Interpretation of these rules shall be left exclusively to the Tournament Committee. Penalties up to disqualification may be assessed for infractions or protests. All rules have "loopholes". It is the intention of the Tournament Committee, in the best interest of good sportsmanship, to let the "spirit of the rules" prevail in all judgment cases.

1. Club tournaments are limited to members in good standing and a guest only.
2. All tournament fees will be paid to the Club Treasurer at or before the general membership meeting preceding the tournament or when paring of partners takes place preceding the tournament.
   1. Any contestant who has not paid their Tournament Fee by the set deadline will be automatically disqualified from the Tournament.
   2. Tournaments fees are to be paid before the end of the meeting just prior to the scheduled Tournament if the Tournament is Partner Choice or by the time we draw partners for the Tournament at that meeting. Each Tournament day is $30.
3. All members are responsible for knowing the Tournament Rules and conducting themselves in a ethical manner in all aspects of Club functions.

1. Participants understand that conduct displayed during a tournament is a reflection of the Club as a whole. Good sportsmanship and safety at all times are essential for quality tournaments. For this reason, anyone not observing the following rules is subject to disqualification at the discretion of the Tournament Committee.
2. No Alcoholic beverages will be allowed at the tournament site during the tournament.
3. No littering.
4. Speed to pass a still or obviously fishing boat is NO WAKE at a distance of not less than 150 feet unless still or obviously fishing boat is blocking a defined navigable channel.  NO WAKE speed is mandatory. The first contestant in a confined area has the right of way. Other contestants must honor this right of way. Other contestants must honor this right of way when possible. Contestants must not, at anytime, fish within 100 feet of another contestant’s anchored boat.
5. Contestants will honor and observe all State and Federal boating and safety regulations at all times. The Tournament Committee will check all boats for the proper equipment. No boats will be allowed to compete if found to be lacking mandatory equipment. A USGA approved life jacket must be worn while the gasoline-powered engine is running, you will be allowed to use any Coast Guard Approved PFD including SOSPENDERS type floatation jackets.
6. Each contestant is responsible for bringing his or her own life vest.
7. Tournament expenses for the out of town lakes, will be shared by both contestants. This includes gas used by tow vehicle and boat, motel, launching fee, excreta. Contestants fishing, as a non-boater on local lakes are required to pay a minimum riders fee of $20.00. Consideration for fuel costs should be given to ensure the boater is compensated properly.
8. Consideration to both contestants fishing methods and choice of location MUST be given, equal time for each contestant.
9. Communications devices shall not be used during the tournament to acquire fishing reports or information for the tournament being currently fished.
10. No GPS use by non boat owners unless permitted by the Boat owner.

1. Boats must be a minimum of 16 feet in length and have two fishing platforms or decks, and must be powered by an engine of at least 40 H.P. Boats may not be powered by an engine exceeding BIA or COAST GUARD ratings.
2. All boats must be equipped with an aerated live well system large enough to hold two limits of bass.
3. Landing nets are allowed.
4. Only artificial baits are allowed.
5. Each contestant may use only one rod at any given time. Fly rods are not allowed.
6. All boats must be powered by an electric trolling motor.
7. All boats entered in tournaments must be covered by liability and property damage insurance.
   1. NOTE: CURRENT PROOF OF INSURANCE MUST BE PRESENTED FOR ALL BOATS USED IN CLUB TOURNAMENTS PRIOR TO THE FIRST TOURNAMENT.  ALL Boat Insurance proofs are due by the May  2008 meeting.
8. All boats must be deemed safe and in good repair

