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Roadrunner
Bass Club Tournament Rules 2022
1. All
tournaments will be held from daybreak to 3:00pm except the Toledo Bend
Tournament, and the June, July, and August Tournaments will be a 2:00pm weigh
in. All tournaments will have only one launchsite except Toledo Bend and
Doirons Landing.
A. The Toledo Bend Tournament will
be a two day tournament with the launch site and time to be set by club members
in Toledo Bend, depending on weather conditions and safe hours of daylight
fishing.
B. The Doirons Landing launch site
will be either side. Only one launch per tournament day will be allowed.
2. The
largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass will be the only eligible fish. Minimum
length will be 12 inches measured with the mouth closed and tail pinched on a
flat golden rule type board. No more than 5 fish per tournament day can be weighed
if fishing with a partner. No member may weigh in a bass caught by another
member trying to fill his limit. The weigh master or his designated substitute
must verify any fish in question. The club will abide by state laws on minimum
lengths and creel limits on waters the club may fish during the year. A member
can only bring 5 fish when fishing with a partner or 10 when fishing alone to
the club scale area. The penalty for bringing more than the allowed creel to
the scale area is the loss of the members biggest fish for that day.
A. All Toledo Bend fish must be 14
inches minimum.
B. The District at Lake Des
Allemands will be off limits. (Inside the levee line)
C. Waters that are posted (off
limits, No fishing, No trespassing, and private property) by State or local
authorities or any posted water where the public is not allowed, is off limits
to all competitors in the Bayou Black area.
3. Any
member who may have to fish a tournament by himself will be allowed to weigh in
10 fish per tournament day. Only the 5 largest fish will be allowed to go
toward his club standings. Any other fish weighed in will go towards his boat
weight. The club will abide by state law on minimum lengths and creel limits on
the water the club may fish during the calendar year.
A. For 2 day tournaments, Rule #3
will apply for anyone having to fish without his original partner either day.
B. Once a tournament begins, no
pairings can be altered. However, members can fish together to share costs.
Weights will be kept separate. This rule will apply to a 2 day tournament only.
Pairings for a 2-day tournament cannot be altered.
4. The
penalty for trying to weigh an undersized bass will be the loss of the largest
bass plus one pound for that tournament. The weigh master or his substitute,
prior to placing the fish on the scale, may verify any fish in question.
5. All
members must declare, the night of the meeting, the tournament date he will
fish. For a one day tournament, a member may fish the Sunday after his
designated day, only for work related reasons. For a two day tournament, a
member can fish his designated weekend ONLY. Any other work related exceptions
depend on the boards approval.
A. Any member who cannot make the
meeting must make an effort to get his day that he can fish, to the meeting.
Members who fail to get their fishing day to the meeting will not be able to
fish that tournament. All moneys will go towards the tournament payout.
B. Any member without a work related
excuse can volunteer to team with an odd or non boater member with a work
related excuse on Sunday. That same member cannot volunteer in consecutive
months.
6. All
members must be paired up for tournaments if at all possible and make an effort
to do so. Partners for tournaments will be selected by drawing of names at the
meeting prior to the tournament.
A. The Toledo Bend tournament will
be a pick your partner tournament. Members must pick a club member to fish with.
If the last member does not have a partner, he is allowed to fish with an
outside partner. By the March meeting, if partners are not paired up, club
members will be paired, by a drawing if needed.
B. In case of an emergency after the
March meeting, the board will have to approve the pairing of available members.
C. Allow the top 10 anglers after
the October results, the option to fish as an individual for the November
tournament only.
D. The club will keep a pairing
board for all tournament pairings.
7. Any
member, who is paired, but later finds out that he cannot fish, must notify
both his partner and the tournament coordinator as soon as possible so that
suitable arrangements can be made. If a
member cannot reach the tournament coordinator, members must contact the club
president. If the club president cannot be reached, members must contact the
next officer in line until the official contact has been made.
8.
Tournament points will be awarded as follows.
A. One bonus point for each
tournament fished, plus points for the total weight caught in each tournament.
B. Eleven tournaments will be
counted for the determination of the
final annual awards.
9. Only
artificial lures may be used. Trolling of lures and bank fishing are
prohibited.
10. The boat
to be used will be decided by a gentlemans agreement or a flip of a coin.
Tournament expenses must be shared equally, as should the front of the boat
during tournament fishing hours.
11. Both
members of any team late for the weigh-in will be disqualified unless there is
a legitimate reason as determined by the majority of members competing in the
tournament that day. Legitimate reasons are as follows;
A. Outboard motor or vehicle
trouble.
B. Unsafe conditions for traveling.
C. The act of being a good Samaritan.
12. The
tournament coordinator or next officer in line will have the official time of
each and all tournaments. The official timekeeper shall call out the official
time prior to the start of the tournament. That official timekeeper shall
designate the take-off of the tournament day.
13. A member
may bring in fish for another member who quits early or has boat trouble. After
a member’s fish has been weighed and accepted, that weight stands. No fish
weighed later will be accepted.
14. All
regular monthly tournaments will be one day tournaments, except February and
November will be two day tournaments.
15. Members
are required to wear a life jacket when the outboard engine is running. If
equipped with a kill switch, the members operating the boat is required to have
the kill switch attached to his life jacket. This is a self-reporting violation
that subjects the team to a fine of $25.00, to be deposited in the general club
fund.
16. The club
will practice catch and release during the months of January through April,
except for the Toledo Bend tournament.
17. Club
members must pay a minimum of $50.00 per month for the first three months by
the beginning of each meeting in order to be able to participate in club
tournaments. A total of $200.00 for the clubs dues must be paid in full by the
March meeting.
A. For new member candidates, the
fee is $30.00 per month for two tournaments. If the candidate is voted into the
club, they will owe the remaining balance of tournament fees for the remainder
of the calendar year, before they can participate in another upcoming
tournament. The new member will also owe $150.00 for the Toledo Bend
tournament, if they decide that they are going to Toledo Bend.
18. Toledo
Bend deposits of $150.00 are to be paid in full by the March meeting.
A. Any excess money owed from Toledo
Bend has to be paid in full by the meeting of the month following our Toledo
Bend trip in order to continue participating in club tournaments.
19. Backing
out rule:
After backing out of fishing a tournament
two times in a calendar year without a work related excuse, the club member
will not be permitted to participate in his next available club tournament.
20. Late
arrival rule:
If a club member that has been
officially paired with another member, causes a separation of that team because
of is late arrival for that tournament, that member will be allowed to fish
that day with the following penalties.
Member will only be
allowed to weigh in a five fish limit. Member will be penalized his biggest
bass and will not be eligible to win any big bass awards for that tournament.
21. The May
tournament will be an individual members tournament.
22.
Discrepancy and violations rule:
Any violations of these club rules
will be reviewed by the board of directors and all penalties will be directed
by them.