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Congratulations to the 2018 Russell Lions Prairie Classic Champions Albert and Patrick Trudeau from the following sponsors

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Good Fishing! at the 2019 Prairie Walleye Classic

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We have a variety of hot and cold drinks and fresh baking. Licensed patio with a lunch and dinner menu. Our gallery features Canadian made products.

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4th PLACE - $3,500 8th PLACE - $1,750 5th PLACE - $3,000 9th PLACE - $1,250 6th PLACE - $2,500 10th PLACE - $1,000 7th PLACE - $2,000 NEW! Big Fish Day 1 $1500 NEW! Big Fish Day 2 $1500 WELCOME

It is once again Time for the Russell and Area Lions Club Prairie Classic Walleye Tournament 2019 will mark the 15th year for the Lions Club hosting this event and we are really looking forward to it! This event has always been a major undertaking for our club and it allows us to help many people and groups in our community. Whether it is youth or seniors, small groups or individuals - all funds raised from this tournament stay in our local community. Very few changes have been made to the 2019 event, however please make sure you read over the rules prior to attending the rules meeting held on Friday night. [see times and dates page] Anglers returning from the 2018 tournament can guarantee their place by registering prior to the early bird deadline on January 14, 2019. After this date all entries will be processed on a fi rst come fi rst served basis, in fact our waiting list already has many names on it so don’t delay if you want to keep your spot. NEW this year that is worthy of a mention, is the Prize for big Fish. Our entry fee has been adjusted to automatically enter all our competitors, streamlining registration and increasing the prize payout to $1500 per day! Social media is changing our world you can catch more Prairie WalleyeClassic news pictures and information on our webpage or fi nd us on Facebook The Parkland is a wonderful area to visit, bring your spouse, your family, your friends and enjoy a fantastic weekend in our community. Looking through our brochure you will see many businesses that would love to see you and hear that you’re here for our tournament - so please make sure to let them know! Thank you! And we look forward to seeing you in June! Kevan McCarthy and Ritchie Davidson, Co-Chairs Russell and Area Lions Club PrairieClassic Walleye Tournament

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Mystery Weight Day 1 $200

Mystery Weight Day 2 $200

A weekend Stay at Barn In The Bush Barn In The Bush 25th Place (Fri/Sat) (value $260) (Steve & Bonnie Morris) plus fi shing supplies (value $100)

60th Place 2 - Fishing Rods

80th Place 2 - Fishing Rods

100th Place 2 - Fishing Rods

Top Finishing Local Team Free Entry into 2020 Tournament

Cool Under Pressure $600

Top Finishing Lund Team $500

Top Mixed Team Not in Top 10 $500

Top Finishing Lund Team $500 not in the Top 10 Finishers

Highest Finishing Parent/Child Team Lowrance Fish Finder not in the Top 10 Finishers

Parade $500 (Winning Team is Drawn, not judged)

Top Team using a Honda Motor $1,000 not in the Top 10 Finishers Virden Recreation & Watersports

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Oﬃce Use only: Entry:______Team#______

Ackn. Emailed:______C. Card:______

2019 ENTRY FORM ENTRY FEE: $625.00 PER TEAM JanuaryJanuary 15,14, 20192019 Tournament dates: deadline for 2018 parcipants to be guaranteed a

spot in 2019 tournament June 08 & 09, 2019

CAPTAIN: Partner

Name:______Name:______

Mailing Address:______Mailing Address:______

City:______City:______

Province/State:______Province/State:______

Postal/Zip Code:______Postal/Zip Code:______

Phone: ( )______Phone: ( )______(Cell Phone if possible) Email:______Email:______

THE CONFIRMATION AND ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SENT TO THE CAPTAIN.

We have read and are familiar with the rules as stated. We hereby release the Russell & Area Lions club, Officials, Volunteers and all Tournament Sponsors, their officers directors, employees, agents and agencies from liability, of death, damage, liability, the, fire and other loss occurring during the event. ALSO: We hearby give permission to the Russell & Area Lions Club and/or any organizaon affiliated with the Russell & Area Lions Club to use our name and/or photograph and/or image that may result from our parcipaon in the Russell Lions Prairie Classic Walleye Tournament..

