The Annual Boo Ray Bay Fishing Classics

WE FINALLY MADE THE SLOT…
IT’S BEEN A GOOD RUN!

save the date… to booray!
june 12th & 13th 2020

ATTENTION FISHERMEN

If you , your family members , or your fellow workers are sick, or EVEN if you think you or they are remotely sick….DO NOT COME to Boo Ray this year!

what is
boo ray?

Boo Ray Bay Fishing Classics is an in-shore, invitational only, fishing tournament based out of Key Allegro Island, Rockport Texas. We highly encourage our fisherman to fish in the Aransas Bay area to see our fisherman's skill set in the same waters. This event includes a Thursday night Founder's Dinner, Friday Night Fish Fry & Calcutta, Saturday is the fishing tournament & Awards Ceremony Saturday night dinner. Although our "little" fishing tournament's priority is to make money for our charities, we do happen to create some fantastic memories in the process.

our
story

What started out as a couple of buddies’ (Van Swift & Chris Kappmeyer) fishing trip in Rockport about 21 years ago with about a dozen of their friends from Austin & Gonzales, has now raised tens of thousands of $$ for charities. Boo Ray Bay Fishing Classics is now run by Chris and several other volunteers and sponsors who work hard by giving their time, talent, and treasures to make this event better and better each year.

2020 boo ray “lite” REGISTRATION

Because of COVID-19, we wern't sure if we would be able to BOORAY this year. Guys have been emailing and texting asking me about it BUT, NO FEAR FRIENDS...Intoducing "Booyray Lite"

THIS YEAR, we are doing a FLAT $150 entry per fisherman. $50 donates to Boyscouts and $100 towards the tournament purse.

Pre-register on the site for $150 or $175 at the tournament.

HURRY and get registered TODAY!

SHOW YOUR TEAM SPIRIT!
DON’T BE SHY !

schedule of events

CANCELED 🙁 THURSDAY: Founder’s Dinner.

FRIDAY: Eat where you want and meet up at Sugar Shack at 9PM 106 N Fulton Beach Rd, Rockport, TX 78382

SATURDAY, FISHING TOURNAMENT: Honor System: NO LINES IN WATER BEFORE 6AM. - NO TRAILERING YOUR BOAT DURING FISHING TOURNAMENT!- LOCATION: START & FINISH at Cove Harbor Ramp next to Paradise Keys Restaurant. 165 Cove Harbor N Rockport, TX 78382

ALL BOATS MUST BE IN THE WATER & START & FINISH FROM THE COVE HARBOR RAMP

If using a Professional Guide, please make appropriate plans.

SATURDAY WEIGH-IN: 2:30PM. Weigh-in will be in the same area as check-in: Paradise Keys Restaurant Dock side. Paradise Keys will have a special spot for Boo Ray to eat and drink AFTER we finish.

SATURDAY: 8:30pm, Awards Ceremony. Location is at Sugar Shack 106 N Fulton Beach Rd, Rockport, TX 78382 We will have a large section in the back of the restaurant reserved for us. EAT WHAT WE CATCH, $20 per person. Tab will be fisherman’s responsibility, must put credit card on file at beginning of the night.

prizes to be awardedto each team as follows:

one prize per team

HEAVIEST STRINGER

Stringer includes 5 fish as follows: NO MORE than 2 Reds.

All TROUT must be in slot 15-25"

All REDS MUST BE 20-28"

1st Place 50% OF POT
2nd Place 30% OF POT
3rd Place 20% OF POT

CALCUTTA CANCELED THIS YEARSTAY TUNED FOR NEXT YEAR

The tournament is limited to teams of 1 to 4 fisherman (so get some friends together) The way the Calcutta works is: each Tournament Team will be auctioned off with a minimum bid of $100. If you are there on Friday night, there will be a tremendous amount of pressure to buy your own team for at least the minimum. If you buy yourself or someone else’s team, you must pay immediately after the Calcutta in cash or check. Each Tournament Team will be allowed to weigh in one Redfish and one Trout. You will only be allowed to win one place in the Calcutta for each Trout and Refish category.

NOTE: 15% off the top of Calcutta goes to charity

CALCUTTA WORKS AS FOLLOWS:

Place - Big Trout

1ST Place: 25% Cut of Purse
2ND Place: 15% Cut of Purse
3RD Place: 10% Cut of Purse

Place - Big Redfish

1ST Place: 25% Cut of Purse
2ND Place: 15% Cut of Purse
3RD Place: 10% Cut of Purse

EXAMPLE: If pot is $10,000, the 1st Place fish wins $2,500

booray fishing tournament rules

Professional Guides will be allowed. There is a 17% bonus to Fishermen without guides
Professional Guides MUST be submissive to tournament rules
Fisherman are highly encouraged to fish in Aransas Bay area.
POKER CANCELED FOR 2020 🙁 ~~Participation in Thursday Night Poker game is NOT Mandatory~~
Means of catch must be legal
All fish must be within slot
Under & Over-sized Redfish will disqualify Team. Redfish must be between 20-28"
Under & Over-sized Trout will disqualify Team. Trout must be between 15-25"

Limit one prize per Team ~~(Does not apply to Calcutta)~~
Judges decisions are final (But may change after happy hour)
Saturday Morning: NO LINES IN THE WATER BEFORE 6AM - Start time is up to you, honor system this year. START AT: Cove Harbor Ramp next to Paradise Keys Restaurant. 165 Cove Harbor N Rockport, TX 78382
ALL BOATS MUST BE IN THE WATER AND START & FINISH FROM THE COVE HARBOR RAMP - NO TRAILERING YOUR BOAT DURING FISHING TOURNAMENT!
Saturday Afternoon Weigh-In: 2:30 pm, Weigh-in will be at Paradise Keys Restaurant Dock side. Must be in view of judges for weigh-in
Proceeds of the tournament to benefit Boy Scouts of America

LODGING

There are plenty of choices for lodging in Rockport this year (post Hurricane Harvey) Here are a couple of links for the tournament dates in Rockport: HomeAway.com

Air B&B and Booking.com

THANK YOU TOOUR 2019 SPONSORS!

Thanks again for your continued support in this charitable event. In the last 4 years all the sponsorship money has gone directly towards funding the start up of a brand-new Boy Scout troop in Gonzales, Texas where we delivering The Scouting program to "at risk youth".

We would appreciate your continued support. So put together your team and get ready to create some wonderful memories in Rockport, Texas.