained alive throughout the day. Mr. Gibb says the message they are trying to get across to the publics that "live release is the way of the future." He says people are only hurting them- selves, and the sport, by keep- ing every fish that is caught. But he says, "we don't say 'don't take fish'." It is better to release the fish back into the water in order for the fish to multiply, as well as grow. Mr. Gibb says it is the ds One purpose of the fishing tournament was to educate the public on the benefits of live larger fish that have the eggs. According to Mr. Gibb the av- erage fisherman does more damage to the fish in one day than does a whole tournament. To make the point he pointed to the fact that of the 430 fish caught and weighed during the day, 429 were released back into the lake, while one died. The results of the tourna- ment are as follows: First place went to the team of Karl Kalon- ka and Bill Morrison with a combined weight of 15.91 lbs. ($5,000). Second place went to local fisherman Peter Davidson and his partner Ray Piercy with a combined weight of 15.05 Ibs. ($2,000). Third place was won by Rob Hill and Ray Campbell 12.88 lbs. ($1,500). Fourth place was the father and son team of Bill and Chuck Kewell with a combined weight of 12.70 lbs. ($1,000), and in fifth place was Bill and Charlie Wray with a combined total of 12.21 lbs. ($900). The $1,000 prize money for the largest sin- gle fish went to Ted Jackson of Stoney Creek, Ont. His bass weighed in at 5.52 1bs. The tournament will return to Lake Scugog again on Sun- day August 11. release. Scott Gibb, live release supervisor, uses one of the fish caught during the day to stress his point. , Wy pot = Nei hia yi #5 More than 150 teams of fishermen participated in Bass "n" Tarlo's fishing tournament, Saturday on Lake Scugog. The largest fish of the day was hooked by Ted Jackson of Ston- ey Creek, Ontario, weighing In at 5.52 Ibs. Gail Rogers, (be- low) proudly displays a pair she caught during the day. 885-8552 LOOSE RUGS UPHOLSTERY 3M Scotchguard PORT PERRY STAR OFFICE CENTRE introduces LAMINATING Add life to often used, important documents, identification cards or photographs by Laminating. Laminating preserves the life of any important document by heat bonding high quality plastic film to make tampering and wear next to impossible. Here are some examples of items you might like to laminate: * Business ID's * Security Cards * Sodial Insurance Cards * Luggage Tags ® Price Tags * Promotional Flyers * Presentation Materials * Menus * Certificates, Diplomas sTeaching Aids PORT PERRY STAR - OFFICE CENTRE 188 Mary Street - Port Perry - 985-7383 - Fax 985-3708