1. Contestants must check in with the Tournament Committee at the tournament site no later than 45 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
2. Boats will be inspected for proper equipment and a live well check prior to fishing.
3. Tournament Director will determine how the start of the tournament (blast off) will be conducted.
4. Weigh in will be the order-determined blast off.
5. Only the Tournament Committee and the contestant weighing the fish will be allowed in the weigh in area.
6. Tournament winners will be announced at the weigh in site, but will not be official until the next general meeting.
7. Invited guests are not eligible to win trophies or accrue points and must follow the tournament rules.
8. If conditions warrant, the Tournament Director may delay the start of the tournament.
9. If circumstances arise that affect the fish ability, site, or safety of the members, the Tournament Director has the authority to change the lake, close certain waters, or reschedule the tournament.
10. Off limits shall be established by the Tournament Director near the weigh in site on the second day of a two-day tournament.
11. The gasoline motor Kill switch must be in working order and attached to boat driver when operating gas motor.
12. No leaving boat for purpose of catching or retrieving fish.
13. No contestant may be in possession of more than the legal limit of fish at any time.
14. All fish in live well at official check in time must be brought to the scale, any culling of fish after the official check in time will result in disqualification.
15. Medical emergencies and death in the family are the only two reasons that money will be refunded for tournament that was already paid for, after the tournament payment deadline. **All refunds at the discretion of the Tournament Director**

MEASURING AND SCORING

1. Only Largemouth, Smallmouth and Kentucky Spotted Bass will be scored.
2. Bass measuring 14 inches from the tip of the closed mouth to the tip of the tail may be weighed. If state regulations dictate otherwise, the state regulations will be upheld.
3. The official measuring device will be the Bass Pro Shop, Keeper Counter. Short fish will be penalized the short fish and the biggest fish. In the absence of a second fish, a two-pound penalty will be assessed on the participant’s yearly standing. Scoring will be based on weight.

• Each dead fish will be penalized 4 ounces
• Weights for all fish will be the weight after the penalty has been assessed.  (ie a 4 pound 12 ounce big fish would be a 4 pound 8 ounce fish if it is dead at weigh in)

Big fish followed by most fish will break ties. Further ties will split the prize money for the two positions in question and a trophy will be awarded to each individual as if they fished in the higher of the two positions.

4. Participant’s late for weigh in will be penalized one pound per minute and be disqualified after 10 minutes. Late arrival penalties will not be carried over to future tournaments.
5. The accumulated points will determine contestant’s places in the final standings during the regular club tournament season.
6. In the event of a tie in the final regular season points standings, ties will be broken by the total weight of all fish caught during the regular season.

1. Verbal protests must be made to the Tournament Director prior to the announcement of the tournament winners. Protests will not be accepted after winners are announced.
2. Prior to the announcement of winners, the Tournament Committee will investigate and question all parties involved if possible.
3. Formal written protests must be presented to the Tournament Committee within five days of the incident.
4. The Tournament Committee must act upon the protest prior to the announcement of the winners.
5. A valid protest will subject the contestant to a penalty to be determined by the Tournament Committee. This penalty may include disqualification.
6. A protest need not be filed if the contestant has not paid their Tournament entry fee. The contestant is automatically considered disqualified if they have not paid their fee as noted in "General" above.

PENALTIES

1. Violation of any of the Tournament or Club rules may result in disqualification of both anglers in the boat at the time of the infraction. This will be determined by the Tournament Committee.

The tournament committee consists of

1. The Tournament Director, who is chosen by the incoming President of the Club. The Tournament Director is charged with choosing a committee of club members to assist at weigh-ins. The Tournament Director is to be appointed prior to the December meeting, for a one year term.
2. The Weigh Master, is responsible for organizing the weigh-in site including setting up the scale and seeing that all fish are measured and weighed at the tournaments.
3. The Records Keeper, is charged with recording the weigh in results as needed.
4. The Photographer, charged with making a photographic record at the tournament weigh ins.

The tournament committee shall be responsible for the following

1. Determining how many, the location, dates and times for regular season tournaments
2. Tracking the weights and scores for each tournament and presenting that list to the membership for final approval.
3. Choosing the type of partner selection for each tournament
4. Assisting the Tournament Director with all duties at the Weigh in site after each tournament
5. Organizing and facilitating each tournament at the site including vehicle traffic control and boat launching.
6. Making general lodging arrangements when fishing out of town tournaments requiring overnight lodging.
7. Arranging launch sites and obtaining all necessary permits.

