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BCKFC Master Angler Program

Are you the type of kayak angler who constantly strives to improve and aim for trophy fish from several species? If so, the BCKFC Master Angler Program is for you! The Master Angler program is intended to recognize special kayak angling achievements! This event is limited to members of the Bayou Coast Kayak Fishing Club. It's pretty simple, if you catch a qualifying fish you just submit a photograph via email. BCKFC will do the rest. The master angler program is limited to kayak fishing trips and will only include catches made from a kayak or while wading with kayak tethered to the angler.

Official Rules:

There is no entry fee or form, however, this event is limited to members of BCKFC.
Fish must have been caught on or after July 13, 2008.
Each catch must meet the big fish limits below.
Weighing is encouraged - but not required.
There is no time limit for catching your fish - your catches do not expire after they have been submitted.
Fish can be caught anywhere in the lower continental 48 states.
Deliberate falsification of any submissions will result in disqualification. All existing records will be removed and future applications from the angler will not be considered.
BCKFC reserves the right to review, investigate, reject, disqualify, or accept any application submitted or any award granted. In case of disputes, the decision of the Program Committee will be final.
*** Fish may not be mutilated in any way.
** Fileting, cleaning or other form of mutilation. Fish mutilated by shooting, foul hooking, snagging or by other fish such as sharks are not eligible.

Recognition Tiers: At each level, the accomplished kayak angler will be recognized on the BCKFC website and will be given the opportunity to purchase an embroidered fishing shirt noting their accomplishments.

The lowest tier is "BCKFC Advanced Kayak Angler".
This is for the person who submits a minimum of 3 qualified species.

The lower middle tier is "BCKFC Expert Kayak Angler".
This is for the person who submits a minimum of 5 qualified species.

The upper middle tier is "BCKFC Elite Kayak Angler".
This is for the person who submits a minimum of 7 qualified species.

The top tier is "BCKFC Master Kayak Angler".
This is for the person who submits a minimum of 10 qualified species.

The BCKFC angler who has the most Species after attaining the rank of BCKFC Master Kayak Angler will Hold the title BCKFC Ultimate Kayak Angler until he or she is de-throwned. In the event of a tie, the angler who reached the tied amount first will hold the title.

How to submit your catch:

If you catch a qualifying big fish, you must follow the photograph guidelines.
1) Photograph your fish along with an appropriate measuring device (e.g. Measuring Stick).
2) The fish must have it's mouth closed and it's nose must be at the "0" mark.
3) To certify the photograph was taken after July 13th, 2008, the photo must also contain a lure of any type, laid on the fishs body.
5) Post your photo's of your qualifying catch and a brief story including the date of the catch. If you weighed the fish let us know, and if you have a picture holding the fish in your kayak we would like to see that too.
6) Each angler will be allowed to request one species substitution per year. For example, if a member were to land and photograph a tarpon, he or she may request that that photograph be allowed as one of their qualified catches. The ruling committee will determine whether or not the size and rarity of the catch should qualify. All rulings are final and may not be challenged.
7) Fish can be caught with lures or bait (live or dead)
8) If you know wish to have a species added to the list of available species submit your request via PM and it will considered, and if accepted added to the list.

Species and Minimum Lengths to Qualify

Saltwater		Freshwater
Amberjack	20"	Bass, Largemouth	22"

Barracuda	36"	BlueGill	10"

Black Drum	30"	Buffalo	30"

Bluefish	20"	Carp	30"

Catfish, Gafftopsail	20"	Catfish	30"

Cobia/Ling/Lemonfish	36"	Chain Pickeral	18"

Croaker	14"	Choupique/Bowfin	22"

Dolphin/Mahi Mahi/Dorado	24"	Freshwater Drum/Gaspergou	30"

Flounder	18"	Gar	36"

Jack Crevalle	30"	Rio Grande Cichlid	10"

King Mackerel	36"	Sacalait/Crappie	15"

Ladyfish	20"	Spotted Bass	16"

Little Tunney	18"	Striped Sea Bass/Hybrid	28"

Pompano	16"	Sunfish (Any Species)	10"

Ray (wingspan measurement)	18"	White Bass	15"

Red Drum	30"

Sailfish	36"

Shark	48"

Sheepshead	18"

Snapper	16"

Spanish Mackerel	20"

Spotted Sea Trout	24"

Tarpon	24"

Triggerfish	14"

Triple-Tail	18"

Tuna	20"

White/Sand Trout	15"

Master Kayak Angler Stats

Angler	Species	Length	Weight	Date	Picture	Rank
jonalford	Flounder	18.5	n/a	11/20/2011		N/A

