BassPro KAYAK OPEN

We are happy to announce a new tournament specifically for kayak fishermen and women. It will be held on the weekend of Juli 4 & 5 of 2026.  The Homebase is Europarcs de IJsseleilanden.

The event is divided in 2 categories,
muscle powered kayaks
and E-motor driven kayaks.
Both categories will have their own champion crowned at the end of the tournament!

BassPro KAYAK OPEN

powered by Garmin

Accommodation:
Accommodations can be rented from the parc directly:
https://www.europarcsdeijsseleilanden.nl/reserveren

There will be a possibility to have one of the islands prepared for people who travel with a camper or other form of portable sleeping quarters. Please inform the tournament management if you would like to use this option by E-Mail to: info@rheinlandboote.de

Food & Drinks:
There will be a welcome dinner and drinks on the Friday evening during the captains briefing. The food is included in your Participation Fee, as is your first drink.  There will be food and drinks available on the other nights as well for a reduced price.

Tournament Time:
There will be 2 tournament days. We will start from our home base on the peninsula in front of the local Kano club, this is where all briefings will take place as well as the prizegiving etc.

Saturday, Day 1:
Start is at 8:00. Finish is 16:00

You do not have to be in the harbor at 16:00 sharp. No fish can be submitted after this time.

Sunday, Day 2:
Start is at 7:00. Finish is 15:00. You do not have to be in the harbor at 15:00
No fish can be submitted after this time.

Registration: Friday, 03.07.2026
Optional pre-fish day and registration day
20:00 Mandatory Captains Briefing & Dinner

Event Day 1: Saturday, 04.07.2026
Saturday Juli 4th First competition day 8:00-16:00
20:00 Daily awards & prizes and dinner

Event Day 2: Sunday, 05.07.2026
Sunday Juli 5th Final competition day 7:00-15:00
17:00 Prizegiving and awards

Fishing Area:

All competitors need to have a valid Vispas (https://www.vispas.nl/order/permit) that need to be showed at registration (either a physical pass or a digital one).

Since we will be fishing on water that is currently under the care of 4 different organizations, we will make sure that the licenses which you might need apart from the “Vispas” are taken care of by us.  This means that during the tournament you will be covered.

If you want to pre-fish this area you can purchase a day or week license from the local Fishing club; Ons Vermaak Kampen: https://hvonsvermaak.nl/

We will have Marshall boats on the water, and the local authorities will also be present on the water. So make sure to check the Visplanner app since some parts of the waters’ we fish are off limits. If you accidentally wander into these areas, we will call you and ask you to leave this area.

As in all our events, fishing marinas and harbors are off limits. You will have to stay at least 100 meters away from any entrance to a marina or harbor. You must stay 50 meters away from any other competitors. Any further limitations to the fishing area will be made clear during the captains meeting.

Important information:

We will have 2 different competitions during our tournament:

1) Kayaks with no electrical propulsion, muscle powered
2) Kayaks with E-motor propulsion

For both competitions we will crown a champion at the end of our event.

GPS Trackers:
Everybody will carry a GPS tracker with them on board at both competition days, make sure to hand in your tracker at the end of each day so we can recharge them

Kayaks:
All brand kayaks are allowed.

Target species:
The target species will be Pike, Perch and Zander. The quantities that can be submitted will be announced later.

Tackle:
We will always try to be a lead-free event. This means, the use of lead jig heads, dropshot weights should be avoided.