Section XI:
The following rules shall apply to all
1. Rules for special tournaments (not to
include the SQT, Mr. Bass and the Tournament Trail) may differ from those
contained herein.
2.
These rules may be changed by the MBFN immediately upon notice to its members;
such notice may be published on the MBFN internet website at http://www.mdbass.com.
1.
Mr. Bass:
a.
The
Mr. Bass Tournament Director and Staff are the responsibility of the MBFN and
will run the Mr. Bass Tournament
b.
The
host region will be required to supply 4 helpers for each day of the
tournament. These people cannot fish
in the tournament.
2. SQT:
a.
The
host region will be required to supply 4 helpers for each day of the
tournament. These people cannot fish
in the tournament.
b.
If
a region fails to provide such persons it will be fined $50.00 per person per
day.
Note: Interpretation and enforcement of
these rules shall be left exclusively to the Tournament Director or his
designee at a tournament. In the event of a rule violation, the Tournament
Director may impose such sanctions, as he deems appropriate, including, without
limitation, disqualification, and forfeiture of prizes, entry fee and
prohibition from participation in subsequent tournaments. The decision of the
Tournament Director or his designee shall be final in all matters .
B. TOURNAMENT FOLDER: The Tournament Director will maintain a file pertaining to
State Federation Tournaments.
1.
If
the Tournament Director cancels a regularly scheduled tournament for any
reason, it shall be rescheduled by the Tournament Director and approved by the
Executive Board.
2.
2.
In the event of a delayed start, all tournaments will keep the same weigh-in
time.
1. Tournaments are open only to current
members of the MBFN who are 16 years of age or older. Proof of age to the
satisfaction of tournament officials is the responsibility of potential
competitor. Any candidate for competition who, in the judgment of the
Tournament Director, is disabled in such a manner as to unfairly hinder his
partner or endanger the safety and well-being of his partner or himself shall
not be eligible.
2. Eligibility will be limited to those chapters
who have actively affiliated with the MBFN prior to July 1st of the
year preceding the tournament and who are in “good standing” with the MBFN in
accordance with State Bylaws.
3. If a club’s affiliation is not up to par by
the entry deadline date of a tournament, they are pulled
from
that tournament and cannot fish any other tournament until the club in back to
being 100% affiliated.
4. Observers can be either members or
non-members, but they must be at least 16 years of age.
Note: A letter from BASS on qualifying
members for state teams. Two exceptions to “home rule”.
(a)
No one can fish for two states in an attempt to qualify for two different state
teams.
(b)
States cannot use buddy or team tournaments as qualifiers. They must use “solo” or “blind
draw” tournaments where there is an unbiased observer in each
boat.
5.
Mr. Bass:
a.
Each eligible chapter is allowed to send a designated Mr. Bass
representative. In the event the
chapter’s Mr. Bass is unable to fish the tournament, an alternate may be
appointed or selected by the chapter. However, only one name may be submitted
for the Mr. Bass Tournament.
b.
Each contestant is required to provide a boat for use during the
tournament.
c.
Each chapter is required to provide an observer for both days (it
doesn’t have to be the same
person both days) that should provide their own PFD. The Tournament Director or his/her staff will
not provide an observer for any reason.
If the contestant does not have an observer, he/she will not fish the
tournament.
6. SQT:
Entry Qualification: An 80% club participation level will be used to
fill the competition field.
1. During regular season events, there will be
no off limits or official practice day.
2. During the tournament and any official
practice days, a competitor may not have the assistance or advice of anyone for
the purposes of locating or catching bass, nor enter the tournament waters with
anyone who has been on the tournament waters during the off-limits period
including, but not limited to, a professional guide, state or federal wildlife
agency employee, or any other person deemed an “expert” on these tournament
waters by the Tournament Director, unless they are a competitor in the
tournament.
3. During two-day tournaments, contestants or
observers may not be on tournament waters outside of the tournament hours
except to return to a launch site or with approval of the Tournament Director
(especially to show a friend spots learned during the first day of the
tournament).
4. No competitor may buy or barter a fishing
location from any other competitor for use during any competition day.
5. During the official competition days of the
tournament, a competitor may not use a CB radio, a VHF marine-band radio, a
cellular phone, or any other type of communication device for the purpose of
locating or catching fish. Competitors are permitted to transmit by radio or
telephone only in the event of an emergency. If so equipped, competitors may
listen to the marine-band weather information.
