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"The Great Midwestivus"

June 13-14 | Springfield, OH
Awards @ The State Theater

Where in the state of Ohio can you hold a fishing festivus of sorts that shows off some of the best rivers, lakes and creeks in the state? There's only one centralized location - Springfield, OH. Within an hour you'll get all the well known (and hidden gem) fisheries to solve the puzzle as to where the biggest 5 can be caught. We welcome you to the midwest we're proud of; join us at

"The Great Midwestivus," a fishing holiday you & your dad (Fathers Day weekend) won't want to miss!

Hosted by the the Greater Springfield Partnership and Visit Greater Springfield,

The area boasts more than just outdoor opportunities, but also immense art, culture, cuisine and unique local breweries and venues. We highly encourage the entire family to come join us on Fathers Day weekend as we celebrate dads and family at the Great Midwestivus! Although dad may be fishing, you'll be stunned at how many great things to do for the entire family are within the greater Springfield area!

We'll hold the KAS Closing Ceremony Festival, complete with food, music, games, kids zone w/ bounce house, kayak demos, Toyota truck demos, and vendors on Saturday before the awards presentation; around 6pm anglers, friends, family and fans will all pack inside the newly renovated State Theater for the KAS Awards show that you won't want to miss!

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Important dates, times, locations & registration information

*(if) any changes are made on this page after it goes live, that could affect the competition portion of the event, they will be updated in red

TOURNAMENT DATES: June 13-14th Official Great Midwestivus kayak sponsor

TOURNAMENT WEEK: June 8-14th

HOST CITY: Springfield, OH - https://www.greaterspringfield.com/

RIVER/LAKES: See "eligible water section" below

REGISTRATION/DIVISIONS: (Scored by the "Realtree Fishing Realtime Leaderboard" powered by TourneyX)

KastKing Individual Angler Division presented by {} $175 per angler {} Learn More {} REGISTER
Torqeedo Team Division (2-Man) {} $150 per team ($75 an angler) {} Learn More {} REGISTER
- How to REGISTER A TEAM
Z-MAN's "Micro Finesse" Micro Bag division {} $25 per angler {} 5 Smallest bass {} Learn More {} REGISTER
High School presented by FinMan Fishing (18 & under) {} 50% off individual registration {} Learn More {} REGISTER

OTHER WAYS TO WIN/ENTER:

KAS Sponsor's Contingency Bonuses: Learn More
GoPro's "Go Big" Bass: Biggest bass captured on video (rear or chesty view) wins a new GoPro
Crosskix Century Belt: All anglers who catch 100+ inches at a tournament will receive a century belt award on stage at that event13
Omnia "Tackle for Trash": Angler/s who pick up the most, or most unique trash items while on the water win $100 or $50 gift card/s to Omnia Fishing
Raffle Kayak/s or items: Proceeds going towards our supporting Autism Anglers
Day 2 Darkhorse: presented by, who else, Darkhorse Tackle: Angler who jumps the most places from Day 1 to Day 2
Top Lady Angler presented by the Women's Fishing Federation

OFFICIAL LODGING PARTNERS:

Buck Creek State Park - Google Maps Link - Enjoy cabins, tent/car camping w/ electric and water plus lake access. Most KAS anglers will be here.

IMPORTANT DATES & SCHEDULE (EST)

WEDNESDAY 4/22

OFFICIAL PREVIEW SHOW - LIVE on the KAS YouTube channel & Facebook pages - watch here now.

REGISTRATION OFFICIALLY OPENS - First 50 anglers to register for the Individual Angler Division receive $100 KAS Sponsors Gift Bag at check-in

FRIDAY 5/30

2 WEEK PRACTICE WINDOW BEGINS - Anglers fishing the event (already registered or not) may only spend 4 days on eligible water. Anglers choose their 4 days.

WEDNESDAY 6/11

WEDNESDAY WELCOME DINNER @ Station 1 presented by Kayak or Die - 7:30-9:00pm @ TBD

Optional for those already in town
Kayak or Die gear raffle plus 10% off coupon for all who make it

THURSDAY 6/12

PRE-FISHING ENDS - 6:00pm - Anglers must be off the water

OPENING CEREMONIES (check-in, registration, food, games, food etc) - 6:30-8:00pm @ Mother Stewarts Brewing

REGISTRATION ENDS - 8:00pm

FRIDAY 6/13

"BASS U BRUNCH," (breakfast food, seminars & fellowship) 10:00-12:30pm @ Springfield Museum of Art

10:00am - Food is served
10:45am - Seminar by TBD
11:30am - On-the-water seminar outside on Buck Creek, with Jeff Little & Drew Gregory

TOURNAMENT DAY 1, AFTERNOON SESH

LAUNCH: @ 2:30pm
LINES IN: @ 3:00pm
LINES OUT: @ 8:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: @ 9:30pm

SATURDAY 6/14

TOURNAMENT DAY 2

LAUNCH: @ 5:45am
LINES IN: @ 6:00am
LINES OUT: @ 3:00pm on Eligible Waters
FISH PHOTO DEADLINE: 4:15pm

CLOSING CEREMONY FESTIVAL (Yard Games, Kayak Demos, Food etc): 3:30-5:30pm in downtown Springfield @ CO-Hatch Springfield

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Awards Show): 6:00pm @ The State Theater

CLOSING CEREMONIES (Afterparty) TBD: :7:45-the night ends @ Mother Stewarts Brewing

SUNDAY 6/15 Drive safe, and we'll see you at our next adventure!

"Great Midwestivus Eligible Water"

Map of all "core" bodies of water anglers can use to begin their search!

Interactive Eligible Water Map >>>>

Eligible Core Bodies of Water **

CORE LAKES

Clarence J Brown {} Kiser {} Madison {} Spring Valley Ceasar Creek {} Cowan {} Loramie {} Indian Lake {}

Deer Creek Lake {} Alum {} Hoover

CORE RIVERS & CREEKS

Mad {} Great Miami {} Little Miami {} Stillwater {}

Upper & Lower Sciota {} Olentangy {} Big Darby Creek

** including all free flowing canals, creeks & rivers feeding in. When scouting (online or in person) track all tributaries upstream from one of the core bodies of water listed above until you hit any of the following man-made obstacles - solid or earthen dam, or road, culvert or pipe etc that you cannot kayak under/over. Any of those points are hard KAS boundaries. However, a "spillway" or "lowhead" type dam is legal in KAS and anglers can fish & access above & below them. They are just "running the river" and are different from "solid or earthen" dams that have water flowing under the dam via a pipe or drain (think neighborhood or farm ponds, private lakes etc) or through larger outflows or turbines on larger public lake dams. If the water above a non-spillway type dam is legal in KAS it will be marked and listed as one of your "core" bodies of water on this page/map. If not, then it is not legal for the event.

Anglers must access "legally" & "publicly." If you find any water, or access, you feel may not be covered by the interactive map, preview video, or rules standards please contact the KAS Tournament Director prior to the event for clarification or risk being DQ'd if it is later deemed to be not eligible. For help determining "public" access reference the Farwide Flowchart

Official Preview Video

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Preview Photo Gallery

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