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INDIVIDUAL ELITE TOURNAMENT
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BUCKSAW
2008
$120.00 Ent= ry Includes Big Bass.
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ALL SEASONS BASS ELI= TE TOURNAMENT APPLICATION ENTRY FORM
TOUR=
NAMENT
RULES
1. R=
ULES:
The following rules for this tournament will be used. The rules will be
interpreted by the Tournament Officials and all decisions are final. All
participants will abide by all Federal, State and Local regulations. There =
will
be no exceptions. Boats must have proof of liability insurance.
2.
ELIGIBILITY: All individuals, 18 years of age or older, who have paid the
proper entry fees are eligible. Entry form must be completely filled out and
signed by contestant.
3. E=
NTRY
FEES: $120.00 per boat Big Bass INCLUDED. Cash check or money orders only.<=
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4. P=
AYBACK:
1 (one) payback for every 10 boats, plus 1. Payback is 85% of total entry f=
ees.
10 boats pays 2 places, 20 boats pays 3 places, …..60 boats pays 7
places….
Big =
Bass 1
(one) Payback for every 15 boats 100%
5. T=
AKE-OFF:
Will be in the order entries are received. The take-off site will be the
official check-out and check-in area. Live wells and kill switches will be
inspected during take-off.
6. B=
OATS
& MOTORS: Boats 15 feet or longer with properly working aerated live-we=
lls
and kill switch. No air boats allowed. All boats must meet U.S. Coast Guard=
and
State Water Patrol regulations. Horse power may not exceed manufactures rat=
ing
for that boat. No overpowered boats.=
7. T=
ACKLE
& EQUIPMENT: Only artificial lures and baits may be used. All bass must=
be
caught alive on a rod and reel during Tournament hours from a boat in a
sporting manner. No trolling.
8. S=
AFETY
& SPORTSMANSHIP: Safe boating and fishing practices must be observed at=
all
times. Life jackets must be worn and kill switches attached anytime the boa=
t is
above idle speed. Each contestant is expected to follow the highest
standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. At the
discretion of the Tournament Director, Tournament days may be shortened or
cancelled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. No alco=
hol
or illegal drugs may used during tournament hours or before a polygraph tes=
t.
9. P=
ERMITTED
FISHING LOCATIONS: Anywhere on the
10. =
SCORING:
Largemouth, Spotted Kentucky and Smallmouth Bass will be weighed. Only 5 fi=
sh
per boat may be weighed-in. All bass must be 15 inches. All fish to be meas=
ured
on official measuring board, Golden rule Keeper Board. All fish will be
measured with the mouth closed and tail pinched or fanned. Any short fish
presented for weigh-in will result in a 1 (one) pound deduction from the to=
tal
weight and the loss of the short fish. Dead fish will receive a 1 (one) pou=
nd
deduction per fish and only 2 dead fish per boat. No culling inside the mar=
ker
buoys, take-off cove or weigh-in area.
11.
WEIGH-IN: Will begin at the end of Tournament hours. No fish will be weighe=
d in
until then.
12. =
PROTEST:
Must be filed within 10 minutes in writing after weigh-in and signed. Perso=
n or
persons, making protest will be responsible for the payment of the polygraph
test. Tournament officials will determine if a polygraph will be given. Ran=
dom
testing may be given at anytime by tournament officials with or without a
protest being filed. Any polygraph given as a result of a protest and resul=
ts
in the team failing the test. The team who has filed the protest and paid f=
or
the test will have the cost of the polygraph test returned. Tournament
officials who were contestants in the tournament will take a polygraph if a=
ny
protest is filed against them.
13. =
TIES:
Ties for total weight will be broken by big bass. Ties for biggest bass wil=
l be
broken by total weight. In event they tie it will be broken by a COIN TOSS.=
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CHECK-IN
LATE PENALTY: All boats must check-in; any boat weighing in that has not
checked-in will be disqualified. Late penalty is 1 (one) pound per minute u=
p to
ten minutes then disqualification. The check-in area will be the same as the
take-off area. No exceptions.
15. =
CELL
PHONES/ WIRELESS COMMUNICATION: Cell phones are allowed to be used during
tournament hours. However any use of a cell phone or any other form of wire=
less
communication to get information about fishing is banned during tournament
hours. This may also be a question asked on a polygraph.
16.
POLYGRAPH TEST: Each contestant agrees by their signature on application, to
submit to a polygraph test. Directors will determine who will take the test.
Anyone refusing to take the test will be disqualified. The polygraph or voi=
ce
stress test may or may not be given the day of the tournament.
17.
CHALLENGE RULE: Short fish may be challenged; we will stop weigh-in and make
every effort to determine if the fish is short or dead.
18.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR(S): May also be contestants in the tournament. During
weigh-in, another contestant will be asked to measure and weigh the Directo=
r(s)
fish.
19.
APPLICATION: In signing this application I hereby waive and release all oth=
er
contestants, tournament sponsors and tournament officials from all claims of
injury or damage incurred in connection with All Seasons Buddy Bass Tournam=
ent
in anyway or form, and I will submit to a polygraph test if required. Ignor=
ance
or failure to understand any and all tournament rules will excuse no team f=
rom
the rules of this tournament. The rules will be interpreted by the Tourname=
nt
Officials and all decisions are final.
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