2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event

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2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event

August 3 - 4, 2024

Canada Wide Event

Official Rules

1. General Information

The 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event is an online tournament run through Angler’s Atlas website and their mobile app MyCatch.
Anyone can participate in the 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event and it is for all ages. Registration is only able to support individual registration. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches through the manage accounts feature.
This event is free to enter.
Catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app for approval.
Each participant is responsible for ensuring they have a valid fishing license for the area you are fishing or otherwise be exempt from needing one.

2.Getting Started

This event only supports individual registrations, not teams.
Participants must use their own account when submitting their catches.
The app supports multiple accounts on the same device so a single phone can be used for multiple participants.
Participants must use the same account login email and password when registering for an event and when submitting catches.
All catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app to qualify for this event, which is available on Google Play Store and Apple App store.
First time users must set up an Angler’s Atlas account before entering an event, either through the app or on AnglersAtlas.com/sign-up. Here is a helpful video.
To participate in 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event, you can register for the event online at this LINK or directly through the app. Here is a quick YouTube video for more information). Once entered, you will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the event.
Practice using the MyCatch app ahead of time

Watch all four videos available at this link to familiarize yourself with the app: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Yp9OqZ6saBgaKklT5jh6DkuTbai3NeJ
Test the app before you go out fishing (note: the app allows you to record fish for your own personal logbook while not in an active event. Some features will appear slightly different when you are not in an active event, so please make sure you watch the YouTube videos at the link above).

By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.
Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the event will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.

3. Catch Reporting Rules

This event is catch and release only.
This event is for all species of fish
In order for each catch to qualify, a photograph of the fish on a measuring device must be taken using the MyCatch app (ie. photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or other source). Each photo is tagged with a unique QR code for backup purposes.
All contestants must have GPS/location services enabled on your cell phone for their catches to qualify. Your location data will be protected. For more information, see section 8 below for details.
Each fish must be entered only once.
Fish should be entered at the fishing site, and as soon as possible after catching them.
All fish must be measured with the right side down.
This is a total length measurement event, measured from the tip of the nose or jaw to the tip of the tail. The tail may be pinched to the width of the board or left unpinched.
All catches will be measured to the last physical line on the measuring device that the tail touches or crosses. If a fish is longer than the angler's bump board or tape measure, the longest measurement on the board or tape measure will be counted.
The nose of the fish must be at the start or zero mark on all measuring devices and the total length is taken where the longest length of the tail crosses the measurements on the measuring device.
The mouth of the fish is allowed to be closed, open, or anywhere in between, so long as the upper and/or lower jaw of the head of the fish is clearly touching the bump of the measurement board or vertical surface.
The photo entry must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish.
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. Under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler.
If you measure your fish entry on a commercially produced bumpboard, these rules must be followed:

The nose of the fish must be visibly touching the bump end of the board,
The fish must be placed on top of the board and
The entire fish showing the head and tail must be visible in the measurement photo. We must also see past the head and tail in the photo.
Expandable (sliding) bump boards will not be permitted.

If you measure your fish entry on a homemade bumpboard, these rules must be followed:

The measurement rules are the same as above.
You must provide a photo to the organizer of the empty board to verify proof of measurement accuracy, which includes a measuring tape alongside the bumpboard measurements for verification. This photo must be sent to [email protected].
Homemade bumpboards must have a solid edge or "bump" for the fish to be set against and it must line up with the 0 mark on the tape.
Unverified boards will NOT be accepted

If you measure your fish using a tape measure, these rules must be followed:

The fish nose and the start of the tape must be aligned by placing both against a solid edge.
The fish's nose must be aligned with the zero mark on the tape,
The tape measure must be beside the fish, not on top of the fish.
The fish cannot be on top of the tape measure or cover it in any way
The entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo. Rapala roll out tapes will be treated as a tape measure*