Choupique	Gar	78	n/a	10/15/2011		Elite

BreamKiller	Sheepshead	19.25	n/a	09/05/2011		Advanced

Aquaman	Sheepshead	18	n/a	09/05/2011		N/A

Koda	Red Drum	31	n/a	08/27/2011		Advanced

Choupique	Croaker	15	n/a	08/01/2011		Elite

Coomz	Choupique/Bowfin	23	n/a	07/19/2011		Master

Coomz	Catfish	32.5	n/a	07/19/2011		Master

Crow	Flounder	19	n/a	07/16/2011		N/A

Greenwave	Spotted Sea Trout	24.5	n/a	07/15/2011		Expert

Musicdoc	Snapper	19	n/a	07/09/2011		N/A

elementfiftyfour	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	07/03/2011		N/A

whereyak	Sheepshead	22	6 lbs oz	07/01/2011		Master

jpoucher	Flounder	18.5	n/a	06/30/2011		Advanced

Musicdoc	Sunfish (Any Species)	10	n/a	06/15/2011		N/A

Coomz	Flounder	18.5	n/a	06/13/2011		Master

Maverick1876	Sheepshead	20.5	n/a	06/12/2011		N/A

whereyak	Ladyfish	21.5	n/a	06/10/2011		Master

whereyak	Catfish, Gafftopsail	21	n/a	06/06/2011		Master

Coomz	Triggerfish	16.5	n/a	06/06/2011		Master

Coomz	King Mackerel	36	n/a	06/05/2011		Master

Coomz	Snapper	23	n/a	06/05/2011		Master

Coomz	Spotted Sea Trout	26	n/a	05/31/2011		Master

whereyak	Barracuda	50+	n/a	05/28/2011		Master

RedHead	Catfish, Gafftopsail	24	n/a	05/23/2011		N/A

4x4fishin	Red Drum	30.75	n/a	05/22/2011		N/A

ReelNauti	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	05/18/2011		N/A

Coomz	Sheepshead	18.5	n/a	05/11/2011		Master

Coomz	Ray (wingspan measurement)	30	n/a	05/09/2011		Master

sandman	Flounder	20	n/a	05/07/2011		Advanced

Coomz	Spanish Mackerel	26	n/a	04/24/2011		Master

Coomz	Catfish, Gafftopsail	21	n/a	04/03/2011		Master

Coomz	Black Drum	46	n/a	04/03/2011		Master

GLWLSU	Catfish, Gafftopsail	22	n/a	04/02/2011		Advanced

Grape ape	Black Drum	31	n/a	03/31/2011		N/A

Blue in Green	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	03/28/2011		N/A

Racechaser	Spotted Sea Trout	25	5 lbs 2 oz	03/26/2011		N/A

Choupique	Catfish, Gafftopsail	20.5	n/a	03/26/2011		Elite

Blue in Green	Black Drum	31.25	n/a	03/20/2011		N/A

Coomz	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	03/20/2011		Master

Revredfish	Red Drum	31	n/a	03/11/2011		N/A

who-yak	Red Drum	32	n/a	02/26/2011		N/A

sandman	Black Drum	38	37 lbs oz	02/26/2011		Advanced

fishtaco	Sacalait/Crappie	15	1 lbs 9 oz	02/25/2011		Advanced

Crow	Red Drum	32	n/a	02/19/2011		N/A

who-yak	Black Drum	37.5	31 lbs 4 oz	02/19/2011		N/A

MDR	Black Drum	30.5	14 lbs 2 oz	02/13/2011		Advanced

Ratherbfishin	Red Drum	33.5	n/a	02/13/2011		N/A

jpoucher	Sheepshead	18.75	n/a	01/30/2011		Advanced

GLWLSU	Red Drum	35.5	n/a	01/29/2011		Advanced

sandman	Red Drum	31	n/a	01/29/2011		Advanced

ijuswannafish	Red Drum	31.5	11 lbs oz	01/29/2011		N/A

Mokenman	Red Drum	37	n/a	01/16/2011		N/A

fishtaco	Red Drum	31.5	n/a	01/10/2011		Advanced

ReelRebel	Red Drum	32.5	n/a	01/10/2011		N/A

Choupique	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	01/10/2011		Elite