Captain’s Signature: X______Partner’s Signature:X______

SEND ENTRY FORM AND FEES TO: FEES: ENTRY: $625.00 Russell Lions Prairie Classic Box 1327 ____EXTRA MEALS @ $30.00 EACH: $______Russell, MB R0J 1W0 (2 MEALS ARE INCLUDED WITH ENTRY FEE) Credit Card Entries only can be faxed to: (204)773-3379 TOTAL: $______

Paid by: Cheque Visa Mastercard Credit Card #:______Expiry:______

Name on Card:______Cardholder’s Signature:______

Make of Boat:______Sponsors:______

Make of Motor:______Informaon must be entered to be eligible for Sponsored Prizes pertaining to make of boat & motor

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1st Place $25,000.00 & Trophies 77 Albert Trudeau Patrick Trudeau 21.43 2nd Place $7,500.00 & 2 Humminbird Fish Finders 74 Jason Nelson Dave Hodgetts 20.18 3rd Place $4,000.00 & 2 Cabela's $500.00 Gift Cards 57 Jerry Lamy Christopher Lamy 19.83 4th Place $3,500.00 120 Cody Cyr Colin Cyr 16.82 5th Place $3,000.00 70 Glen Steinwalt Jayden Steinwalt 16.66 6th Place $2,500.00 38 Tony Lockyer Bruce Nielson 16.51 7th Place $2,000.00 117 Brent Lewis Don Remizowski 16.42 8th Place $1,750.00 28 Jerry Kruczek Peter Rogalka 16.25 9th Place $1,250.00 105 David Trevena Cindy Trevena 16.25 10th Place $1,000.00 80 Carl Lussier Roy Cheyne 16.23 100th Place Bait Boyz - 2 Rods 88 Curtis Radford Gordon Radford 12.30 80th Place Bait Boyz - 2 Rods 13 Greg Haga Audrey Haga 13.32 60th Place Bait Boyz - 2 Rods 112 Stuart Henuset Brent Henuset 14.16 25th Place Barn in the Bush - Free stay for 2 for 2 nights 78 Dave Sellwood Stan Ricci 15.31 Top Honda not in Top 10 Honda Marine & Virden Rec. - $1000.00 Place 75 David Dyck Andrew Dyck 13.26 82 Top Local Finish Crosstown Motors - Free Entry to 2018 Prairie Classic Place 70 Glen Steinwalt Jayden Steinwalt 16.66 5 Top Lund Finish Lund $500.00 Place 77 Albert Trudeau Patrick Trudeau 21.43 1 Top Lund not in Top 10 Lund - $500.00 Place 39 Drew McRae Brenda Syrenne 16.01 15 Top Mixed Team not in Top 10 Andrew Agencies - $500.00 Place 39 Drew McRae Brenda Syrenne 16.01 15 Top Parent/Child not in Top 10 Stickey's Bait and Tackle - Lowrance Fish Finder Place 91 Phil Wiebe Evan Wiebe 16.06 14 Cool Under Pressure $600.00 McMunn & Yates 119 Gary McKenzie Ron McKenzie 18 61Places Advanced from Day 1 to Day 2 79 Day 2 Big Fish Pot $1150.00 50% of paid big fish pot entry money 77 Albert Trudeau Patrick Trudeau 7.34 Day 2 Mystery Weight 6.83 Virden Rec. - $200.00 17 Craig Straker Ian Straker 6.81

Saturday Night Prizes Day 1 Mystery Weight 5.79 Virden Rec. - $200.00 81 Don Stokotelny Layne Stokotelny 5.79 Day 1 Big Fish Pot $1150.00 50% of paid big fish pot entry money 80 Carl Lussier Roy Cheyne 2.01