6. A designated tournament official must be
granted access to the competitor’s boat at any time during the official
practice or competition days. Failure to grant such access may result in
immediate disqualification.
7. Each competitor agrees to report to the
Tournament Director any violation or infraction of any tournament rules.
Failure to report violations, or suggestions to another competitor that he or
she should violate these rules, or false verification of weigh-in forms will be
cause for disqualification.
1. Waiver and release: A properly
completed and signed official entry form and the entry fee must be received by
the MBFN Tournament Director or his designee on or before the entry fee
deadline date. The Tournament Director reserves the right to discontinue
acceptance of applications prior to deadline and also the right to extend the
acceptance date as a whole, but not to individual clubs or individuals. Entry fees will only be refunded if
proper notification is made to the MBFN Tournament Department prior to the
entry fee deadline date. While a
sponsor may pay the entry fee, competitors agree to use any and all official
products provided by the MBFN.
2.
Insurance:
a. During the official practice and
competition days of any MBFN tournament, no competitor may operate a boat
unless that contestant has documented proof of a minimum of $100,000
boating liability insurance covering the boat being used in the tournament.
Proof of said insurance must be with the boat being used and must cover the
competitors using that boat. Random
checks will be conducted and any competitor who does not have proof of in-force
said insurance may be disqualified
b.
Any boat operated by a non-boater owner must have a letter from the boat owner
granting him/her permission to use the boat and a copy of the boat owner’s
insurance policy confirming coverage.
c.
Any homeowner policies used for insurance purposes must cover the boat on the
water.
d. At least $5,000 medical coverage is
highly recommended.
3. Ramp Fee: The contestants are
responsible for paying ramp fees on tournament days.
4.
Lunker Pool:
a.
(Mr. Bass): There will be an optional $10.00 per contestant lunker pool for the entire tournament.
b.
(SQT): There will be an optional $10.00 per contestant lunker pool for the tournament with half being paid out
each day for that day’s lunker.
5. Awards:
a.
(Mr. Bass): $100.00 is given away
each day to a random observer.
b. (SQT): An award plaque will be presented to the top
eight (8) finishers of the tournament.
1. Each competitor must register in person
with official MBFN staff at the time and place designated. Failure to register in person during
the prescribed hours shall result in being disqualified from participating in
the tournament. In tournaments with observers, each contestant must have their
observer sign in each morning to insure that everyone is accounted for and that
they are qualified to fish. A “Pre-tournament
Meeting” will be held the morning of the event.
2. Pairing of Competitors: Two
competitors (or competitor/observer for Mr. Bass) will be assigned to each
boat. The Tournament Director will determine the method of pairing partners. No
contestants or observers will be paired from the same club. In two competitors
per boat type tournaments an announcement of your fishing partner shall be made
by United States Mail to both partners, posted on the MBFN website and posted
at the “Pre-tournament Meeting” on the morning of the event. This meeting must
be attended by at least one of the competitors. It shall be the
responsibility of each partner to appear at a mutually agreed upon location
with sufficient time remaining to check out at the official checkpoint and
start on time. Tournament officials shall have no responsibility for finding
missing partners. The Tournament Director, at his sole discretion, may reassign
partners prior to the morning take-off. It is suggested that a minimum of 30
minutes is required for preparation to depart to the check-out point.
3.
Tournament Trail:
a.
Priority entry: Boaters entering with non-boaters will be paired
first. If more boaters enter than non-boaters, boaters may be paired together.
If more non-boaters enter than boaters, non-boaters may elect to change to a
boater and pay appropriate entry fees or elect to have money refunded or
transferred to a future tournament. Selection of these anglers will be
determined by date of entry. If your guaranteed angler fails to show up, you
will loose your guaranteed status and may be bumped from the event. Decisions
of the Tournament Director are final.
b.
Boater position: Boater positions are not transferable.
c. Penalties:
(1)
Contestants will be penalized for the tournament in which the problem occurred.
(2)
The contestant will lose their entry fee plus the show-up points for that
tournament.
1.
Official Checkpoint:
a.
There shall be only one official point for check-out in the morning and
check-in in the afternoon. These points
shall be designated at the “pre-tournament” meeting.
b.
