Vårgäddan - Slaget om Mälaren 2024!
Rules (Spring pike - Battle of Mälaren 2024!)
Saturday 18 May - MÄLAREN
ATTENTION! LIVE DONORS NOT ALLOWED.
Measuring boards to borrow from Stäkets SF
PLEASE buy ONE OF YOUR OWN IT'S WORTH IT
- We approve our own measuring boards if you can't
Book an appointment to borrow a board.
- Come and borrow, must be returned after the competition
otherwise SEK 500 in fee.
- We would like you to send SMS/MMS on your measuring board
so it can be approved before competition.
• You may use your own board if approved.
- Measure your board against a ruler and get it
approved by competition management before competition.
- For example, we have noticed that some of the hooking mats
can show approx. 2 cm error at 100 cm.
- Send SMS/MMS to 070-6210266
• ATTENTION! ALL FISH MUST BE MEASURED HORIZONTALLY.
LYING DOWN IN THE BOAT. (so measuring boards that are
pasted on the side of the boat/freeboard not approved) See
picture further down in this info
• Via the Fishy app, we can see that you are on
The measurer. (we have chosen not to have exact GPS so you don't
revealing your spits) Only Calle and Andreas
will have access to your GPS position which is not
accurate and differs up to 1000 meters.
We also require posing picture, which is visible to
all So HIDE your surroundings when posing.
• When measuring fish, you must have 1-2 hands on
the pike. YOU MUST NOT pinch the fin. The
pictures that come in where we suspect that the fin
pressed together. Will we ask for a new picture. (See picture
further down)
Send in a posing picture and a measuring picture of each
fish. ATTENTION! Posing image visible to everyone.
FLOAT SUIT/FLOAT JEST REQUIREMENT APPLIES
THE ENTIRE COMPETITION AND NOT JUST DURING
TRAVEL BY BOAT. YES even if it's fucking hot.
Competition Area: All of Mälaren except where fishing bans apply.
Garnsviken near Sigtuna is not in the competition.
Competition time: 8-16 You can go to your "spot" before 8.00 but no fishing before
8.00
ATTENTION! WE DO NOT ALLOW LIVE DONORS
Fishing methods: Spinning/Flying. One rod per person at a time. You can have
more tackled. (NOT LIVE BAIT)
Minimum measurement: 70cm, you measure your 5 longest pikes against the measuring board
head to the left and stomach down. (ROUNDED DOWN)
How do you report your catch?
IMPORTANT when reporting fish only allowed via the App Fishy Live Pictures are taken
directly with the app!
We want 1st posing picture with all the fish, as well as a picture of the pike with clear
measuring board.
When you report 5 fish, you only send in pikes that increase your total
results.