The Tournament Director has the authority to change any partners prior to the start of the tournament. Contestants may only fish with the same partner one time during the year, except for out of town tournaments where the members are allowed to fish both days together.  It should also be noted that you may fish with someone if you are paired during a "Partner Draw" tournament, even if you have already chosen that partner for a "Partner Choice" tournament in the future.  

Partner Random Draw Tournaments for a regular tournament season.

Random partner selection shall be done in the following manor:

1. All boaters shall be placed in a drawing pool
2. All Non-boaters shall be placed in a second drawing pool
3. One name from the "Boater" pool shall be drawn followed by a drawing of a "Non-Boater", these two shall be paired up for the tournament.
4. Members are only allowed to fish one time as a team each regular tournament season.
5. If a boater is not present, and the member has a number shall be drawn for them.
6. The order drawn will be used to determine the sequential boat launch, blast off and weigh in order after the tournament.
7. All selections shall be made at the meeting just prior to the tournament.

Partner Choice Tournaments for a regular season tournament

1. Boaters shall be allowed to choose their partner for designated tournaments
2. Boater Partners chosen should be non-boaters unless more boaters than non-boaters are fishing the tournament.
3. If there are any non-boaters not partnered with a boater, a team of two boaters fishing together will be split to accommodate  the non-boater. This will be done by draw from all boaters fishing together.
4. Blast off order will be determined by a draw.

1. The Top Ten anglers are allowed to compete for the Classic title.
2. The anglers status as a Boater or Non-Boater shall not be a factor in fishing the Classic
3. When a Non-boater fishes the Classic, it shall be their responsibility to arrange a boat to fish on. Any boat used that is a non-club member, shall be required meet the same requirements and to provide the same proof of insurance as required by club members.
4. Members may fish with other Classic competitors.
5. Club members shall be given the first opportunity to fish the classic as partners. If not enough club members choose to fish the Classic, then non club members may fish with Classic competitors.

Michigan Bass Invitational Angler Selection

1. When this club participates in the Michigan Bass Invitational, the following criteria shall be used to determine the Anglers allowed to fish the Tournament
   • The Team shall consist of 8 Bass'n Stars Anglers, 4 Boaters, 4 Co-anglers
   • The Angler who was the top placed angler from the previous season, shall have first choice to be on the team as well as first choice to be either a Boater or Co-Angler
   • Each of the remaining 7 positions will be filled by anglers in descending order down the list until all 8 positions are filled.
   • It is understood that deadlines to fill positions need to be considered

1. All boaters shall be prepared to launch 45 minutes* prior to scheduled blast off time.
2. Boaters arriving after the designated prep time shall be moved to the back of the list for launch.
3. Boats will be inspected by a representative of the Tournament Committee prior to launch.
4. Each boat shall be flagged when prepared for launch.
5. Boats not ready for launch shall be moved to the bottom of the launch position list.
6. Boaters are expected to be courteous and considerate at all times.

Prior to each tournament, all boaters are expected to prepare their respective boats for launch. The tournament committee will inspect each boat to insure they are prepared for launch, the inspection shall include:

1. The drain plug is in place
2. The live wells are empty
3. All lights are operational (for night tournaments)
4. There are Life jackets for each passenger
5. That all boat tie downs released

1. The blast off will not be delayed because boaters were sent to the back of the line. If everyone else is ready to blast off the blast off will commence as scheduled, with the remaining late boaters going in their respective order.
2. If the number of boats requires additional launch time, it will be announced at the time the numbers are drawn.
3. If inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances cause a delay of blast off time, all other rules will still apply.
4. A "Blast Off Boat" will be assigned as follows:

1. With one day tournaments, the last boat designated for blast off will be assigned as the "Blast Off Boat"
2. With two day tournaments, the Blast Off Boat for the first day will be the last boat designated for blast off will be assigned as the "Blast Off Boat", for the second day, the Blast off order will be reversed, with the number one boat being designated as the "Blast Off Boat"

5. The Blast off Boat will insure all boats are in position for blast off. When everyone is in position, the Blast Off Boat will call out the Blast Off positions and confirm each boater acknowledges their release for blast off. As each boat blasts off and clears the immediate area, the next blast off number should be announced, etc. until all boats are released.

