General

This years banquet will be held on Jan 18th at the Lions Club in Rathdrum at 1pm. The club will provide Pizza! Grab your favorite drink and come join us to celebrate the new Champions!!

It came down to the final event and Bonus Points for Team Erickson to overtake Brad and Ron, and also holding off a final push from team Wirth to claim the 2024 season championship. Team Wirth also passed the defending champions to claim second place overall. Thank you all on another fantastic season.

We are looking for a Sunday photo finish. Team White/Jacobson stumbled a bit to allow the Erickson & Wirth teams to make things really interesting. Ericksons have taken the lead with 8 Full Creels witch is very likely going to be the deciding factor- 3pts will be huge on Sunday. Cam Spraker still holds the Big Fish Bonus but that is hard to keep through the classic. Hope to see you all Saturday Morning. Safe travels.

As Team Retirement (AKA old dudes) Struggled out of the gate, Brad found some youth (Little Timmy Hicks) to put in the back of the boat to Blow away the competition at the 2 Lake Event. 74lbs over 2 days—heck they didn’t even have to fish the second day as Team Erickson blanked on day 2. Morse caught 4 fish each day to take 3rd but just couldn’t find the size to pass Ericksons- Ron and Brad also took over the point standings from Ericksons as both Teams are separating from the pack early in the season. Next Event is Cabinet Gorge- Stay tuned for Details–Remember the day after is the “Toenail Tournament” for those that want to fun fish on Sunday.

NORTH IDAHO PIKE ASSOCIATION

BY LAWS

3/20/2024

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GROUP IS TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE A PASSION FOR PIKE FISHING, THE SURVIVAL OF PIKE FISHING AND TO BECOME FRIENDS ON AN INFORMAL COMPETITIVE LEVEL.

 BY LAWS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

 1) THIS WILL BE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

    A) ALL MONIES EITHER THROUGH SPONSORSHIP, MEMBERSHIP AND OR FEES WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO MEMBERS AND OR ENTRANTS IN EITHER PRIZES OR CASH, ALSO NOT TO OMIT GROUP FUNCTIONS.

    B) THIS CLUB WILL ALSO BE AN AMBASSADOR TO THE SPORT OF PIKE FISHING THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS.

2) HONESTY DURING TOURNAMENTS WILL BE MANDATORY.

       A) A VIOLATION OF THIS WILL FOREVER BANISH COMMITTER OF ANY GROUP FUNCTION INCLUDING EVENTS. OVERSEEING COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE ALL, IF ANY, VIOLATIONS.

3) OVERSEEING COMMITTEE- “THE BOARD”

   A) WILL CONSIST OF SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD WILL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY. A BOARD MEMBER WILL BE VOTED TO SERVE A 2 YEAR TERM UNLESS HE/SHE RESIGNS OR IS NO LONGER A MEMBER. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A BOARD MEMBER YOU MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 6 EVENTS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

    B) OF THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS A CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND WEIGH MASTER WILL BE VOTED IN.

     C) CHAIRMAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE THE PRIMARY VOICE BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE BOARD. HE/SHE WILL BE THE VOICE OF THE CLUB AND PROVIDE GROUP REPRESENTATION.  THE CHAIRMAN’S VOTE WILL BE THE LAST READ. HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN AGENDA.HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO DELEGATE ASSOCIATION TASKS TO THE BOARD. 2 YEAR TERM. ODD YEARS

    D) TREASURER’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO MANAGE MONIES AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AT CLUB MEETINGS. 2 YEAR TERM. ODD YEARS                                                                                         

   E) WEIGH MASTER’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO WEIGH AND MEASURE FISH AT THE WEIGH IN. HIS WORD IS FINAL.  HE/SHE WILL ACT AS CHAIRMAN IF NEEDED. 2 YEAR TERM. EVEN YEARS

    F) SECRETARY’S RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TO RECORD WEIGH IN. HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORD KEEPING. 2 YEAR TERM. EVEN YEARS

    G)  A MAJORITY BOARD VOTE IS REQUIRED TO AMEND THESE BY-LAWS OR MAKE A CLUB DECISION. THIS CAN BE DONE IN PERSON, BY LETTER OR WITNESSED PHONE CONTACT.