If you are using a soft tape, it must be laying flat on the ground next to the fish and all measurements must be visible. No fish will be accepted with a soft tape over the top of the fish.
If an entry submission comes in where a measuring rule is not followed, such as the nose is not touching the bump or at the zero mark, the fish may still be approved but a 2.5 cm or 1 inch length penalty per rule broken will be applied. The penalty will apply to the observable length of the fish at the discretion of the Organizer. The entry may also be rejected.
Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries. They also have the right to ask for a picture sent to them of your measuring device.
During the entry process you will be prompted for a second photo, often called the Hero Shot, which is REQUIRED for this event.
You will also be prompted with a third option which is a video of the release of your fish. This is also REQUIRED for this event.
The app will work without WiFi or any or strong cell service. If you submit a fish without any or strong enough service, the app will tell you that the fish has been recorded, and that it will sync up to the server once you return to service. Every fish you log (whether in good service or not) will appear in your app’s Log View (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If you have fish “awaiting sync,” it will indicate this here. The submissions will eventually come through on their own once you return to service, but you can help speed up the process by “manually syncing” those pending logs (see how here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-AwLc8OLY) once you’re in service. The logs are time/date/location stamped to the moment that they were taken, so even if the submission is delayed, the time on that submission will still be accurate.
Fish only appear on leaderboards after they have been reviewed and approved by the organizer. To see if your fish was recorded successfully, check the Log View of your app (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). Here is YouTube link showing how to submit a catch on the app.

4. Tournament Location and Times

Tournament boundaries are within the limits of Canada. See the map attached to this event. See the map attached to this event.
The event runs from Saturday, August 3 starting at 6:00 am EST through to 6:00 pm EST on Sunday August 4, 2024
All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify.
At the discretion of the organizer, the duration may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.

6. General Rules

By registering and participating in the tournament, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in the 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event rules.
This tournament is catch and release ONLY. Harvesting fish will result in disqualification. The goal is to achieve a 0% mortality rate. To ensure the best chances of survival for the fish, all participants are to handle fish safely. Blatant abuse to fish or the resource is reason for disqualification
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. This is an individual tournament, so you cannot enter as a partnership or team, and under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler. Anglers are free to fish alone or with other tournament or non-tournament anglers, but each registered angler may only enter their own fish on their own app.
All fish entered for this event must be caught via angling i.e. using hook, line, rod and reel. At no time will fish caught by non angling (i.e. use of traps, trap nets or cages) be allowed to be entered. Usage of a landing net to land a hooked fish is allowed.
Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction or be exempt under regulations of their jurisdiction.
Each contestant must conform to the general sport fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing.
Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
Any angler found to be cheating will be disqualified from the tournament. Angler’s Atlas also reserves the right to ban anglers from competing in future events.
All rules have loopholes. It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded the spirit of the rule will prevail in all judgments.
All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this tournament are to be referred to the Organizer or their designated committee. Their decision will be final in all cases. No other person can be considered a spokesman for the rules during the tournament. The contact people for this event are Jesse Davis and Thomas Groves. They can be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]
All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.
All fish entries must be freshly caught. Frozen fish will be rejected.
All photo and video submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and Legend Boats for future use.

7. Proper Fish Handling

The following are not rules - they are simply a reference to best practices of handling fish.

We highly encourage conservation and the proper handling of all fish caught. To ensure the best chances of survival for all released fish, all participants are to handle fish safely.
Whenever feasible, keep the fish in the water while handling as long as possible
Cut the line as close to the hook as possible if a swallowed hook can’t be easily removed
Have the camera ready prior to landing fish to minimize air exposure
Hold large fish horizontally and support its body to avoid damage to the internal organs
Do not hold or support the fish by its gills, gill covers or eyes.
Use wet hands when handling a fish. Handle the fish quickly and as little as possible.
When releasing a fish, never throw it into the water.

8. Data Privacy and Fisheries Research

“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So what does this mean in practice?

Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data to the public. It is treated as confidential and is only provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.
Every research team we work with who receives location data must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data consistent with 7A.
Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.
Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.
Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement.
Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it has to be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered.
Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.

These data privacy rules are designed to protect our angler’s private data, to conserve the fisheries, and to make sure we maintain a trusting relationship with our anglers into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly by email ([email protected]).

