*******The Outcasts Bass Club*******

1) Duties of the Officers

All protests and/or disagreements concerning club or tournament

rules will be decided by a majority vote of the club officers and all

decisions are final and incontestable. The president will verify

rules and conduct business in general. The Officers are President,

Vice-President and Secretary/ Treasurer.

2) Tournament Director

The Tournament Director will be the official weigh master. The

weight Master's Decision on any matter pertaining to the

weighing of fish will be final. The official timekeeper will be the

Tournament Director. Any ruling by the Tournament Director will

be recorded for further reference.

3) Membership Fees

Membership Fee is $30.00 per Angler per Year. All membership

applications will be subject to approval by the officers.

The club officers and tournament director membership fee will be

waived for the year served.

4) Membership Walk-Up

Walk-Up membership will be allowed only at the 1st & 2nd

tournaments of the year. After that, a team who wishes to join

the Outcast’s Bass Club will be required to contact a club officer

a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the tournament.

5) Membership Limit

Membership is limited to 30 boats. Members missing four (4)

consecutive tournaments may be purged from the roster.

6) Meetings

There will be an annual meeting after the last regularly scheduled

tournament to elect officers for the upcoming year and make

suggestions for lakes and rule changes. There will be no monthly

meetings.

7) Rule Changes

Recommendation for rule changes must be submitted in writing

no later than October 1st. The club Officers will review the

submitted rule change(s) and vote as to the acceptance or

rejection of the recommended rule change(s).

8) Awards

Plaques will be given for Team Anglers of the Year (2), Big Fish of

the Year (1), and the Classic Tournament winning team (2). A

$10.00 fee from each membership will be put towards a fund for

Angler of the Year, 2nd and 3rd place finishers. The payback will

be Angler of the Year will receive 50% of the fund, 2nd place will

receive 30% and 3rd will receive 20%.

9) Angler of the Year

Angler Of the Year total will be based on 9 tournaments.

The calculation is based on total points awarded to a team.

The regular tournament season is January through September.

In the event of a tie in the points category. The tie "Breaker" will be:

1) Total Weight

2) Number of fish

3) Big Fish

10) Tournament Schedule

The officers make up the tournament trail schedule for the new

year. Monthly tournaments will be held on the 4th Saturday of

each month. The September tournament will be held on the

most productive lake of the preceding 8 tournaments (Jan–Aug).

The officers will make the final decision regarding the lake

utilizing the following formula, the highest combined total

weight, the highest combined amount of fish caught and the

greatest number of teams that weighted in fish.

A) In the event that a scheduled tournament is cancelled due

to inclement weather, that tournament will be rescheduled

for the 1st Saturday of the following month. The exception

will be if there is a holiday on the 1st Saturday the officers

will then reschedule that tournament.

11) Tournament Fees

Tournament Fees will be $60.00 per boat, paid in cash to the

Secretary/Treasurer prior to the start of the tournament.

Ten dollars ($10.00) from each Tournament Fee collected will

be applied to a Big Fish Pot for that tournament. Five dollars

($5.00) from each Tournament Fee collected will be applied to

the Monthly Club Raffle. The raffle award will be $60.00

dollars (Tournament Fee) the remaining funds will go to the

club treasury.

12) Starting Position

Starting positions will be determined by team registration the

morning of the tournament.

13) Tournament Hours

Starting time: Safe daylight----Ending time: 3:00 PM,

unless specified otherwise. The Tournament Director

determines safe Daylight.

14) Livewell Checks

Livewell checks maybe conducted by club officers prior to

the beginning of a tournament.

15) Fish Limits

The stringer limit will be five (5) fish per boat. Fish are to be a

minimum of 14 inches from closed mouth to the tip of the tail.

The Golden Rule will be the instrument of measurement. Every

effort will be made to see the fish meets requirements.

16) Point System

Points will be awarded on a 30 point system. The system is:

1st Place: 30 points,

2nd Place: 29 points,

3rd Place: 28 points

descending to the last boat that catches fish. The

remaining boats that do not catch fish will be awarded 1/2

of the points that are awarded to the last boat that received

points.

EXAMPLE: Last boat to catch fish placed 16th which is awarded

15 points. The remaining teams that did not catch

fish will all receive 7.5 points.

There will be no participation points awarded.

17) Payback

Payback is 90% of the entry fees received for that tournament.

If a place is not awarded, the money allocated for that place will

go into the club treasury.

