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Spring Big 4 2019
These are the final and definitive rules for the CAG Spring Big 4 2019. (Note Rule 1 is now complete and there are no more admissions to the competition.)
It is the Competitors responsibility to read and understand these rules. Any questions about these rules must be made within the period of the competition. If in doubt ask! No changes or allowances will be made to catches or uploads that are outside of these rules.
- To enter the competition you must be a paid up CAG member and have registered and paid your entry fee of $10.00 payable in the CAG Store for the Spring Big 4 2019 between February 1st and March 12th. No entries will be accepted if your registration or payment falls outside of these dates. Please make sure that when your entry is accepted that you then register on the CAG Leaderboard. You only have to register ONCE: if you have already registered for other events, ie Big 4 or the ATC, then all you need to do is Log in and add the Spring Big 4 2019 event to your name after you have paid your entry fee. Instructions on how to use the leaderboard can be found here: http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/forum/403-2019-cag-spring-big4/ Any questions, e-mail Willem through BIG4@JOINCAG.COM
- The Competition will run from March 15th at 0:00am until midnight on June 15th 2019. All uploads must be completed by midnight on June 15th. If you have an issue whereby the upload of an entry is not accepted by the CAG Leaderboard on June 15th you must contact Willem through BIG4@JOINCAG.COM by Mid day June 16th and we will accept your entry and assist you in completing the entry on the following days. No upload or messages posted with a date/time of June 16th midday or beyond will count.
- Upload protocol must be adhered to in order to have an entry accepted. If any requirement or detail is missing the entry will not be counted. It is the Angler’s responsibility to ensure all details are entered.
- Only your four biggest fish of the common, mirror or leather varieties count (no grass, buffalo or other strains/breeds will be accepted). Upload the first four fish that you catch during the qualifying period. Subsequently, ONLY UPLOAD a fish if it is BIGGER than your fourth biggest fish. DO NOT UPLOAD FISH THAT ARE SMALLER THAN YOUR FOURTH BIGGEST FISH: this clogs the system and causes errors in uploads. This competition is about four big fish only not the total quantity of fish caught during the competition.
- Captures should be updated within 48 hours of capture and no later than 5 days during the competition. However where there are key dates relating to prizes ie end of Month Leader Prize uploads MUST BE UPLOADED WITHIN 48 HOURS. For end of competition all uploads must be completed by midday June 16th. If you have upload problems you must notify using this email address only: big4@joincag.com
- Required details: Your Upload must include the following: (1)Trophy Photo of you, the captor, with the fish, the scales used to weigh the fish, the Spring Big 4 logo for 2019 visible in black and white or color; (2) the exact weight of the fish in lbs and ozs; (3) the State in which the fish was caught. Photo sizes are a maximum of 250kb. Please ensure you enter date and time of capture in the comments section under the photo. All Anglers must be in possession of the corresponding State Fishery License and all fish must be caught on legal rod and line methods and returned safely without harm. Please check your scales for accuracy and ensure that you properly zero the weigh sling (wetted but properly drained) before weighing your catch. Here’s a suggestion: wet your weigh sling, shake off any excess water then hang it on the scales until the water drains and the weight is stable. This usually takes less than 30 seconds. Then zero the sling on the scales and weigh the fish.
The CAG BOD reserves the right to request an angler entered in the CAG Big 4 to submit their scales for verification in the event of any disputes.
- The Spring Big 4 2019 logo will be available for download in a separate thread from the date of the opening of the Competition.
- Prizes will be awarded to the Anglers finishing in the first 10 places which will be determined as the aggregate of that Anglers best four fish caught within the rules and during the period March 15th 0:00am until June 15th Midnight. There will be prizes awarded for Biggest Common and Biggest Mirror. Additional recognition awards will be made to the captors of the individual biggest fish in the 5 regional areas. Prizes will also be awarded to the Leader as of the final day of each calendar month of the competition: End of March, April and May.
- Images must be clear. (See notes below). The fish, angler, scales and logo must all be in focus and clearly visible.
- For the first 72 hours only entries will be accepted where the CAG Spring Big 4 Logo is on a cell phone or iPad/tablet or similar any of which must be in the photo. This will be acceptable only for fish caught on March 15th through March 17th allowing everyone time to print the required paper version.
Some pointers and suggestions for photos.
