Rules - Clearwater Bass Club

General Rules

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K. WEIGH-IN

1. All regular season tournaments are to end not later than 3:00 PM. Place to be announced at the launch ramp.

2. Members and guests must be at the scales with their fish at weigh-in time.

3. Any member or guest whose name is called and is not there for said weighin time will be penalized one (1) pound from his total weight for up to 10 minutes late. If any member or guest is later than 10 minutes, they will be disqualified.

4. Special circumstances will be considered by the weigh master Tournament Director or the stand-in Tournament Director.

5. All protests will be made prior to the alleged violator's fish being weighed in (in any tournament) and only the person or persons seeing the alleged infraction can lodge a protest.

6. A maximum creel of five (5) largemouth bass can be weighed in at any tournament. Minimum length will be fourteen (14) inches as measured on a "Golden Rule" measurement board, and only one (1) of the fish can exceed twenty-two (22) inches will be allowed unless arrangements have been made to allow as many as five (5) fish over twenty-two (22) inches to be weighed. The Tournament Director or his stand-in Tournament Director will measure all fish. A penalty of four (4) ounces will be deducted from the total creel for each dead fish weighed in.

7. All live bass will be released after weigh-in.

8. It is illegal to cull dead keeper fish. Any penalty will be decided by a majority vote of all officers present.

L. AWARDS/POINTS

1. Points will be awarded for first (1st) place through twentieth (20th) place.

2. Two (2) attendance points will be awarded for each monthly meeting attended and each tournament fished.

3. "Angler of the Year" will be the member with the most points accumulated during the fiscal year.

4. In the event of a tie of total weight at any monthly tournament, total number of fish and then big fish, in that order will determine the tiebreaker. If there is still a tie, the points of the places in question will be totaled and divided by the number of contestants who are tied and each will receive that amount of points.

EXAMPLE: Two (2) members tie for fifth (5th) place with one (1) fish each weighing two (2) pounds even. Sixteen (16) points for fifth (5th) place and fifteen (15) points for sixth (6th) place are totaled and divided by the two (2) people who tied. (15 + 16 = 31 x 1/2 = 15.5 points.)

4a. In the event of a tie of total points in any "Year-to-Date" tally, Total Weight, Number of Fish and then Big Fish, in that order will determine the tiebreaker. If there is still a tie, then the “tie” stands and any applicable award (i.e. “Angler of the Year”) will result in a “shared award” with each member receiving individual plaques.

5. The club will pay one-half (1/2) the replica fee, not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a bass weighing eight (8) pounds to nine pounds fifteen ounces (9 lbs. 15 oz.). The club will pay the entire replica fee, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for a fish weighing ten (10) pounds or larger. The club will pay seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the live release of a fish weighing between eight (8) pounds to nine pounds fifteen ounces (9 lbs. 15 oz.), and one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) for the live release of a fish weighing ten (10) pounds or larger. The release of the bass must be made at the weigh-in site or a place more suitable to the survivability of the fish and must be accompanied by the Tournament Director or his stand-in Tournament Director. The choice of the award will be at the discretion of the member catching the fish. Any member can claim only one (1) fish meeting the above-mentioned specifications per club-sanctioned tournament.

6. The club "Traveling Big Fish Plaque" will be awarded to the first person in each fiscal year to weigh-in a bass of five (5) pounds or larger. It will then "travel" to each person who catches a larger fish than the previous listed big bass. The trophy is the property of the Clearwater Bass Club, Inc.

7. A trophy will be given at the end of the fiscal year for the largest bass caught during the fiscal year.

8. Any member who finishes first (1st), second (2nd) or third (3rd) in a monthly tournament will be awarded a club plaque/plate. Once he has earned his first plaque (with twelve (12) plates on it), he must bring in a blank plate from his plaque or one dollar ($1.00) to receive his next earned plate.

9. An individual trophy plaque will be given to any member who weighs in a bass over five (5) pounds or larger and is "Big Fish" of the tournament. This is in lieu of a plate for their plaque. All "Big Fish" of the day that are under five (5) pounds will be given a plate for their plaque and no individual trophy plaque.

M. CLASSIC

1. The top ten (10) fishermen at the end of the year will qualify to fish the "Classic". Anyone in the top ten (10) who is unable to attend will be replaced by the next member in order of finish (11th Place, 12th Place, 13th Place, etc).

2. The club President will select the "Classic" site and will have the responsibility of running the tournament.

3. The "Classic" fund payback will be as follows:

a. First (1st) Place               50%

b. Second (2nd) Place        30%

c. Third (3rd) Place              20%

TOTAL                                  100%

4. The top ten (10) fishermen who qualify for the "Classic" will receive their plaque regardless of whether they attend the or not. The ten (10) who fish the "Classic" will be eligible to receive the payback money.

5. A "Big Fish" plaque will be awarded for the largest fish over five (5) pounds for the "Classic" in lieu of a plate.

6. Second (2nd) and Third (3rd) place will receive a plate for their club plaque.

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