45% - 1st Place Team 27% - 2nd Place Team 18% - 3rd Place Team 10% - Club Treasury

18) Penalties

There will be a penalty assessed from a team’s total weight

for every dead fish weighed,

1st Dead fish - 4 OZ penalty 2nd Dead fish - 8 OZ penalty 3rd -5th Dead fish - 16 OZ penalty per fish

This rule is an accumulative dead fish penalty. Examples are:

1 Dead fish weighed in, the total penalty is 4 oz's ,

2 Dead fish weighed in, the total penalty is 12 oz's

(4 + 8 = 12 oz's),

3 Dead fish weighed in, the total penalty is 1 lbs. 12 oz's

(4 + 8 + 16 = 28 oz's),

4 Dead fish weighed in, the total penalty: 2 lb 12 oz's
(4 + 8 + 16 + 16 = 2 lb 12ozs),

5 Dead fish weighed in, the total penalty: 3 lb 12 oz's
(4 + 8 + 16 + 16 +16 = 3 lb 12ozs),

There will be a 16 OZ. penalty assessed from a teams total

weight for every minute up to five minutes that a team is late

for a weigh-in. If a team is later than five minutes they will be

disqualified from the tournament competition for that day.

There will be a 16 OZ. penalty assessed from a teams total

weight for every minute up to five minutes that a team leaves

early at the start of a tournament. If a team leaves early by five

minutes or greater they will be disqualified from the tournament

competition for that day.

19) Alternates

An alternate may fish in place of a team member by satisfying a

$30.00 alternate fee. A maximum of two different alternates per

boat may be used during the year.

"Alternates" will not be eligible to participate in the

Classic tournament.

20) Weigh-In

(A) All fish brought to the scale for weighing

“must be in a bag with sufficient water”. There will

be a 4 ozs (.25) penalty if a team brings fish to the scale

and they are not contained in a bag.

In the event of a tie regarding total fish weight, the tie

          breaker will be:

              1. Number of Fish
                2. Big Fish

               If a tie cannot be broken, points for the two places will be

added and divided by two and duplicate points awarded

to each team.

(B) Once fish are placed in the Weightmasters basket. The fish

are the property of the club. If a "SHORT" fish is identified.

The fish will be eliminated and a 16 oz penalty will be

accessed against the teams total weight.

A team can request a "courtesy" fish measurement prior

to putting their fish into the weightmaster's basket.

21) Lake Limits

All water accessible by boat from the tournament lake will be

open to fishing, unless otherwise specified.

22) Methods of Fishing

No wading, trolling or cane pole fishing will be allowed.

No contestant will have more than one fishing line in the

water at a time.

23) Equipment

All fishing will be done with bait casting, spinning, or spin casting

reels. The maximum length of rods will be 7 1/2 feet from butt

to the tip of the rod.

24) Classic Tournament

Classic Tournament will be held the 4th weekend in October.

It will be a two-day tournament. The classic lake will be

selected by the officers of the club.

There will be a Tournament Fee of $60.00 ($40, $10, & $10 )

per boat collected the 1st day of the Classic. Money (100%)

collected will go into the Classic Pot payout. This includes

Big Fish Pot of $10.00 per boat each day.

- 1st day of the Classic, the starting positions will be

determined by the "Final" tournament standings of that

years tournament trail. AOY winner is first boat out.

Second place goes out 2nd, third place goes out 3rd etc.

- 2nd day of the Classic, the starting positions will be

determined by the order the competing teams finished

             as a result of the weigh-in the first day of the Classic.

          EXAMPLE: 1st place team leaves first, the 2nd place team

leaves 2nd and so on.

25) Classic Tournament Qualification

Qualifying classic teams will be determined by those teams:

1) Participating in a minimum of seven (7) tournaments

of that years tournament trail. Teams may "buy" one

tournament in order to meet this requirement.

In order to "Buy" a tournament, a team will be charged a

tournament fee of $60.00. This fee will be added to the

Club treasury.

26) Classic Payback Schedule:

45% - 1st Place Team 25% - 2nd Place Team 15% - 3rd Place Team 10% - 4th Place Team 5% - 5th Place Team

27) Protests

Any protests or disputes regarding measuring or weighing of

fish must be done at the time the question arises, during the

weight- in process. Once a team leaves the scale the weight is

complete/official. All protests and/or disagreements will be

decided by a majority vote of the club officers.

28) Safety

All rules of safe boating, courtesy, safety, sportsmanship, and

conservation is expected from each member. Fighting,

cheating, littering or abuse of any of the above will be

considered grounds for disqualification and immediate ejection

from the club. The decision will be made by the officers.

All members are required to wear a Coast Guard approved

chest-type life jacket whenever the boat is on plane.

Contestant(s) WILL be disqualified for non compliance.

29) Alcoholic Beverages

No consumption of ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES can occur

while in the process of weighting in fish. The 1st violation

the member will receive a warning, 2nd violation will result

in member disqualification from that specific tournament.