    H) THE BOARD WILL ALSO PICK AN ALTERNATE 8TH MEMBER THAT WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR. HE/SHE WILL ONLY BE CALLED TO SERVE IF ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER RESIGNS DURING THE SEASON. THEIR POSITION WILL EXPIRE AFTER THE SEASON FINALE OR WHEN A NEW BOARD MEMBER IS ELECTED.

 4) MEMBERS (LIMITED TO 30 TEAMS)

    A) PAID MEMBERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALL EVENTS AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INFLUENCE THE CHAIRMAN ON DECISIONS CONCERNING OPERATIONS AND ALL COMPLAINTS.

    B) MEMBERSHIP IS DEFINED AS A PAID TEAM- CONSISTING OF A CAPTAIN AND PARTNER.

    C) NO TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE 4TH POINTS EVENT OF THE YEAR. (7/20/2024). MONTANA RESIDENTS THAT DID NOT JOIN ON OR BEFORE 7/20/24 MAY JOIN ON OR AFTER 7/21/24 TO FISH IN THE REMAINING MONTANA EVENTS.

 5) NON-MEMBERS

     A) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FISH CLUB EVENTS, UNLESS IT IS AN OPEN EVENT.

 6) SPONSORSHIP (WILL BE REFERED TO AS CONTRIBUTOR)

    A) IT WILL BE THE BOARD’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GAIN ALL SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

    B) THERE WILL BE A $500.00 CAP ON DONATIONS. NO CAP ON MERCHANDISE OR DISCOUNTS.

    C) THE BOARD WILL ACKNOWLEDGE ALL SPONSORS EQUALLY.

7-1) MEMBER EVENTS

    A) THE GOAL IS TO HAVE MEMBER EVENTS CONSISTING OF TOURNAMENTS, GROUP COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND END OF YEAR BANQUET

7-2) POINT TOURNAMENTS

    B) WILL HAVE CASH PRIZES AND PATCH.

    C)  WILL HAVE POINTS BASED ON PLACING.

    D) WILL BE ARTIFICIAL LURE ONLY.

    E) WHILE CASTING EACH ANGLER (TEAM AND YOUTH ANGLER) MAY USE A ROD, HOWEVER, EACH REGISTERED BOAT IS ALLOWED 2 RODS MAXIMUM WHILE TROLLING REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF ANGLERS. THIS INCLUDES 3 PERSON EVENTS.

    F) ETHICAL, FRIENDLY AND SPORTSMANSHIP LIKE CONDUCT ARE REQUIRED IN EVERY EVENT. A VIOLATION OF THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.

    G) LIVE WELLS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL BOATS.

    H) RUBBER NETS OR NIPA APPROVED LANDING DEVISES MUST BE USED.

    I) ALL POINT EVENTS WILL BE 2 PERSON TEAM FORMAT; HOWEVER, A TEAM MAY HAVE A 3^RD ANGLER IN THE BOAT IF 1 OF THE ANGLERS IS 13YRS OR YOUNGER. NIPA MAY SCHEDULE A 3 PERSON (14YRS AND OLDER) TEAM EVENT DURING THE YEAR.

    J) IT REQUIRES A BOARD VOTE TO CANCEL AN EVENT. A CANCELLED EVENT SHALL NOT BE RESCHEDULED, INSTEAD DAY 1 RESULTS OF A 2 DAY EVENT MAY BE USED AT THE BOARDS DISCRETION.

    K) EVENTS WILL BE 4 FISH, ALL OVER 18”AND ONLY 2 OVER 30”.  CLOSED MOUTH AND PINCHED TAIL.

         Note: -SMS- will be used in ALL Idaho Events-

   THE STROBEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IS LENGTH BASED-A PRE DETERMINED LENGTH TO WIEGHT RATIO IS USED- A PICTURE OF THE FISH WILL BE TAKEN WHILE THE FISH WITH CLOSED MOUTH AND PINCHED TAIL ON A NIPA APPROVED MEASURING BOARD. THE FISH MUST BREAK 18” BUT WILL CREDITED TO THE NEXT 1/2”. A FISH MEASURING 29.5” WILL COUNT AS AN UNDER 30’’ FISH.FISH TOUCHING THE 30’’ LINE IS AN OVER 30”FISH. FISH WILL BE RECORDED ON A NIPA CARD AND YOU WILL PROVIDE YOUR PICTURES AND CARD AT WEIGH IN. YOUR CREEL AND BF WILL BE CHOSEN BEFORE HANDING IN YOUR CARD.

