RULES
FOR THE
FIVE LAKES FISHING CLUB TEAM TOURNAMENT TRAIL
- Each team will be limited to five fish, bass only, 12 inches or better. Anyone bringing a "short" fish to the scales will be penalized that fish plus their biggest fish. You may ask, at the measuring station, for courtesy check of questionable fish.
- Artifical lures only.
- The use of an umbrella/Alabama rig in any form may not be used!!
- Life jackets must be worn while outboard is running.
- All live wells will be checked before each tournament.
- Any team less than 10 minutes late will be assessed a 1 pound penalty for each minute late. Any team more than 10 minutes late will be disqualified.
- Ties will be determined by the team's big fish.
- Entry fee will be $60.00 per boat per tournament with 2 participants. This $60.00 entry fee will also include each boat in the big fish pot.
- In the event that a member cannot fish a tournament with his normal partner, a substitute will be allowed to fish in his place. This will only be allowed twice per team without penalty. An alternate can be anyone including another club member. In the event another Club Member is used as an alternate, only one team will be awarded points for that tournament. The only exception to this rule will be in the Tour Championship Tournament where only another Member may act as an alternate.
- The launch sequence for each tournament will be decided by the finishing order of the prior tournament. The only exception to this will be the first tournament of the year in which the reigning points champion will leave first. The remaining order will be determined by the order of registration.
- Each tournament will commence at safe light with weigh in at 3:00 p.m. Unless otherwise instructed by the director.
- In the event a tournament can not be held on the scheduled date, it will be held the following day. If it can not be held on that day, it will not be rescheduled.
- The payout for each Tournament will be based on the number of entrants in that tournament. For total weight, one place will be paid for every ten entries and 1 places will be paid for Big Fish.
- Membership dues for the club will be $50.00 per year per person. The proceeds will go toward the year-end points fund. Only club members will be allowed to fish. The money generated from dues will have expenses deducted from it then divided by six. One of these shares will be added to the purse of each of the 6 monthly tournaments.
- The November tournament will be a Championship Tournament with a $100 entry fee. You must fish at least 5 tournaments(either regular season or summer series)to qualify for this tournament. The site of this tournament will be at the lake with the highest winning weight during the regular season.
- All 7 regular season tournaments count toward the "Tour Championship".
- "Tour
Champions " will be determined by a points system. Each tournament
winner will receive 105 points with each place thereafter receiving
1 less point down to the last boat with any weight. Every paid entry
will receive a bonus 45 points.
- The team with the most cumulative points at the end of the season will win the year-end award of "Tour Champions."
- Any team winning or placing in the money at any tournament may be required to take a polygraph test. Teams finishing in the top ten in points may also be required to take a polygraph.
- The penalty for any rules infraction will be(but not limited to)the loss of any points received for that particular tournament..
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