Prior to each day’s start, each boat will be given an inspection check
by a tournament official, and will be given a number, which must remain
with the boat. This number must be displayed upon the request of tournament
officials.
c.
At the time of check-out, all competitors and their boats shall be in full
conformity with all rules set forth by
the Tournament Director.
d.
At check-in, all boats shall identify themselves by means of the numbers
described in “part b” above and proceed immediately to the designated weigh-in
area. Partners must stay together, and numbers must be turned in at check-in.
e. The boater and non-boater must
leave from and return to official checkpoints by boat. After proper recognition
at the check-in point, competitors will be allowed ample time to proceed to the
weigh-in site; however, all fishing must cease upon check-in. They must remain
together at all times, in sight of each other and each other’s catch, under the
conditions cited above, in order for their catch of that day to be scored in
the tournament. A competitor must not
allow any bass caught by him to be counted on the score of another competitor.
In such a case, both competitors shall be disqualified from this tournament and
from all future tournaments conducted by the MBFN.
f. A competitor who does not catch any
fish can sign-off at the registration table and will not have to accompany his partner through the
rest of the weigh-in.
g.
Exact starting and check-in times will be announced at the “Pre-tournament
Meeting”. It is the angler’s responsibility to confirm check-in times each day
on the daily pairings.
h. In the all two-day tournaments, the
second day’s launch sequence will be the reverse of the first day (ie: the last boat the first day will be the first boat on
the second day. If more than one flight
is required, the flights and contestants will be reversed.)
i. Mr. Bass: Failure to Check In: For
any contestant that fails to check-in at the official checkpoint, his/her
chapter shall not be allowed to fish the following year’s Mr. Bass tournament.
2. Fishing and Boating Considerations:
a. “Boater/Non-boater”
type tournaments:
(1) SQT: A full
discussion must be held between the two partners, prior to the morning
departure, as to the schedule of boat operation. This schedule must permit each partner equal
time to fish from the front of the boat,to operate
the trolling motor, so as to afford each partner the opportunity to fish their
selected waters an equal amount of time.
If a contestant waives the above rights, they shall retain the right to
select the fishing waters for one-half of the tournament day. Partners
will fish together both days of the tournament.
(2) Tournament
Trail: The Boater at his discretion may allow the non-boater to operate and
fish from the front deck. Non-boaters are only allowed to drive the boat in
emergency situations or loading and unloading from trailers. Any boater, who,
in the judgment of the officials, operates the boat in such a manner as to
unfairly handicap his non-boater partner, shall be disqualified. At no time may
a boater request that the non-boater not fish.
(3)
Mr. Bass: It is at the sole discretion of the boat captain-angler
whether or not the observer in the boat is allowed to fish. Observers can be either members or
non-members, but they must be at least 16 years of age.
Note: In view of the expense involved in operation and maintaining a
boat, it is suggested that the non-boater (but not an observer) assume
at least the cost of gas and oil for the competition.
b.
Competitors must not depart the boat to land fish or to make the boat more
accessible to
fishing
waters.
c.
Boats must remain in tournament waters during tournament days.
d.
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: The boater and non-boater must remain in the boat
at all times except in case of dire emergency. In such an emergency, they may
be removed from their boat to either a boat operated by other competitors or a
rescue boat designated by the Tournament Director. In the event of a needed restroom break,
contestants are allowed to leave the boat upon which all fishing must cease
until partners are back together in the boat. If a competitor violates any of
the above conditions to contact a tournament official by phone or other means
or to report an emergency or breakdown, both competitors must cease fishing at
this point, and their catch must be verified by a tournament official in order
to be counted in the tournament. If after the emergency situation is resolved
by tournament officials and enough time is left for the competitors to resume
fishing, a “restart” will be allowed and the competitors will continue and
their catch will be counted. This applies only to dire emergency situations as
determined by the Tournament Director or his designee.
e.
Towing boats on trailers during tournament hours is prohibited, except by the
direction of
tournament officials.
f. Posted speed
limits must be observed and all boats must be operated in a safe manner.
g.
All angling must be done from the boat.
3.
Permitted Fishing Locations:
a.
