**Membership is $30.00 of which $20.00 will go to the fish off and $10.00 will go to the angler of the year.
1. THERE WILL BE A (5) FISH LIMIT OF BASS, LARGE OR SMALL MOUTH. ALL FISH MUST BE OF LEGAL SIZE TO KEEP.
2. EACH TEAM IS TO MAKE SURE ALL FISH ARE 14" IN LENGTH. ANY SHORT FISH BROUGHT TO THE SCALES WILL BE THROWN OUT ALONG WITH THIER BIGGEST FISH.........NO COURTESY BUMPS FOR SHORT FISH. 3. DEAD FISH ARE PENALIZED 0.2 POUNDS FOR EACH DEAD FISH. 4. YOU MUST CULL DOWN TO 5 FISH BEFORE MOVING WITH YOUR BIG MOTOR. 5. TOTAL WIEGHT DETERMINES THE WINNING TEAM. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE THE LARGEST SINGLE BASS OF THE TIED TEAMS WILL DETERMINE THE WINNER. 6. AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF EACH TEAM MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. 7. ANY VIOLATION OF A MICHIGAN FISHING LAW IS AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION. NO WAKE PASS 8. EACH TEAM MUST HAVE A LIVE WELL OR SOME TYPE OF CONTAINER WITH AN AIREATOR TO KEEP FISH ALIVE. THIS IS A MUST. 9. ONLY ONE ROD AND REEL MAY BE USED AT A TIME BY EACH ANGLER. ONLY ARTIFICIAL BAIT CAN BE USED. 10. ANGLERS MUST PRACTICE A HIGH LEVEL OF SPORTSMANSHIP, SAFTEY AND COURTESY DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS. NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ARE TO BE USED DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION. 11. THE DECISION OF OFFICIALS ARE FINAL AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN. 12. THERE WILL BE NO PRE-TOURNAMENT FISHING 72 HOURS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT. 14. LIFE VESTS MUST BE WORN ANYTIME THE BIG MOTOR IS RUNNING. 15. TEAMS MUST NOT DEBOARD THEIR BOAT DURING THE TOURNAMENT HOURS EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF AN EMEGENCY.
13. ANY TEAM THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE WIEGH IN AT THE OFFICIAL TIME........THE ANGLER WILL LOSE A 0.5 POUND A MINUTE FOR EACH MINUTE LATE. ANY TEAM MORE THAN 10 MINUTES LATE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
16. MEMBERS MUST FISH AT LEAST 4 TOURNAMENTS WITHIN THE SEASON ON SATURDAYS AND 10 TOURNAMENTS ON WEDNESDAYS TO QUALIFY FOR THE FISH OFF'S. THE FISH OFF'S WILL BE A REGULAR $60.00 ENTRY. ANY OF THE MEMBERSHIP FEE THAT IS LEFT OVER AFTER PAYING FOR CLUB EXPENSES WILL BE PAID AS PART OF THE FISH OFF PAYOUTS.
17. 2 SUBS PER TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED....AFTER THAT THE PERSON MUST PAY A MEMBERSHIP FEE.
18. IN THE CASE OF FOG AND/OR OTHER "ACTS OF GOD"; TOURNAMENT TIMES MAYBE ADJUSTED TO ENSURE SAFETY.