    L) LATE ARRIVAL BEGINS AT CHECK IN TIME- THERE WILL BE A 1 TIME 1HR GRACE PERIOD WITH NO PENALTY, 2ND OFENSE WILL RESULT IN PENALTY OF 1LB OR 5% OF TOTAL WEIGHT (Greater of the 2), 3RD OFFENSE WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.

    M) A TEAM MAY HAVE A NON-ANGLER IN THE BOAT BUT MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD AT CHECK IN.

    N) MUST BE ON TIME FOR WIEGH IN. BOARD HAS THE FINAL SAY ON EXTINUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

  8) PRIZES

    A) EVENTS WILL BE PAID OUT 100%. 15 OR MORE BOATS WILL BE A 55-35-10 PAYOUT.LESS THAN 15 WILL BE PAID $50 3^RD PLACE WITH A 60-40 PAYOUT TO 1^ST AND 2^ND PLACE. IF THERE ARE NOT 3 PLACES CLAIMED, THE PRIZE MONEY FOR THOSE PLACES WILL GO TO NIPA.

    B) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILL BE BASED ON AVAILABILITY.

    C) END OF YEAR TEAM CHAMPIONS WILL BE AWARDED ON A COMMITTEE DECISION.

  9-1) TOURNAMENT POINTS- DETERMINATION OF END OF YEAR TEAM CHAMPIONS

     A) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO PLACING AS FOLLOWS

    1) 1ST =9PTS

    2) 2ND =8PTS

    3) 3RD =7.5PTS

    4) 4TH =7PTS

    5) 5TH =6.5PTS

    6) 6TH =6PTS

    7) 7TH= 5.5PTS

    8) ENTERING AN EVENT BUT NOT PLACING IN THE TOP 7 IS WORTH 5.0PTS- MUST BE AT CHECK IN AND RETURN TO WEIGH IN EACH DAY TO CHECK IN IN ORDER RECEIVE EVENT PTS.

    9) BIG FISH EACH DAY = 1PT.

    10) FISH BONUS EACH DAY= .25PTS 1 FISH–.5PTS 2 FISH–.75PTS 3 FISH— 1.5PTS FULL CREEL

    11) TWO DAY EVENTS YOU WILL RECEIVE POINTS ON FINAL STANDINGS ONLY.  

    NOTE: THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS A TEAM CAN RECEIVE FOR NOT CATCHING A FISH IS 7PTS. (4^TH Place)

    SCENARIO: 1 FISH CAUGHT: THAT TEAM WOULD RECEIVE 9PTS FOR 1ST PLACE AND 1PT FOR BIG FISH. ALL OTHER TEAMS WOULD RECEIVE 7PTS FOR THE EVENT.

    B) IN THE CASE OF A TIE THE BIGGER FISH BY WEIGHT, THEN LENGTH WILL BE THE TIE BREAKER. IF THERE IS STILL A TIE THAN THE PRIZE AND/OR POINTS WILL BE DIVIDED.

 9-2) BONUS POINTS

    A) OVERALL BIG FISH (EVENT) = 3PTS.

    B) MOST FULL CREELS = 3PTS. IN CASE OF TIE THE HEAVIEST CREEL WILL BE TIE BREAKER

    C) UP TO 5PTS MAY BE EARNED THROUGH PREDETERMINED COMMUNTY SERVICE PROJECTS-

 9-3) FINAL STANDINGS

     A) THE TOTAL OF EACH TEAMS POINTS, WITH BONUS POINTS INCLUDED WILL DETERMINE THE CHAMPIONS.

10) FEES

    A) TEAM DUES (MEMBERSHIP) WILL BE $120.00 PER BOAT AT THE START OF THE YEAR. THE TEAM WILL NOT SCORE ANY POINTS UNTIL THE $120.00 IS PAID. ANYONE FISHING IN A REGISTERED PAID BOAT IS CONSIDERED A CLUB MEMBER, THUS ELIGIBLE FOR PATCHES. FOR 2023 IF DUES ARE PAID ON OR BEFORE 3/18/2023 (Ice Breaker) A $20.00 DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN.