Tournament waters shall be established by the Tournament Director for each
tournament. Each competitor must obtain this information from the MBFN
Tournament Department. Any water within these boundaries posted “Off-Limits” or
“No Fishing” by state or federal agencies as well as the live-bass-release area
established by the Tournament Director will be “off-limits” and will be
announced at the “pre-tournament” meeting. Only that water open to all
public fishing will be considered tournament waters.
b.
Fishing on the tournament waters is permitted anywhere except: within 25 yards of any other contestant’s
boat. No such boat shall permit selected contestants to fish with-in the 25
yard circle claimed by him to the exclusion of any other contestant. In order to have a claimed area, the trolling
motor must be up and the boat must be anchored or tied to a fixed object.
1.
adjacent to the ramp area.
And any posted restricted areas designated by DNR.
2. Dundee Creek
beside the ramp area. Any
posted restricted areas designated by DNR.
1. Safe
boat conduct must be observed at all times by competitors. During the official
practice and competition, each competitor must wear a Coast Guard-approved
chest-type life preserver. This preserver must be worn at all times the
combustion engine is operating. This preserver must be strapped, snapped or
zippered securely and maintained in that condition until the combustion engine
is shut off. Violation of this rule shall be reason for disqualification.
2.
Tournament officials have the right to delay, shorten or cancel the start of an
official tournament day because of bad weather or other factors that would
endanger the safety of the competitors. Tournament waters may also be
restricted at any time because of bad weather.
3. The
MBFN reserves the right to impose boat speed limits on any or all tournaments.
Whether or not to impose a speed limit, the area covered by the speed limit
and/or the actual speed limit imposed, shall be left
exclusively to the discretion of the tournament director.
4. In
the event of an emergency situation, competitors should call 911 first
and then notify tournament officials. Competitors are allowed to leave the boat
and seek safe shelter in bad weather where danger may be eminent.
5. Do
not bring the boat to plane position until you are past the point designated by
the Tournament staff.
1.
Competitors in MBFN tournaments are expected to follow high standards of
sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. Any infraction of these
fundamental sporting principles may be deemed cause for disqualification.
2. Use
of alcohol or drugs (other than those purchased over-the-counter or prescribed
by a licensed physician) by any competitor during the official practice or
during the tournament will not be tolerated and shall be cause for automatic
disqualification from this and all future MBFN tournaments. No alcoholic
beverages or other stimulants or depressants, prescription or otherwise, shall
be allowed in the boats during the official practice or competition days, or in
the weigh-in area.
3.
Maximum courtesy must be practiced at all times, especially with regard to
boating and angling in the vicinity of non-competitors who may be on tournament
waters. Any act of a competitor which reflects unfavorably upon efforts to
promote fisheries conservation, clean waters and courtesy, shall be reason for
disqualification.
4. All
competitors are bound by the prevailing statutes and regulations of the various
states within which they fish.
5.
Chemical substance addiction or abuse, conviction of a felony or other crimes
involving moral turpitude, or other conduct reflecting unfavorably upon efforts
to promote safety, sportsmanship, fair competition and compliance with
tournament rules shall be grounds for rejecting any application for
participation and/or for disqualification. Any disqualification suspension
from, or other disciplinary action regarding any tournament or fishing
organization shall be grounds for rejecting any application for participation
in a MBFN tournament and/or for disqualification from a MBFN tournament.
6. Dead
fish may not be culled and must be delivered to the weigh-master for weighing
and proper disposal.
7.
Participants may be penalized for not showing up at a tournament without prior
notice to the Tournament Director. Penalty in such a case will be forfeiture of
the entry fee, show-up points, weight, and ineligibility for the next
tournament.
8. Any
individual that fails to show up for the second day of a two-day tournament
without proper notification to the Tournament Director will be disqualified
from next year’s tournament.
1. The use of grippers in landing bass is
prohibited.
2. Only artificial lures may be used.
3. No
“live bait” or “prepared bait” will be permitted during official practice and
competition, with the exception of pork strips or rinds.
4. Only
ONE casting, spin casting or spinning rod (8 foot maximum length from butt of
handle to rod tip) and reel may be used at any one time. Other rigs as
specified above may be in boat ready for use; however, only one is
permitted in use at any given time.
1. All
bass must be caught live and in a conventional sporting manner. Anyone guilty
of snatching or snagging visible fish will have his or her catch disqualified.
