2008 RULES
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Lake
Selection:
1)
1. The Tournament Director will be elected in the November
meeting the year before the new season. The newly elected tournament director
will chair the lake selection process for the upcoming season. A Lake selection
committee comprised of any member who wishes to participate will be formed and
convene sometime before the Annual Awards dinner/banquet. The new
schedule will be presented to the club membership during the awards dinner,
scheduled in January of the next year.
2)
2. The (8) eight one-day tournaments shall be
located within a (125) one hundred and twenty-five mile radius at the
intersection of Interstate 30 and State Highway 360 (between Grand Prairie and
Arlington, TX). Tournaments will begin in February and the last regular event
will be fished in November.
3) 3.
There will be two 2-day events each year, one in April
and one in October. There is no mileage limit for these two lakes, but the
membership voted to make sure that the selection is within the Texas State
boundaries. Discretion is advised during the selection process to factor in
current economic factors such as fuel prices etc.
4)
4. All past members (current members) and paid new members
shall receive the new tournament schedule in the January newsletter and it shall
remain in all subsequent newsletters for that year.
5)
5. Cast-A-Way
Bass Club Classic. To qualify, an angler must fish a minimum of 8 tournaments in
that tournament year. The competition lake will be selected by the lake
selection committee at the same time as the lakes selected for that tournament
year. The committee will also establish a date that shall follow the last
scheduled tournament for that year (this event shall be held separately from any
other event). A $1.00 per person fee is collected (see fees below) for each
event. The total amount collected through the season shall be applied to a
special fee for the Classic (see fees below) and payback shall be according to
the payback schedule currently used for the regular events.
6)
6. In the event a regularly scheduled club tournament
falls on a nationally recognized holiday weekend, the current club officers have
the latitude, if so desired, to adjust the tournament event, in the best
interest of the club.
MEMBERSHIP
DUES AND TOURNAMENT FEES:
1)
1. Membership dues shall be $20.00/individual or
$25.00/family (family = spouse, and children under 18 years).
2)
2. Tournament fees are as follows:
$10.00
= 100% payback for place of finish
1-20
entrants, 3 places (50%, 30%, 20%)
21-30
entrants, 4 places (40%, 30%, 20%, 10%)
31-over
entrants, 5 places (40%, 30%, 15%, 10%, 5%)
3)
3. $1.00 = mandatory contribution for sustaining club
operating funds.
4)
4. $1.00 = mandatory contribution for top ten Cast-A-Way
Bass Club Classic.
5)
5. $1.00 = optional Calcutta Big Bass Pot. Accrues until
the first bass of 7lbs or over is weighed in. If more than one fish over 7lbs is
weighed during that event, then the largest bass wins the pot. The pot will then
start over. Members wishing to enter the pot at a later event must contribute an
equal amount to the existing pot. The same applies to new members wishing to
participate in the pot.
6) 6.
Optional $2.00 “big bass” pot for each
club-sanctioned tournament. The
optional big bass pot is awarded to the angler (entered in the pot), who weighs
in the single heaviest bass during that tournament.
If the angler pays for Calcutta and for the optional big bass pot and
fish weighs 7+ lb., he/she will be eligible for both pots (cash awards).
It is the angler’s responsibility to ensure his/her biggest bass is
weighed independent of his/her other fish and recorded.
7)
7. If a member pays to fish a tournament and cannot fish
the event the entry fee will be forfeited to that event.
8)
8. The Cast-A-Way Bass Club
Classic will have an entry fee of $10.00, and an optional Big Bass fee of $2.00.
The amount will be totaled with the amount collected from Item #4 above. The
number of places that is paid will be in conjunction with the schedule listed in
item #2.
9) 9. If a guest places in a money position in a tournament, the membership fee will be collected automatically. If there aren’t enough funds in the place of finish then the guest must join the club before fishing any other events that year.
TOURNAMENTS:
1) 1. There will be (8) eight one-day tournaments in Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov.
2)
2. There will be (2) two 2-day
Tournaments, one in April and one in October.
3)
3. A member not in attendance may send their entry fee to
the meeting (by proxy, mail, or by hand before or at the meeting).
4)
4. All tournaments must be paid for, in advance, at the
scheduled meeting just prior to the event.
Payment may be made by proxy or in advance. This includes the
Cast-A-Way Bass Club Classic for which there will be a meeting held the Tuesday
before the event. Tournament
dues are not refundable.