ChickApin	Flounder	19.5	n/a	01/10/2011		N/A

RazorYak	Flounder	20	n/a	01/10/2011		N/A

MDR	White/Sand Trout	18	n/a	01/10/2011		Advanced

Gnatless	Flounder	18.5	n/a	11/15/2010		N/A

ReelThrill	Pompano	18.75	n/a	11/15/2010		Advanced

whereyak	Flounder	18.5	n/a	11/15/2010		Master

whereyak	Red Drum	36	n/a	11/15/2010		Master

whereyak	Black Drum	36.5	n/a	11/15/2010		Master

whereyak	Jack Crevalle	40	n/a	11/15/2010		Master

RedHead	Red Drum	34.5	n/a	11/15/2010		N/A

whereyak	Spotted Sea Trout	24.25	n/a	11/15/2010		Master

Choupique	Black Drum	34	n/a	11/15/2010		Elite

GLWLSU	Spotted Sea Trout	26.75	n/a	11/15/2010		Advanced

marshdaddy	Sheepshead	19.5	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

BreamKiller	Gar	38	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

Cayaking Cody	Black Drum	49	51 lbs 8 oz	11/05/2010		N/A

jpoucher	Catfish, Gafftopsail	24	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

Koda	Sunfish (Any Species)	10.5	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

nolafish	Spotted Sea Trout	26.5	n/a	11/05/2010		N/A

MDR	Flounder	18	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

sandman	Catfish, Gafftopsail	24.75	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

fishtaco	Sheepshead	18	n/a	11/05/2010		Advanced

ReelThrill	Sheepshead	21.5	n/a	05/25/2010		Advanced

ReelThrill	Black Drum	34	n/a	05/22/2010		Advanced

whereyak	Shark	50	n/a	05/09/2010		Master

Quas	Red Drum	33.5	12 lbs 2 oz	04/29/2010		N/A

ReelThrill	Red Drum	30.5	11 lbs 10 oz	04/22/2010		Advanced

BreamKiller	Red Drum	30.75	n/a	04/18/2010		Advanced

N_SHORE_BILL	Flounder	19	2 lbs 13 oz	04/11/2010		N/A

Greenwave	Flounder	18.25	n/a	04/03/2010		Expert

Cajun_Caster	Croaker	14	n/a	03/27/2010		N/A

Greenwave	Sheepshead	18.5	n/a	03/12/2010		Expert

Quas	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	03/12/2010		N/A

lsuflyfishing	Red Drum	30.5	n/a lbs n/a oz	02/28/2010		N/A

marshdaddy	Flounder	18.75	n/a	10/17/2009		Advanced

TopDogEye	Flounder	18	n/a	10/17/2009		Advanced

bernmurd	Red Drum	36	n/a	10/17/2009		N/A

Choupique	Flounder	19	n/a	10/03/2009		Elite

BreamKiller	Flounder	18.5	n/a	09/28/2009		Advanced

Greenwave	Red Drum	33	10 lbs 6 oz	09/22/2009		Expert

Choupique	Sailfish	50	n/a	09/11/2009		Elite

GLWLSU	Flounder	19	n/a	09/03/2009		Advanced

marshdaddy	Spanish Mackerel	21	n/a	08/07/2009		Advanced

Yak-a-Lou	Ladyfish	22	n/a	08/01/2009		N/A

Revredfish	Sheepshead	18.5	n/a	08/01/2009		N/A

Greenwave	Ladyfish	20.75	n/a	08/01/2009		Expert

whereyak	Spanish Mackerel	22.5	n/a	07/22/2009		Master

TopDogEye	Sheepshead	21.5	7 lbs 4 oz	06/28/2009		Advanced

bonefish	Red Drum	30.5	n/a	06/14/2009		N/A

Barhopper	Catfish, Gafftopsail	27	n/a	06/11/2009		N/A

Choupique	Spanish Mackerel	21.25	n/a	06/10/2009		Elite

Koda	Spotted Sea Trout	25.75	6 lbs 4 oz	05/23/2009		Advanced

MarshZilla	Red Drum	33	n/a	03/27/2009		N/A

Mung	Spotted Sea Trout	24.5	n/a	01/11/2009		N/A

NorthShoreTiger	White/Sand Trout	17.5	n/a	11/28/2008		N/A

TopDogEye	White/Sand Trout	15.2	n/a	11/03/2008		Advanced

CwitDeR	White/Sand Trout	16.25	n/a	11/03/2008		N/A

WACT	Flounder	19.5	n/a	10/06/2008		N/A

whereyak	King Mackerel	39	n/a	08/08/2008		Master

TopDogEye	Catfish, Gafftopsail	22.7	n/a	07/19/2008		Advanced

Choupique	Spotted Sea Trout	24.5	5 lbs 6 oz	07/19/2008		Elite