1. Participants will be expected to be prepared to weigh in, in the same sequential order as they were launched.
2. Weigh in shall commence no more than 15 minutes after the official end of the tournament.
3. If a participant is not prepared to weigh in when their number is announced, they will be penalized 4 Ounces and they will be moved to the back of the line for weigh in.
4. Participants will be expected to release their fish in a manor that would facilitate survival of their fish.
5. The Tournament Director will be allowed to determine the number of fish considered a "Limit" for the season.
6. The Tournament Director may make exceptions if warranted.
7. All Boats must be out of the water prior to start of weigh in
8. If you didn’t catch fish you are responsible for letting record keeper of the weigh in know this.

*Note: additional time may be required if a significant number of boats participate in the tournament.

At the beginning of each season everyone shall be zeroed out

1. Points shall include the following

1. Regular season Tournament points awarded

• Points shall be awarded to teams and individuals if they take the place or tie for the place.
• Place Points

Place	Team		Individual
	One Day	Two Day Cumulative	One Day	Two Day Cumulative
1st	175	350	175	350
2nd	165	330	170	340
3rd	155	310	165	330
4th	145	290	160	320
5th	135	270	155	310
6th	125	250	150	300
7-14th	Decrease by 10 Pts. For each place	Decrease by 20 Pts. For each place	Decrease by 5 Pts. For each place	Decrease by 10 Pts. For each place
15th	35	70	30th - 30	30th - 60

2. Participation Points, 25 participation points will be given to everyone who actually fishes, for each tournament day, in addition to any place points the contestant receives.
3. Meeting participation points shall be awarded to members who actually attend meetings  
   (5 points for each meeting attended)
   • Meetings that normally count are the meeting right after the Classic Tournament through the meeting just prior to the Club Classic.  Some exceptions can be made, for example when a meeting is deemed "not required" by the club (i.e. CPR refresher training). 

        Mr. Bass and Top Ten 

1. Standings shall be determined by accumulative points for the season.
2. The angler with the highest amount of points shall be deemed Mr. Bass.
3. Ties??

Angler of the Year, standings shall be based on the accumulative total number of all qualifying Bass caught during the regular tournament season.

1. In the event of a tie, the angler who caught the largest total weight for the season shall be awarded the title.
2. In the event the weights are tied, the second tie breaker shall be the contestants largest bass caught during the regular season tournaments

Classic Winner, shall be based on the accumulative total weight of qualifying Bass caught on the day of the Classic.

1. Ties shall be broken based on the largest (weight) Bass caught by the anglers who tied.
2. The Classic winner shall be awarded a Red Star that can be sewn onto their Bassń Stars Jacket or Shirt.

Guests are allowed to fish Bassń Stars Tournaments as long as it does not prevent a club member from fishing. If the guest is approved and determined at the time partners are chosen, the guest is considered a members partner.

When a guest fishes the following guidelines are set forth:

1. Guests may choose whether to participate in the financial part of the tournament. The guest may fish without paying, but in doing so, is ineligible to win money for the tournament.
2. Guests choosing to participate in the financial portion of the tournament shall be required to pay the same tournament fees as a member.
3. The guest is not eligible to win the "Pot of Gold" at any time.
4. When a guest fishes, the club member shall have points and weights awarded just as if their partner was a club member.
5. Guests shall not be awarded trophies.
6. When a guest is fishing with a club member, the total weight of both participants shall be used to determine their place in the standings for the day.
7. Guests are allowed to participate only after all efforts to pair club anglers up at the pairings were exhausted. At no time will a club angler be excluded during the pairings, from fishing to allow a Guest to fish a tournament.  A Guest may be used if a club angler is unable to commit to a tournament at the time the pairings are done. 

TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS

This club holds various types of tournaments.  The Tournament Director and Committee in conjunction with input from the Club Members determine exactly what type of Tournament they want to hold.  Tournament types include:

1. Golden Rule Tournaments 
   The following provisional rules will apply to all participants specifically for the golden rule tournament. All other Bass’n Stars tournament rules shall apply to this event with the exception of the following special rules set by the Tournament Committee.
   1. PAIRING Golden Rule Tournaments will be partner draw events.
   2. MEASURING DEVICE: Each boat must have a golden rule ridged type measure device capable of determining the length in eighth inch increments. All devices will be checked by the tournament committee against the committee’s official device prior to fishing. Any discrepancies on any devise will be noted by the committee and said discrepancy factored in for final totals by the tournament committee during the official scoring.
   3. MEASURING PROCEDURE: Your partner will be responsible for measuring your fish and will have official say as to its length. Anglers are not permitted to assist their partners in double checking the length of the fish. Anglers are not permitted to be in possession of any bass at any point during the tournament, beyond measuring. All fish must be promptly returned to the water.
   4. LEGAL FISH: Only fish measuring a minimum of 14 inches shall be recorded, therefore the short penalty will not apply. Fish must be rounded down to the nearest l/8 inch. Fish may not rounded up to the 14 inch minimum.
   5. RECORDING LENGTH: All boats pairings must use the "Official Score Sheet" to record each angler's legal fish. The angler shall initial next to the entry after it is logged on the sheet, to verify the entry. Each angler must sign on the first line immediately below his partner's last recorded fish as certification of the record presented to the tournament committee. Any participant who fails to have their partner sign in the appropriate place will not be considered in the tournament standings. All teams must turn in a signed score sheet to receive participation points, regardless of whether any fish were caught.
   6. SCORING: Each angler is responsible for clearly circling their 5 longest fish on the Official Score sheet to be presented to the tournament committee or their tournament total. If more than five fish are circled the five smallest fish circled will be used for determining totals. Any fish length which is illegible for any reason shall not be counted. Anglers will be permitted to circle an alternate fish if available.
   7. PLACING: Final placing in the event will be determined by the conversion of the length of the fish to a weight. The highest total weight will be awarded first place, then second etc. Ties will be broken by the longest fish ,in descending order.
   8. BIG FISH: Winner will be determined by longest fish, including any factoring. Ties will be broken by a flip of a coin.
2. Individual
   1. Each Angler shall weigh in the fish they personally caught.
   2. Individual points will be awarded to that person based on the points schedule contained with in these tournament rules..
   3. Those point will be added to the individual's annual cumulative score.
   4. The net number of fish caught by the individual will be added to the individual's annual cumulative total.
   5. The full weight of all of your fish caught by the individual will be added to your cumulative season weights (after any penalties have been deducted)
3. Team
   1. Anglers shall be paired up to fish tournaments.
   2. Both Anglers weights will be added together and used as their weight for the day.
   3. Points will be added to each individuals annual cumulative scores based on the points schedule contained with in these tournament rules.
   4. Half of the net number of fish and half the weights caught by the team will be added to each individual's annual cumulative total.
   5. When one angler is forced to fish alone, some adaptations may be required to accommodate the single angler. The Tournament Director may designate the tournament as an Individual Tournament.
   6. Team tournaments may switch to an Individual format in the event a partner doesn’t show.  A Team Limit of 4 may be put in place and Tournament Director can keep Team format. Teams (one or two anglers) will weigh their (4) largest fish (this limit to be culled prior to boat returning to the weigh in) this announcement will be made prior to Blast off….don’t come in with any more than (4) fish! You will be penalized, THE EXTRA FISH and YOUR BIG FISH!  When adding weights to individuals for season totals, the total 4 fish weight for the team will be added to the individuals total weight.  The tournament may also be switched to an Individual tournament at the Tournament Directors discretion.
4. Two Day Cumulative
   1. Two day tournaments can be either individual or team.  
   2. When a Two Day Cumulative tournament is held, anglers shall weigh in each day.  
   3. Those weights will be added together after the second days weigh in.
   4. The total weight will be used for the purpose of scoring and standings for the tournament.
   5. Points will be awarded as shown in the chart above.
   6. If team, half of the net number and half the total weights of fish will be added to each individual's annual cumulative total.
5. Classic Tournament
   1. Lake Location?
   2. Meeting Place?
   3. Lake Criteria? Size
   4. Red Star and Trophy

