Spots n’ Dots Fishing Rodeo
December 6, 2008 1:00 – 5:00 PM
Entrance of the Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival

A fishing rodeo with a twist! In conjunction with the Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival, we’re proud to introduce the Spots ‘n Dots Fishing Rodeo. It’s a redfish spot contest. And it’s a speckled trout spot contest! Enter to win cash prizes for the redfish with the most spots and the speckled trout with the least spots.

That’s right! We’re also counting the spots on a speckled trout! They have to be on the body of the fish and we’re only counting one side of the fish – your choice – and the fish has to be legal (12 inches). But catch the right fish and you could cash in!
Any fish could be a winner! No matter how good or not so good December 6 might be, that one freaky redfish with twenty spots or that speckled trout that’s almost barren of spots could be worth a bundle!

Benefitting Plaquemines Parish Toys for Tots and RFRI, the Spots ‘n Dots Fishing Rodeo is the first of its kind in Louisiana. For a $30 entry fee, participants receive the chance to win a $500 cash prize in either category as well as entrance in the Orange Festival. Enter here online soon! or look for tickets all along Hwy 23.

Look for the Toys for Tots boxes at your favorite Plaquemines Parish boat launch or at the Spots n’ Dots tent at the Orange Fest. Bring a new-in-the-box toy and make a child’s Christmas this year!

Rules
Fish may be entered by ticket holders at the weighmaster’s station located at the Spots n’ Dots tent near the entrance of the Orange Festival between the hours of 12:00 and 5:00 PM on December 6, 2008.

Entrants are allowed only one fish per species.

Entered fish must be caught on the day of Dec. 6, 2008. Fish are subject to inspection by LDWF biologists if deemed by weighmaster to be questionable as to when the fish was caught. Fish judged by said official to be caught before 12:01 AM Dec. 6, 2008 will be disqualified.

Redfish entered must be between 16 and 30 inches in length. Speckled trout must be over 12 inches in length. Fish will be measured at the discretion of the weighmaster and any fish undersized or oversized will not be counted. 

Spots are defined as a single continuous area of black regardless of shape with a clearly defined border.

Oddly shaped spots that appear to be a grouping of spots, but have no separate border will be considered a single spot.

The total number of separate identifiable spots on both sides of the redfish’s body will be counted. The redfish with the highest number of spots will be declared the winner.

The number of spots on one side  - the side chosen by the entrant - of a speckled trout will be counted. Spots located on the fin or tail of a speckled trout will NOT be counted. The total number of separate identifiable spots located entirely in the body of the fish with a clear border will be counted as a spot. Spot’s located either on the fins or tail in any way shall not be counted. Any spots located on the border of the body and the fin shall not be counted.

The speckled trout with the lowest number of identifiable spots on one side of its body will be declared the winner.

The redfish with the highest number of identifiable spots on both sides of its body will be declared the winner.

Fish shall be entered at the weighmaster’s station and only during the time that the weighmaster’s station in open: 1:00 –  5:00. Entrants must have their ticket or online receipt for entries to be accepted.

In the event of a tie, the first fish entered will be declared the winner.

Enter online here soon!