re: OB help on Cocodrie

OVERVIEW
Join us Saturday, March 21st for the Marsh Madness Top Bag (MMTB) tournament at CocoMarina in Cocodrie, LA sponsored by Pack & Paddle, Duce Rods, Academy, Buggs Fishing, H&H lures, Abita Beer, Fish the Bayou, and K2 coolers. The MMTB is a Tackle-Exchange Tournament in which participants must fish with an angler’s bag of lures to be randomly drawn the morning of the tournament. Tournament entry fee is $25 or $30 (+ 1.25 via PayPal) and participation is open to the public. $5 of each entry goes to the Top Bag (TB) Pot and if the tournament winner uses your bag you win the TB Pot.

CATEGORIES
REDFISH STRINGER - Heaviest stringer shall consist of a maximum of 2 Slot Redfish (16”-27”).
OPTIONAL CALCUTTA ($5): Heaviest Speckled Trout wins the pot.
TOP BAG SIDE POT (included in entry fee) – See Rules below.


TOP BAG TACKLE RULES

Anglers must attend the TB tackle exchange at 5:30 AM Saturday at CocoMarina. Submit a clear Ziploc bag with your name printed clearly and include the lures listed below (#1 and #2). It is possible to pull your own bag so give this consideration when building your TB.
Top Bag Contents:
1. Eight (8) - plastic baits for your jig heads (mixing of colors and styles OK). Plastics must be new (Gulp allowed). Color and bait type variations encouraged (paddle tail, curly tail, etc).
2. One (1) - "wildcard" lure of your choice- e.g., top water plug, rat-l-trap, spinner bait, etc. Do not include plastics for jig heads as a wildcard.
So what else may I have with me? In addition to the TB pulled you may have the following: One (1) Wildcard Lure of your choice, Eight (8) jig heads/hooks, and One (1) Cork and leader material, nothing else. This means you will end up with 2 wildcard lures- the one from the TB and the one that you supply. All acceptable lures may be combined with each other but altering such as adding colors, dyes, scents, and sprays is not allowed.

SERIES
The Marsh Madness Top Bag tourney is the 1st of 6 events as part of the 2015 Cajun Kayak Angler Series. Earn and accrue points for weighing fish & win big prizes or cash. The Angler of the Year wins a Hobie Outback, compliments of Pack & Paddle and Hobie. Learn More...

EVENT RULES
It is every angler’s responsibility to understand and abide by all rules listed below as well as the club's "Series Rules" here:
1. Entry: $25 (+ $1.25 via PayPal) - Entry fee breakdown: $15 to Tournament Pot, $5 to Top Bag Pot, and $5 to Series Pot.
2. Optional Calcutta: $5 entry into side pot for Heaviest Speckled Trout. Winner takes the entire side pot.
3. Registration: Open to public until Friday, March 20th at 11:59 PM.
4. PARKING: Parking is $5 per vehicle (Please pay CocoMarina parking fee upon arrival)
5. Mandatory Bag Exchange: 5:30 AM at CocoMarina (Please arrive a few minutes before to hand-in your bag)
6. Shotgun Blast-off: 6:15 AM from CocoMarina. The Tournament Committee reserves the right to adjust blast-off/departure time due to weather conditions.
7. ***NEW***Boundaries: As far as you can paddle from CocoMarina (use common sense). OR Anglers may depart the marina at the blast-off time and launch at any publically accessible launch site along Hwy 56 as far north as the Lake Boudreaux bridge or Hwy 57 as far north as the bridge before Dulac (See Map for legal launch boundaries).
8. Legal Fishing Time: 6:15 a.m. - 3 p.m.
9. Weigh-In: Starts at 3 p.m. sharp.
10. Legal Stringer: Maximum of 2 Slot Redfish (16"-27”)
11. POINTS: Series Points System applies to Heavy Stringer Category Only.
12. Payouts: Cash, Top 5 w/ 40+ anglers (the following percentages: 40 / 27.5 / 17.5 / 10 / 5), Top 3 w/ < 40 anglers (the following percentages: 50 / 30 / 20)
13. Top Bag Pot: The 1st place winner's bag owner wins the pot.
14. DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS: Anglers must be signed-in and present at the weigh-in to be entered/win into the Door Prize drawing(s). If an angler places in the money for the tournament, then he/she is not eligible for door prizes. Prizes include: Buggs Fishing Lure package, Academy Gift Cards, H&H Bait bags, and 2 Duce Rods!