Bass~N~Fools
Rules ~ Bylaws
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2010 TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS1. RULES CHANGES: Rules may be changed by the board. Members must
approach the board with potential rules changes. Board may approve or
reject proposed rules changes. Rules will be enforced by the club
officers. The decision of the club officers will be final in all
matters. 2.
PARTICIPANTS & ELIGIBILITY: Participants for the club tournaments must be paid
up member or a guest. The fee for
the tournaments will be $60.00 per boat. ($10.00 to club+$30.00 prize
fund+$10.00 big fish+ $2.50 AOY prize+ $7.50 Classic pot) Members who have
not paid their dues will not be eligible for points. Guest are not
eligible for points. 3. PRE TOURNAMENT PRACTICE:
Practice can be held anytime before
12:00a.m. of the tournament date. No practice between safe light
Saturday morning and 1 :00 p.m. Sunday for away
tournaments.
4. REGISTRATION:
A. TOURNAMENTS: Individuals will have until
the morning of the tournament before blastoff to enter and pay fees.
Tournament fees will be carried over to the next tournament if you miss a
tournament, after having paid that entry fee. Any monies collected on the
morning of the tournament will be in an envelope with the anglers name
affixed on the front .Any angler wishing to fish who has not previously
signed up to fish, must notify the tournament director, prior to
tournament day or will not be permitted to fish. Anglers may only fish the
Bass N Fools tournament and will not be allowed fish another tournament
simultaneously with the Bass N Fools tournament. Those anglers wishing to
fish another tournament may do so, however those anglers will not be
allowed to fish the Bass N Fools tournament and will not be eligible for
points during that tournament. This does not include special events or
functions which mayor could benefit the club and it's membership. Any
exceptions to this rule will be approved with a majority vote by the
membership. B. LAUNCH
POSITIONS:
Launch
positions will be determined by draw at the tournament directors
discretion. The last boat drawn will call out boat positions the day of
the tournament.
C. FISHING ALONE: Anglers may fish alone but
will be responsible for entire fee. D. VOIDED E. VOIDED F. LATE ENTRANTS: Any team requesting to fish
after the draw can pay at ramp at morning of
tournament. G. GUESTS: Members may bring a guest to any
tournament, but will be limited to 2 guest signups per year, per team ,
regardless of whether or not guest fishes event ( not including away
events). The same guest may only fish two tournaments in a single calendar
year. All guests must be approved by at least two board members, one of
which must be the tournament director, or the President of the club.
Guests should be limited to potential new members or family members
wishing to fish a Bass N Fools tournament. No guest will be approved to
fish a tournament who is in bad standing with the club. The Executive
Committee has final decision on which guests can or cannot fish, and the
executive committee reserves the right to deny a guests approval to fish a
tournament. 5. SAFETY: Safe boating conduct must be observed at all
times by all tournament competitors. Each competitor is required to have a
coast guard approved life preserver. These preservers must be worn while
any gas engine is running after the official start of the tournament and
until the official end of the tournament. All boats having 75hp or more
must have a functional kill switch attached while running. Warnings will
be given by the tournament director. The 3rd infraction will cost a member
5 points in the standings and 5 points for every infraction thereafter.
6. SPORTSMANSHIP: Competitors in all club tournaments or functions
are expected to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety
and conservation. Any infraction of these fundamental sporting principles
may be deemed cause for disqualification. Drunkenness or use of any
illegal drug by a competitor during the tournament will not be tolerated
and shall be cause for automatic disqualification. Maximum courtesy must
be practiced at all times, especially with regard to boating and angling
in the vicinity of non competitors who may be on tournament waters. Any
act of a competitor which reflects unfavorably upon the clubs efforts to
promote fisheries conservation, clean waters and courtesy, shall be reason
for immediate disqualification. 7.
TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial lures are permitted. No live bait
or prepared bait will be permitted with the exception of pork rinds,
etc... Only one rod and reel may be used at a time. No fly rods are
permitted. Use of air boats are prohibited. Use of anything other than ROD
AND REEL to catch fish is prohibited. Trolling as a method of fishing is
prohibited, except with the use of electric trolling
motors. 8.
BOAT AND MOTOR: Gas or electric motors may be used for
maneuvering. Any competitor may rent a boat and motor. Such rental will be
the sole responsibility of the competitor. All competitors are responsible
for their own transportation to and from the tournament sites.