The First Place Winner of each Tournament shall be awarded a Gold Star that should be sewn onto their Bassń Stars Jacket.

At the end of each season club member trophies and awards shall be awarded as follows

1. Individual: first through third place winners of all regular season tournaments
2. Team: first and second place winners of all regular season tournaments
3. Anglers who caught fish 5 pounds or larger (Pot of Gold Winners)
4. The Angler who caught the largest weight Smallmouth Bass during regular tournament competition
5. The Angler who caught the largest weight Largemouth Bass during regular tournament competition
6. Mr. Bass
7. Angler of the Year
8. Bassń Stars Classic Winner
9. Bassń Stars Classic Judges Tournament Winner
10. Top Ten Season Places
11. Tournament Director
12. Club President 

Club members may get their awards combined into better trophies if they win more than one category. It will be at their discretion.

• Members in Good Standing: TOTAL $70.00
  • National Federation (B.A.S.S.) $20.00
  • State Federation $25.00*
  • Club Dues $25.00* for members in good standing.
• Members not "In Good Standing": TOTAL $75.00
  • National Federation (B.A.S.S.) $20.00
  • State Federation $25.00
  • Club Dues $30.00
    • If a person is not considered to be "In Good Standing" at the end of the previous season,  a fee of $5.00 will be assessed by the club.
• New Members: TOTAL $70.00
  • National Federation (B.A.S.S.) $20.00
  • State Federation $25.00**
  • Club Dues $25.00
  • If a person joins the club after the December MBCF Presidents meeting,  the late fee  is not  assessed by the MBCF, there is a late fee of $5.00 for existing members who pay their dues late.
• Late fees
  • If a member who intends on remaining in the club, fails to pay their club dues on or before the close of the November meeting, a late fee of $5.00 will be assessed beginning the day after the November meeting.
  • If their dues are not paid before the MBCF Presidents meeting in December an additional $5.00 late fee will be assessed to pay the MBCF Late charge.

Clothing and other apparel (prices are approximate)

• Jacket $100.00
• Hat $10.00
• Shirt $30.00
• Sweatshirt $31.00

2008 Tournament Fees

• Pre Tournament Fee for 2008 (will change annually based on number of Tournaments ) $86.00
     
  • Includes:
    • Pot of Gold ⁽¹⁾ ($14.00 for the 2008 season) (For 7 qualifying POG Tournaments)
    • Classic fund ⁽²⁾ ($32.00  for the 2008 season) (For 8 qualifying season Tournaments)
    • Trophy fund ⁽³⁾ ($40.00 for the 2008 season) (For 8 qualifying season Tournaments)
  • Is due prior to the close of the May meeting.

