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April 16 AND 17,  2011   Perham Minnesota

JOHN JENSEN NATIONALS 2011
14th Anniversary

 

VIEW THE RULES FOR DECOY CARVING COMPETITION

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ

JOHN JENSEN NATIONALS

THE GATHERING 2011 – APRIL16th &   17th

 

JOHN JENSEN NATIONALS – RULES AND REGS FOR 2010 -2011

                                       RULES HAVE BEEN UPDATED

1.      All decoys must be working decoys that swim. Swimming is defined as forward and down movement of the decoy when pressure is released on the line , while the decoy is suspended in the tank.

2.      All decoys/lures are swim tested

3.      Any decoy that does not swim, sink, lists to one side, or swims backwards, or noticeably falls apart in the water will be disqualified and will not be judged.

4.      Service working decoys are judged 80% on swim, 20% on clean craftsmanship.

5.      You can only enter one decoy per class.

6.      Decoy registration fees are 3.00 per entry in any NFDA sanctioned event, capped at $36.00

7.      All decoys in all classes must be made from wood, unless otherwise noted.

8.       No mail in entries allowed at Perham, except International, for classes 1-17. Another person may register your decoys. NFDA accepts mail ins for their classes.

9.      Air brush classes means 98% airbrush, 2 % hand touch up.

10.   Hand painted means 100 % hand painted with a brush or paint pens- no airbrush touch ups.

11.  No bondo, putty, or body filler is allowed to mold any body parts- except teeth.

12.  Filler may be used to cover lead cavity or fin gaps.

13.  If one person carves, and another paints, they must be registered under both names.

14.  Cash Awards for first place are purchase awards.

15.   Juniors are considered anyone 19 and under. 

16.  Decoys must be tagged before registration, which is Friday from 12-2 pm, and Sat. 7-8 am. Late entries not accepted.

17.  No plastic fins/tails allowed in classes 1 -17 or Juniors

18.  All judges’ decisions are final.

19.  Judges and officials accept no liability for any damage to entries.

20. If you do not agree with the rules, then do not enter.

                                                                                                    
 Rules subject to change, before posting on the web. Any changes, modifications, or adjustments to the rules will be posted on the web site at
www.nfda.tv   Contact person: Rod Osvold

 

VIEW AND REVIEW THE CARVING RULES

 
 

IMPORTANT NOTES

 

Mail in entries.

  Mail in of fish decoy entries will be accepted in 2011 for  Park Rapids, Grand Rapids, Alexandria, and Brainerd from out of state carvers. Mail ins must arrive 1 week prior to the contest and must include enough monies for return postage, entry fees, and insurance. We will accept no liability for any damages in mailing, shipping, or handling of the decoys. Mail at your own risk. Watch the web site for details on mailing locations.

 

Sponsorships

 We are always in need of sponsorships dollars to help keep the shows and contests alive. The following is the dollars we need: 

Park Rapids Show Promotion   $300.00 

Grand Rapids Show Promotion  $1000.00

Alexandria    $1000.00 

Brainerd Show Promotion   $1000.00 

Perham Show   $10,000.00

 

Anyone knowing of potential individual or corporate sponsors please contact Rod Osvold,1.218.841.3566

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

CASEY EDWARDS GUNNING BIRD COMPETITION

 


TEXAS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

 April 16th & 17th 2011

TEXAS NO LIMIT

FISH DECOY CONTEST
Texas World Championships held at The Gathering 2011

8 INCH SUNFISH DECOY-- PLAQUE
 

Cash Purchase Awards of:

 1st - $250.00
2nd - $200.00
3rd - $150.00

4th thru 10th - $75.00
11th – 20th - $50.00

 Mail ins are encouraged.
The only contest where you can enter as many fish as you wish- No Limit  

* All entries are donations to the Texas Collection.

 


 


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