9. BOAT OPERATION AND EXPENSE: In view of the large expense involved in
operating and maintaining a fishing boat, it is the obligation of the team
to share half the expense for the competition day. (i.e. gas & oil).
All sharing of expenses shall be decided between the parties
involved. 10. TOURNAMENT WATERS: The official tournament waters are all bodies of
water reachable from the launch point without removing the boat from the
water or having to ford natural or manmade banks. Special off limit areas
may be announced prior to the tournament by the tournament director.
11. OFFICIAL CHECKPOINT: There
shall be only one official checkpoint in the morning and one official
check-in at the close of the tournament. This point will be designated by
the tournament director. A. In case of an emergency causing the competitor to
return early and leaving the tournament area, notification must be given
verbally to a member, or a note left on one of the members vehicles.
B. Failure to comply with "paragraph A" above will
result in the following; 1.
First
time--loss of 10 points in club standings 2.
Second
time--may face disciplinary action. C. Any competitors who are late for the official start
of the tournament must check in with another member fishing the tournament
before wetting a line, or leave a note on one of the members vehicles at
time of arrival. 12. QUALIFICATIONS &
SCORING: Only Largemouth, Spotted,
Red Eye, Sunshine, Small Mouth and Peacock(limited to 2), will be weighed.
The limit will be combined total of the listed fish above. No more than 5
fish per team. will be permitted to be weighed, unless the state limit is
less than 5, in which case the state limit will prevail. All competitors
are bound by the prevailing state statues and regulations in which they
fish. At no time will a competitor have in his possession more than the
limits described above. Tournament officials will conduct checks for
violations of this provision and in the event a competitor has more then
the above described limits in his possession, shall cull the largest bass
first, down to the limit described above. Only bass described under rule
12 which measure 12 inches or more in length(with mouth closed and tail
fanned on a "golden rule" board shall be weighed in). Any competitor who
presents for weigh in any fish which fails to measure 12 inches will be
disqualified and will not receive any tournament points. Tournament
director can pre measure fish on request before weigh in. Dead fish
brought to the scales will be penalized .25 lbs per dead fish. Tournament
standing, auxiliary awards and final winners for monthly competition shall
be determined by the sum of the points for total weight of catch.
Points for catch will be as
follows: 50 points for 1 st, 49 for 2nd, 48 for 3rd, etc with a
minimum/cutoff of 15 points for catching a 12"
fish. Teams who weigh in no fish will be
awarded 5 points for their participation. There will be a limit of two
trophy fish for each individual per year. The trophy size will be at the
discretion of the tournament director and executive committee based on an
individual basis. The club will keep records of all trophy fish. Two
tournaments will be dropped each year with the points being awarded to the
best 10 tournaments. Tournament director may declare special size limits
for specific venues if required by law. 13. TIME: Time will be from safe daylight until 3:00p.m;
except for (1)tournament per year which may have P.M. hours. Any competitor arriving after
3:00p.m. will be penalized one(1) pound per minute from the catch. After
fifteen(15) minutes, the catch will be disqualified. Safe light will be
determined by the tournament director. Weigh in times can be changed by
the tournament director with a majority vote of the participants. The
weigh in time for the away tournaments is 4:00p.m. on Saturday and 2:00
p.m. on Sunday. In case of a breakdown, catch can be transferred to
another boat, with one man accompanying the catch while his partner stays
with the disabled boat. If fishing alone, fish may be transferred to
another boat for weigh-in. 14. TIES: In case
of ties, awards will be split. Points for 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc...will be
awarded equally with both anglers getting 50 points for 1st,
etc.etc.etc... In case of a tie in the year end top 10 teams, which will
determine the competitors for the Bass N' Classic, a 10th place tie will
be broken by comparing the total weight caught for the entire year of the
two tied teams, with the largest weight being used as the deciding factor
for the 10th place team. 15. PAIRING OF CONTESTANTS: Each
competitor will arrange his/her own transportation. Tournament Officials
will have no responsibility for finding missing partners, it is suggested
that a minimum of 30 minutes is required for preparation prior to
blast-off. 16. INSPECTIONS: None of
the above stated rules shall prohibit a properly designated tournament
official from approaching or boarding any competitor's boat at any time.
