USAC Oroville Pro Am Information

[Bill Hutcheson]

U.S. Angler’s Choice Pro Am Events

Lake Oroville – March 16-17th, 2013

Tournament Host
Oroville Chamber of Commerce
1789 Montgomery Street
Oroville, CA 95965-4820
(530) 538-2542
www.orovillechamber.net

Marina – Launch
Spillway Launch Ramp – Lake Oroville Dam
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
400 Glen Drive
Oroville, CA 959663
(530) 538-2200

Launch location subject to change depending upon water level and launch conditions – Final launch location will be determined at Friday evening partner paring meeting.

Host Hotel
America’s Best Value Inn – Oroville
580 Oro Dam Blvd
Oroville, CA 95985
(530) 533-7070 Fax (530) 532-0402
Mention US Anglers Choice for tournament group rates.

Entry Fees – Options:
Pro entry fee $500
Am entry fee $250

(Pro & Am divisions have their own option pools – all options are 100% payback)
Big Bass $50
Big bass option will be split for day one and day two. Payback on big bass is as follows:
1st Place big bass of the day 65% of the option pool for the day
2nd Place big bass of the day 35% of the option pool for the day
Top 5 $50
Top 5 option will pay back to the top 5 anglers on the final day of competition on a percentage basis as follows:
1st Place 40%
2nd Place 25%
3rd Place 15%
4th Place 10%
5th Place 10%

All entries for USAC tournaments must be fully paid prior to the start of official practice periods. All Options must be paid in full prior to the start of the partner pairing meeting.

Payback

All USAC Pro-Am paybacks are based on a 100 boat full field. Paybacks are one in five places.

Pro 15% TOC AM 10% TOC
Place Payback Holdout Place Payback Holdout
1st $11,000 1st $2,500
2nd $7,000 2nd $2,000
3rd $4,000 3rd $1,500
4th $3,000 4th $1,250
5th $2,500 5th $1,000
6th $2,000 6th $900
7th $1,500 7th $800
8th $1,200 8th $700
9th $1,000 9th $700
10th $900 10th $600
11th $800 11th $500
12th $700 12th $400
13th $700 13th $300
14th $600 14th $300
15th $600 15th $300
16th $500 16th $250
17th $500 17th $250
18th $500 18th $250
19th $500 TOC 19th $250 TOC
20th $500 Holdout 20th $250 Holdout
Total $40,000 $7,500 $15,000 $2,500

Registration

Friday evening – 3:00 to 5:00 pm Western Pacific Brewing and Dining
March 15th, 2013 2191 High Street
Oroville, CA 95966
(530) 534-9101

All anglers must check in prior to 5:00pm on Friday Evening March 15th, 2013 either in person or by phone to avoid start position penalties.

Mandatory rules and partner paring meeting will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday March 15th, 2013.

Off Limits
LAKE OROVILLE IS OFF LIMITS ON MONDAY MARCH 11TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MARCH 13TH 2013. The official practice period will commence at 5:00am on Thursday, March 14th, 2013 and continue until 3:00pm on Friday, March 15th, 2013. All USAC Pro-AM rules will be in place during this time. Off limits will include all areas marked as such by local agencies and areas delineated by the tournament director during the partner parings meeting.

Emergency Phone Numbers
Bill Hutcheson Tournament Director (714) 393-5656 hutch@basswest.com
Life threatening emergencies 911
Butte County Sheriffs Dept (530) 538-7321
Lake Oroville Police Dept (530) 538-2451
Lake Oroville State Park (530) 538-2200
Bidwell Marina (530) 589-3165

Additional Information:
· All participants must possess a valid California Fishing license
· All participants must be a current Angler’s Choice member in good standing in order to participate and receive cash, trophies, and or prizes.
· 5 fish limit per angler; 13 inch minimum measured with mouth closed on a flat board with tail compressed.
· Drive by weigh-in will be held at the top for the Spillway launch ramp parking lot unless water levels dictate otherwise.
· Awards ceremony will be held as soon as possible in the Spillway launch parking lot at the conclusion of the day-two weigh-in.

All times shown above are Pacific Standard Time.