Fees
1. Club Membership is $25 per year per person.
2. Tournament fees will be $60 (includes $10 big bass) per boat, per day.
3. Optional 7lb pot - $10 entry per Boat. At least 1 member in the boat has to have fished one tournament in the present year. If the balance is ZERO, any member can enter. If no one catches a 7lb fish or bigger, the balance will be carried over to the next tournament. If there is a balance after the last regular tournament, it will be added to the classic pot. Dead fish and late penalties apply. Tournament director has final determination on the legality of a fish in question. Because there are multiple TDs and tournaments spread out over a wide region, the rolling 7 pound pot may not always be availbale for immediate payout. If this situation occurs, the acting TD of the tournament where the pot is won will work out the details with the winner.
Payouts
4. All entry fees will be placed in the Classic fund if no fish are caught by any team.
5. The winner takes all money if only 1 team catches fish.
6. Payout for all tournaments except the Classic: 1-5 boats is 100%. 6-10 is 60%, 40%; 11-20 boats 50%, 30%, 20%; 21-30 boats 50%, 25%, 15%, 10%; 31 or more 45%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 5%. There will be one big bass paid at 100% of big bass pot on 1 day tournaments and one big bass paid per day at 50% each for 2 day tournaments. All payouts will be rounded to the nearest $5.
7. Classic payout: 1-10 boats is 50%, 30%, 20%; 11+ boats is 45%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 5%. There will be one big bass paid per day at 50% each. All payouts will be rounded to the nearest $5.
Additional places and Big Bass money may be paid out depending on the
7lb pot rollover. This is determined by the TD and the Treasurer.
8. There will be no money in the treasury after the classic tournament. All membership fees will be put into the classic pot. There will be a classic Poorman’s belt buckle, for each member of the winning team, cost deducted from the classic fund. The classic payout should be a very nice payday.
Qualifications
9. To qualify for the classic you must fish 6 tournaments. 2-day
tournaments count as 2 towards the classic.
10. Classic lake will be determined by vote after the last regularly scheduled tournament weigh-in. Only members who are classic qualified may vote. You do not have to fish the last regular season tournament to participate in the vote. Each qualified member present will write down a lake and their name on paper and place it into a hat. 3 different lakes are randomly drawn and called out to all participating. To determine which of these 3 lakes is chosen, a second vote will be taken where each qualified member present will write down one of these 3 lakes and their name on paper and place them into a hat. The classic lake will then be determined by majority vote. A Club Advisor is responsible for making sure there is only one vote for each qualified member present. The Classic lake may NOT be a lake that was fished during the regular season unless there are extreme circumstances like drought, dangerous conditions, etc. which will be determined by the Club Advisors before the vote begins.
11. Federal, state, and local laws must be observed during tournament hours. This includes all club rules. Failure to abide by federal, state, and local laws or club rules will result in no weight allowed for the tournament in which the infraction occurred. Any contestant who displays poor sportsmanship, and/or brings unfavorable publicity to the sport of bass fishing or the Texas Poorman’s Bass Club will be disqualified and shall forfeit all entry fees and/or prize money.
Individuals disqualified for violating sportsmanship rules will forfeit their club membership for the balance of the year and only be considered for reinstatement upon reapplication the following year. Reinstatement of a previously disqualified member requires a 2/3rd majority confirmation of the members qualified for the Classic and this vote will be conducted at the Classic meeting.
Any member displaying unsportsmanlike behavior may be barred from the club and all associated activities upon
the signing of a petition by 10 members in good standing and a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee. These signatures can be collected electronically. The above mentioned reinstatement rules apply.
Prefishing
12. Prefishing is allowed anytime with the following exceptions: 1. The tournament lake is off-limits after day/night 1 weigh-in at any 2 day/night tournament. 2. The Classic lake is off limits starting at dark the Sunday before the tournament to Friday at daylight. Friday prefishing is allowed during daylight hours.
13. Team will be ineligible to fish any tournament if either team member has guided or hired a guide on a tournament lake within 30 days prior to tournament date.
Tournament Rules
14. All Tournament Director decisions are final. A protest for rule violations must be made to the Tournament Director prior to money being awarded to the winning team. If it is a problem regarding the weight of a fish or bag of fish, the protest must be made prior to the fish in question being returned to the lake.
15. All Federal, State and Local laws apply including Length limits for all species of Bass. Species will be determined by Tournament Director.
16. Life Jackets must be worn while the boat is on plane with kill switch attached.
17. The limit will be five bass per team (boat). Any team (boat) who possesses more than the tournament limit at any time will have their catch for that day disqualified.
18. There will be an 8 ounce (.5 lb.) penalty for dead fish. No dead fish will be returned to the lake, we must preserve a positive impression to the public.
19. Any short fish brought to the scales to be weighed will be penalized 8 ounces and fish will not be counted toward total weight. All fish will be measured on a "Professional Golden Rule". You may check your close fish on the official bump board before turning the bag over to the tournament director for official weighing.
20. Respect must be given to the other anglers regarding their fishing areas, no fishing within 50 yards of another angler without their permission.
21. Electronic communication with others, participants or otherwise, during tournament hours for the purpose of locating fish is prohibited.
22. No live bait or trolling with big motor.
23. No alcoholic beverages consumed until weigh-in is final. No illegal drugs will be tolerated.
Tournament Procedures
24. The Tournament Director has ruling in dangerous conditions.
25. All fishermen may start fishing at the start fishing time given on
the www.texaspoormans.com web site and must stop fishing by the stop
time. Any fisherman caught fishing before or after official time will be
disqualified. Sign up time will be 1 hour before the tournament start
time and will last for 45 minutes. Anyone not signed up 15 minutes prior
to start time may not enter the tournament. After signing up and paying
entry fees, fishermen must have their livewells checked and then can
proceed to their first fishing spot at the TDs discretion. Trailering is
allowed. We caution all fishermen to be careful, if they choose to
travel on the water before safe light. Teams should be at the
launch/weigh-in site by tournament ending time or their catch will not
be counted. Do NOT bring
your fish to the scales until weigh-in begins. Weigh-in starts 15
minutes after tournament ends. This will give the TD time to setup and
fishermen time to load their boats.
Club Advisors
26. Club Advisors
- Head Tournament Director
In addition to performing regular Tournament Director duties - Head TD can make final decisions not resolved by TDs.
- Tournament Directors
Organizes and executes all aspects of the Tournament including launch decisions, weighin, and disputes. All TD decisions are final. There can be multiple directors depending on schedule and location of tournaments
- Treasurer
Ensures the Membership fund and 7lb pot balances based on entry and membership data throughout the season. Collects entries at the Ts and prepares the payouts at the Ts. In the event of treasurer absence, another Advisor will act as TD and is reponsible for delivering balanced funds to Treasurer.
- Assistants
There are 2 assistants.
Serve as backups to any Advisor position when needed for a Tournament. Assists the TDs and Treasurer with key decisions and club communication during the season.
All positions are elected by Classic qualifiers at the classic meeting. New volunteers must be classic qualified. If there are no new volunteers, there is no need for a vote and the person holding the position from the previous year will automatically be elected for the following year if they agree to continue in that position
This gives a total of 5 or more individuals who work together to move the club forward in the direction favorable to the majority of it's members. All Club Advisors work together to make key decisions and communicate with the club during the season. Examples for these decisions are initial schedule/boat ramps/dates for the upcoming tournament year, exact wording of rules, etc. This team works on behalf of the club members as a whole.
Club Advisors must fish enough tournaments to qualify for the classic to be eligible for a position the following year.
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