THURSDAY NIGHT BASS RULES
1.ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A SIGNED LIABILITY WAIVER AND PARTICIPANTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE MUST HAVE A LIABILITY WAIVER SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO START.
2. LARGE MOUTH, SPOTTED AND SMALMOUTH (IN SEASON) BASS QUALIFY AND MUST BE 15 INCHES IN LENGTH.ANY BASS IN ANYWAY ALTERED FROM THE NATURAL LIVING CONDITION WILL NOT BE WEIGHED IN.
DEAD FISH WILL ONLY BE WEIGHED IN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE. A
MAXIMUM OF 1 DEAD FISH PER TEAM PER TOURNAMET IS ALL THAT WILL BE ALLOWED AND IT WILL
BE ASSESED A 4oz PENALTY.
3. ALL FISH WILL BE RELEASED BACK TO LAKE VERMILION WATER.
4. ALL TOURNAMENT & LAKE RULES MUST BE OBEYED. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE
DISQUALIFICATION. ANY DISQUALIFICATION WILL RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF ENTRY FEE AND/OR PRIZE
MONEY & POSSIBLE DENIAL OF ENTRY TO ANY REMAINING EVENTS.
5. NO DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WILL BE ALLOWED DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS.
6. ONLY ARTIFICIAL BAITS WILL BE ALLOWED - PORK FROG IS ACCEPTABLE - NO TROLLING.
7. NO CONTESTANT SHALL LEAVE THE LAKE DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN
IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION.
8. ANY CONTESTANT WISHING TO PROTEST THE SCORING OR CONDUCT OF A CONTESTANT MUST DO SO IN WRITING WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE WEIGH-IN.
9. STARTING NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN AT THE PRETOURNAMENT MEETING. FINALS STARTING POSSITION WILL BE DETERMINED BY YEAR FINISHING POSSITION.
10. ALL LIVE WELLS WILL BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO LAUNCHING BOAT. ALL TOURNAMENT BOATS MUST
HAVE SOME FORM OF WORKING AERATED LIVE WELL OR CONTAINER OF ADEQUATE SIZE- NO
STRINGERS ETC.
11. ALL BOATS MUST BE CHECKED IN BEFORE STARTING TIME. ANY BOAT NOT CHECKED IN MAY NOT
PARTICAPATE.
12. FINISHING PLACES WILL BE DETERMINED BY TOTAL TEAM WEIGHT WITH A LIMIT OF 6 FISH PER BOAT.
13. THE TOP 15 STARTING PLACES FOR THE FINALS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE TEAMS YEAR END TOTAL
WEIGHT STANDINGS, A CONTEST WINNER ALSO QUALIFIES FOR FINALS. TEAMS MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED (PAID) IN AT LEAST 50% OF THE YEARS CONTESTS. If you win a contest or have enough weight and have not paid for the 50% you can pay ($15.00/each) for the contests you missed and then fish the finals.
14. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL ENTRY FEES PAID THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT MUST BE CASH - NO REFUNDS OF ENTRY FEES
15. ALL BOATS MUST BE CHECKED IN BY THE FINISH TIME - LATE CHECK IN MAY RESULTS IN DISQUALIFICATION.
16. A CONTESTANT MUST FISH THE FINALS WITH THE PARTNER HE FIRST QUALIFIED WITH, NO SUB IN FINALS. You may continue the old or first team if your partner does not want to fish anymore for whatever reason, as a single person team or REQUALIFY AS A NEW TEAM WITH A NEW PARTNER. NO WEIGHT CARRYOVER TO A NEW TEAM.
17. ENTRIES FROM ANY CONTESTANT WHO HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED IN A PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT WILL BE
ACCEPTED ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.
18. ANY INCIDENT NOT COVERED BY THE LISTED RULES WILL BE RULED UPON BY THE TOURNAMENT
COMMITTEE AND THEIR DECISION WILL BE FINAL.
19. ANY FISH THAT DOES NOT MEET THE TOURNAMENT LENGTH LIMITS WHEN BUMPED WILL NOT BE
WEIGHED AND WILL BE ASSESED A 16OZ PENALTY WHICH WILL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE TEAM
WEIGHT.
20. THE GOLDEN RULE BOARD WILL BE THE OFFICIAL BUMP BOARD.
21. LAKE OFF LIMITS DAY OF WEEKLY CONTEST BEFORE 4:30 PM AT CHECK-IN AND IN THE FINALS THE DAY BEFORE AS WELL AS THE DAY OFF BEFORE CHECK-IN.
22. Teams that bring fish to the scales must use weigh in bags. No fish will be weighed in otherwise !