17. PROTEST: There are two opportunities to protest. The first
is prior to the morning blast-off for violations before the star1 of the
tournament. The second will be before the official results are announced
at weigh-in. If there are no protests; once the awards are made, the
results are official. All protests will be settled by the officers within
48 hours of the protest. 18. MONTHLY PRIZE MONEY: From the $60.00 per
team, payout will be as follows: $10.00 goes to the club $30.00 will be split between prize pool as listed below. $2.50 for AOY pot $7.50 for Classic pot. $10.00 for big fish. 1st getting 70%, 2nd getting
30% Prizes will be paid in cash at the monthly meeting. All division of prizes to be between the parties
involved.
19. YEAR END AWARDS: Trophies will be awarded for "Team of the year,"
1st runner up, 2nd runner up and top 10, based on year end total points.
Also, a trophy will be awarded for the largest bass caught during the 12
month period. A $12.00 big fish pot will be awarded to the largest bass
for the year. 20. BASS N' CLASSIC: The year
end classic will be determined by the top 10 members with the highest
point total at the end of the year. Location of the classic will be
determined by the top 10 qualifiers. The classic purse will consist of
remaining monies after all expenses are paid. The CLASSIC winner will
receive a trophy in addition to cash awards. Any ties for the year end
BASS N' CLASSIC will be decided by the tournament director, by comparing
the total weight caught for the year by each of the tied teams, with the
tenth place being awarded to the angler with the heaviest weight between
the two teams that are tied. Number of eligible entries for Classic may be
changed due to size of membership. A. Classic Payout (based on $5,000
purse) 1st.-$1,500;
2nd-$800.00;3rd-$650.00;4th-$500.00;5th-$400.00;6th-$275.00;7th-$250.00;8th-$225.00;9th-$200.00;10th-$200.00 21. TOURNAMENTS:
The tournament sites
will be determined by the membership in 3 month blocks. The dates of the
tournaments will be determined by the tournament director. Sunday is the
designated day for the one day tournaments except for pm events, which
will be held on Saturday. Tournament sites may be changed by the Executive
Committee due to water levels, weather conditions, safety issues or any
other situation which pose a hazard to the club. The Executive Committee
must vote and majority rules to change a tournament
site.
22. TOURNAMENT SITE RESTRICTIONS:
Tournaments Note: all bodies of
the water north of Okee-tantie (Lake Okeechobee) will be considered an
away tournament. 23. FEE
EXCEPTIONS : 1. Waive $ 30.00 Yearly Dues for
all board members. 2. Waive $ 30.00 Yearly Dues for
all members with 10 or more years of consecutive
membership. 3. Waive Tournament Fees for Team
of the Year. 24. Points
for volunteers : All members who
volunteer and participate in the preparation , running , or promotion of
Club Open Tournaments will receive 5 BONUS points , awarded at the
discretion of the board. ( talking about is not considered promotion
) 25.
Donations for Open Events : All
members are responsible for securing a donation of products ,gift
certificates, or something in the minimum amount or value of $20 per Club
Open Event. 26. Start
Position for Tournament Director : Tournament Director will always draw boat # 1
except in Classic. 27.TEAM FORMAT A. Teams
must be comprised of Bass’n Fools members in good
standing. B. Partner
changes not allowed after 8th tournament of the
year. C. Teams
are allowed (1) partner change for year; if more than (1) change is
required then points will start from that point at
zero. D. If team
splits, member who stays with the club will keep points. If both members
stay points will be split evenly. However, members must declare their
intention to continue participating by the next meeting. Participation
will be judged by fishing a minimum of 2 of the next 3 scheduled
tournaments. Failure to participate will cause points at time of split to
be given to the member still participating. E. Members
fishing alone may form a team up to the 8th tournament of the
year. F. All
changes in teams, partners, and division of points must be approved by
board.
BASS’N FOOLS
2008 CONSTITUTION AND
BYLAWS ARTICLE 1. NAME AND
PURPOSE SECTION 1. THIS CLUB SHALL BE
CALLED BASS’N FOOLS SECTION 2. PURPOSE: A NON PROFIT
ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE SPORTSMANSHIP AND OUTDOOR AWARENESS TO ONE OF
ARTICLE II
MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. NUMBER OF MEMBERS:
THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THIS
CLUB SECTION 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR
MEMBERSHIP: TO BECOME A MEMBER, A PERSON
SHALL A.
PAY ALL
DUES IN FULL B.
MUST BE
APPROVED BY MAJORITY OF ATTENDING MEMBERSHIP C.
