Hello Top50 anglers,

For those wishing to earn points towards the Angler of the Year ( AOTY) title as mentioned in #7 of the AOTY criteria and support the Provincial Classic pay back, here is your opportunity.

Anglers at the 2011 Provincial Classic spoke up and wanted a BIGGER and BETTER pay back at the classic. This can be accomplished without costing the anglers any pocket money. We do not believe increasing the entry fee is the answer.

Here is an opportunity for all anglers to pitch in and make this happen. We all know someone in business, we all deal with businesses, work at a business. Most business owners allocate $$ towards advertising. An excellent resource is at our finger tips, selling advertising in the Tournament Angler Magazine.

If each angler sold one (1) $150 advertisement our Provincial Classic pot would grow to more than $15,000.00.

We realize that selling advertising is not for everyone and understand……..but PLEASE give it a try, you may just surprize yourself.

FYI

There is a tab on the main page of our website that contains the advertising rate card. Download and print copies, if you have a copy of 2010 or 2011 magazine bring that with you as a sample of what we produce to potential advertisers.

Magazines are printed one time annually, 5000 copies printed and distributed by our host clubs, anglers and the TOP50. Magazines will be available no later than April 15 th 2012.

A FEW RULES TO REMEMBER.

  Ads listed in the magazine are not eligible; they belong to the host clubs. Ads cannot be sold until after February 15 th 2012

HELP US HELP YOU!!!

RATE CARD

ATTENTION PROVINCIAL CLASSIC QUALIFIERS Jan 15 2012

The Provincial Classic will be held five days after the last tournament in Elk Lk .

This does not give the Top50 directors and host club much time to contact and invite qualifying anglers. To avoid any problems receiving late entries and filling the field the following procedure will take place.

All anglers that know they have qualified by virtue of points in the angler of the year( AOTY) race , and will be attending the Provincial Classic are urged to do the following.

“ Pay the full NON-REFUNDABLE Classic ($22 0.00) entry before August 15th 2012 . Doing so will enter you into a draw for starting boa t numbers and for the free paid entry to the 2012 Provincial. The draw for starting position boat #' and free entry will take place in Elk Lake Sept.2 nd 2012.”

Entries for the Provincial Classic will be accepted until we have a full field, but all entries received post marked after August 15th will no t be in the draw and will be given the remaining starting boat numbers as their entry is received. Get your entries in early and avoid missing the draw!

Make cheqeus payable to:

TOP50
96 Vaillancourt Crescent
Chelmsford Ont.
P0M1L0

This will help the Top Fifty a lot!

Participants

The Tournament Angler Magazine will soon go into set up stage. It would be g reat to see local anglers imput , I know it is out there.

If you have an idea you would like to wri t e a short article on now is the time to put your thoughts together and write something up.

We are not looking for Bio's or sponsor boosting at this time, only articles.

This is a great way to get recognition, and get your story out to the public.

Please forward your article(s) to jpatry96@sympatico.ca

DEC. 20 2012
Angler of the Year

To those anglers vying for the AOTY title:

The Top 50 will be hosting a booth at the Toronto Spring Fishing and Boat Show to be held at the Toronto International Center , 6900 Airport Rd. Mississauga ON , from Feb. 17th to Feb. 20 th , 2012. For those wishing to accumulate points toward the AOTY title by helping man the booth please contact Eric @ 705-789-0512 or email fore_fish @hotmail.com with the dates and times you would like to help.

Please indicate the Date and the 4 hr. time slots you would like, morning, afternoon or evening.

Criteria for Angler Of The Year (AOTY) NOV. 8 2011

Must:

1- Be a paid competitor of the TOP 50 in good standing
2- Promote the TOP 50 and competitive angling
3- Compete with many anglers that have paid the competitors fee
4- Compete with many new, paid/unpaid, anglers to the Top 50 Pike Tournament Series
5- Attain the highest score in the AOTY standings
6- Promote the TOP 50 by assisting, in the booth at shows, promotions and/or at tournaments (set-up, tear down, movement of equipment, stats, website etc.)
7- Solicit advertising for the TOP50 (funds go directly towards Provincial Classic pay back)
8- Conduct oneself in a professional manner at all times.
9- Promote the TOP 50 with the display of the TOP 50 logo ( wearing apparel, decals, etc.)
The aforementioned criteria for Angler of the Year will replace the existing AOTY criteria.
Each of the above Criteria is based on a total value of 10 with # 5 being double ( 20 )
The highest scoring angler in each category will receive 10
The second highest score 9.5, the third highest score 9 and so on.
Equal effort, or ties, in each category will receive an equal score
The angler with the highest total at the conclusion of the season, including the Provincial Classic, will be declared a TRUE Angler of the Year.
Top 50 Directors are not eligible for this award.

Oct. 4, 2011

The Top 50 message board was closed as of 25/09/11 and will not re-open anytime in the near future.

The intent of the message board is to relay important information to other anglers, promote our series and share experiences. Unfortunately that is not what happened.

 M any people view our board daily and find much controversy, inappropriate language and avatars.

The TOP50 prides itself in being a professionally run organization. In doing so it will open doors for corporate sponsorships and advertising. It will also allow the possibility of receiving funds or grants in the future.

We have some corporate sponsorships in place and do not wish to lose their support.

We personally apologize to those we may have offended, and forgive those that have offended us.