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1) ELIGIBILITY: f) Fish will be measured, then weighed and a copy of the offi cial ticket will be issued. a) All persons 18 years of age or older are eligible to enter. Anglers under the age of Tickets are to be initialed by one of the team members. Once the Weigh Offi cials 18 must fi sh with parent or guardian. take possession of the participant’s fi sh, the participant is no longer allowed to b) Tournament committee has the right to refuse any entry at their sole discretion. touch the fi sh. If, in Weigh Offi cials opinion, the participant is abusing this rule – c) The team Captain will “own” the team. Make sure of who is registered as team immediate DISQUALIFICATION will result. Captain as it will aff ect future participation. g) If a contestant who submits a fi sh that is judged to be within the slot limits illegal d) If the Captain of a team that is off ered a spot chooses not to fi sh, the off er will size, the contestant will forfeit the whole days catch and 0 will be recorded as total then be made to the qualifying partner who in turn will become the new Captain. weight for that day. The fi sh will be released into the holding tank for release by tournament offi cials. 2) REQUIREMENTS: h) If a fi sh is dropped by offi cials at check in site and as a result is judged dead, there a) Each contestant must have in his or her possession a fi shing license that is valid on will be no penalty assessed. Lake of the Prairies. b) Promoters and organizations assisting in tournament operation, their agencies 7) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES and agents are not responsible for death, injury, damage, theft, fi re or any loss a) At least one member from each team must be in attendance by 6:30pm on to entrants. Each entrant upon signing an accepted entry form will in eff ect be Friday June 7th 2019 for the pre-tournament rules meeting, held at the signing a waiver form. George P Buleziuk Centre. c) All contestants are required to observe Canadian rules and regulations concerning b) Any contestant involved in a protest must be on call for three (3) hours following safe boating. the end of the fi shing day. c) All contestants are required to cooperate with the press for interviews and 3) FISHING: photographs. a) Only those fi sh caught on a hook and line in normal and usual manner will be accepted. 8) FISHING HOURS AND STARTING b) Only barbless hooks may be used on Lake of the Prairies. a) The tournament fi shing day will begin at 7:00 am and end at 4:00 pm Saturday and c) Each fi sherman will be allowed one line in the water at a time. Spare rods may be Sunday with boats will leaving in three fl ights. These fl ights will alternate each day. carried. (Shotgun start spanning dam). Please see Dates & Times page for fl ight times. d) Live bait and artifi cial bait and lures are allowed. Electronic or electrical luring or b) All boats must be inspected and must receive their tags before they will be attracting devices are prohibited. allowed to leave in their respective fl ight. e) Only walleye, sauger, or saugeye 30 – 45 centimeters will be accepted by c) Contestants who return late will be penalized 1 fi sh for each minute late. Any boat tournament offi cials, with one fi sh over 70 centimeters allowed per day. 5 minutes late will be ineligible for weigh-in and will have no weight recorded for f) Entrants will conduct themselves as true sportsmen and gentlemen when fi shing the day. FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE, ALL CONTESTANTS MUST CHECK IN AT near another boat. No boat may touch another boat. Participants are not allowed THE WEIGH-IN DOCKS EACH DAY END AND REPORT TO A TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL. to toss or pass any item(s) to another boat or to receive any item(s) from another d) The boat launch will serve as tournament headquarters and contestants will be boat. required to end each day at this point (Must pass through markers). g) A contestant must not leave the boat to land a fi sh or untangle lines or lures. e) All times are GPS time. h) Daily limit per team shall be (5) fi ve fi sh. At no time shall there be more than 5 fi sh 9) BOAT IDENTIFICATION AND PATROLLING in the live well. (NO more than (5) fi sh per team per day.) a) All contestant’s boats will be identifi ed with a color decal. Team numbers will be i) Putting an un-releasable fi sh back into the water will mean disqualifi cation and assigned when applicants are notifi ed of their acceptance to the tournament. ejection from the tournament. b) If an emergency exists, patrol boats will be clearly marked for easy identifi cation. j) The tournament committee encourages use of cotton or wool gloves at all times c) Boats may be inspected before and during the tournament. Patrol boats will ask when handling fi sh. to see your weigh-in card. k) No contestant will be allowed to fi sh after 3:00 PM on the day before the tournament. 10) PRIZES l) Only live bait purchased in Manitoba is allowed. Keep your receipts. a) Prizes will be based on total weight during the two day tournament. b) Prizes will be awarded on a team basis and must be accepted as awarded. 4) BOATS & EQUIPMENT c) The Committee reserves the right to cancel tournament in the event of a) All boats will be required to meet Canadian safety regulations. insuffi cient entries. b) All boats will be required to carry registration in accordance with the regulations of the home, state or province of the contestant owning the boat. 11) SPIRIT OF THE RULE e) Boats may be equipped with electronic positioning or trolling motors. a) All rules have loopholes. It is the intent of the sponsor to provide an honest f) Electronic and electrical depth fi nders, thermometers, oxygen meters, etc are sportsman like tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants allowed. are reminded “Spirit of the rule” shall apply. g) In Prairie Classic, live wells must be used by all teams, live well is a covered aerated 12) PROTESTS container used to retain live fi sh. a) Any contestant wishing to protest against another contestant will fi ll out a protest 5) TOURNAMENT BOUNDARIES form within one hour of the close of the fi shing day. A $200.00 protest fee will be a) From West of the swimming area (Marked with red buoys spanning the river) to required to accompany any formal protest. The fee will be returned if the protest the hydro line approx. two to three miles north of Pyott’s Point (Hydro line spans is found to be valid. river). 13) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES 6) WEIGH-IN a) Prairie Classic Meal in 2019 is included in the entry fee. It will consist of dinner on a) The weigh-in for entries will be open from 8:00am and will continue throughout June 8th, 2019 at the George P. Buleziuk Centre at 7:00pm. the fi shing day. 14) OTHER b) The determination of stressed or dead fi sh will be made in the live well before a) Contingency prizes may be made available by contributors, supporters, and other weighing. In the opinion of tournament offi cials; parties. Rules for these prizes will be stipulated by those off ering the prize. - any fi sh not swimming upright will be considered stressed. b) Only live and releasable fi sh will qualify for any big fi sh award. - any fi sh not deemed capable of recovery will be considered dead. c) The tournament is limited to 120 teams. Stressed fi sh will receive a penalty of 16 oz. Dead fi sh are ineligible for weight but d) Should total entries be less than 120 paid entries, 1st prize will be guaranteed must be counted as catch. Any fi sh considered stressed at dockside or weigh-in payout of $25,000. and the remaining 9 cash prize payouts will be prorated based shall automatically be the property of the tournament offi cial and be counted as on the number of paid teams entered. catch. e) If a team wishes to drop out, the place will be fi lled by the tournament committee c) Fish will be transported from entrant’s boats in a covered tub of fresh water to the and not by the choice of the team that drops out. Entry fee will be refunded only weigh-in site. if notice is given two weeks (14 days) prior to the start of the tournament. Refunds d) Unloading area will be designated immediately in front of the weigh-in area and are subject to an administration fee of $50. will be for unloading of fi sh only. e) All measurements will be taken with tail pinched to the width of the JUDGE 15) TIE BREAKERS Tournament Ruler and mouth closed. (Jaw not in extended position) a) In the event of a tie for any prize, the highest rank for the FIRST day of the tournament will be awarded the higher prize. 14 Visit our website: www.lakeoftheprairies.com PRAIRIE CLASSIC • 15TH ANNUAL RUSSELL LIONS

