Flower Mound Bass Club
Tournament Rules
(Revised and accepted on January.1, 2010)
1. The members are required
to obey all federal, state, and local laws.
2. Sportsmanship,
courtesy, conservation, and safe operation of boats are required of members and
guests.
3. Life
jackets are to be worn and attached properly at any time the boat is on plane.
4.
Intoxication to any degree during
a tournament or weigh-in may result in disqualification from the tournament and
expulsion from the club. A wanton
disregard of the above will justify disciplinary action including
disqualification of the tournament and/or expulsion from the club.
5.
Participants under seventeen years
of age must be accompanied by a parent or sponsor.
6.
Competition will be on an
individual basis. However, a boat and
the expenses are to be shared equally by competitors using the same boat.
7.
All fees are to be paid before the
tournament. In the event of a late
arrival, the late arriving member must seek out an officer by phone or in
person to commit to the tournament and associated fees.
8.
All fish must be caught on
artificial bait with the exception of the use of pork rind.
9.
Only one rod to be used at a time.
10.
Trolling is allowed with the
electric motor only.
11.
No fishing within 50 yards of
another participant in the same tournament without permission of that person.
12.
The only acceptable species of
fish are largemouth,
13.
Guests are allowed provided their
entry fee has been paid or the sponsoring member has committed to be
accountable for those fees.
14. Tournament
start time, weigh-in time, trailering, and live well
checks will be the decision of the tournament judge.
15. A
bag with adequate water is required for transporting fish to the weigh-in. Any dead fish will be weighed but with a half-pound
loss of that particular fish. A fish that is determined to be short or illegal
by the tournament director will incur a half pound penalty and the fish will
not be weighed or counted in any way. A courtesy check is available to all
anglers at anytime before weighing said fish.
16. Participants
must be in the weigh-in line by the time the tournament ends or be keeping the
fish in a live-well in the boat on the trailer at the weigh-in site. Additional time will be allowed in the event
the participant is in the immediate area of the ramp.
17. Fishing
on the tournament lake on the days between the meeting and the tournament is
not allowed.
18. Providing
any other person with a fish to be used in any competition or event is not
allowed.
19. Protests
must be presented to the tournament judge within 30 minutes of the weigh-in.
The tournament judge will have the club officers participating in the
tournament vote on the protest at the weigh-in site or at the next monthly
meeting if necessary. Their decision would then be final.
20. State
regulations must be followed. On lakes
with a 14” minimum, only fish over 14 inches will be brought in for the
weigh-in. On lakes with a slot limit,
the legally retained fish will be brought to the weigh-in and a written record
of those within the slot limit will be presented to the tournament judge for
credit as well. Paper weights will count
the same as actual weights except for the “Big Bass of the Year Award”. In “paper tournaments” the boating partner is
expected to verify the length of the fish caught by his partner. The chart
provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife will be used to determine the
estimated weights. There is a five fish limit for each person. Any fish brought
to weigh-in that is determined to be in the slot will not be weighed and a 1
pound penalty will be assessed and loss of fish.
21. The
tournament fee for those 17 and older will be thirty ($30.00) dollars. Family
members and other children will pay $5.00 and but will not be in contention for
any cash payoffs unless they choose to pay the full $30.00. Splitting winnings
with your boat companion is optional but should be agreed upon at the beginning
of the tournament. All fees must be paid in full by the conclusion of that
tournaments meeting.
22. Breakdown
of the tournament fee is as follows:
$5.00 to the club
$4.00 for the heaviest legal bass of the tournament
$9.00 for first place
winner
$5.00 for second place
$3.00 for third place
$4.00 to the
classic fund.
23. The
“Angler of the Year” will be determined by the following point system.
= 10 points for attending the
monthly meeting
= 100 points for first place stringer
= 97 points for second place
= 94 points for
third place
there will be no prize money for anyone finishing lower than third place. However, the awarding of points will continue
as indicted above as long as a participant has a legal fish to weigh-in or to
claim as a “paper fish”. Those who have
participated in the tournament but have no fish to weigh or report, will
receive points equal to one-half of the number awarded to the person who was
last to receive points for a fish.
24. Changes to the
tournament rules can be made at any time by the majority of members present at
any tournament or regular meeting by a majority vote.
25. Tournament
awards will be as follows:
26. Angler of the
Year (based on above point system), Heaviest Bass of the Year, and Junior
Angler of the Year.
27. Any member can
enter the “Big Bass of the Year Contest” at any time by paying an additional
$20.00. Paper weight will not count in this contest. That prize will be awarded at the last
meeting of the year.