2026 RMOG TRAIL

Events — There are six regular tournaments plus a fish-off on this trail:

  1. March 7, safe light to 1 PM, Mallard Point Park Ramp
  2. April 11, safe light to 1 PM, Davis Corner Boat Ramp
  3. May 9, safe light to 1 PM, Station Camp Boat Ramp
  4. May 25, safe light to 1 PM, Bledsoe Creek Ramp
  5. June 13, safe light to 12 PM, Sanders Ferry Ramp
  6. July 11, safe light to 12 PM, Rockland Park Boat Ramp
  7. August 1, Trail Fish-off, Sanders Ferry Ramp

Fees

  • Trail Registration Fee: $30 per competitor (not required for the first two tournaments, but required by the May 9 event).
  • Tournament Entry Fee, per boat: $60, with an optional $10 per boat Big Bass side pot.
  • Trail Registration Fees plus $10 from each Tournament Entry Fee will go into the Fish-off prize pot.

General

  • Reel Men of God Rules apply
  • Trail Tournaments are Open events; we invite any man to fish them; RMOG membership is not required.
  • Payment of the $30 Trail Registration Fee is not required to compete in the first two Trail tournaments; however, they are required before the third (May 9) event.
  • For 2026, a points system is being implemented, with points earned by standings in each event.
  • Each boat may have one or two competitors. Each tournament’s standings and prizes are awarded by boat, not by individual competitor.
  • To qualify for the Fish-off, one must have (a.) paid his $30 Trail Registration Fee, and (c.) competed in at least four of the six regular Trail tournaments.

Awards

  • $50 of each $60 Tournament Entry Fee goes in the tournament payout pot. ($10 is held back for the Fish-off prize pot.)
  • When 10 or fewer boats are in a Tournament, two places pay out. For 10-20 boats, three places pay out. For 20-30 boats, four places pay out, etc.
  • All payouts, including Big Bass side pots, are made at weigh-ins.

Fish-off

  • Usual Tournament Entry Fees apply for the Fish-off.
  • Accumulated Trail Registration Fees plus $10 of each Tournament Entry Fees from the first six Tournaments plus Fish-off Entry Fees make up the Fish-off prize pot and will be awarded at that event.