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                                                            W.O.B.A.A.
                                                RULES AND REGULATIONS

         MEMBERSHIP: Dues are $20.00 per person. Membership runs from January 1st to January 1st the          following year. Membership dues go to pay for angler of the year award.

              ENTRY FEE: Entry fee is $70.00 per team. This includes big bass. All entry fees can be paid in advance or the day of. $10.00 from each entry fee goes toward the championship tournament.          PAY BACK: One place for every five boats. Up to 35 boats then pay every 7 boats.
              EXAMPLE: 10 boats will pay 2 places. 1st- 60% 2nd- 40%
              20 boats will pay 4 places. (see payout schedule for exact %)

              CHAMPIONSHIP: Will be a two day tournament. Regular entry fee. Heaviest two day total weight         wins. Heaviest bass for two days also wins.

              POINTS SCHEDULE: Most points you can recieve in any regular season tournament is 200. This is for a first place win. The least amount of points you can recieve is 20. As long as you show up to the tournament you will recieve 20 points, even if you don't weigh in a fish. Points will be given by 10's. If however you weigh in a fish but don't place in the money, you will still be placed according to your weight and will be given points accordingly.EXAMPLE: 1st place 200 points, 2nd place 190 points, 3rd place 180 points, etc,etc. People that do not weigh in a fish will still recieve 20 points.

ANGLER OF THE YEAR: Angler of the year is what is determined by the points schedule. The team with the most accummulated points at the end of the regular season will win a trophy. They will also have the next tournament season membership paid for. And they will recieve jackets. This will be obtained by using moneys recieved from membership dues, up to the amount needed to pay for the next years membership the trophy and the angler of the year jackets. Anything over this amount will be added to the championship fund.

ELIGEBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASSIC:

To be eligible to fish the championship tournament you must fish four of the six tournaments. No exceptions.

Team numbers and draw outs: Team numbers will be given out when you pay your membership. ( At that time you need to tell tournament officials who your permanent team member will be. ) These numbers will be your team number for the rest of the year. When you fish a tournament tell the tournament director your team number, and it will be placed in a hat and drew out for number of take off. Example: Your team number is 10 and it is the first number drawn out of the hat. This means you will be first to take off. Tournament officials will draw the numbers.

TEAMS AND SUBSTITUTES: Since we are awarding points for anglers of the year there are guidelines that must be followed by teams. Each team member will be allowed one substitute. However substitutes will not be included in the angler of the year unless: One member of the original team gives up his or her place and becomes a substitute. One member of the original team is unable to fish for any reason and the member of the original team requests, that his or her substitute becomes part of their team. Or if the original team decides to split up, in which case the points aquired at that point will be divided between the two teams.
At least one member of the original team must be present at a tournament in order to recieve points. Two substitutes cannot fish a tournament together to recieve points for the original team, they will be given points as a seperate team.

Big Bass Challenges: Big bass challenge entry fee is $50.00 per team. There will be no points given for these tournaments. Winner of the big bass challenge will take the purse. No money will be taken out for Angler of the year or Championship tournament. These tournaments will not be included in the total pay since they will not be considered a regular tournament. There will be only one winner, no matter how many enter. These tournaments are designed for fun, and to determine if the state slot limit for these lakes has done what it was intended to do, produce trophy Large Mouth Bass. Since these lakes are small there will be no distance limitations between boats. ( please use courtesy). Bag limit will be one fish. No more than one fish will be allowed in a boat at any one time. It will be the discretion of the anglers if they choose to fish with a partner, and if they do, it will be up to them if they split the winnings. This will be a four lake tournament. You may choose to fish one of four . Tournament directors will be at each of these lakes to check boats and to spot check fish. Final weigh in will be at a central lake.