Tournament Information
The 52nd Annual Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Tournament, a three-day fishing event on the scenic waters of Smith Mountain Lake, will be held May 7 - 9 at Gills Creek Marina in Wirtz. Virginia.
This tournament was run by and benefitted The Roanoke Optimist Club for 45 years. They passed it on for the last six years to the Challenger Little League Baseball. They notified us last year that they were unable to continue the tournament. Rather than see this once very popular event end after 52 years, Gills Creek Marina decided to host and run it ourselves. This was a big decision for us because it is a big commitment of time and money.
We have had to make some changes from previous years. Some of those changes are as follows...
Tickets will be available online, at one of our regular outlets, and at Gills Creek Marina on April 1, 2021. This event is sponsored and hosted by Gills Creek Marina.
This tournament was run by and benefitted The Roanoke Optimist Club for 45 years. They passed it on for the last six years to the Challenger Little League Baseball. They notified us last year that they were unable to continue the tournament. Rather than see this once very popular event end after 52 years, Gills Creek Marina decided to host and run it ourselves. This was a big decision for us because it is a big commitment of time and money.
We have had to make some changes from previous years. Some of those changes are as follows...
- Tickets for this year's 3 day tournament will be $75.
- This year, 50% of the ticket proceeds will be paid out in prize money for the Top 3 winners each day for each of these 5 categories... Large and smallmouth bass, stripers, crappie and catfish. Assuming 400 participants, the pay out each day would be $5000.
- The remaining 50 % of the proceeds will be paid out to small business owners in the SML Community that suffered so many hardships in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
- Fishing begins at 7am on Friday and ends at Noon on Sunday.
- Friday's winners will be top on the board at 4pm Friday.
- Saturday's winners will be top on the board as of 4pm Saturday.
- Sunday’s winners will be top on the board at 12 noon on Sunday.
- All fish will be weighed in at Gills Creek Marina anytime between Friday morning and noon on Sunday. Remember, the board will be cleaned at 4pm each day.
Tickets will be available online, at one of our regular outlets, and at Gills Creek Marina on April 1, 2021. This event is sponsored and hosted by Gills Creek Marina.
Prizes by Category Each Day
Daily Prize Money Projections
(based on 400 participants)
(based on 400 participants)
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Category 1
STRIPER 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 |
Category 2
SM BASS 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 |
Category 3
LM BASS 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 |
Category 4
CATFISH 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 |
Category 5
Crappie 1st Place - $500 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 |