2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event

August 3 - 4, 2024

Canada Wide Event

Official Rules

1. General Information

The 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event is an online tournament run through Angler’s Atlas website and their mobile app MyCatch.
Anyone can participate in the 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event and it is for all ages. Registration is only able to support individual registration. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches through the manage accounts feature.
This event is free to enter.
Catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app for approval.
Each participant is responsible for ensuring they have a valid fishing license for the area you are fishing or otherwise be exempt from needing one.

2.Getting Started

This event only supports individual registrations, not teams.
Participants must use their own account when submitting their catches.
The app supports multiple accounts on the same device so a single phone can be used for multiple participants.
Participants must use the same account login email and password when registering for an event and when submitting catches.
All catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app to qualify for this event, which is available on Google Play Store and Apple App store.
First time users must set up an Angler’s Atlas account before entering an event, either through the app or on AnglersAtlas.com/sign-up. Here is a helpful video.
To participate in 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event, you can register for the event online at this LINK or directly through the app. Here is a quick YouTube video for more information). Once entered, you will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the event.
Practice using the MyCatch app ahead of time

Watch all four videos available at this link to familiarize yourself with the app: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Yp9OqZ6saBgaKklT5jh6DkuTbai3NeJ
Test the app before you go out fishing (note: the app allows you to record fish for your own personal logbook while not in an active event. Some features will appear slightly different when you are not in an active event, so please make sure you watch the YouTube videos at the link above).

By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.
Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the event will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.

3. Catch Reporting Rules

This event is catch and release only.
This event is for all species of fish
In order for each catch to qualify, a photograph of the fish on a measuring device must be taken using the MyCatch app (ie. photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or other source). Each photo is tagged with a unique QR code for backup purposes.
All contestants must have GPS/location services enabled on your cell phone for their catches to qualify. Your location data will be protected. For more information, see section 8 below for details.
Each fish must be entered only once.
Fish should be entered at the fishing site, and as soon as possible after catching them.
All fish must be measured with the right side down.
This is a total length measurement event, measured from the tip of the nose or jaw to the tip of the tail. The tail may be pinched to the width of the board or left unpinched.
All catches will be measured to the last physical line on the measuring device that the tail touches or crosses. If a fish is longer than the angler's bump board or tape measure, the longest measurement on the board or tape measure will be counted.
The nose of the fish must be at the start or zero mark on all measuring devices and the total length is taken where the longest length of the tail crosses the measurements on the measuring device.
The mouth of the fish is allowed to be closed, open, or anywhere in between, so long as the upper and/or lower jaw of the head of the fish is clearly touching the bump of the measurement board or vertical surface.
The photo entry must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish.
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. Under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler.
If you measure your fish entry on a commercially produced bumpboard, these rules must be followed:

The nose of the fish must be visibly touching the bump end of the board,
The fish must be placed on top of the board and
The entire fish showing the head and tail must be visible in the measurement photo. We must also see past the head and tail in the photo.
Expandable (sliding) bump boards will not be permitted.

If you measure your fish entry on a homemade bumpboard, these rules must be followed:

The measurement rules are the same as above.
You must provide a photo to the organizer of the empty board to verify proof of measurement accuracy, which includes a measuring tape alongside the bumpboard measurements for verification. This photo must be sent to [email protected].
Homemade bumpboards must have a solid edge or "bump" for the fish to be set against and it must line up with the 0 mark on the tape.
Unverified boards will NOT be accepted

If you measure your fish using a tape measure, these rules must be followed:

The fish nose and the start of the tape must be aligned by placing both against a solid edge.
The fish's nose must be aligned with the zero mark on the tape,
The tape measure must be beside the fish, not on top of the fish.
The fish cannot be on top of the tape measure or cover it in any way
The entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo. Rapala roll out tapes will be treated as a tape measure*

