Bass -N- More Bass Club Rules
A. LAKE SELECTION:
1)
Lake Selection and dates to fish, will be selected by all club
members who attend the meetings to vote.
2) A day and a half championship lake will be decided by majority
vote.
B. MEMBERSHIP DUES AND
TOURNAMENT FEES:
1) Membership dues shall be $25.00 per individual.
2) Tournament fees are as follows:
$60.00/boat = 80% payback
(includes $10 for big bass) for 1 day tournaments
$100/boat = 100% payback (includes $20
for big bass each day) for 1-1/2 day tournaments
$100/boat = 100% + 90% payback of
existing funds (big bass each day) 1-1/2 Championship
1 place paid for every 5 paid entries
Ties:
In the event of a tie, monies of places tied, will be added and
divided equally.
3) 20% from each 1-day tournament, will be for sustaining club
operating funds and the remainder will go
towards the championship.
4)
If a member pays to fish a tournament and cannot fish the event,
the member MUST contact either the
Tournament Director or Vice President/Treasurer by 10:00 PM Thursday
evening prior to the tournament or the entry fee will be
forfeited to the tournament event. Their minimum points and number
of tournaments fished will still count.
5)
Jackpotters are not allowed to participate. Members having
knowledge of potential jackpotters should bring it up to the attention
of the tournament committee.
6) The tournament committee has the right to refuse admission of any
angler to the tournament.
C. TOURNAMENTS:
1)
A member not in attendance may send their fee to the meeting (by
proxy) or mail in.
Make checks payable to Bass-N-More and mail
to:
James Grigar
9316 S. Highway 287
Corsicana, TX 75109
2)
Members fishing with a spouse or child (under 18 years of age) are
reminded that a tournament fee must be paid for both participants.
3) Members must fish or pay for, 4 of the 6 tournaments to qualify for
championship.
4) There will be a “Team Angler’s of the Year”, chosen by the
point system. 100 pts + lbs for 1st, 99 + lbs for 2nd
etc…., if you have a weight of 0lbs you get -10pts. The Angler’s
of the year team will receive embroidered jackets plus $300 worth of
prizes.
5) Each tournament entry must be paid before or at the scheduled
meeting just prior to the event.
Payment may be made by proxy or by mail.
6) In all tournaments, there will be a mandatory check-in, prior to
start of the event, at the weigh-in site.
Starting positions will be decided by drawing at the meeting
prior to the tournament event.
Trailering will be allowed during bad weather conditions, from
the check-in location at the time the other members are released for
take-off. The Tournament Director will decide when trailering is to be
allowed. Members that
choose to trailer will be allowed to leave when their team number is
called during take off.
7) There will be a late penalty assessed ( ½ pound deduction for
every minute late) up to 15 minutes after the cut off time.
Members checking in after the 15 minutes will not be allowed to
weigh in, but will receive minimum points for 0 lbs.
8) There will be a penalty of 1 pound (16 oz.) deduction for each fish
under the legal length limit and the fish will not be weighed.
There will also be a penalty of ½ pound (8 oz.) deduction for
each “DEAD FISH” weighed (members are encouraged to retain dead
fish. Do not release or cull dead fish. ”Texas Law”).
9) All protests during an event must be presented verbally or in
writing to one of the Tournament Committeemen prior to the completion
of the weigh-in. Any
protest will be investigated by the Committee and their decision will
be rendered at the tournament. At
that time the Committee’s decision will be FINAL and BINDING.
10) Polygraph: All
contestants, winners and non-winners are subject to a random polygraph
test. Failure to submit
to a polygraph test will result in a score of zero weight.
Failure to pass a polygraph test will result in immediate
disqualification.
11) The official measuring stick will be the Check-It-Stick. You are
allowed a courtesy check, by bringing in one fish to the scales to be
measured. If the fish is found to be below the legal length limit by
Texas Law officials, you alone are responsible. This allows a team to
have more than one fish over the maximum number allowed in their
live-well, one time during the tournament. Check your measuring stick
with the one used for weigh-ins.
12) Committee members shall vote on issues that need to be addressed
between meetings. Any protest to the voted upon issues can be brought
up at the next organized meeting for further review.
13) No off limits, except for the championship (Monday through Friday
prior to the championship will be off limits).
14) No live-well checks unless required by director.
D. BOAT, SAFETY, AND
REGULATIONS:
1)
All state and local laws must be adhered to with respect to
equipment (including throw cushions, fire extinguishers and navigation
lighting, etc.). Safe
boat operation and the observance of restricted zones on any body of
water, is every member’s responsibility.
2) The club is not responsible for penalties imposed on the member by
any governing agency for the violation of laws and regulations.
3) Sportsmanship: Each
team is expected to follow a high standard of sportsmanship, courtesy,
safety, and conservation. Any
team failing to do so may be disqualified.
4) Personal flotation devices must be on and fastened during operation
of the combustion engine on plane, during any club hosted fishing
event.
5) Permitted fishing waters: The
Tournament Director will decide how close the members will be allowed
to fish to the host marina for each tournament event..
E. GENERAL:
The founding committee members of this club created these rules.
It was their intent to develop clear-cut, simple guidelines and
a unique tournament format. A
certain amount of discipline is always necessary when coordinating
meetings and tournaments. These rules are, at a minimum, what the members feel are
necessary to accomplish that discipline.
Abiding by these rules should allow for the smooth and
efficient operation of these events.
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