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Performance Bass Anglers
2011 Rules
Our Mission:
We strive to provide a fun, competitive, and family friendly trail with a focus on education, conservation, and sportsmanship.
Number of People per boat: You may fish either single, or as a team. Each team may use an alternate however your designated partner must fish atleast 6 events. If your alternate becomes your primary partner, he/she will be required to pay a membership fee.
Tournament times: Safe Light-2:00pm - Safe Light is determined by the tournament director . In extreme weather situations, the Board Of Directors will determine safe light and weigh in time.
Anglers failing to make it to the tournament on time, must locate the Tournament Director on the water for a collection of entry fees and live well checks prior to fishing. There will be no exceptions to this rule. It is the anglers responsibility to have the phone numbers of the Tournament Director
Late Boats: 1 lb/minute penalty will be accessed. Anglers more than 10 minutes late will be disqualified. The official time will be called out prior to each event by the tournament director or designee.
Fish: 5 fish per boat minimum size: Minimum of 12" (Golden Rule) when a FWC permit is issued. ***All FWC rules must be followed*** All ties will be broken by number of fish and then big fish.
Dead Fish: 1/2 lb./Fish. Angler is responsible for all dead fish. No culling of dead fish is allowed. Health of the fish will be determined by the tournament director and weigh master at time of weigh in.
Short Fish: Weighing in of a short fish will result in the loss of the short fish, as well as your largest fish. A courtesy measurement will be made prior to weigh in at anglers request. Once fish are in the weigh basket they are considered official and subject to penalty under the rules.
** Each team MUST way their big fish**
Livewell checks will be conducted by the Tournament Director or their designee, and at the discretion of the Tournament Director. All boats arriving to launch by water will be subjected to a live well check prior to take off. This is to ensure the integrity of the club.
Prior to launch, each boat will be issued a ribbon to be tied on their trolling motor shaft. This is to ensure that each team competing is clearly identified as a PBA boat to help reduce the chance of a sportsmanship rule violation.
Methods of Fishing: No wading, trolling, or cane pole fishing will be allowed. Artificial bait only. No contestant may use more than one rod and reel at any given time.
Equipment: All fishing will be done with bait casting, spinning, or spin cast reel. The maximum length of rods will be 8 feet
Starting Position: Start position will be determined by the draw of a numbered poker chip at the ramp prior to start of event. Each boat will launch based on order of chip drawn. Last boat calls numbers. You are not considered officially checked in until your chip is on the check in board. Location of board will be pointed out at launch meeting. At the discretion of the tournament director start may be done shotgun style if number of boats and safety allow. In the event of limited ramp space, the Tournament Director will select an alternate check in to be discussed prior to take off.
Safety: All rules of safe boating, courtesy, safety, sportsmanship and conservation is expected from each participant. Fighting, cheating, littering, or abuse of any of the above will be grounds for disqualification from event. Said conduct may be grounds for ejection from the club at the discretion of the board.
***All participants are required to wear a Coast Guard approved life jacket whenever the boat is on plane. Participants WILL be disqualified for non compliance. Incident must be observed by the Tournament Director for enforcement ***
*** NO GUIDES ***
Rules Continued:
Tournament Fees: $20.00 Includes big bass ($15/$5)
Pay Out Schedule:
1 to 5 boats 100% to 1st place
6-10 boats 75% to 1st place 25% to 2nd place
11-25 boats 60% to 1st place, 25% to 2nd place, 15% to third place
ALOCHOL: There will be absolutely no alcohol allowed during or prior to a tournament. Anyone found to be in violation of this will be automatically disqualified and banned from the club.
INSURANCE: Insurance is not required, but strongly recommended. Fishing in the tournament is done so at your own risk. No member, officer, or any other person of this club shall be held liable or responsible for any damage that occurs before, during, or after a tournament. Fishing can at times be a dangerous sport due to inclement weather, general boating hazards, and dangerous materials. All contestants are required to have a signed waiver form on file.
Membership: Membership dues are $25.
All participants in the Classic must be members and have fished at least 6 regular season events to qualify. Members that have not fished 6 regular season events may pay the entry fees for missed events to bring their total events up to 6. All additional entry fees under this rule will be applied to the classic payout total.
POINTS: Points will be issued as follows, and continue in one point reductions per finishing position.
1-50
2-45
3-40
4-35
5-30
6-28
7-26
8-24
9-22
10-20
11-18
12-16
13-14
14-12
15+-10
1 -50
2-45
3-40
4-35
5-30
6-29
7-28
8-27
9-26
10-25
11-24
12-23
13-22
14-21
15-20
16-19
17-18
18-17
19-16
20-15
21-14
22-13
23-12
24-11
25+10
All participants who do not catch any fish but show up to the weigh in earn a minimum of ten (10) points per event.
All members who pay an entry fee, will receive a minimum of 10 points whether they weigh in fish or not. Points are only awarded to members who show up to the event and pay their entry fee. Members will not receive 10 points for paying entry fees to events they did not participate in to gain entry to the Classic, they simply are paying the amount of entry fees required to meet the minimum requirements of the club.
(Clarification: This rule was modified in 2011, but was not updated on the site. All participants receive points when paying an entry fee. This was done to mimimize confusion as it was nearly impossible to track whether members weighed in zero fish, or didn't show up on a consistent basis. When voting on the points change just this month (Feb/12), it was clear that all members receive a minimum of 10 points.)
Champions Provision: Any member who has won a PBA AOY, or Classic Championship will automatically be granted a spot in the Year End Classic, provided they have met the minimum tournament requirements to qualify.
Protest:
All protest of the finishing results must be presented prior to the issuing of the winnings at each event. In order to claim a protest you must address the Tournament Director with the specifics of the complaint which will then be discussed by the Board of Directors, who will then advise the club of their final decision.