1.
CLUB DUES - Dues for membership in the club are due prior to the first
tournament scheduled. Dues for the current year are $45.00.
A. Fishermen paying dues at
the ramp will pay dues of $100.00, unless he/she had a paid membership the year
before. If he/she attends the next monthly meeting and fishes the
next tournament the club will refund $55.00.
B. Dues can be paid by mail
prior to the first tournament for participants who are unable to attend
meetings.
C. Only paid
members may vote on any club business.
2.
TRAILERING - Trailering is allowed on the same lake. Member to be eligible for
weigh-in must be at the designated ramp at starting time.
3.
TOURNAMENT ENTRY / SAFE START TIME - Every contestant should pay their entry fee
prior to start of fishing hours. Tournament start time and ending times will be
voted on at the club meeting prior to the tournament. Safe start time will be
specified by the highest ranking officer and one club member, the morning of the
tournament, to be dictated by safe conditions.
4.
WEIGH-IN TIME - All contestants are to be back at the official weigh-in area by
appointed time. A five (5) minute grace period will be allowed. Contestants
who are not in the official weigh-in area by the end of the grace period shall
be penalized eight ounces per minute they are late, including Big Bass. Any
contestant more than 15 minutes late shall forfeit their entire weight. No
fishing will be allowed after returning to the official weigh-in area for
check-in.
5.
BAIT: No live bait is allowed:
A. in the boat, or
B. to be used in catching fish.
6.
TIES - All gross weight ties will be settled by the comparison of the weight of
the stringers largest single bass. If a tie still exists it will be settled by
the stringer with the most fish. If a tie still exists the points will be
totaled then split between the two contestants.
7.
PARTNERS:
A. The area of the lake to be fished should be shared equally.
B. The front of the boat should be shared equally.
C. Pairing will be done by
drawing at the meeting before the tournament. A paid member will be allowed
only one (1) guest, one (1) alone or may fish self twice or quest twice
and three (3) self pairing tournament during the year, (2) two dayers and (1)
night tournament].
*** THE NIGHT TOURNAMENT WILL BE SELF-PAIRING WITHIN THE CLUB
***
THE ODD MAN/BOAT WILL HAVE
THE OPTION TO FISH SELF OR HAVE A GUEST IF ALL OTHER MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED AND VERIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT, AND WILL NOT BE COUNTED AS A SELF.
Thus if a member fishes all
seven one day tournament he will be REQUIRED to be placed in the draw for
a partner four times (as one of these tournaments is the night tournament and is
self pairing).
Boaters who do not draw out
with a non-boater can go “self” and not have to pair out with another boater or
use their “self”. Boater can take any non-member they choose with them and not
lose their “self”.
D. The deadline for entry in
a tournament will be the end of the draw at the club meeting prior to the
tournament. If a member enters late, boaters fishing alone will have the option
to pair up with the late member or not.
E. If a member refuses to
fish with a member he has drawn, the refusing member will not be allowed to fish
that tournament.
F. Each member is to furnish
his own food and drink. The boat owner will provide an ice chest.
8.
EXPENSES - Expenses for both the boat and tow vehicle should be shared equally.
This covers gas, oil and toll road expenses.
9.
LEAVING BOAT - No participant may leave the boat to fish. However, if a
participant's boat should become disabled making it impossible to return to the
weigh-in, he may elect to leave his boat to come to the weigh-in or to send his
fish to the weigh-in via another person.
10.
TROLLING - No trolling is allowed.
11.
LENGTH LIMIT - STRINGER SIZE:
A. 14 inch length limit unless state and local laws
allow otherwise.
B. Five (5) fish limit and the sixth (6th) fish will be culled
immediately.
C. Bass will be measured on
the official club board only. Measurement will be determined by placing bass on
the official board with the mouth closed and, if any part of the tail touches
the line, the fish is eligible for weigh-in.
12.
WEIGH-IN: Club officers shall conduct the weigh-in of fish. Any fish which is
questioned by any member as to its weight and/or length shall be directly
measured and weighed by a club officer.
A. If a member presents a
fish to an officer for measurement, it will be assumed that the member intends
to weigh-in the fish.
B. If a member attempts to
weigh-in a fish that does not meet the tournament length limit (14 inch or the
lake limit), the penalty is an automatic disqualification of the largest fish on
the stringer.
C. All participants should be off the water before weigh-in begins.
D. If the Vice President is
not at a tournament to bump the smallest fish in each and every stringer, the
presiding officer will appoint a member to be sure all stringers are bumped
equally.
E. Judgment of if a fish is
dead or not will only be made in the weigh-in basket. If a fish is near
death, yet still alive when weighed in, then is unable to swim off or dies in
the water, this shall not be a deduction for a dead fish, because it was alive
at the time of weigh-in.