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FOR ALL ADVERTISING NEEDS We offer in-hhouse • BUSINESS CARDS • ENVELOPES printing and • LETTERHEADS • RECEIPTS design, • WEDDINGS • INVOICES finishing of almost • BROCHURES • PROGRAMS ssional • TICKETS • ETC. any profe WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!!! product you need. • digital photo processing LOGO YOUR BUSINESS NAME YOUR NAME YOUR P.O. BOX 000 YOUR TOWN, MB. X0X 0X0 • Good Luck to all Fishermen [email protected] The Russell LOGO PHONE: (000) 123-1234 ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER

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Come explore Asessippi Parkland region Welcome to the Asessippi Parkland Region of Manitoba! With some of the most scenic valleys and lakes in Manitoba, the Asessippi Parkland region is home to a wide variety of outdoor experiences for all. Winter off ers the thrills of skiing, snowboarding or tubing at Asessippi Ski Area and Resort. Snowmobile the hundreds of miles of groomed trails. Reel in the biggest fi sh to win money at the annual Lake of the Prairies Ice Fishing Derby, the last Saturday in February. During the Summer, Spring or Fall discover some of North American’s top Walleye fi shing. Choose one of our many top quality Campgrounds or accommodations complete with warm rural hospitality. Reconnect with the past at one of our many historical sites. Take the Historic Driving Tour of the area or the Self-Guided Walking Tour of Russell’s Historic Buildings and check out the displays of Beth Naylor clothing Collection. Thank you for Visiting the Asessippi Parkland Region, Come back soon.

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