5)
5. All tournaments have a mandatory check-in prior to the
start of the event at the weigh-in site. Tournament participants must pick up
their weigh-in slip prior to launching and fishing and have it with them in the
boat, while on the water. Trailering is allowed from the check-in location; at
the time the Tournament Director releases the other members to start the
tournament. Late arrivals will find
their weigh-in slips inside the bucket. Remove
your slip and have it ready upon your return for weigh-in.
Those individuals that are late to the weigh-in will not be allowed to
have their fish weighed.
6)
6. Upon turning in the weigh-in slip, a member will not be
allowed to fish anymore for that event.
7)
7. A container (bucket) will be provided for members to
deposit the slip into upon their early departure from the event, or timely
arrival for the scheduled weigh-in. At
the scheduled end of the event, the Director, or Assistant, will pickup and
check-off those slips in the container. Members
whose slips are not in the container will not be allowed to have their fish
weighed. Members whose slips are
not in the container and who are not physically at the weigh-in site will be
considered “stranded on the water” and the other members will attempt to
locate or otherwise remedy the situation to a safe conclusion.
8)
8. All tournaments shall be held on
the second Saturday of the month. A
tournament that falls on a holiday weekend may be subject to the discretion of
the officers and rescheduled in accordance with Rule #6 of the Lake Selection
Rules. All club meetings shall be held on the Tuesday just prior to the
scheduled tournament date. Tournament and Meeting dates shall be posted,
complete with Lake Selection and Tournament Headquarter Locations, in the
January and subsequent newsletters and club website.
9.
The club standard shall be a minimum length limit of 10” (inches) where
state regulations do not cover a minimum length limit, (on all “slot” lakes,
14”-21”, 14”-24”, 16”-24”, etc.). There will be a penalty of ˝
pound (8 ounces or .5lb) for each “DEAD FISH” brought to the weigh-in
(members are encouraged to retain dead fish rather than turn them back to the
lake).
10. A guest may
only participate in one tournament as a non-member. The guest will be subject to
all Club rules. Anyone that enjoys
that event and chooses to participate in another Cast-A-Way event, must join the club before they are
allowed to participate in another club event.
11.
As stated in the By-Laws, all protests, during an event, must be
presented in writing to the Tournament Director prior to the completion of the
weigh-in and payback presentation. All
decisions rendered at that time, by the Tournament Director, shall be final and
binding.
12. Fish attractant
lights of any kind are prohibited during all club-sanctioned tournaments.
13. Live bait of any kind is prohibited during all
club-sanctioned tournaments (artificial lures only).
14. Trolling is prohibited with the gas/combustion engine during
all club-sanctioned tournaments.
15. All fish must be
brought to the scales in an appropriate weigh-in bag, with sufficient water,
during all club-sanctioned tournaments.
a.
The Tournament Director
reserves the right to disallow any fish not presented in such bag.
16. All club-sanctioned tournament start/stop times are at
the sole discretion of the appointed Tournament Director.
a.
Each tournament
start/stop time will be announced at the Tuesday meeting before each event
17. One draw tournament will be held in September.
Members in the lower half of the point standings will pair off with the
upper half of the point’s standings. This
event will be fished as a “team”; both members get the same points for place
of finish and will share the tournament winnings evenly.
Family teams (husband/wife, parent/child) are exempt from “pairing”
but both members of family get the same points.
Partners for each team will be decided at the meeting prior to the event.
Participation in the draw is not mandatory, but is encouraged. Anyone fishing
the event alone will be considered a “team” and scored the same.
BOAT,
SAFETY, AND REGULATIONS:
1)
1. All state and local laws must be adhered to with
respect to equipment (including throw cushions, fire extinguishers and
navigation lighting etc.) Safe boat operation and the observance of restricted
zones on any body of water, is every member’s responsibility. All persons in
the boat must wear personal Flotation Devices during operation of the
gasoline-powered motor, during any Club sanctioned fishing event.
2)
2. The Club is not responsible for penalties imposed on
any member, by any governing agency, for violation of laws and regulations.
3)
3. It is recommended, but not required by the Club, that
all members carry, as a minimum, Liability insurance on their boats.
4)
4. Consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be
permitted between the start and finish times of any tournament.
GENERAL:
1)
1. The founding members of the Club created these rules.
It was their intent to develop clear-cut, simple guidelines, and a unique
tournament format. A certain amount of discipline is always necessary when
coordinating meetings and tournaments. These rules are, at a minimum, what the
members feel are necessary to accomplish that discipline. Abiding by these rules
should allow for the smooth and efficient operation of these events.