Sunset Bay Angler Of The Day - Aug. 24th 2019

Where: Sunset Bay State Park in Coos Bay, OR 
When: Saturday August 24th, 2019 
Entry Fee: $35   

The Sunset Bay Angler Of The Day Kayak Fishing Challenge is an annual Kayak only fishing competition held on the ocean in Coos Bay, Oregon. This year the tournament is set for Saturday, August 24th 2019. The launch site is at Sunset Bay State Park. The entry fee is $35 and we will have many great prizes available to win. The tournament starts at 5:30 AM and the measure-in ends at 2:00 pm.

This is a point based competition with points per inch values assigned to all the species available to catch on the fishing grounds. The largest single fish from each category will count towards your total. The angler with the most points wins! This competition will test your skill as an angler as you have to target different species with different techniques to be successful.

Point Values:
Chinook 4 points  Coho 5 points  Flounder 8 points  Greenling 10 points  Halibut 4 points  Lingcod 5 points  Rockfish 8 points  Surf Perch 12 points.

The boundaries for the event are Baltimore Rock to the north and the south end of Simpson Reef to the south  There will be captains bags for the first 50 anglers that register. If you want to be the first 50 you can pay your entry fee to my paypal at: r.marcum@charter.net. You can also register the night before at the captains meeting. You can also register the morning of the tourney. Someone will be at the launch site before first light.  First launch will be at 6:00AM and last chance to measure-in your catch will be 2:00 pm. As long as you are in line at 2:00 pm your fish will be accepted. If you are not in line at 2:00 PM your catch will be disqualified.

Proper immersion gear and flying a safety flag is mandatory! If you show up in street clothes you will be disqualified . We have a perfect safety record and I want to keep it that way. If you haven't fished at Sunset Bay or in the ocean before find an experienced person and ask them to help you out and keep an eye on you.  The pot(all entry fees) will be shared between two HOW chapters.  The top 3 anglers will get a prize and some money, the rest will be given with a chip drawing. You will receive a poker chip with a number on it when you register, we will collect them after you register. These will be used to draw for the prizes. The top 3 will not be eligible for a chip prize unless we have a second round of chip draws.  There will be a ticket drawing for a prize package. Tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5. 100% of the money for this drawing will be donated to Heroes on the Water.  Last year we raised $2,552 for Heroes on the Water! I want to beat that this year. Please open up your wallets and buy a lot of tickets, it goes to a great cause!  After the fishing there will be a potluck dinner and an awards ceremony. We will have a fish fry/taco feed so bring some fillets and a side dish, we always have an awesome feast! After the feast will be the awards ceremony.   .

....THE POTLUCK DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE AT THE GROUP CAMP GAZEBO AT BASTENDORFF BEACH CAMPGROUND......   

Schedule of events:
5:30 AM First Launch
2:00 PM Measure-in ends (you must be in line or DQ)
5:00 PM Potluck Dinner
6:00 PM Awards Ceremony
All times are approximate except the measure-in. 

It is gonna be a fun one this year, see you all there!

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I fished with Mr. Hatler last weekend. He said he still has about 9 spots left in the group campsite at Bastendorff County Park if you are looking for accommodations. He'll be at ORC if you want to speak with him about reserving space. 

Does anyone know how many people are currently signed up for AOTD? My wife just asked if we could wait until next week to put the money in PayPal.

Does anyone know how many people are currently signed up for AOTD? My wife just asked if we could wait until next week to put the money in PayPal.

Facebook page says 46.

Man I've had my site for months but I forgot to register - thanks for the reminder! My favorite trip of the year.

I believe we should start a AOTD potluck thread. My wife is asking what she/we should bring.

I just paid. Am I within the 50!? 😀

We paid to Roy's PayPal last night, pretty stoked! I think I can make some adjustments to recover from last year's disappointment.

Cabezon have been removed from the point value schedule ahead of the announced closure taking effect 8/16.

Lame sauce.

Last groundfish meeting I went to, ODFW said they would have their population surveys analyzed & would be looking a changing the rec fishing quotas, including cabezon.

We have 42 people prepaid and guaranteed a captains bag for the tourney. 8 bags left & only 8 days to go!
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Just for clarification and there is no confusion to the location of this event as it is different than in years past. The captains meeting as well as the potluck/fish fry and awards are being held at the group camping site shelter at Bastendorf Campground- NOT the gazebo at the picnic/day use area. (See map)

Is anyone helping to plan the potluck, or coordinate dishes for the AOTD potluck?