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2008 News and Events

Raffle tickets are back!
New for 2008 is the reinstatement of the raffle tickets. Each Rule 9 member will be selling raffle tickets to raise money for the club and we will be giving away some great prizes. Look for tickets in late April or early May...you'll want to buy one to get in on the action!

Nottoway opens up to Chowan!
Access to the Chowan River was voted in this year after several unsuccessful attempts in previous years. Rule 9 members will now be allowed to fish the Chowan River during our Nottoway tournament. Members who choose to fish the Chowan during this tournament must purchase a North Carolina fishing license and must remember that there is a 14" minimum size limit in North Carolina waters. It is important to keep in mind that any fish in your livewell under 14" while your boat is in NC waters WILL get you a ticket and disqualified from the tournament. regardless of where you caught the fish. In other words, dont spend half the day fishing the Nottoway or the Blackwater and catching a bunch of 12-1/2 or 13" fish and then decide to run to the Chowan in search of bigger fish. It doesn't matter where you caught the fish....try explaining that to the N.C.game warden!!

Military exemptions!
It has always been Rule 9's policy that you pay for all tournaments whether you fish them or not. This year it was voted in to allow those serving our country an exemption from this Rule. Any current Military member of our club who gets temporarily re-stationed or deployed during the tournament year will not have to pay for any tournaments he misses. We sincerely appreciate the service that our Military members are providing by serving our country and protecting the very freedom that allows us to have a Bass Club such as Rule 9. We currently have several Military among our ranks and are proud to have them as members!







2007 News and Events

 

2007 USO Fishing for our Forces Charity Tournament

The date has been set for the 2007 USO Charity tournament. Ironically this years event will be held on November 11th, Veteran's Day. This years tournament will be held on Lake Prince. Once again the USO of Hampton Roads and Tim Ackal, co-founder of Bass Chasers will be assisting us in putting on this event. Most of us know Bass Chasers other co-founder, Charley Workman. Well Charley wont be able to make it this year.....he's currently serving our country in Iraq. I know he would love to be here if he could. So this year's event will be kind of special in that we will be fishing with Charley in mind as well as the rest of the US troops currently serving overseas. I know we all hope and pray for their safe return. This is a great time for a terrific cause as well as a good chance to meet your fellow anglers from the other trails and clubs in the area.

We are still seeking sponsors for this event so if you or someone you know would like to sponsor this event, give us a call or drop us an email and title it "I'd like to Sponsor". Be sure to include any contact phone numbers in your email. We're not looking for a great big pile of money from our sponsors, just donate a gift certificate, a coupon for your business or anything we can use as a door prize.

The Charity event last year was a big success, Rule 9 & Bass Chasers raised over $500 for the USO of Hampton Roads. We gave away a ton of prizes including gift certificates, hats, DVD's and more. The 'goody' bags given out BEFORE the tournament even started, were worth more than the entry fee! This years event should be even better.

Come out and join us!!
Click on the links below for all the info you need to get signed up!!!
Fishing for our Forces Flyer
Complete Tournament Rules
Official Tournament Release Form
Directions to Lake Prince can be found on our "Directions" page.


 

Tournament Cancelled (4/14/07)

For only the second time in the history of the club, Rule 9 was forced to cancel a tournament. Diascund Reservoir, scheduled for April 15th, was cancelled because of inclement weather. Rule 9 officials decided to cancel the tournament due to a major Nor'easter accompanied by severe thunderstorms, that is expected to bring 20-30 mph winds with gusts near 50 and dump an expected 2-3 inches of rain. Citing boater safety as the major issue on this trolling motor only lake. No make up date has been announced. In all likelihood the tournament will just have to be scratched from the schedule. There has been no determination from the treasurers office on what will be done with the funds that were set aside for this tournament.