    B) TOURNEY FEES WILL BE $50.00 PER TEAM PER EVENT. EXCEPT ON 2 DAY TOURNEYS, WHERE THEY WILL BE $60.00. $40.00 IS TOURNEY FEE AND $10.00 BIG FISH PER DAY.

11) TEAM (MEMBERSHIP)

      A) THE TEAM WILL CONSIST OF A CAPTAIN AND PARTNER DETERMINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IN THE EVENT THAT A TEAM SPLITS UP ALL OF THE ACCUMULATED POINTS WILL STAY WITH THE TEAM CAPTAIN. A TEAM MAY USE A FILL IN FOR EITHER PERSON BUT NOT BOTH.  

 12)  CLUB WEBSITE AND REPRESENTING WEB PAGES FACEBOOK/TWITTER ETC. ETC.

     A) NO SINGLE PERSON SHALL HAVE CONTROL OF THE WEBSITE. AT LEAST 3 BOARD MEMBERS SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THERE BE PERSONALIZATION OF THE SITE. THE SITE IS TO REPRESENT ALL MEMBERS EQUALLY AND BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS AND OTHERS. NORTHIDAHOPIKE.COM IS OWNED BY THE CLUB FOR THE CLUB

 13) THE 2023 BOARD MEMBERS ARE-

    1) PATRICK WALKER-TREASURER-2025

    2) BROCK MORROW-CHAIRMAN-2025

    3) ROB STROBEL- SECRETARY-2024

    4) RHONDA ANDERSON-IDAHO PERMITS 2024

    5) PHIL BIGGERSTAFF-MONTANA PERMITS-2025

    6) MATT WEED-VOICE OF REASON 2024

    7) JEREMY DODD-ASSISTANT WEIGHMASTER-2024

    8) TERRY JONES—WEIGHMASTER-2025

 CONTACT INFO:

Brock Morrow –Chairman   208-661-6303   Brock5pf@yahoo.com

Patrick walker-Treasurer     208-651-3479   plwman48@gmail.com

Rhonda Anderson-Media     208-819-9109   rhondae242@yahoo.com

Rob Strobel-Secretary           208-889-9252    Rbstrobel@gmail.com

Matt Weed-                            208-818-5700     Mweed22@yahoo.com

Phil Biggerstaff                       208-691-7523     Pbbg@yahoo.com

Jeremy Dodd                          509-414-3877     www_jd_com@yahoo.com

Terry Jones                             208-772-5466      Haydenheating@yahoo.com

The Wirths pushed until the end but Team Brad and Ron found a few fish to seal the deal. Wirths caught a Monster for BF of the year and the event win to keep it interesting and even with the Fire breathing gummy bear deduction The overall Championship returns to Brad and Ron to cap off their spectacular year! Congrats!

After an Absolute beat down at the HLPT and securing the full creel bonus points, Brad and Ron all but wrapped up the season championship. But in the famous words of Loyd Christmas “So you’re saying there’s a chance!!” Team Wirth does have a sliver of a chance if all the stars align! Team Morse has the same glimpse of hope taking second from the Wirths! The real battle will be for 3rd place heading into the Classic. The team of Brad and Twinkle Toes Ron will also have the chance of catching a full creel in 10 out of 10 events. Regardless its going to be 2 days of awesome!! C u There.

Check In will be on the water near the Railroad Bridge- 6:30am MT Time

Feb 8th at The Pizza Factory In CDA. 5:30-7:30. If you are a member are thinking of joining please attend..

Patrick and Dave have won 2 in a row to start the 2022 season. Great Job!

The new Idaho Event format has been challenging to the anglers resulting in less fish mortality helping to achieve member goals. Points have been updated and include our community service points earned at the I-90 garbage pick up. 11 Teams showed up and collected 77 bags of trash. Could you imagine how many bags of roadside garbage would be removed if every local sporting club did this?

Noxon/P.O. Is next on the list and our first dual lake (Dual State) event ever. Looking forward to how this plays out. Montana Creels are the same as past years and Idaho will be the new creel restrictions.

Thank You All For An Awesome Start to 2022-