2015 Rules and Bi-laws

[Jared LeBlue]

Rules and Bi-Laws

Officers:

President – Jared LeBlue
Vice President – Jimmy Brown
Treasurer- John LeDoux
Weigh Master - Johnny Reed
Weigh Master - Austin Brown


Standards
1. All applicable state law and waterway policies apply to all tournaments.
2. All fish must be caught by use of artificial lures only (on rod and reel).

Safety
1. Life vests must be worn while boat is on plane.
2. If contestant's boat is equipped with a kill switch he must utilize it.

Information
1. Member dues are $25 per club member per year. Previous members can sign up at anytime. New Members can join anytime for the exception of the day of a tournament.
(A new member cannot join at the launch before a tournament begins)
2. Invited guests must fish with the member who invited them and are limited to one tournament. They must then join the club to fish anymore tournaments.
3. Rules are locked in. If there are any suggestions for rule changes they can be brought up at the January meeting.
4. In the event that a rule is in question, the officers will conduct a meeting to decide whether or not the rule is changed.
5. In the event of a rule violation, the officers present at the tournament will conduct a meeting to decide the severity of the penalty.
6. Angler of Year Award will remain the same as prior year's award. The angler of the year will receive an annual plaque, $100 cash and a free membership for the following year. (When Angler of the year title is relinquished a plaque will be awarded for year(s) to replace the annual plaque.)
7. Big Bass Award will be presented to the member who catches the season's largest bass. (Choice of plaque or shirt)
8. 2nd through 6th place will receive trophies or plaques.
9. The top 10 anglers will compete in an end of the year tournament. It will be a winner takes all event. There will be no entry fee and the payout will be a percentage of the clubs remaining funds but will not exceed $200. The lake fished will be one of the lakes fished from the current year. The names of the lakes will be put in a container and the angler of the year will draw for the lake. The top ten tournament will be held the weekend following the last tournament.
10. Kids are always welcome to fish with a member even if they do not enter the tournament. Kids under the age of 16 can be members but will not be charged a membership fee. Kids under the age of 16 that enter a tournament through the course of the year will receive a plaque at the end of the season.

Tournaments
1. Winning payouts will be distributed after the tournament winners have been decided.
2. A central sign in location will be named at the club meeting prior to the tournament.
3. All tournaments are pick your partner tournaments.
4. Waterways cannot be fished 12 hours prior to tournament on said waterway/lake.
5. Intrusion is forbidden in club tournaments. The acceptable distance is 50 feet unless granted permission by the members in the other boat.
6. Trailering allowed only at designated launch blast off time. There will only be one check in site. You may trailer from the official check in site at the start time of the tournament.
7. No one can go past any man made barrier on any body of water. This includes trailering. (Example would be on the Calcasieu River tournament you would not be allowed to fish south of the salt water barrier or north of the Kinder pump.)
8. All tournaments are team tournaments. Weights will be obtained for both team and individual record keeping. Every member must weigh in individual.
9. We will fish a 12 lake tournament schedule with the 8 best finishes counting toward Angler of the Year standings.
10. Tournaments will have a 9 hour maximum time limit. Times will be voted in at the meeting before each tournament. In the case of inclement weather the tournament times can be reduced but only to minimum of 6 hrs. The reducing of time will be voted on at the tournament by those participating.
11. Tournament locations can be changed due to extreme conditions. The officers will determine if the tournament location needs to be changed and where the new location will be. This will only be done in extreme conditions such as high or low water levels.

Tournament Fees
1. Tournament fees per Member ($20 total)
$15 for heavy stringer
$5 for Big Bass

2. Tournament fees per Invited Guest ($25 total)
$15 for heavy stringer
$5 for Big Bass
$5 to club fund

Weigh-Ins
1. All fish must be weighed in alive.
2. The weigh-in will be best five fish for individual weight and then five best fish for team weight.
3. Size will be determined by Lake Rule. There is an 11 inch minimum size limit for the club.
4. A 4 oz. per dead fish penalty will be deducted from total stringer weight. (Also applies to fish weighed in for Big Bass)
5. The official measure board for this club is the Check It Stick.
6. All participants must be accounted for at weigh-in. If someone needs to leave, they need to notify another member or leave a note. If you need to leave early you may give your fish to another angler to weigh for you. That angler must present your fish to the weigh master in a separate weigh bag.
7. Fish must be presented to weigh master in a weigh in bag and each angler must have their fish in their own weigh bag.
8. In the event of a tie:
Stringer: Heaviest bass will decide winner.
Big Bass: In case of a tie for big bass the money will be split between winners.
9. If you bring a fish in that does not meet the legal measurement of the tournament than the first time you will be warned and that fish will not be weighed. After a warning any time a member brings a fish in that does not meet legal measurement than that member will be penalized 4ozs and will not be allowed to weigh that fish.
10. Weigh masters will weigh each person's big bass. This way in the event of a tie the big bass will have already been weighed. If a guest has the big bass of the tournament then the member with the next biggest bass will get the points for AOY standings.
11. Once the weight has been declared the angler will sign-off on the weight and can not contest after he or she has signed.
12. Anglers must be in site of the launch by the designated end time. If you are not there at that time you will not be allowed to weigh in. Weigh-in will not start and no fish will be weighed until official weigh-in time.

Points System:
The 2014 points system as pertains to Angler of the Year is as follows:

100pt system:
1st place 100pts
2nd place 99pts
3rd place 98pts
It continues on

You are guaranteed 50pts if you fish a tournament however you must be at the weigh in to be eligible for the points unless there was an emergency. The member in last place will be awarded the lowest points on the scale if that member brings in a fish. If the member does not bring in a fish he will be awarded 50pts. 3 additional points will be awarded for the member with big bass.

Payouts:

We will pay a place for every 5 entries. 1-9 will pay 1 place, 10-14 will pay two places, and 15-19 will pay 3 places and so on. We will only payout up to 5 places.
Break down of payouts:
1 place - 100%
2 places - 60% and 40%
3 places - 50%, 32%, and 18%
4 places - 40%, 25%, 20.5%, and 14.5%
5 places - 37.5, 20.5%, 17%, 13.5%, and 11.5%



Officers will remain in their seat until they elect to resign. If an officer resigns then nominations to fill the seat will be taken at the following meeting. After members have been nominated the club will vote and the nominee with the most votes will take that seat. The president of the club is exempt from membership dues.