SAVE THE DATE - 11 Annual Elephant Butte Kayak Tournament
May 17th, 2025
From your Director- Matt Ramey

I do have to apologize because we are switching photo submission applications in 2025 to TourneyX. This will also be how you register for the event. We are going away from paper, wahoo! The event is live on TourneyX and anglers can begin registering for this year's annual Zia event. Link below

https://tourneyx.com/leaderboard/standings/11th-annual-elephant-butte-kayak-fishing-tournament

Need help creating an account, click link below. Please also use the tutorial videos and guides to become familiar with TourneyX.
https://tourneyx.com/app/help/

Schedule:
Friday, May 16th: Elephant Butte Community Center
Check In/Board Checks- 6-7 pm (MANDATORY BOARD CHECKS)
Captains Meeting- 7-8 pm
Registration Closes - 7 pm

Saturday May 18th: Tourament Day
Legal Launch- 6:00 am
First Cast- 6:00 am
Fishing Ends- 3:00 pm
Photo Submission deadline- 4:00 pm

Sunday, May 18th Awards Ceremony
11:00 am @ the Richard Cooper Training Center in EB State Park
Payouts are based on the number of Entries in 2025 and not guaranteed totals. IF we hit 100 anglers, here is the payout scale.

Place 100 Anglers Payout Scale W/Credit

1. PA 12/14 180
2. $1,500.00
3. $1,000.00
4. $750.00
5. $450.00
6. $300.00
7. $250.00
8. $250.00
9. $250.00
10. $250.00
11. ZC $200.00
12. ZC $150.00
13. ZC $100

Measuring Device:
The official measuring devices for this event are Hawg Trough, Ketch Board, and Yak Attack boards.

Species:
Elephant Butte Lake has many species of fish. For the sake of this tournament, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and White Bass are eligible and may be submitted/uploaded to TourneyX.