If you are using a soft tape, it must be laying flat on the ground next to the fish and all measurements must be visible. No fish will be accepted with a soft tape over the top of the fish.
If an entry submission comes in where a measuring rule is not followed, such as the nose is not touching the bump or at the zero mark, the fish may still be approved but a 2.5 cm or 1 inch length penalty per rule broken will be applied. The penalty will apply to the observable length of the fish at the discretion of the Organizer. The entry may also be rejected.
Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries. They also have the right to ask for a picture sent to them of your measuring device.
During the entry process you will be prompted for a second photo, often called the Hero Shot, which is REQUIRED for this event.
You will also be prompted with a third option which is a video of the release of your fish. This is also REQUIRED for this event.
The app will work without WiFi or any or strong cell service. If you submit a fish without any or strong enough service, the app will tell you that the fish has been recorded, and that it will sync up to the server once you return to service. Every fish you log (whether in good service or not) will appear in your app’s Log View (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If you have fish “awaiting sync,” it will indicate this here. The submissions will eventually come through on their own once you return to service, but you can help speed up the process by “manually syncing” those pending logs (see how here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-AwLc8OLY) once you’re in service. The logs are time/date/location stamped to the moment that they were taken, so even if the submission is delayed, the time on that submission will still be accurate.
Fish only appear on leaderboards after they have been reviewed and approved by the organizer. To see if your fish was recorded successfully, check the Log View of your app (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). Here is YouTube link showing how to submit a catch on the app.

4. Tournament Location and Times

Tournament boundaries are within the limits of Canada. See the map attached to this event. See the map attached to this event.
The event runs from Saturday, August 3 starting at 6:00 am EST through to 6:00 pm EST on Sunday August 4, 2024
All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify.
At the discretion of the organizer, the duration may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.

6. General Rules

By registering and participating in the tournament, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in the 2024 Legend Boats - Summer Catch Weekend Fishing Event rules.
This tournament is catch and release ONLY. Harvesting fish will result in disqualification. The goal is to achieve a 0% mortality rate. To ensure the best chances of survival for the fish, all participants are to handle fish safely. Blatant abuse to fish or the resource is reason for disqualification
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. This is an individual tournament, so you cannot enter as a partnership or team, and under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler. Anglers are free to fish alone or with other tournament or non-tournament anglers, but each registered angler may only enter their own fish on their own app.
All fish entered for this event must be caught via angling i.e. using hook, line, rod and reel. At no time will fish caught by non angling (i.e. use of traps, trap nets or cages) be allowed to be entered. Usage of a landing net to land a hooked fish is allowed.
Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction or be exempt under regulations of their jurisdiction.
Each contestant must conform to the general sport fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing.
Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
Any angler found to be cheating will be disqualified from the tournament. Angler’s Atlas also reserves the right to ban anglers from competing in future events.
All rules have loopholes. It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded the spirit of the rule will prevail in all judgments.
All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this tournament are to be referred to the Organizer or their designated committee. Their decision will be final in all cases. No other person can be considered a spokesman for the rules during the tournament. The contact people for this event are Jesse Davis and Thomas Groves. They can be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]
All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.
All fish entries must be freshly caught. Frozen fish will be rejected.
All photo and video submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and Legend Boats for future use.

7. Proper Fish Handling

The following are not rules - they are simply a reference to best practices of handling fish.

We highly encourage conservation and the proper handling of all fish caught. To ensure the best chances of survival for all released fish, all participants are to handle fish safely.
Whenever feasible, keep the fish in the water while handling as long as possible
Cut the line as close to the hook as possible if a swallowed hook can’t be easily removed
Have the camera ready prior to landing fish to minimize air exposure
Hold large fish horizontally and support its body to avoid damage to the internal organs
Do not hold or support the fish by its gills, gill covers or eyes.
Use wet hands when handling a fish. Handle the fish quickly and as little as possible.
When releasing a fish, never throw it into the water.

8. Data Privacy and Fisheries Research

“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So what does this mean in practice?

Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data to the public. It is treated as confidential and is only provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.
Every research team we work with who receives location data must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data consistent with 7A.
Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.
Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.
Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement.
Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it has to be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered.
Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.