Particapants MUST follow the highest standards of sportsmanship & courtesy at all times.
Non-Tournament anglers & recreational boaters must be treated with respect so as to advance organized Tournament fishing.
Care should be exercised to avoid damage to another persons property.
Any person who damages his partners boat or gear is responsible for all repaires. Claims for damaged need to be filed with the board of Directors befor leaving the launch site.
All regulations governing the use of the tournament waters must be complied with by tournament participants.
Only Smallmouth Bass & Largemouth Bass shall be legal for the weigh-in.
Participants will be allowed 5 fish with a minimum of a 12" lenght in the live well at one time. Except when culling a fish, then the allowable limit will be 6 fish with a minimum of 12" in the live well for each particapants. Fishing can not resume until the act of culling a fish is completed for that participant.
The Golden Rule shall be the official measurement device for all tournaments. You are responsible for calibrating your rule to match the clubs Golden Rule
Every member is responsible for there catch at the weigh in. All fish are to be handled in a manner that promotes a safe release. All fish are to be released as quickly as possible after the weigh-in. All Dead Fish will have a 2 oz. penalty deducted from the total weight of the catch. No culling of a dead leal fish is allowed.
A participant may not fish within 25 yards (150 feet) of another participants anchored boat. The anchored boat MUST have it's trolling motor out of the water. While anchored, A boat may not block any waterways leading to another accessible tournament water.
No particapant can purposely interfere with his partners ability to fish.
Anyone attempting to weigh in a short fish will be Disqualified from the tournament. The particapant & the tournament director will measure the questionable fish with the weigh master & the tournament director making the final decision of legality. A particapant may request a courtesy measurement befor his / her weigh-in begins.
A particapant shall pick his own lunker fish to be weighed.
All ties for the monies will be divided equally.
Particapants not in the official weigh-in time will be penalized at a rate of 8 ounces a minute, which will be deducted from the total weight of the days catch. Anyone late 10 minutes or more will be disqualified from the tournament. The penalty starts at the beginning of each minute..
All participants not on site 15 minutes befor the start of the tournament will forfit there launch position & luanch after the last boat scheduled. The last boat on site after 15 minutes rule will become the starter..
Tournaments may be canceled or re-scheduled & the scheduled times changed if it is determined to be unsafe by the tournament director.
