Can you post where it says that please? I've read it three times and haven't seen what you are saying yet!
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Can you post where it says that please? I've read it three times and haven't seen what you are saying yet!
DAVE
[QUOTE=creekrock;482404]Yeah read some more. One per year.[/QUOTE]
Unless the rules were changed since I was in it...Every time you catch a trophy you receive an award for that speices. When you catch 3 different speices you can apply for a Master Angler award.AT ANY TIME....I unfortunatly recieved 2 Master angler awards in the same year......No work or family that year.LOL Hope this clears it up...Chuck
[quote]each catch must be documented and registered as a trophy fish with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife [/quote]
How does one go about registering a fish?
[QUOTE=riverrat12;482412]Unless the rules were changed since I was in it...Every time you catch a trophy you receive an award for that speices. When you catch 3 different speices you can apply for a Master Angler award.AT ANY TIME....I unfortunatly recieved 2 Master angler awards in the same year......No work or family that year.LOL Hope this clears it up...Chuck[/QUOTE]
That's the way I read it, Chuck. Plus I've had a couple of PMs from people saying that they earned theirs within one year too.
DAVE
SLP,
Visit the KDF&W website at fw.ky.gov or you can get info on it from the Fishing & Boating magazine that is free at Wal-Mart.
Happy to see people taking an interest in the program, that's the whole reason for my writing the article (once I get around to doing it).
DAVE
[QUOTE=ThreeLions;482415]SLP,
Visit the KDF&W website at fw.ky.gov or you can get info on it from the Fishing & Boating magazine that is free at Wal-Mart.
Happy to see people taking an interest in the program, that's the whole reason for my writing the article (once I get around to doing it).
DAVE[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I think this could be a real fun family project (I have a young son and daughter) to see if we can each get one. Maybe they can even beat Dad for the first one :)
Yeah, there are plenty that start at the 10" level such as bluegill, rock bass, etc. Crappie is 15" if I remember correctly. Go for it! ;)
DAVE
[url]http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/2012fishguidetrophyfish.pdf[/url]
go to the above link for the infol
FISH/MASTER ANGLER
AWARD PROGRAM
Anglers who catch, by pole and
line, any one fish meeting the length
requirements below may qualify for the
Trophy Fish/Master Angler Awards
Program. Anglers who catch three
different species of trophy status are
eligible for the Master Angler Award.
There is no time limit in which the three
different species must be caught, but each
catch must be documented and registered
as a trophy fish with Kentucky Fish and
Wildlife since the program began in
1987. Species counted toward a Master
Angler Award may not be duplicated.
Anglers qualifying for a Kentucky
Trophy Fish Award will receive a
collectable Kentucky Trophy Fish lapel/
hat pin. An angler may only receive
one pin per year, but each Trophy Fish
caught counts toward the Master Angler
Award.
All applications for Trophy Fish/
Master Angler Award must be received
by Feb. 1 the following year to qualify
for a lapel/hit pin.
Anglers must register on-line at
fw.ky.gov to receive their lapel/hat pin
and Trophy Fish Certificate. A photo
of the catch must be submitted along
with the Trophy Fish/Master Angler
application.
Complete details are available
by calling 1-800-858-1549 or on the
Internet at fw.ky.gov.
To qualify for the state record
fish program, fish must be caught in
Kentucky waters by pole and line only
and be verified by a state fisheries
biologist. Fish taken on commercial gear,
by trotlines, gigging, snagging, tickling,
noodling, hand grabbing or bow fishing
are not eligible. Fish need to be weighed
on a scale certified for legal trade.
Applications for the state record fish
program are available from Kentucky
State Record Fish Program, Department
of Fish and Wildlife Resources, #1
Sportsman?s Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601,
1-800-858-1549 or from your District
ELIGIBLE SPECIES Minimum
length
Blue Catfish 35?
Bluegill 10?
Bowfin 25?
Brook Trout 11?
Brown Trout 20?
Bullhead Catfish 14?
Carp 35?
Chain Pickerel 24?
Channel Catfish 28?
Crappie 15?
Flathead Catfish 35?
Freshwater Drum 25?
Gar 40?
Hybrid Striped Bass 23?
Kentucky (Spotted) Bass 16?
Largemouth Bass 23?
Muskellunge 40?
Rainbow Trout 20?
Redear Sunfish 10?
Redbreast Sunfish 10?
Rock Bass 10?
Sauger 18?
Smallmouth Bass 20?
Striped Bass 36?
Walleye 25?
White Bass 16?
Yellow Perch 10?
I got mine and working on my second. The first was for a largemouth, smallmouth, and striper. For the second, I have a walleye and hybrid. I had a trophy crappie, but I didn't submit. I'm hoping to complete the second with a Muskie this year.
[QUOTE=ThreeLions;482408]Can you post where it says that please? I've read it three times and haven't seen what you are saying yet!
DAVE[/QUOTE]
I apologize if i came off abrupt.I guess i keep getting hung up on the "one pin per year"
thing.I guess you can enter more than one fish but only get one pin.I just got my first certificate this year.They sent me a e-permit.I havent got my pin yet.I caught a 21 1/2 in smallmouth at Dale Hollow over thanksgiving weekend.I cant wait to rub it in my brothers nose.
Two time Master ANGLER WORKING ON MY THIRD my son is one fish short of his first. :cool:
[QUOTE=creekrock;482580]I apologize if i came off abrupt.I guess i keep getting hung up on the "one pin per year"
thing.I guess you can enter more than one fish but only get one pin.I just got my first certificate this year.They sent me a e-permit.I havent got my pin yet.I caught a 21 1/2 in smallmouth at Dale Hollow over thanksgiving weekend.I cant wait to rub it in my brothers nose.[/QUOTE]
I didn't find your replies abrupt at all, I was just wondering if you had seen something I hadn't. It sounds like we may be talking about two separate programs. I am talking about the Master Angler program where you can claim three different species of fish over certain lengths to become a Master Angler. It sounds like you may be talking about the Trophy Fish program where, I believe, you are only eligible for one claim per species per year.
DAVE