Notes:

    (1) Pot of Gold

• Paid when the first 5 pound Bass is caught
• If multiple 5 pound fish are caught at the same tournament, the largest takes pot
• Initial entry fee $10.00
• Each Tournament (paid as part of pre tournament fee) $2.00 (It should be noted that the May 7, Golden Rule Tournament is not included in he Pot of Gold this season)
• Once a member has opted out of the Pot of Gold, they can not get back in until the Pot of Gold has been won and it is started back up again.
• New members, who come on board after the start of the season, and who choose to get into the Pot Of Gold, shall pay entry fee of $10.00 and all of tournaments for that season ($2.00 ea.)
• At the point the Pot of Gold is won by someone, each member wishing to remain in the in the Pot of Gold must pay a $10.00 re-entry fee.
• The Pot of Gold shall be included in the "up front" Tournament fee each season, that fee is due before the close of the May meeting. 
• At the point the POG is won, the remaining POG funds that were pre-paid will be used to re-establish a new POG fund.

    (2) Classic Fund

• Winner takes all of the Classic Fund
• Plus they receive a Red Star
• A $4.00 per tournament day fee is included in the "Pre-tournament fee" for the Classic Fund, this year we have a total of 8 tournament days. Everyone pays the full amount for all 8 tournaments.

    (3) Trophy Distribution

At the end of each season club member trophies and awards shall be awarded as follows. Club members may get their awards combined into better trophies if they win more than one category.  It will be at their discretion.  A $5.00 per tournament day for the season is included in the "Pre-tournament fee" for the season for the Trophy fund for 2008.  Everyone pays the full amount for all tournament days, with the exception of Pot of Gold for the first "Golden Rule" Tournament (it is not included in the Pot of Gold for the year and will not pay out Pot of Gold.

• Team Tournaments
  • 1st Place (2 trophies presented, one for each 1st place winner). Winners also each receive a Gold Star at the next meeting after the tournament
  • 2nd place (2 trophies presented, one for each 2nd place winner)
• Individual
  • 1st Place, winner also receives a Gold Star at the next meeting after the tournament
  • 2nd Place
  • 3rd place
• Mr. Bass
• Angler of the Year
• Tournament Director
• President (one per term)
• Big Largemouth
  • Presented to the Angler who caught the largest weight Largemouth Bass during regular tournament competition
• Big Smallmouth
  • Presented to the Angler who caught the largest weight Smallmouth Bass during regular tournament competition
• Classic Tournament Winner
• Classic Judge's Tournament Winner

Tournament Fee's and Payouts

• Entry Fee's
  • Tournament Entry Fee per tournament day (includes big fish entry of $5.00) $30.00
  • Any Launch fees( if applicable) are additional
  • All Tournament Entry fee's shall be paid by the meeting preceding the tournament.  If the tournament is a "Partner Choice" tournament, the fee's must be paid before the close of that meeting.  If the tournament is "Partner Draw" fee's shall be paid before commencement of the draw.
    1. It should be noted that no variance will be permitted, if you are not paid you will not be allowed to fish.
• Payouts
  • $25.00 of each entry fee to place finishers x number of entries
  • $5.00 of each fee to Big Fish x number of entries
  • Team Tournament Place Payouts Per Tournament Day
    • 1st place 60% ($15.00) x number of entries (plus one Gold star each)
    • 2nd place 40% ($10.00) x number of entries
    • Paid to the "Team", split between the two team members when a two member team.
  • Individual Tournament Place Payouts Per Tournament Day
    • 1st place 50% ($12.50) x number of entries (plus one Gold star)
    • 2nd place 30% ($7.50) x number of entries
    • 3rd place 20% ($5.00) x number of entries
  • Cumulative Two Day Tournament Place Payouts
    • Can be Team or Individual Tournaments
    • 1st place 50% ($25.00) x number of entries (plus one Gold star for First Place Winners)
    • 2nd place 30% ($15.00) x number of entries
    • 3rd place 20% ($10.00) x number of entries 
  • Classic Tournament
    • Receives Classic Fund for the season
    • Receives a Red Star

Tournament Expenses

• Out of Towner's – split expenses i.e.. Lodging, boat and vehicle fuel 50 / 50
• Locals – Non boat owner pays boat owner (minimum of) $20.00 or (If big water like St. Clair) 50 / 50