Magic Valley Bass Masters

Memorial Tournament

Rules

1: All contestants must register with the tournament committee ½ hour before the schedule draw.

2: The tournament reservoir is OFF-LIMITS to all participants from 12:00 midnight, the Sunday immediately preceding the tournament, until the actual tournament start or ooze-off.

3: The Tournament Directors will perform boat checks at the tournament starting line to include live well, life jacket, and general safety check.

4: Life jackets must be worn and fastened by each participant when the boat is under the power of the internal combustion engine.

5: Fishing with the internal combustion engine is not allowed while the prop is engaged.

6: If there are more than 25 boats, the tournament start will be divided into equal flights with no flight exceeding 25 boats. There will be 5 minutes between start of flights and correspondingly 30 minutes between flight check in time. Late Entry’s will go out in last flight and weigh in first flight.

7: A team may weigh in up to 5 bass to count toward team weight.

8: .20 lbs will be deducted from a teams catch for each dead fish weighed in. The fishermen may keep no fish.

9: Minimum fish length is 12 inches as measured on a will-e-go flat board with the fish’s mouth closed and the tail fanned. The tail will be swept in the fan position in effort to make the fish go. Short fish disqualifies the team. NO EXCEPTIONS.

10: A one pound penalty will be assessed for each minute a team is late for weigh in. A team will be disqualified after being 10 minutes late. Boats must be off plane within the no wake area, or the one pound penalty will be enforced. The Tournament Directors has no discretion to waive this penalty.

11: Live bait is not allowed. Artificial lures only.

12: A maximum of 5 fish per team will be allowed in the live well at any time. This means as soon as you catch your 6^th fish you must immediately cull back to 5.

13: Culling of fish at the weigh in site is not allowed.

14: Competitors in B.A.S.S. tournaments are expected to follow a higher standard of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. Any infraction of these fundamental sporting principals may be deemed cause of disqualification.

15: Maximum courtesy must be practiced at all times especially with regards to boating and angling in the vicinity of non-competitors who may be on tournaments waters. Any act of a competitor, which reflects unfavorably on efforts to promote fisheries conservation, clean waters, and courtesy, shall be reason for disqualification.

16: If a participant is issued a Federal, State or Local citation during the tournament, the participant is automatically disqualified from the tournament in which the citation was issued.

17: All protests towards any contestant must be in writing and given to the Tournament Director before weigh in is finished. NO EXCEPTIONS.

18: Any violation of the above rules is considered grounds for and may result in disqualification by the tournament committee. Any decision made by the tournament committee is final.

19: The tournament committee reserves the right to refuse entry from any contestant.