- No alcohol permitted anytime during club activities.
- Club supports TBF, Inc. and State Bass Federation.
- Tournament dues are $25.00 payable before blast off.
- Club annual dues are $20.00 payable in November of each year, after June dues will
be $10.00 for the remainder of the year. Dues paid after the month of January for
current members will be assessed a $5.00 delinquent fee to the treasury.
- All club members must be members of The Bass Federation, Inc. (TBF) ($15.00
membership fee) and Club pays the $30.00 annual Club affiliation dues to the Alabama
Bass Federation, Inc. by 31 December each year.
- The majority of current members must approve applications for new membership. Family
membership is accepted.
- The perspective member must fish three tournaments, as a guest, prior to joining the
club. The minimum age to participate in a club tournament is 16 years old. The
perspective member may fish his first tournament with his sponsor. Payment of the
$25.00 tournament dues will be required prior to the tournament.
- The club will sponsor the top twelve members as team entries to two state qualifying
regional tournaments. The club’s point system will determine the top twelve members.
Each year will be divided into six months and the top six club members from each half,
with lowest tournament dropped, constitute the teams. The top 7th member from each
half will be sponsored as an alternate to the regional tournaments. Member must fish at
least eight tournaments during the year to be sponsored by the club. For angler of the
year the lowest two tournaments will be dropped. New members that join the club
after the start of a season must fish 2/3 of the seasons remaining tournaments to be
eligible to be sponsored as a team member by the club.
- The club will sponsor at least one fund raising event each year.
- All members are encouraged to participate in all meetings and tournaments.
- Club officers are to be elected in December of each year.
- Club officers are to serve as the Board of Directors and to run the monthly tournaments.
- Club meeting will be held on the second Thursday of each month with monthly
tournaments held on the following Saturday. The next month tournament site will be
determined prior to close of the monthly meeting. Selection of tournament sites will be
made from the members attending the meeting. A drawing will be conducted where only
one entry per site can be nominated. No site shall be selected more than once during a
six-month period.
- When unsafe conditions do not allow a tournament site to be fished, the site will
automatically be the site of the next month tournament or consensus of the club can
change a tournament site.
- For every minute late for weigh-in (up to ten minutes) a one-pound penalty will be
subtracted from total weight. If more than Ten minutes late, boater and partner are
disqualified.
- Five fish limit, 12 inches minimum length (or by state law). Only five fish per person may
be in live well. Sixth fish is caught; you must cull before continuing fishing. Up to a six-foot
net are allowed.
- There will be a four-ounce penalty per dead fish.
- Monthly tournament fee is $25.00, with $8.00 going to club treasury, $14.50 going to
prize fund, and $2.50 going to big fish pot.
- Minimum/Maximum payback will be four places according to individual weight, 1st - 40% –
2nd – 30% – 3rd – 20% –4th –10% of prize fund and 2.50 x number of tournament
fishermen present.
- Members must be paid in full prior to launch to be eligible for prize fund.
- When two boater partners are drawn, unless an agreement is mutually reached, the first
drawn will be the boater. At the next pairings Boaters who were Non-Boaters at the
previous tournament have the initial option to go as Boaters.
- Members who cannot attend a meeting must send word of intent to fish by another club
member prior to drawing of partners to be eligible to fish the tournament.
- After fishing 12 tournaments a member is eligible for a free club shirt, after 24
tournaments a member is eligible for a free jacket.
- All boat operators must have minimum liability insurance. All members and perspective
members must sign a release of liability form prior to fishing any tournament.
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Official Club Rules.
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