⥣ Updated 3/08/2025

Annual Lake St. Croix Fishing Tournament Rules The date of the tourney will be the third weekend of May. Entry is by invitation of the Schuyler or Seifert families only. Once you have attended a given year, you have a standing invitation. (Unless expressly revoked)

The cost for participants will be a $25 camp donation used for Camp Pantry, Saturday BBQ, Sunday Fish Fry & Awards. Plus entry fees for any additional activies that an attendee signs up for.

Additional Activties/Donations Include: Largest Fish=$15, Largest Bass=$5, Largest Walleye=$15, Bag Limit Comp=$10, Cornhole Tourmament=$1O, Friday Morning At Brunches or Lakeview=$3O,

Other Camp Expenses to Consider boats, gas for boats, fishing gear, licenses, lodging, travel expenses, other meals, card money, drinking money (beer is cheap here.,

2025 Camp Schedule

2025 Camp May 16-18

• Friday May 16th
• 8am Brunch at Brunches or Lakeview
• Food & Actvty Fees Colleted
• Activites Sign-up
• Camp Rules Distributed
• Drinking Beer
• 11am Tournament Opens
• Drinking Beer
• Saturday May 17th
• Drinking Beer
• 11am Day 1 Bag Limit Comp ends
• Drinking Beer
• 12pm Cornhole Tournament
• Drinking Beer
• 6pm BBQ
• Drinking Beer
• Sunday May 18th
• Drinking Beer
• 11am Tournament Ends
• Drinking Beer
• 12pm Awards and Fish Fry
• Drinking Beer

Did I mention Drinking Beer?

Largest Fish Competiton the winner of the largest fish category will be determined by the following criteria:
• Largest legally caught fish measured by weight on an official camp scale.
• Weigh in must be witnessed & documented by an unbiased camp director.
• Fish must be caught in the waters of Upper Lake St. Croix.
• Can be any species of fish in season as determined by state/lake fishing guidelines.
• All local fishing guidelines must be followed. Any violations of these guidelines will result in disqualification.
• Length of fish will be recorded to be used as a tiebreaker.
• Fish must be presented to unbiased camp director alive before weigh in.
• If there is no winner in this category, entry donations are to be returned to all participants.
Largest Bass Competition the winner of the largest walleye category will be determined by the following criteria
• TBD
Largest Walleye Competition the winner of the largest walleye category will be determined by the following criteria:
• Largest legally caught Walleye measured by weight on an official camp scale.
• Weigh in must be witnessed & documented by an unbiased camp director.
• Fish must be caught in the waters of Upper Lake St. Croix.
• All local fishing guidelines must be followed. Any violations of these guidelines will result in disqualification.
• Length of fish will be recorded to be used as a tiebreaker.
• Fish must be presented to unbiased camp director alive before weigh in.
• If there is no winner in this category, entry donations are to be returned to all participants.
Bag Limit Competition the winner of the bag limit category will be determined by the following criteria:
• This is a Day 1 Competition Beginning at 11am Friday. Ending at 11am Saturday
• Largest legally bag of Panfish by weight on an official camp scale.
  • Bluegill, pumpkinseed, white crappe, black crappie, yellow perch.
  • 10 fish bag limit. If more than 10 are caught then bag may be culled.
  • Partial bags can be turned in. Any fish turned in may not be culled.
• Weigh in must be witnessed & documented by an unbiased camp director.
• Fish must be caught in the waters of Upper Lake St. Croix.
• All local fishing guidelines must be followed. Any violations of these guidelines will result in disqualification.
• Pot will be evenly split in the event of a tie.
• Fish must be presented to unbiased camp director alive before weigh in.
• If there is no winner in this category, entry donations are to be returned to all participants.

Official Weigh-Ins Will Be Taken Al The Cabin Known As The Schuyler Cabin. The Tournament Will Run From 11am Friday-11am Sunday Unless Noted Otherwise.

ACO OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE SPORT OF CORNHOLE
• Boards are placed 27' from front edge to front edge.
• Games are played to 21 or more points.

  (no bust) Woody:

• Refers to any cornhole bag that has been pitched and remains on the cornhole board playing surface at the concusion at the frame Each woody is 1pt.

  Cornhole:

• Refers to any cornhole bag that has been pitched and passes through the cornhole board hole at any time within the frame, Each cornhole is 3pts.
• A bag that comes to rest touching the ground AND the board does not count as a point.

  Cancellation Scoring:

• The approved method of scoring for the sport of cornhole is "cancellation" scoring. In cancellation scoring, the points of one player cancel out the points of their opponent.
• Using this method, only one player/team can score in each frame. Both players play one board at a time and stay in their designated lane for the whole game (right or left). Players start the game at one board and alternate pitching bags until each player has pitched all (4) of their bags.
• Players then walk to the end of their lane to the other board, take score, and resume pitching back to the other cornhole board.
• Players must deliver the bag with an underhanded release.
• Feet must stay behind the line of the front of the board at the time of releasing the bag.
• The player/team who scored in the preceding frame pitches first in the next frame.
• If neither player/team scores the player/team who pitched first in the preceding frame shall retain first pitch in the next trame.
• If bags become piled inside the hole and may interfere or obstruct with the next pitch or if there is question whether a cornhole bag would have naturally fallen thtough the hole, a player may request to rake the cornhole bags that have fallen inside the hole.

  Additional Camp Cornhole Rules When the tournament has been reduced to the final four players or teams the "knock back" rule will be in place.

  Knock Back Rule: In order to win a match a player or team must score exactly 21 points. If a player or team goes over 21 points they will be "knocked back" to 13 points and the match will continue until an even 21 points is achieved.

  The Tournament Bracket will be determined by drawing the names of competitors randomly from a hat or bag.