1

No trolling; artificial bait only.

2

No consumption of alcoholic beverages during tournaments.

3

No littering.

4

All fishermen must wear lifejackets while the boat is on plane.  

Each fisherman is responsible for providing his/her own lifejacket.

5

Tournament is from 6:00 am till Noon on Saturdays, and 6 pm to 11 pm on Saturday nights (except for the classic which go 7 am till 3 pm)

6

All watches will be synchronized with that of the tournament director.

7

Tournaments will have staggered starts.   No shot gun starts!

8

If a competitor arrives after the published start-time of the tournament, he must check in with another club member, and allow his live wells to be inspected.

9

In general, a 100 foot perimeter must be allowed other boats.   Be courteous.   If a boat is headed along a shoreline, fall in behind it or go well ahead of it.

10

Anyone who (a) offers fish to a member; (b) asks for fish from anyone; or (c) accepts fish from anyone will be disqualified from the tournament and expelled from the club.

11

All members must strictly obey all state and local fishing, game and watercraft laws and regulations.   Failure to do so can result in tournament disqualification, other club sanctions and/or removal from club membership. Anyone bringing more than a legal limit of fish to the scales will be disqualified from that tournament. (five fish limit)

12

If a competitor fails to return to the tournament weigh-in site by the designated finish-time, he shall be disqualified from that tournament. (Tournament weigh-in site is designated as when the boat is no more then 50 yards from the launch and is off plain.)

13

Each team will draw for start boat and launch order

14

All fish must be transported to the weigh-in scales in a bag with adequate water and the fish returned to the lake immediately for release after their being weighed.   The only exception will be for trophy fish.

15

Tournament director can call for limited running when visibility is in question.

16

Bow light on from sunset till sun raise, while on the water.

17

All running light on form sunset to sun rise while big motor is running.

18

All member agree to carry Liability Insurance on their boat at all times

19

Kal-valley Bass Club will not be responsible and / or liable for loss or injury

Payouts

  90% pay back at the ramp

Places

Determined by the number of boat in each tournament

Big bass pot

Five dollars from each boat entered in that tournament

Gift card

(from D&R Sports)

By drawing for members only

1

Registration fee is $10.00 per year per person (mandatory to fish)

2

Membership Fee is 15.00 per year per person (optional)

3

Tournament fee is $25.00 per member boat

4

Tournament fee of $40.00 for non-member boat

5

Big bass pot $5.00 per boat (taken out of the tournament fee collected)

Points for Weight

Scoring will be based on total weight and will be measured by scale in 1/100's of a pound for each legal bass caught.

Measured

With mouth closed

Tiebreaker

Each contestant's largest bass will be weighed individually and the weight recorded to act as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie.

Penalties

Anyone weighing a fish less than 14 inches (or State size limit) will be penalized 1/2 (50%) of the weight of his largest fish that day.   Additional "short fish" will not be weighed.   Dead fish penalty is half of the weigh of the dead fish form the total weight brought in.  

Rules Interpretation

The Tournament Directors, along with club officers, if necessary, shall make all decisions regarding the interpretation of these rules; the tournament director’s decision shall be final.   All disputes involving scoring shall be settled at the tournament, if possible.

1

To earn the right to participate in the Kal-Valley Fall Classic, each member must attend 50% of the regular season tournaments, in either the Saturday morning or Saturday night  tournaments.

2

The Fall Classic will award cash prizes by the ounce as well as a ¼ of pot for "Big Bass" of the Fall Classic.

3

No one is allowed on the Fall Classic Lake for five (5) days before the tournament.

4

All other rules used during the regular season tournaments will be followed during the Fall Classic.