F. You can only weigh-in using an official club bag.
13.
DEAD FISH PENALTY - There will be an 8 oz. deduction for each dead fish. All
live fish will be released except for trophies.
14.
PROTESTS - If a member wishes to protest a violation of the club rules by
another member, the protest must be submitted in writing within one (1) hour
after the close of the tournament weigh-in to a club official. The protest will
be decided upon at the next regular club meeting.
16.
MEETING DATE/TOURNAMENT DATE - Unless otherwise specified by club officers, the
club will meet the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Unless the lake
committee has selected another date, the tournament will be held on the Sunday
following the first Thursday beginning in March and continuing through November.
17.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS - At the last club meeting of the year, last years officers
will present a slate of officers for the upcoming year for consideration by the
membership. Nominations for each office will be accepted from the membership at
this time. The new officers shall take over their office at the year end
banquet. Thus making for a month of transition where the new officers can get
with the out going officers to ask questions and learn the ropes.
18.
DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS:
President - The President
presides at each meeting, conducts the weigh-in at tournaments and handles the
Federation business.
Vice-President - The
vice-president serves as president in his absence and assists at weigh-ins. The
vice-president is also responsible for measuring the fish. He will insure that
at least the shortest fish of each and every stringer is measured. The
vice-president or his designee shall ensure that all contestants are at the
official weigh-in area by the end of tournament. Another officer of the club
shall resume this responsibility if the vice-president or his designee is
unable.
Secretary/Treasurer - The
Secretary records minutes of meetings, maintains point system and records tournament results. Also prepares monthly tournament results article for
the newspaper. The Treasurer maintains club financial records, keeps track of
dues payments which must be paid prior to a member fishing a club tournament,
provides club membership roster and is responsible for having all club members
sign a Waiver of Liability form prior to a member fishing a club tournament. The
club Secretary will also be responsible for submitting all tournament results to
the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife per regulations concerning tournament
fishing in the state of Oklahoma.
19.
FINANCIAL REPORTS - Any member with up-to-date paid dues may request the
financial status of the club from the secretary/treasurer at any time and the
secretary/treasurer should have the financial status of the club available to
each member at each club meeting.
20.
No electronic communication devices will be allowed in use by contestants for
any communication relating to the tournament during tournament hours.
21.
SELECTION OF LAKES/LAKES COMMITTEE - At the January meeting the club will vote
on the lakes to be fished the upcoming year. A list of two-day and one-day lakes
will be provided, and write-in nominations are permitted. The membership should
pick "2" from the two-day list plus an alternate and "7" from the one-day list
plus an alternate. The newly elected president shall appoint a "3" member lake
committee to decide dates on which the lakes and which ramps are to be used. The
lake committee shall present the tournament schedule to the club for final
approval of the dates. NO lakes may be changed after a majority of the club
members present accept the proposed tournament schedule as presented by the lake
committee. A lake can "only" be changed by the lake committee to the alternate
lake because of hazardous conditions unless it is also hazardous. Then a second
alternate lake will be selected by the lake committee only from that years’
scheduled lakes. Once a change has been made by the lake committee, it cannot
be changed back unless the alternate lake is unsafe.
A. The scoring for each
tournament will be determined by the total weight of each participant’s stringer
after dead fish penalties. Plaques will be awarded for Big Bass, First, Second
and Third place finishes from the membership, money permitting.
B. Scoring for each club
year will be done on a point basis (see below). Trophies will be awarded for
first, second and third place each year. Yearly scoring will be based on the
best seven (7) of nine (9) tournaments. Year-end point ties will be broken by
dropping the next lowest tournament score or scores until the tie is broken. A
trophy will also be awarded for the largest "Bass of the Year". The membership
may also elect to award a jacket to the "TOP TEN" tournament champion and to the
"ANGLER OF THE YEAR" depending on available funds.
C: The "Angler of the Year" will be determined
by the member who accumulates the highest number of points for the seven
(7) highest individual tournament scores of the nine (9) tournaments plus any
Meeting Attendance points as noted below. If a two or more members are tied with
the same number of points after the nine regular tournaments, then those members
will share the title of "Angler of the Year".
C.