The Big 4 Logo is only 3.75 x 2.75 inches. This is the size of many state/provincial fishing and hunting licenses. You can therefore put your logo in a standard license holder from any tackle shop, and pin it on your clothes, or even your unhooking mat. You can also print out a larger version to ensure good visibility. Enclose your logo in a zip lock bag or get it laminated to prevent it getting wet or damaged.
When taking the photo have the fish close to your body/over the thigh/knee area and over a suitable un-hooking mat. This allows you to keep proper control of the fish. The fish, angler, scales and logo must all be in focus. When taking the picture do not zoom in to just have angler and fish. Zooming in reduces the pixilation count on the photo and reduces the quality of the photo. Winners photos will be used for magazines and the biggest regional fish photos will be used for awards. Maximum size of photo is 250kb. Please read the full Leaderboard and upload info:
http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/forum/403-2019-cag-spring-big4/
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On 1/31/2019 at 5:37 PM, Philip nathan said:
NOTE AMMENDED RULE
Regions as below plus Region V which covers Canada & Mexico
To qualify for a Regional Award you must act within all the Rules for the Spring Big 4 2019 and have the State of Capture stated in the Leaderboard for all fish in your top 4 which MUST be the same Region to qualify for a regional prize.
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In order to clarify matters Rule 10 has been updated as follows.
10. For the first 48 hours only we will also accept entries (in addition to a printed version) where the CAG Spring Big 4 Logo is clearly visible on a cell phone or iPad or similar any of which must be in the photo. Th is will be acceptable only for fish caught on March 15th and March 16th allowing everyone time to print the required paper version.
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Regions as below plus Region V which covers Canada & Mexico
To qualify for a Regional Award you must act within all the Rules for the Spring Big 4 2019 and have the State of Capture started in the Leaderboard for all fish in your top 4 which MUST be the same State.
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Add your posts here with your top catches.
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Prizes for the Top Ten Overall positions of all Competitors: The Spring Big 4 Top Ten
1st - $300 * 2nd - $150 * 3rd - $100 * 4th - $75 * 5th - $50 * 6th thro' 10th - $30 each
Gift Certificates to the above retail value with Big Carp Tackle. Thank you BCT!!!!!!!!!
- Additional Prizes will be awarded for the overall Biggest Common and Biggest Mirror - two individual prizes to be announced.
- 1 Award for the Spring Big 4 from each of the 5 regions
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Over the past several months we have looked at all of the comments made about the Big 4 competitions. We have made some changes to dates, upload methods and and criteria. Please ensure you have read the rules so that all of your qualifying fish are counted. After gathering feedback, from you the anglers, we have lengthened the period of the Spring Big 4 to cover the typical spawning periods across North America.
- To enter the competition you must be a paid up CAG member and have registered and paid your entry fee of $10.00 payable in the CAG Store for the Spring Big 4 2019 between February 1st and March 12th. No entries will be accepted if your registration or payment falls outside of these dates. Please make sure that when your entry is accepted that you then register on the CAG Leaderboard. You only have to register ONCE: if you have already registered for other events, ie Big 4 or the ATC, then all you need to do is Log in and add the Spring Big 4 2019 event to your name after you have paid your entry fee. Instructions on how to use the leaderboard can be found here:
Leaderboard Instructions Any questions, e-mail Willem through BIG4@JOINCAG.COM
- The Competition will run from March 15th at 0:00am until midnight on June 15th 2019. All uploads must be completed by midnight on June 15th. If you have an issue whereby the upload of an entry is not accepted by the CAG Leaderboard on June 15th you must contact Willem through BIG4@JOINCAG.COM on June 15th and we will accept your entry and assist you in completing the entry on the following days. No upload or messages posted with a date of June 16th or beyond will count.
- Upload protocol must be adhered to in order to have an entry accepted. If any requirement or detail is missing the entry will not be counted. It is the Angler’s responsibility to ensure all details are entered.
- Only your four biggest fish of the common, mirror or leather varieties count (no grass, buffalo or other strains/breeds will be accepted). Upload the first four fish that you catch during the qualifying period. Subsequently, ONLY UPLOAD a fish if it is BIGGER than your fourth biggest fish. DO NOT UPLOAD FISH THAT ARE SMALLER THAN YOUR FOURTH BIGGEST FISH: this clogs the system and causes errors in uploads. This competition is about four big fish only not the total quantity of fish caught during the competition.