FULL
MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED D.
FAILURE
TO MEET ANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN REFUND OF MONEY AND
DENIAL OF MEMBERSHIP E.
PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS; AFTER MONTHS; WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN
ADDITIONAL $35.00 INITIATION FEE AND WILL RECEIVE A SHIRT AND HAT. THIS IS
A ONE-TIME FEE SECTION 3. MEMBERSHIP DUES:
MEMBERSHIP DUES WILL BE $30.00 FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH; $25.00 APRIL
THROUGH JUNE; $20.00 JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND $15.00 OCTOBER THROUGH
DECEMBER. A MANDATORY $12.00 FEE WILL BE COLLECTED AND AWARDED FOR
HEAVIEST FISH FOR THE YEAR. ALL MONIES SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR GENERAL USE
OF THE CLUB SECTION 4. THIS CLUB SHALL MEET ON
THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7:00 PM SECTION 5.ROLL CALL OF THE
MEMBERSHIP SHALL TAKE PLACE ½ HOUR AFTER MEETING IS CALLED TO
ORDER SECTION 6.REMOVAL OF MEMBERSHIP: A
MEMER WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP ROLL FOR THE FOLLOWING
REASONS: A.
FAILURE
TO PAY DUES B.
ANY
ACTION THAT WOULD REFLECT DISHONOR OR DISGRACE TO THE CLUB OR ANY
MEMBERS. C.
ANY
INSTANCE SUCH AS UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WITH MAJORITY APPROVAL OF
MEMBERSHIP IN ATTENDANCE. ARTICLE III. OFFICERS, ELECTIONS,
VACANCIES, AND ELIGIBILITY SECTION 1. OFFICERS AND THEIR
DUTIES: A.PRESIDENT: PRESIDE OVER ALL
MEETINGS AND DIRECT ALL OFFICAL BUSINESS. APPOINT AND DIRECT ALL COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONS. SUPERVISE ALL CLUB FUNCTIONS. CAN MAKE DECISIONS CAUSED BY
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES ALONG WITH ANOTHER WITH ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. B. VICE-PRESIDENT: ACT AS PROGRAM
CHAIRMAN, TO ASSIST THE PRESIDENT IN HIS DUTIES AND PRESIDE IN THE ABSENCE
OF THE PRESIDENT. TO REPORT RESULTS FROM THE CLUB TOURNAMENTS AND
FUNCTIONS. TO KEEP THE GROWTH OF THE CLUB ACTIVE THROUGH
PUBLICITY. C. SECRETARY: MAINTAIN ACCURATE
MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS AND REPORT AT EACH
MEETING D. TREASURER: MAINTAIN ACCURATE
FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORT AT EACH MEETING E. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: ESTABLISH
WHERE TOURNAMENTS ARE TO BE HELD. KEEP ACCURATE ACCOUNTS OF ALL WEIGHTS
AND NUMBER OF FISH CAUGHT. KEEP ACCURATE POINTS STANDINGS OF ALL
MEMBERS. SECTION 2. TERM OF OFFICE: THE
TERM IS ONE YEAR; JANUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER
31ST. SECTION 3. VACANCIES: IN THE EVENT
AN OFFICE BECOMES VACANT, NOMINATIONS WILL BE ASKED FOR AND AN ELECTION
HELD TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE. SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOLDING
OFFICE: TO HOLD OFFICE, A MEMBER MUST: A.
HAVE
BEEN A MEMBER FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS B.
ATTEND
AT LEAST 75% OF CLUB FUNCTIONS C.
SHOW
ACTIVE INTEREST IN ALL CLUB FUNCTIONS ARTCLE IV. CLUB
FUNDS SECTION 1. NO FUNDS FROM THE CLUB
MORE THAN $100.00 WILL BE SPENT UNLESS A MAJORITY OF CLUB IN ATTENDANCE
VOTES IN FAVOR. ALL MONIES $100.00 OR LESS MUST HAVE APPROVAL OF 2 BOARD
MEMBERS. SECTION 2. A TREASURERS REPORT WILL
BE READ AT EACH MEETING. ARTICLE V. COMMITTEE
METHOD SECTION 1. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HAS THE FINAL DECISION ON WHAT ALL UNDETERMINED EVENTS OR SITUATIONS AS
YET UNDISCOVERED WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
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