| RULES: The following rules will be interpreted solely by the officials and
their decisions be final. ELIGIBILITY: All
persons who have paid their entry fee. Minors accompanied by a parent or guardian are
eligible. A maximum of two persons per boat. One person from a team will be allowed to
fish alone no more than twice during the nine weekend tournaments when his partner is
unavailable to fish that tournament.
TOURNAMENT HOURS: Safe
light to 3:00 pm. Tournament hours may be altered for safety or convenience reasons.
Tournament hours will be announced in the KC Star Tournament Trail section on Tuesdays
prior to the tournament.
TIES: All ties will result in the money from the two
places in question being added together and divided evenly between the two places.
TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial baits and lures are permitted except for pork rind products.
All bass must be caught on rod and reel from your boat during tournament hours.
BOAT AND MOTOR: All
boats must be powered by a gasoline motor and be equipped with an aerated livewell that
will adequately keep five keeper bass alive.
SCORING: Five (5)
fish limit per boat Only largemouth, spotted or smallmouth bass which are legal 15 inch
keepers will be weighed. SHORT FISH: will result in a 2 pound deduction from the total
stringer weight (not big bass) and loss of the short fish. DEAD FISH: will result in a .5
pound deduction from total string weight.
BIG BASS: Only
one fish per team will be weighed for big bass.
CHECK IN TIME: The tournament will end at 3:00 PM
unless announced differently at take off. All boats entering the no wake after this time
will be disqualified.
PERMITTED FISHING LOCATIONS: Will be announced prior to take-off before each tournament.
SAFETY: Each
contestant must wear a personal flotation device any time the combustion engine is in
operation. All state and federal boating regulations will apply.
PROTESTS: Must be
presented to the tournament director prior to the conclusion of weigh-in or it will not be
considered.
POINTS SYSTEM: 75 points will be awarded to the
winner of each tournament. Points will decrease by 1 per place for each team that weighs
in a legal fish. All teams that do not weigh in a fish will receive 30 points. The team
member designated as boater will be the individual receiving the points. You must declare
a partner in writing upon the conclusion of the tournament series. A partner may be anyone
who has fished at least two Thursday night or weekend tournaments.
ENTRY REFUNDS: Prepaid
entry's will be refunded or moved to the next tournament with 24 hours prior notice to the
tournament. When 24 hours notice has NOT been received all entries will be paid out at
that tournament.
SPORTSMANSHIP: These rules shall apply to all
tournament anglers when they come in contact with other tournament anglers,
non-tournament, fun fishermen and pleasure boaters: As the water is public domain, all
have the right of use. Your entry into a tournament gives you no extra privileges.
All anglers will respect the rights of others to use or be on the water whether they are
under power of trolling motor, tied up or drifting. No tournament angler may put any other
angler or boater in danger. They may not harass or encroach on others. Example: Go around
the little old man by himself fishing down the bank. If you want to fish there, ask. He
has as much right to that spot as you do. |
RULES: The
following rules will be interpreted solely by the officials and their decisions will be
final. ELIGIBILITY: All persons who have paid
their entry fee. Minors accompanied by a parent or guardian are eligible. A maximum of two
persons per boat. One person from a team will be allowed to fish alone no more than twice,
when his partner is unavailable to fish that tournament.
TOURNAMENT HOURS: 6:00 PM to 9:15 PM, safe light or
as weather permits.
TIES: All ties will result in the money from the two
places in question being added together and divided evenly between the two places.
TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial baits and
lures are permitted except for pork rind products. All bass must be caught on rod and reel
from your boat during tournament hours.
BOAT AND MOTOR: All boats must be powered by a
gasoline motor and be equipped with an aerated livewell that will adequately keep five
keeper bass alive.
SCORING: Five (5) fish limit per boat. Only
largemouth bass which are legal 15 inch keepers will be weighed. SHORT FISH: will result
in a 2 pound deduction from the total stringer weight (not big bass) and loss of the short
fish. DEAD FISH: will not be weighed.
BIG BASS: Only one fish per team will be weighed for
big bass.
CHECK IN TIME: The tournament will end at 9:15 PM.
unless announced differently at take off. All boats entering the no wake after this time
will be disqualified.
PERMITTED FISHING LOCATIONS: Will be announced prior
to takeoff before each tournament.
SAFETY: Each contestant must wear a personal
flotation device any time the combustion engine is in operation. All state and federal
boating regulations will apply.
PROTESTS: Must be presented to the tournament
director prior to the conclusion of weigh-in or it will not be considered.
POINTS SYSTEM: 75 points will be awarded to the
winner of each tournament. Points will decrease by 1 per place for the teams which weigh
in a legal fish. All teams which participate and do not weigh in a fish will receive 30
points. The team member designated as boater will be the individual receiving the points.
You must declare a partner in writing upon the conclusion of the tournament series. A
partner may be anyone who has fished at least two Thursday night or weekend tournaments.
ENTRY REFUNDS: Prepaid entry's will be refunded or
moved to the next tournament with 24 hours prior notice to the tournament. When 24 hours
notice has NOT been received all entries will be paid out at that tournament.
SPORTSMANSHIP: These rules shall apply to all
tournament anglers when they come in contact with other tournament anglers, non-tournament
fun fishermen and pleasure boaters: As the water is public domain, all have the right of
use. Your entry into a tournament gives you no extra privileges. All anglers will
respect the rights of others to use or be on the water whether they are under power of
trolling motor, tied up or drifting. No tournament angler may put any other angler or
boater in danger. They may not harass or encroach on others. Example: Go around that
little old man by himself fishing down the bank. If you want to fish there, ask. He has as
much right to that spot as you do.
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