Warren Bass Club Rules

 

The rules of tournament fishing will stand as written. Changes or amendments will be made only by majority vote at a regular January meeting. This includes the tournament hours. Tournament hours for the 2011 season is March thru June safe light till 2pm, July and August safe light till 1pm, September and October safe light till 2pm.  All boats will comply with the U.S. Coast Guard, state and local government regulations

PROTEST - A protest must be lodged prior to or during weigh-in at a club tournament to a member of the league of officers. The officers must rule on the protest within thirty (30) minutes after the official weigh-in time. There must be at least three officers present to make a decision. If necessary, tournament committeemen will be used. Officers are Chris Barnes, David Grider, Jason Wilson, Jimmy Clement, Joe Morgan.

If a person is late for the start, he will not be penalized. He must locate another member fishing the tournament to have his live well checked and pay for the tournament before he can begin fishing.

TYPES OF BAIT – Only artificial lures may be used. No live or prepared bait can be used in tournaments. Pork rinds, chucks, strips, etc. are permitted. Trolling of lures is prohibited.

FISHING AREAS – Fishing is permitted anyplace in the tournament waters which are reachable by boat. The boat cannot be carried over land to other waters. Fishing is only allowed from the boat. Contestants are not permitted to leave the boat with rod and reel during the fishing tournament. Fish must be landed by a contestant from within the boat. Dip nets are permitted.

SIZE – Contestants are responsible to weigh in fish only of legal length. The minimum club length is 12” The official bump board will determine if the fish is of legal length. Contestants may use the official bump board prior to weigh-in to check size. Once the fish has been turned over to the committeeman and placed on the scales, the contestant is liable for judgment by the tournament committee. Any fish deemed short will not be counted, and one pound will be deducted from total weight for every fish that is short. The tournament director will have the final decision.

Any fish that appears to have been mashed or disfigured in any way by a contestant will become subject to disqualification for score by the tournament committee.

LATE WEIGH-IN PENALTY – Contestant who are late to the check-in site will be penalized one (1) Pound for each minute they are late. The maximum late penalty is fifty (50) percent of weight. Contestants checked in thirty (30) minutes or more from official deadline will lose all credit for pounds of fish. Contestants must be back at launch site at end of tournament hours.  Boat and motor problems will not be a valid excuse for late arrivals during any tournament.

Participants must follow all state laws and local lake rules and regulations when fishing in a tournament. If there is a concern on this rule it must be brought up at the tournament and then the tournament director will call a meeting with the officers and make a ruling

MEASUREMENT – Total length is measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with the fish laid flat on the bump board, mouth closed and tail lobes pressed together.

In the Event of a tie of total weight the person with the biggest bass shall win. If there is a tie for big bass the contestant with the heaviest total weight shall win.

 IN FELSENTHAL

All bass must be released after weigh-in, and must be transported to and from scales in water.

 

There is a 13” minimum length limit on largemouth bass.

 

All boats shall have a biodegradable number.