- Captures should be updated within 24 hours of capture.
- Required details: Your Upload must include the following: (1)Trophy Photo of you, the captor, with the fish, the scales used to weigh the fish, the Spring Big 4 logo for 2019 visible in black and white or color; (2) the exact weight of the fish in lbs and ozs; (3) the State in which the fish was caught. Photo sizes are a maximum of 2mb. Please ensure you enter date and time of capture in the comments section under the photo. All Anglers must be in possession of the corresponding State Fishery License and all fish must be caught on legal rod and line methods and returned safely without harm.
- The Spring Big 4 2019 logo will be available for download in a separate thread from the date of the opening of the Competition.
- Prizes will be awarded to the Anglers finishing in the first 10 places which will be determined as the aggregate of that Anglers best four fish caught within the rules and during the period March 15th 0:00am until June 15th Midnight. There will be prizes awarded for Biggest Common and Biggest Mirror. Additional recognition awards will be made to the captors of the individual biggest fish in the 5 regional areas.
- Images must be clear. (See notes below). The fish, angler, scales and logo must all be in focus and clearly visible.
- For the first 48 hours only entries will be accepted where the CAG Spring Big 4 Logo is on a cell phone or iPad or similar any of which must be in the photo. This will be acceptable only for fish caught on March 15th and March 16th allowing everyone time to print the required paper version.
Some pointers and suggestions for photos.
The Big 4 Logo is only 3.75 x 2.75 inches. This is the size of many state/provincial fishing and hunting licenses. You can therefore put your logo in a standard license holder from any tackle shop, and pin it on your clothes, or even your unhooking mat. You can also print out a larger version to ensure good visibility. Enclose your logo in a zip lock bag or get it laminated to prevent it getting wet or damaged.
When taking the photo have the fish close to your body/over the thigh/knee area and over a suitable un-hooking mat. This allows you to keep proper control of the fish. The fish, angler, scales and logo must all be in focus. When taking the picture do not zoom in to just have angler and fish. Zooming in reduces the pixilation count on the photo and reduces the quality of the photo. Winners photos will be used for magazines and the biggest regional fish photos will be used for awards. Maximum size of photo is 2mb.
Uploading photos to the Leaderboard
The leaderboard allows a maximum image size of 2mb. If your photo is larger than this try the following: Email the image to yourself and it should give you several image size options. Once you’ve selected the required image size (you don’t actually need to send the email) you can save the attached image. PLEASE be sure to save the image with a new name otherwise you risk over-writing the original!
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I have been covering this. There will be a follow up tomorrow individually. If you haven’t registered a state and therefor a region your catches will not count....that’s the rule and it’s been stated more than several times.
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Ok. Here is the map. No this is not an idea, it is not in the air it is the rules. I believe a question was asked and it was answered at the outset. I am about to re-post the map
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Jerome... the regional issue was answered sometime ago but here it is again.
Register and log your State as requested previously. Your State will fall into a tegion based on the map (yes the same map as BCT). Fish count towards your total that are caught by you in that region. No other fish caught by you count that are caught outside of the region. I will post that map again.
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Nicely Done!!!!
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New rules this year Bill. In order to make it balanced we decided to make it a regional competition. When you register you confirm your State which then shows which region you will fish in. You can only submit fish from one Region.
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Share your fish, fishing and expedition photos here.......
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It’s in the Store. Go to Store and look for the 2018 Spring Big Four....
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Rules
Registration is open from NOW until Midnight May 15th
Spring Big 4 Competition runs from May 1st through June 15th 2018
Must be a CAG Member to participate
Cost: $10
Only Common Carp, Cyprinus Carpio, Count for Big 4 Total, Big Mirror & Big Common
Anglers can fish any combination of legal waters anywhere in North America and within the region within which their nominated State falls.
Anglers must register and manage their own catches and photos in our online leader board - Follow instructions posted under the leaderboard topic in this section.
Any number of fish can be added, but only top four count
Submissions must include 1 photo-
-a trophy photo of the fish with angler, the scale used and a printed Big Four Logo shown below
All submissions must be made by June 15th (11.59pm)
Fish must be caught on rod using legal methods and be released safely
APPROPRIATE CARP CARE SHOULD BE DEMONSTRATED IN ALL PHOTOS
Live leader board will be displayed on the home page from May 1st through June 15th
Corresponding stories in the forum are encouraged and will be linked to the leader board
Catches logged at any other event will count, but all event requirements above must still be fulfilled
FISH SUBMISSIONS
Please make sure you are registered on the New CAG Leader-board and have registered your home State
You only have to register ONCE, if you've already registered, lets say for the ATC, then all you need to do is Log in and add the Big 4 event to your name.
