Rules and Bi-laws

[Jared LeBlue]

                         

2008 Rules and Bi-Laws

Standards
1.  All applicable state law and waterway policies apply to all tournaments.
2.  All fish must be caught by use of artificial lures only (on rod and reel).

Safety
1.  Life vests must be worn while boat is on plane.
2.  If contestant's boat is equipped with a kill switch he must utilize it.

Information
1.  Member dues are $25 per club member per year and must be paid before fishing a tournament or voting at a meeting. 
2.  Invited guests must fish with the member who invited them and are limited to one tournament.  They must then join the club to fish anymore tournaments.
3.  Any new business or by-laws will be nominated at the October Meeting and voted on at the November meeting. (Proxy voting not allowed)
4.  Angler of Year Award will remain the same as prior year's award. (When Angler of the year title is relinquished a plaque will be awarded for year(s) to replace the annual plaque.)
5.  Big Bass Award will be presented to the member who catches the season's largest bass.  (Choice of plaque or shirt)
6.  2nd through 6th place will receive trophies or plaques
7.  Kids not fishing the tournament and are 10 years old or younger can fish with a member without having to pay. If the kid is over 10 years old he or she will have to pay regardless if they say they are fishing the tournament or not. If the Kid 10 years old or younger wishes to fish the tournament they will be required to pay. To break it down what it basically means is if a kid 10 years old or young wants to accompany you and a partner or just you, and is just there to fish but not participate in the tournament that kid will not have to pay an entry fee.

Tournaments
1.  Winning payouts will be distributed at next club meeting.
2.  Commitments to fish are to be made 2 days prior to blast off of tournament. (Not mandatory but it is asked as courtesy that all participating commit to the tournament) Commitments are to be made to the President, Vice President, or Treasurer.
3.  A central sign in location will be named at the club meeting prior to the tournament.
4.  Types of tournaments (draw, etc.) will be voted on at meeting prior to the tournament.
5.  Waterways can not be fished 12 hours prior to tournament on said waterway/lake.
6.  Intrusion is forbidden in club tournaments.  The acceptable distance is 50 feet unless granted permission by the members in the other boat.
7.  Trailering allowed only at designated launch blast off time. There will only be 1 check in site. You may trailer from the official check in site at the start time of the tournament.
8.  All tournaments are team tournaments.  Weights will be obtained for both team and individual record keeping. 
9.  We will fish a 12 lake tournament schedule with the 8 best finishes counting toward Angler of the Year standings.
10.  All tournaments will be 9 hrs. Start times will be voted on at the meeting. In the case of inclement weather the tournament times can be reduced but only to minimum of 6 hrs. The reducing of time will be voted on at the tournament by those participating.
11. Tournament locations can be changed due to extreme conditions. The officers will determine if the tournament location needs to be changed and where the new location will be. This will only be done in extreme conditions such as high or low water levels.

Tournament Fees           
1.  Tournament fees per Member  ($20 total)
     $15 for heavy stringer
     $5 for Big Bass

2.  Tournament fees per Invited Guest ($25 total)
     $15 for heavy stringer
     $5 for Big Bass
     $5 to club fund

Weigh-Ins
1.  All fish must be weighed in alive.
2.  The weigh-in will be best five fish for individual weight and then five best fish for team weight.
3.  Size will be determined by lake rule. If there is no size limit on the lake the club will vote in the minimum size for that tournament.
4.  A 4 oz. per dead fish penalty will be deducted from total stringer weight.  (Also applies to fish weighed in for Big Bass)
5.  The official measure board for this club is the Golden Rule board.
6.  All participants must be accounted for at weigh-in. If someone needs to leave, they need to notify another member or leave a note.
7.  Fish must be presented to weigh master in a weigh in bag and each angler must have their fish in their own weigh bag.

8.  In the event of a tie:
Stringer:  Heaviest bass will decide winner.
Big Bass:  Girth, length, etc. will decide winner.

9. If you bring a fish in that does not meet the legal measurement of the tournament than the first time you will be warned and that fish will not be weighed. After a warning any time a member brings a fish in that does not meet legal measurement than that member will be penalized 4ozs and will not be allowed to weigh that fish.
10. Weigh masters will weigh each person's big bass. This way in the event of a tie the big bass will have already been weighed.
11. You must be at the weigh in site at official weigh in time. If you are not there at that time you will not be allowed to weigh in.

Points System:
The 2008 points system as pertains to Angler of the Year is as follows:

100pt system:
1st place 100pts
2nd place 99pts
3rd place 98pts
It continues on

You are guaranteed 50pts if you fish a tournament however you must be at the weigh in to be eligible for the points unless there was an emergency. The member in last place will be awarded the lowest points on the scale if that member brings in a fish. If the member does not bring in a fish he will be awarded 50pts. 5 additional points will be awarded for the member with big bass.

You will receive an additional 5 pts. for every meeting attended for up to 8 meeting. No points will be awarded for weight.

Payouts:

We will pay a place for every 5 entries. 1-9 will pay 1 place, 10-14 will pay two places, and 15-20 will pay 3 places and so on. We will only payout up to 5 places.
Break down of payouts:
1 place - 100%
2 places - 60% and 40%
3 places - 50%, 32%, and 18%
4 places - 40%, 25%, 20.5%, and 14.5%
5 places - 37.5, 20.5%, 17%, 13.5%, and 11.5%

Officers:

President - Jared LeBlue
Vice President - Keith Kibodeaux
Secretary- Sean Richard
Weigh Master - Shannon Thibodeaux
Weigh Master - Aaron LaFleur

Officers will remain in their seat until they elect to resign. If an officer resigns then nominations to fill the seat will be taken at the following meeting. After members have been nominated the club will vote and the nominee with the most votes will take that seat.

[Wildcat26]

Rattle, rule number 1 under safety was changed last year to read vest must be worn when the boat is on plane. It was changed so one could idle from one spot to another without putting on the vest.

[Jared LeBlue]

I know that is how it is listed, unless I'm missing something.

[Wildcat26]

I know what you printed is what my copy of the rules says. I guess the change just never got printed.

[Jared LeBlue]

I just printed out some copies of the rules to bring to the tournament. We hadn't printed out the new rules from last year.