When visually fishing for bedding bass, to be counted as a legal fish all bass
must be hooked inside the mouth and must be verified by your partner before
being unhooked.
2. An
electric trolling motor may be used for slow maneuvering. However, trolling as
a method of fishing is prohibited.
1. HORSEPOWER:
MAXIMUM HORSEPOWER FOR ALL OUTBOARD MOTORBOATS USED IN OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT PRACTICE AND IN TOURNAMENT
COMPETITION WILL BE 250 HP. Horsepower cannot exceed the limitations set by the
U.S. Coast Guard. When required, each boat must have a U.S. Coast Guard
horsepower-rating plate attached to the boat by the manufacturer. The
horsepower of the outboard engine must NOT exceed the rating specified on this
plate nor the horsepower maximum set by MBFN. Each competitor agrees to submit,
by his signature on the official entry form, the boat and outboard motor used
in the tournament, to an inspection by factory-trained personnel, if there is
any reason to suspect the horsepower is in excess of the rating. Normal
maintenance of engines is allowed. Changing or altering standard factory parts
of a competitor’s engine to increase the horsepower over the factory horsepower
rating is forbidden, and will result in disqualification. Falsifying
information on entry forms or altering the horsepower-rating numbers on the
engine is also cause for immediate disqualification from MBFN tournaments.
2. A boat equipped with “stick steering” may be
used if the motor HP does not exceed the stick rating.
3. SAFETY FEATURES:
a.
All boats must be equipped with an approved type of operable ignition “kill”switch. This ignition-kill device must be attached to
the driver’s body any time the combustion engine is operating. Any time the
combustion engine is operating and in gear there must be a driver in the
driver’s seat in full control of the boat.
b. Fishing boats that are 16 feet or more in
length may be used.
c. Any raised platforms or decks cannot
be higher than the gunnel of the boat.
d. Standing on the outboard or seats while
fishing is not allowed.
e.
All BLADDER tanks and any other type of AUXILIARY gas tanks that are not
installed by the boat manufacturer are prohibited. Additional gas tanks that
are factory options and installed by a manufacturer’s authorized dealer are
permitted. Boats that do not have factory-installed gas tanks are restricted to
a maximum of 18 gallons of gasoline in tanks that meet U.S. Coast Guard
regulations. Gas tanks must be properly secured or strapped in a boat.
f.
Every boat must have all required Coast Guard safety equipment as well as a functional
bilge pump and livewell space, properly aerated, to
adequately maintain alive a limit catch of bass by both competitors using the
boat. The MBFN recommends live-wells be maintained at
full level and aerators on manual. Tournament officials shall have the sole
responsibility for determining whether aeration and capacity is proper and
adequate. Boaters must make a back seat available for non-boaters each
competition day.
1.
After competitors check in at the official checkpoint they must present all legal
fish in their possession to a tournament official to be counted, measured and
weighed. Tournament standings, auxiliary
awards and final winners shall be determined by the pound-and-ounce weight of
each competitor’s catch during the competition days of the tournament. Only when a boat’s competitor’s catch is
counted, measured, weighed and verified by a tournament official may the
competitor/competitors return to the boat.
2.
Only Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted, Redeye or Shoal bass will be weighed.
3. The
limit for all competitors shall be a combination of 5 of the above species and
varieties per day, unless otherwise specified by tournament officials. At no
time shall a competitor have in his or her possession more than the tournament
limit. Tournament officials will conduct checks for violations of this
provision, and in the event a competitor has in his possession more than the
above-described limits, tournament officials shall cull down to the limit
described, beginning with the largest bass.
4. The
official length for bass shall be determined by the Tournament Director and
announced at the “Pre-tournament Meeting”. In most cases it will be the longest
state limit covering the tournament waters. Only bass as described above which measure
the official length or more on the longest straight line, shall be weighed.
Bass presented for weigh-in, which fail to measure the official length, shall
result in a penalty of loss of largest bass plus the short fish, which penalty
shall be deducted from the total score of the competitor.
5. Any
bass that appears to have been mangled, mashed, mauled or otherwise altered
will be weighed and credited only at the discretion of tournament officials.
6.
Bass must not be on a stringer at any time during the tournament.