Instructions on how to use the leader-board can be downloaded here:
Any questions, e-mail Willem @ BIG4@JOINCAG.COM
The Logo
You are required to submit 1 photo of each fish you catch along with it's weight. This photo MUST show the angler holding the fish, a printed 2018 Spring Big 4 logo, and your scale.
Remember, the star of these photos is you with your fish. Your photo may end up in a magazine! The logo and scale just need to be there somewhere to prove you have them. They can be anywhere in the photo as long as they are identifiable. The best way to manage this is to tape the logo to your scale:
The Big 4 Logo is only 3.75 x 2.75." This is the size of many state/provincial fishing and hunting licenses. You can Also put your logo in a standard license holder from any tackle shop, and pin it on your clothes, or even your unhooking mat.
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Hi All........Well January is nearly done......just a few hours left in it as I type this. It will not be long before we see carp pursuits ramp up as the sun gradually creeps higher and the North warms up. That means just one thing-more fish in days.
It’s about now when many people will start to plan their pursuits so there is no better time to pencil in your date for your State Fish In.
Please note certain dates in the calendar are already blocked out....NECC, CCC and externally there are other events that take place at Baldwinsville in the Spring and Fall.
So please talk with your colleagues about when you want to Pln your fishi-in. A fish-in is for CAG members, for new anglers to come along and see what we do and for the wider public to become more educated.....truly an ambassadorial event for you, your State and CAG.
I will begin to monitor inputs from today and would ask that within the next few weeks we have at least a pencilled in date for every state. Think how it will be if we can at the NECC be talking about an event in every State where we have a Chair for say 30 anglers......that would be 750 anglers involved in just those fish-ins!!!! One great reason to get these events planned is that we can search out some sponsorship, giveaways etc for your day.
Setting up on the calendar is pretty easy: the link is in the State Chair Forum area. Any questions feel free to reach out to me.
Remember that if your DEC requires insurance we have that available through CAG.
Good Luck....
Phil Nathan
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Hi Jerome.....while i was at Dale Hollow i registered for the Big Four...got emails etc but do not appear in the list (albeit with no fish as I had no printed logo!!) can you help??
Phil
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Yes. Have a look t at the home page and scroll down until you see the list of events. The 2017 is there..
Tight Lines!!
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Having a problem with the first two pics.....
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On 8/28/2017 at 2:18 PM, Savayman said:
I've posted Navionics maps for the pegs below:
Coxsackie & River Hook
CCC Coxsackie River Front Park.pdf
17 - 26 Hudson
Catskill Point & Dutchman
If you go to the Navionics website you can look at the areas in more detail by zooming in on the maps.
https://www.navionics.com/usa/charts?charts=NavionicsPlus
Should be a lot of fun!
Thank you and resignation.
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Hello fellow Carpers!! I just wanted to drop a brief note in here and to all CAG members and followers of all things Carpy to say thank you. I have decided it is time to pack up the rods, pods, bivvies and bikes and much other paraphernalia and move over to the other side of the Pond, back home to Blighty. Having had a number of family events over the past few years I find I need to spend more time in England and as such will be moving back there in the next few weeks.
I want to say thank you to everyone I have met here, on the banks, at the CAG NACA conferences, at the tournaments and at Dale Hollow. It’s been quite a packed 9 years and despite having fished in the UK since I was five years old ( and that’s a lot of years ago) I have learnt huge amounts about our sport, about tactics and about my angling since being in the USA.
This week I’m throwing some last casts at the Connecticut River Monsters and hope to go out with a few good commons, maybe a fantail and who knows maybe even an elusive mirror.
With my move comes my resignation from CAG as Events Director and Iain Sorrell will be looking for nominations over the next few weeks.
The CAG has amazing opportunities within all of its goals. There really is not another organization that I know of in the angling world quite like CAG. Good luck to all of you. Although I will be over the other side of the water I will still be in touch and look forward to following your exploits, your developments and your influence on those naysayers who haven’t fought a 20lb river fish.
Good luck to you all and happy angling.