General Rules  

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H.  STARTING POSITIONS/PARTNERS

1.  Partners will be paired by a draw at the meeting prior to a tournament.

2.  No member or guest will be paired with the member or guest he was paired with the previous month.

3.  If, during the draw, there are more boaters than non-boaters, the remaining boaters will have the opportunity to fish with the next open boater unless he declines.  Once declining, an open boater cannot choose to pair with any other open boater.  Open boaters who decline will be placed below the last paired boaters and will be the first to be used if another member has boat trouble and before exemptions are recalled.

4.  Special requests for exemptions from the draw must be submitted in writing prior to the start of the meeting the exemption is to be used for. Each member will be authorized two (2) exemptions per fiscal year.

5.  Any member who is not present for a scheduled monthly meeting, and does not notify any club member / officers of his absence, thereby missing the tournament draw, may still fish, but only under the stated conditions below:

a)  If member notifies the Tournament Director of his desire to fish a scheduled tournament, member will be paired with first available “Angler / Open Boater.”

b)  If member notifies the Tournament Director of his desire to fish a scheduled tournament and there are no available “Angler / Open Boaters,” he may fish from his own boat and will not be charged with an “Exemption.”

c)  If member notifies the Tournament Director of his desire to fish a scheduled tournament, but refuses pairing with first available “Angler / Open Boater,” member may still fish the tournament but will be charged with an “Exemption” (if available).

d)  If member notifies the Tournament Director of his desire to fish a scheduled tournament, then refuses pairing with first available “Angler / Open Boater,” and has used his allotted (2) “Exemptions,” member may still fish the tournament but is eligible for “Big Fish Pot” only.

6.  Starting positions will be determined by order of the draw after the Angler of the Year has stated his choice of starting position.

7.  Those that are exempt will follow the last boat out in the inverse order that the exemption(s) was (were) received.

8.  The Tournament Director will be included in the draw, will start the tournament, and depart in his starting position.

9.  Angler of the Year from the previous season is awarded the choice of starting position for the following season.

I.  LAKES

1.  The lakes for the twelve (12) months will be determined in the following manner:

a.  Lakes will be nominated for the month's tournament at the meeting.
NOTE:  A member not present may have a lake nominated, but cannot be counted during the voting.

b.  The person nominating a lake requiring reservations is responsible for contacting the Fish Camp, Ramp Authority, Etc., prior to the club meeting.

c.  Members present may vote for as many of the nominated lakes as they want the first time the voting takes place.  The two (2) lakes with the most votes will then be voted on again with each member casting one (1) vote only for either of the two (2) lakes.  In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken first with the "1 vote only" rule.

d.  The lake receiving the most votes will become the primary lake and the other will be the secondary lake.

2.  All waters accessible by boat from the launch ramp at the tournament lake will be open to fishing (unless specified prior to the tournament).

J.  FISHING EQUIPMENT

1.  All fishing will be done from boats with either bait casting, spinning, or spincast reels.  Rod length will not exceed seven and one half (7 1/2) feet from butt to tip.

2.  No trolling or use of live bait allowed.

3.  No contestant will have more than one (1) line in the water at any one time.

4.  A distance of fifty (50) yards between boats will be maintained "while fishing", unless permission of the other fisherman has been asked and granted.

5.  Each member and guest must bring his or her own Personal Flotation Device (PFD) and must be worn during outboard motor operation while on plane.  Seat cushions are not acceptable substitutes.

6.  All boats will comply with the U.S. Coast Guard, state and local govenment regulations.

7.  To be considered a boater, the member must have a bass boat.

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