WEIGHT POINTS:
Place
Tournament Points
Place
Tournament Points
Place
Tournament Points
Place
Tournament Points
Place
Tournament Points
1st
100
21st
80
41st
60
61st
40
81st
20
2nd
99
22nd
79
42nd
59
62nd
39
82nd
19
3rd
98
23rd
78
43rd
58
63rd
38
83rd
18
4th
97
24th
77
44th
57
64th
37
84th
17
5th
96
25th
76
45th
56
65th
36
85th
16
6th
95
26th
75
46th
55
66th
35
86th
15
7th
94
27th
74
47th
54
67th
34
87th
14
8th
93
28th
73
48th
53
68th
33
88th
13
9th
92
29th
72
49th
52
69th
32
89th
12
10th
91
30th
71
50th
51
70th
31
90th
11
11th
90
31st
70
51st
50
71st
30
91st
10
12th
89
32nd
69
52nd
49
72nd
29
92nd
9
13th
88
33rd
68
53rd
48
73rd
28
93rd
8
14th
87
34th
67
54th
47
74th
27
94th
7
15th
86
35th
66
55th
46
75th
26
95th
6
16th
85
36th
65
56th
45
76th
25
96th
5
17th
84
37th
64
57th
44
77th
24
97th
4
18th
83
38th
63
58th
43
78th
23
98th
3
19th
82
39th
62
59th
42
79th
22
99th
2
20th
81
40th
61
60th
41
80th
21
100th
1
D:
OTHER
POINTS:
Ramp points - 25
(Will be awarded to all participants of the tournament which do not weigh any
fish)
Big Bass point - 1 (Will be added to tournament weigh in score)
23.
MEETING POINTS - There will be 2 points given for attending the clubs monthly
meetings for the 9 tournaments up to a maximum of 12 points per year. Thus
allowing a member to miss 3 monthly meetings during the tournament season and
still be able to accumulate the maximum number of available meeting points. In
place of meeting points, for those who have obligations which do not allow them
to attend regular meetings, the President of the club will have the option of
awarding points for participation outside of regular club events (i.e. Casting
Kids competitions, the Annual Youth Tournament, etc.).
24.
TOP TEN CHAMPIONSHIP - If a qualifying non-boater is unable to borrow a boat to
fish the tournament, he will first be required to fish with a qualifying officer
or with a non- qualifying officer (observer only). If an officer is not
available, a non-boater may get another club member with a boat as an observer
only. A positive pairing must be set up for the qualifying non-boater. The
observer can fish, but it must be from the back of the boat and will not be
allowed to keep fish in the live well. Observers may not net a qualifiers fish,
likewise neither shall another participant. Each qualifier must land his own
fish. No qualifier will be allowed to trailer. Each qualifier will be required
to have their live well’s inspected by an officer of the club before the start
of the tournament. If an officer is unavailable, this duty falls back to member
of the lake committee. If still unavailable, one of the qualifiers will be
picked to inspect all live wells. Only the "TOPTEN" members who
qualified by the clubs point system will be allowed to participate in the
tournament. If a qualifier is unable to fish for any reason, the next available
in the club rankings (i.e. #11) "will not" be allowed to be pulled up to
participate. The "TOPTEN" lake will be off limits from the finish
of the last regular season tournament to the morning of the "TOP TEN"
Championship. Any qualifier on the lake for any reason during this time shall be
disqualified from the "TOP TEN" Championship. The lake committee should,
if at all possible, try to schedule the last regular season tournament on a
Saturday followed by the "TOP TEN" Championship the very next day
(Sunday).
25.
SPORTSMANSHIP - If a member shows poor sportsmanship thru actions or verbally
spoken word during any club function and a written protest is filed with an
officer of the club, that member shall be, after a meeting of the 3 officers of
the club, punished accordingly up to the point of expulsion from the club.
Expulsion of a member for acts detrimental to the club can only be done if a 2/3
majority of the members present at the next meting approve.
26.
RELEASE OF ALL BASS - All bass are to be release into the lake in a manner so
that their well being is assured. The open end of the bag containing water and
fish will be laid in the lake, the closed end grasped and raised so as to dump
the contents back into the lake gently.
27. LIFE
JACKETS - A coast guard approved life jacket MUST be worn by any
contestants ANYTIME the boat is on plane. Each boat must include a kill switch
which is to be attached to the driver while on plane.
28. LIABILITY WAIVER - All tournament contestants must read and
sign the form entitled "WAIVER & RELEASE" which may be available
at the meeting before the tournament and/or on tournament day.
Your signature on this form will constitute a certification that the contestant
has read and understood the "Waiver & Release" form. All terms of the "Waiver &
Release" form are hereby incorporated by reference into these rules in the same
manner as if the terms of the "Waiver & Release" form were printed verbatim in
these rules.
29. PENALTY FOR RULES VIOLATION - The penalty
for violation of any rule (unless otherwise noted) will be a loss of that
tournament day's fish weight and the member will only be awarded the ramp
points.
30.
CLAYTON DONNELL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - This award will be awarded at the year end
banquet to the member/members who the club members vote to best represent the
Bartlesville Bassmasters. The vote shall be on paper and only the Secretary will
know the results until the banquet. The member chosen shall attend 80% of the
club functions, (including tournaments, meetings and other functions), show a
high level of sportsmanship, and best represent/promote the Bartlesville
Bassmasters.