1.
All tournament fees are non-refundable.
2. All State/local laws and lake regulations must be adhered
to. Any violations will result in disqualification.
3. Anglers under the age of 18 must have signed parental
consent.
4. You must be present at the official check-in time to
fish any tournament. Participants must also stay within
50 feet of the launch site until the official 'kick-off'
is signaled. No fishing is allowed until the official 'kick-off'
is signaled. Club official will call "Official Time"
at kick off and all participants will follow this time.
5. All vessels must be man-powered (no motors). All tournament
fishing must be conducted from a float tube, kick boat or
Kayak. Anglers may not fish outside of their vessel for
any reason. Anglers must be floating in their vessels while
fishing.
6. All vessels must have a livewell - no stringers or
metal fish baskets allowed.
Minimum livewell requirements are:
a. - Kickboats using oars must have an out of the water
livewell.
b. - A 350 GPH minimum bilge pump is to be used for refreshing
out of water livewells with fresh lake water.
c. - Out of water livewells must use an aerator.
d. - Livewells must be constructed from a minimum 10 gallon
container.
e. - Float tubes and kickboats without oars may use mesh
style fish baskets that have a full frame to ensure that
the bag will not collapse around the fish while moving.
Although not required we STRONGLY recommend the following,
at all times, for the well being of the fish.
a. - An insulated ice chest livewell that is 48 quarts or
larger.
b. - A 5 inch or larger aerator stone (larger is better,
so go with what you can fit)
c. - Doping products (Rejuvenade, Please Release me, etc.)
d. - Ice on very hot days.
e. - Refreshing with lake water, at least 3 times an hour
throughout the day for an amount of time that will pump
a minimum of 3X the volume of the livewell.
7. No live bait or cut bait.
8. No fishing multiple rods at the same time.
9. No fishing in multiple tournaments on the same day.
10. All official weigh-ins and measurements are performed
by appointed club officials.
11. Bass must be 13-inch minimum - open mouth, swing tail,
on a 'Wil-E-Go' board.
12. Fish must be largemouth, smallmouth or spotted bass.
13. No participant shall have more than 5 fish in their
possession at any time, and no culling of fish is allowed
within 50 feet of the weigh-in site.
14. Each dead fish weighed in will result in a 1/2-pound
penalty.
15. Late weigh-ins will be penalized as follows: 1 lb. penalty
for every 5 minutes late, up to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes,
you're disqualified. Participants must be with in 50 feet
of weigh-in location by official weigh-in time or they will
be considered late. No fishing by any participant will be
allowed after the stated official weigh-in time. Any violations
will result in disqualification.
16. Bass-n-Tubes is strictly a 'Catch-and-Release' organization.
Any violation other than DOA's or trophy bass can result
in disqualification and/or permanent club membership removal.
17. Any one participating in a BNT event must have in their
possession a valid USCG approved PFD.
18. The use of alcohol and/or non-medical drugs during tournaments
is prohibited.
19. All participants are required to have in their possession
and ON a "white light" from launch time until
15 minutes after safe light.
20. Bass-n-Tubes is a non-discriminating organization. Any
violation can result in disqualification and/or permanent
club membership removal.
21. SPORTSMANSHIP - Participants are expected to conduct
themselves in a "sportsman" like manner. If any
one from the public, another participant, or a club officer
views another member exhibiting un-sportsman like conduct,
or in any way conduct un-becoming to the club's values prior
to, during, or after a tournament the offending angler may
be disqualified from that tournament.
Repeated offenses will result in club dismissal.
22. PROTESTS - Protests regarding violation of these rules
must be declared immediately to the Tournament Director
and then submitted in writing within 30 minutes of the official
weigh-in time. The Tournament Authority will hear protests
and the decision of the Director will be final.
TO AVOID PROTESTS, if you suspect a possible infraction
is about to take place - ALERT THE WOULD-BE OFFENDER and
check the rules!
Updated
12/15/2007
