1) LIVE WELLS WILL BE CHECKED BEFORE LEAVING THE BOAT RAMP AREA.
2) ***WE WILL PAY FIRST PLACE ONLY IF LESS THAN 30 PEOPLE SHOW UP. 2ND PLACE WILL BE PAID FOR 30 PEOPLE AND UP. 70 % OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO 1st PLACE AND 30% TO 2nd PLACE. A THIRD PLACE SPOT WILL BE PAID WHEN 80 OR MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP. THE POT WILL BE SPLIT 65% TO FIRST AND 15% TO SECOND PLACE AND 10% TO THIRD PLACE WHEN 80 ANGLERS OR MORE SHOW UP.
3) AT 5:50 YOU MAY LEAVE THE LAUNCH AREA AND START FISHING. A CLOCK WILL BE AT THE SIGN IN AREA. THIS IS THE OFFICAL TIME OF THE TOURNAMENT. YOU NEED TO SET YOUR TIME WITH THE OFFICIAL TIME. YOU MUST BE BACK AND CHECKED IN BY 10PM SHARP . IF YOU ARE NOT CHECKED IN BY 10PM SHARP YOU WILL NOT GET TO WEIGH IN. NO EXECPTIONS.
4) ALL BASS MUST BE 18 INCHES LONG. ALL BASS WILL BE MEASURED BEFORE THEY ARE WEIGHED. ALL BASS MUST BE 18 INCHES LONG ON THE OFFICIAL MEASURING STICK. IF THEY ARE NOT 18 INCHES LONG ON THE OFFICIAL MEASURING STICK THEN THEY WILL NOT BE WEIGHED.NO EXCEPTIONS. WE WILL USE A “GOLDEN RULE” FOR ALL MEASUREMENTS. BOTH KENTUCKY AND LARGEMOUTH BASS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
5) DEAD FISH—A DEAD FISH WILL NOT BE WEIGHED. ANY FISH THAT HAS MOVEMENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE ALIVE AND WILL BE WEIGHED.
6) IN THE SITUATION WHERE NO FISH ARE WEIGHED IN THE MONEY WILL ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT WEEK MINUS 20%.
7) NO FISHING WITH LIVE BAIT.
8) WEIGH IN—ALL BASS WILL BE WEIGHED IN ON THE OFFICIAL SCALE. THE READINGS ON THE OFFICIAL SCALE WILL BE FINAL. WE WILL NOT WEIGH BASS UNTIL A GOOD NUMBER OF ANGLERS ARE PRESENT TO WITNESS THE PROCESS. MONEY WILL BE PAID TO THE BIGGEST BASS ACCORDING TO THE FINAL READING OF THE OFFICIAL SCALE.
9) 20% WILL BE HELD OUT OF THE POT EVERY WEEK. 10% WILL BE HELD FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND DOOR PRIZES AND 10% WILL BE HELD FOR RUNNING THE TOURNAMENT.
10) CHEATING—IF YOU ARE CAUGHT CHEATING YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FISH THIS TOURNAMENT IN THE FUTURE. YOUR NAME WILL ALSO BE TURNED OVER TO THE LOCAL GAME WARDENS.
11) ONE ANGLER MAY ONLY HAVE ONE LINE IN THE WATER AT ANY TIME.
12) IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A FIRST PLACE WINNER AND NO SECOND PLACE WINNER WE WILL AWARD HALF OF THE SECOND PLACE MONEY TO THE FIRST PLACE WINNER ON THAT NIGHT. THE OTHER HALF OF THE SECOND PLACE MONEY WILL ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT WEEK. THE MONEY WILL THEN BE SPLIT 30% TO THE FIRST PLACE POT AND 70% TO THE SECOND PLACE POT AND WILL BE PAID THE FOLLOWING WEEK
13) YOU MAY SIGN UP A PERSON THAT WILL SHOW UP LATE AS LONG AS THE BOAT THAT IS FISHED FROM DURING THE TOURNAMENT IS PRESENT AT THE START SO THAT THE LIVE WELLS CAN BE CHECKED.
14) GUEST ON BOATS-ALL ADULTS ON A BOAT THAT ARE FISHING IN THE TOURNAMENT MUST PAY AN ENTRY FEE( NO EXECPTIONS). EVEN IF YOU CLAIM THAT THEY WILL NOT FISH THEY MUST BE ENTERED. THIS WILL KEEP OTHERS FROM THINKING YOU ARE CHEATING. CHILDREN 10 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER MAY FISH IN A BOAT FOR FREE BUT MAY NOT WIN THE TOURNAMENT UNLESS AN ENTRY FEE HAS BEEN PAID ON THAT YOUNG PERSON. AS OF 3-19-09 ANY YOUNG ANGLER THAT IS 10 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER THAT BRINGS IN A FISH OVER 18 INCHES WILL BE AWARDED $20 EVEN IF AN ENTRY FEE HAS NOT BEEN PAID FOR THAT YOUNG ANGLER.
15) ALL ENTRY FEES ARE FINAL AND NON REFUNDABLE.
16) ONE ANGLER CAN WIN FIRST AND SECOND PLACE IF THEY HAVE THE TWO BIGGEST FISH.
17) ALL DECISIONS BY THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ARE FINAL.
18) WHEN YOU BRING YOUR FISH TO BE WEIGHED PLEASE HAVE THEM IN A WEIGH BAG WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF WATER. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WEIGH BAG THEN ONE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR YOU. IF YOU DO BRING A FISH UP WITH OUT A BAG YOU WILL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO KEEP THE FISH AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
19) IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TWO FIRST PLACE WINNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME WEIGHT , ALL OF THE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT EQUALLY AND NO SECOND PLACE WILL BE PAID. BOTH OF THE WINNERS WILL HAVE A FREE ENTRY INTO THE YEAR END TOURNAMENT. IF WE HAVE A TIE FOR SECOND PLACE THEN ONLY THE SECOND PLACE POT WILL BE SPLIT.
BIG BASS TROPHY --AT THE END OF THE YEAR TOURNAMENT A TROPHY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE ANGLER WHO CATCHES THE BIGGEST BASS OF THE SEASON. IT WILL HAVE THE ANGLERS NAME, DATE, WEIGHT AND A PICTURE OF THE BASS IF ONE WAS TAKEN.
EVERY PERSON WHO WINS FIRST PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WILL HAVE A FREE ENTRY INTO THE BIG BASS TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. ALL THE NAMES WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE AND UPDATED WEEKLY.
ALL OF THESE RULES WILL BE POSTED ON LINE ALONG WITH THE RESULTS OF EACH TOURNAMENT. THE RESULTS WILL SHOW HOW MANY PEOPLE FISHED AND ALL THE PAY OUTS, SO THAT ALL MONEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR. WE WILL ALSO SHOW PICTURES IF ANY ARE TAKEN. JUST VISIT
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WE MAY ADD RULES IN THE FUTURE AS THEY ARE NEEDED. IF A RULE IS ADDED THEN UPDATED RULE SHEETS WILL BE HANDED OUT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
