Captain Redbeard:
GRAND PRIZE: $500 Gift Certificate Next Adventure HOW TO SIGN UP
* (If you have participated before you do not need to sign up again.) * Go to http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/ * Click the "Sign Up" button and follow the instructions. * If the state where you live does not require you to buy an adult angling license yet, you are Youth. Otherwise you are not. * Signing up does not mean you are done! (See below) HOW TO DONATE We have changed the donation method this year to streamline things and get the most money possible to HOW. We hope to improve this further for next year, but for now this is the plan:
* Donate directly to the HOW chapter of your choice by going here: https://heroesonthewater.z2systems.com/np/clients/heroesonthewater/survey.jsp?surveyId=1& * Please donate $50 or more. (We did not intend to increase the cost of entry but the donate page for the chapters does not have a $40 option. If the extra $10 is a financial hardship for you please PM me and I'll work it out.) * PM me a screenshot of your receipt that clearly shows the date (or a redacted screenshot if you prefer). If you need to email instead please send me a PM and I will give you my email address.Include your AOTY screen name! (I don't know all of you, even though I try, and also I'm horrible with names.)
* if you want to enter fish caught January 1 - January 24, 2019 you have until February 7, 2019 to donate and notify me. Otherwise the usual rules apply. * Give me a couple of days to activate you. NEW SPECIES Some of the front-row students have noticed that we've added two freshwater species. Well, actually, they're both available in saltwater as well.
* Striper/Wiper @ 5.25 pts/in - Includes striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and hybrid striped bass (Morone saxatilis X M. chrysops) * American Shad @ 7.0 pts/in - (Alosa sapidissima) POINTS UPDATES After careful consideration we've updated the points for panfish and yellow perch:
* Panfish: 14.0 pts/in * Yellow Perch: 13.5 pts/in GENERAL INFO If you are interested in Angler of The Year but aren't sure what it's all about, check out previous years' threads and the AOTY home page:
* AOTY Home: http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/ * 2018: http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=20528.0 * 2017: http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=18859.0 * 2016: http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?topic=16731.0 Oh, and check out this awesome addition to the leaderboard: http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/leader_board/goat It shows you your top ten fish across all years. It's a great way to measure yourself against the all-time greats. (There is currently an issue with fish of the same species and length, we're working on it.)
rustyski:
When can we sign up for AOTY '19? On the main page the sign up still says for 2018. Does it rollover/update on the 1st?
Captain Redbeard:
--- Quote from: rustyski on December 26, 2018, 10:53:13 AM ---When can we sign up for AOTY '19? On the main page the sign up still says for 2018. Does it rollover/update on the 1st?
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Great question! I'm working that out right now. I'll get an update ASAP.
We always give you 2 weeks grace at the beginning of the year, so if we don't have the payment stuff sorted out you can start fishing January 1, and we'll honor your catches if you pay up by the 14th of January.
rustyski:
Would I be able to pay today for 2019? Or should I wait until the 1st?
Captain Redbeard:
--- Quote from: rustyski on December 26, 2018, 11:14:58 AM ---Would I be able to pay today for 2019? Or should I wait until the 1st?
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It should work out, yes. Normally I'd just say "no problem, yes!" but we're changing the payment details a little this year (just who collects the money, not the cost to enter or anything that affects participants directly). So until we get that sorted out I don't want to open the flood gates. But if you need to do it today we'll work it out, yes.