TOWN CREEK CHRISTIAN BASS ANGLERS RULES

1/18/2008

 

"Be Ye Fishers of Men, You Catch Them, He Will Clean Them"

 

The Town Creek Christian Bass Anglers was formed to provide for the enjoyment of tournament bass fishing with the main emphasis on Christian fellowship. That by our conduct and attitudes we provide a Christian witness to all who we come in contact with.

 

RULES

Review and Changing of Rules

The rules shall be reviewed for change at the end of the tournament year (usually December).

 

Tournament Dates

Tournament events shall be voted on 1 calendar month prior to the tournament.

 

ACTIVITY FEES

 

Monthly Tournament Fees                Adult                           Youth

                                                            $10.00                        $5.00

 

The tournaments are divided into two separate divisions (ADULT AND YOUTH). Adult is 16 yrs. and older. Youth is 15 yrs. and under.

 

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION AND PARTNER DRAW

 

Back Fees

If a member gets two months behind in fees, he will not be eligible for year end awards until back fees are paid.

 

Partner Draw

Partners will be drawn at the monthly meeting before each tournament. Youth are not included in the draw. Youth participation shall be pre-arranged by the parent/guardian of the youth with an adult boater (21 years of age or older) prior to the meeting.

 

a. Boaters: All members have the option to use their boat. Members wishing to use their boat will be assigned a number to be placed in the draw.

 

b. Non-boaters: Each non-boater will draw a boater number to determine the pairings. Non-boaters have the option to redraw if they draw the same person two (2) consecutive tournaments.

 

c. Open boats: Following the draw, open boaters have the options to; 1) fish open, 2) pair-up with other open boaters or 3) bring a guest.

 

Guests

Are free of fees and are not eligible for points & awards.

 

TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT

 

Boating Equipment

Only boats and motors complying with state laws will be permitted in tournaments.

 

Accessory Equipment

Electronic trolling motors, depth finders and graphs (paper, LCR's, & CRT's) location markers, temperature, oxygen, and pH monitors, and other accepted electronic equipment may be used.           

 

Lures

Only artificial lures may be used. No live bait or prepared baits are allowed except commercial pork baits.

 

Tackle

All fish must be caught on a rod & reel. Only one type of rod may be fished at one time. Other rods may be pre-rigged and available for immediate use.

 

Fishing Methods

Fish must be caught in an accepted conventional manner (no foul-hooking of fish or trolling with gas motors).

 

TOURNAMENT RULES

 

Competition Fish

Mashed, mangled or foul-hooked bass will not be counted.

Adult - Any black bass will be counted.

Youth - All legal species of fish will be counted.

 

Size Limit

Minimum of twelve (12) inches per black bass as measured by the tournament officials. Mouth shut, open or closed tail.

 

Stringer Limit

Five (5) fish per person.

                       

Boat Operation and Expense

Operating a boat in negligent or unsafe manner or in violation of any state or federal law will result in the immediate and final disqualification. Adult partners will agree about the expense sharing.

 

Lake Headquarters

Headquarters will be designated by the tournament committee. Boats must leave and return by water to this location, except when trailering or extreme high wind conditions.

 

Tournament Hours

Tournament hours are 8 hours from voted blast-off time.

Blast-off

Tournament blast-off time will be voted on at the pre-tournament meeting. All boats must be in the water or at the landing by blast-off time unless pre-arranged at the meeting. Each boat should exercise good judgment in the interest of safety at blast-off.

 

Weigh in

Will be at lake headquarters. A weigh in time will be announced prior to blast-off.  Weigh in deadline is defined as – inside the designated no wake buoy or in the weigh in area, idle speed or less by the 8 hour fishing limit from the blast-off time.  Contestants must be in the parking lot at the weigh in deadline when trailering. Fish must be caught by the contestant weighing them in unless pre-arranged with the tournament committee. No more than one limit of fish should be brought to the scales. Once fish have been presented to the tournament committee to be weighed in, all fish become the property of Town Creek Christian Bass Angler club and no additional culling shall take place.  Penalties will be incurred at that point.

 

Leaving the Tournament Early

If a contestant decides to leave a tournament early because of a pre-arranged agreement, he must notify the tournament committee prior to blast-off that he cannot fish the entire tournament. If this is the case, another member can weigh-in that persons fish for him. If leaving because of weather or unforeseen circumstances, he should leave a note or tell another contestant that he is leaving the tournament. If a note is left, it must be left on another contestants vehicle at the weigh-in site.

 

Life Preservers

Each competitor is required to wear a Coast Guard approved life vest, securely fastened, at all times while the boat is being propelled by the combustion engine. Furthermore a kill switch must be fastened to the driver anytime the combustion engine is propelling the boat.

 

Alcohol and Profanity

Alcohol is absolutely prohibited. Profanity will not be tolerated.

 

PENALTIES AND PROTESTS

 

The following penalties will apply to all tournaments.

 

Late for Blast-off

The tournament committee will decide if late due to mechanical failure, act of God or laziness on the part of the contestant. If laziness is decided, one (1) pound will be deducted from the total weight of the contestant at weigh-in. If mechanical or act of God, a penalty will not be assessed.

 

Late for Weigh In

A one (1) pound penalty of total weight will be assessed for each minute late up to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, no fish will be weighed.

 

            Too Many Fish Weighed-In

For each fish over the five (5) fish limit placed in the weigh in scales, the string will be culled beginning with the largest fish down to a five (5) fish limit.

 

Small Fish

A short fish will not be weighed, and the contestant will loose one (1) pound for each fish under 12 inches that is presented to the tournament committee to be weighed-in.

 

SCORING SYSTEM

 

The following system will be used to determine the standings for Town Creek Christian Bass Anglers:

 

Tournament  Weigh-In Points

Placement in tournament (individual or team) will be determined by official total weight at the scales. First place receives 100 points. Points per place is set to 1. All members attending the tournament and not weighing in fish will receive 10 points less than last place weighed points. Tags will be awarded to the top three places in the adult and the top two places in the youth.

 

Tournament Bonus Points:

Big Fish

5 points

Limit of Fish

5 points

Attendance Points

                        Each Meeting Attended......................10 points

Members who attend other churches and cannot attend the meetings will receive the bonus points if prior notification is given to the tournament officials concerning fishing arrangements for the tournament (e.g. boater, open boat, assignment of boat #, etc.).

           

Year-To-Date Standings

                        Standings for active members will be determined by combining the following:

                        1.         Individual tournament place and bonus points

                        2.         Meeting bonus points

 

Awards

The following awards will be presented at the close of the tournament year:

1.                  Adult Angler of the Year (Based on points)

2.                  Youth Angler of the Year (Based on points)

3.                  Big Bass of the Year

 

Dropping Events

All participants must drop the 2 lowest events for the year. This will include all place points and bonus points for the 2 events.