Mississippi Pool 13 - 2026 Schedule

Summary of costs are below:
-Annual Membership: $40 per person online; $45 per person at the ramp
-Entry: $200 per team/event
-Ramp Fee: $9 per team/event (unless you have an annual pass from the Savanna Park District)
*OPTIONS* These options are 100% payback and 100% optional.
-Contender Option: $80.00 This option will be paid back to event winners at 1 in 6 plus 1 until reaching 18 entries, at 18 option entries it becomes a flat 1 in 6 payback.
-Insurance Option: $20 This option will add an additional $200 paying place for every ten option entries.

I accept the following payment:
- Cash, at the ramp
- Checks, which must be made out to me, Ariel Mathias, or I cannot accept them
- Venmo @Ariel-Mathias
- PayPal @arielmathias
**Please pay as family and friends to avoid a fee on my end**

Mississippi Pool 13 Local Division Rules 2026. These local division rules are established to supplement the Angler's Choice Tournament Trail rules available on the Angler's Choice website

Angler's Choice Tournament Trail Rules https://usanglerschoice.com/anglers-choice-rules/

It is each angler's responsibility to understand and to follow both sets of rules. Failure to follow the established rules may result in disqualification. These rules may be added to or modified at any time at the discretion of the Director.

1. Boat Order. Teams that pay registration fees for a tournament at least two weeks prior to a tournament date will be entered into a boat draw for that respective tournament. Those who pay after the prepay due date, to include paying the day of at the ramp, will be placed in order of payment thereafter. 

To be eligible for the boat draw, below are the dates entry fees ($200) are due for each event.

Event 1, 26 April 2026 - Entry fee due 12 April 2026

Event 2, 17 May 2026 – Entry fee due 3 May 2026

Event 3, 07 June 2026 – Entry fee due 24 May 2026

Event 4, 28 June 2026 – Entry fee due 14 June 2026

Event 5, 26 July 2026 – Entry fee due 12 July 2026

Event 6, 23 August 2026 – Entry fee due 9 August 2026

Event 7, 20 September 2026 -  Entry fee due 6 September 2026

2. Rules and Restrictions. Anglers are required to be aware of and follow all current and applicable laws, rules, regulations, restrictions, and posted signage. Anglers must follow all rules and posted off-limit restrictions. Off-limits include, but may not be limited to: Browns Lake beginning at and including the mouth; Army Depot as marked by the buoys; host marina (Savanna Park District Marina from the railroad bridge to the no wake buoys).

3. Weigh-In. Each team will be required to return their number (keychain float) in the provided bucket by the set weigh-in time. Anglers must be on time for weigh-in, those who are late or do not return their number (keychain float) by the established weigh-in time will be disqualified.

4. No surface boats allowed.

5. Fish Requirements. 5 fish limit, 14 inch minimum length.

6. Tie Breakers. If there is a tie for any place, the team with the highest YTD standings will win the tie. If there is a tie for big bass, the tie will be brokenby the highest total tournament weight. Any other situations requring a tiebreaker will be decided by a coin toss. 

 7. Big Bass. In order for a fish to be eligible for big bass, it must be alive.

8. Locking is permitted. 

Information regarding the 2^nd event, Sunday 17 May 2026, is below.  

For those that prepaid, below is the boat order.

Registration Begins: 4:20 am  

To be more efficient, please be sure you drive past the check-in/shed area to get your live wells checked before you launch.

Blast Off: First safe light.

Boats in the water no later than: 5:05 am  

Blast off will be at first safe light at the Savanna Park District Marina. I am not setting a specific time for blast off, we will blast off as early as possible, when it's safe. Note, you will not be disqualified if you do not have your boat in the water by the set time, you may lose your boat position as I will not be waiting for any late comers.

There will be no pre-meeting, see Angler's Choice website for rules.

Weigh-in: 3:00 pm

Each team will be required to return their number (keychain float) in the provided bucket by the set 3:00 pm. Anglers must be on time for weigh-in, those who are late or do not return their number (keychain float) by the established weigh-in time will be disqualified.

It's not too late to sign up! I am still accepting entries, to include the morning of at the ramp, you will be placed in order of entries received.

Our 3rd event is scheduled for Sunday, 7 June 2026, get your entry fee in by Sunday, 24 May 2026 to be eligible for the boat draw.