** TOURNAMENT TRAIL POINTS: Points will be awarded to MBF
members in the Boater and Non-Boater categories for their respective finish
among MBF members from the tournaments that they weigh fish. 105 points will be
awarded to the 1st place finisher in each category. The 2nd
place finisher will be awarded 99 points with each position there after
dropping by one point. A 100-point show up bonus will be awarded to any angler
who competes and who has not been disqualified from that event. You must be
affiliated with a club in good standing with the Maryland Bass Federation prior
to the tournament in order to receive points. Best 4 out of 5 events count
towards weight and show up points, you will drop one event if you fish all 5.
Angler of the year in the Boater and Non-boater category, based off of
cumulative points will earn State Team Spots respectively
7. DEAD
FISH PENALTIES: For each legal, dead bass, presented to weigh-in officials,
the competitor shall be penalized the following, to be deducted from their
daily score: 1 dead fish – 4 oz., 2 dead fish – 10 oz., 3 dead fish – 18 oz., 4
dead fish – 28 oz., 5 dead fish – 40 oz. The Tournament Director or his
designees shall have sole authority for assessing penalty points.
8. LATE
PENALTY: Competitors who are not in the official checkpoint area as
described in Rule 1 of “Tournament Procedures” at the appointed time shall be
penalized at the rate of one pound per minute late to be deducted from the
total weight of his catch that day. That
weight will be deducted starting from the largest fish down. Any competitor more than 15 minutes late
shall lose all credit for that day’s catch. There shall be no excuse for
tardiness, and in no case shall a competitor be allowed to make up “lost time.”
9. TIEBREAKERS:
a. Highest number of legal
fished weighed
b.
Weight of the largest fish
c.
If the tie is not broken by applying
the foregoing procedures, prizes will be split between the anglers.
e. Lunker:
Prizes will be split between the anglers.
O. PROTEST
PROCEDURES:
Anyone who feels that he/she has witnessed an infraction of any tournament
rule may submit protest. The protest will then
comply with the following outline for action:
1. The
person wishing to make protest should immediately notify the Tournament
Director upon arrival at weigh-in. The protest must be submitted in writing
within 15 minutes of the official end of the tournament weigh-in procedure.
2. The Tournament Director will then make a
determination of the validity of the protest.
3. All
such valid protest shall then be considered. The Tournament Director after
consultation with the Rules Committee
shall determine possible action.
4. The use of a polygraph test will be made
available and put to use if deemed necessary.
1. The Rule’s Committee shall consist of the
Tournament Director as chairman, a representative from each region selected by
the Region Director of that region.
2. All members of the Rule’s Committee shall
have a copy of, and be familiar with, the Tournament Rules.
Q. RULES
VIOLATIONS AND APPEALS COMMITTEE: An appeals committee will be established by the MBFN,
which shall be comprised of one BASS employee not affiliated with the Tournament
Department, and two anglers. Appeals
must be sent in writing seven days from the date of ruling to the Tournament
Director. If a competitor admits to a
rule violation, he/she may not file an appeal of either the finding that he/she
has violated the rules or the penalty imposed for the violation. Decisions of the appeals committee shall be
final. Appeals of non-competition
rulings will be handled as stated in other sections of this document.
1.
Mr. Bass:
a. The
first full weekend, Saturday and Sunday, in May will be the permanent
date of the Mr.
Bass Tournament.
b.
This date may be altered by the MBFN by petition of the site selection region
due to conflicts
of tournaments, weather or conditions sufficiently unsuitable to hold
the tournament on
the
prescribed dates.
c.
The tournament site selection will rotate through the regions in the following
order:
(1) 2008 – Southern
(2) 2009 – Western
(3) 2010 – Central
(4) 2011 – Northern
(5) and so on
2. SQT:
a. The
third (3rd) full weekend, Saturday and Sunday, in May will be the
permanent date of the SQT,
b.
This is a two-day event and contestants need to commit to both days.
If the Regional Qualifying Tournaments format is used again in the
future, the following rules will
be reinstated:
a. Each region needs to set
regional deadline dates and have their completed region packet of
contestants to the SQT Tournament Director by April 30th/May 1st.
b. Regional tournaments cannot be
held outside of the State of
c. Regions must keep coordinated
with the Federation on all event schedules.
d. The Federation will continue to
hold the regional format of RSQT’s.
e. All RSQT’s
must be over by December 31st for the following SQT.
f. All regional monies due to MBF
for the SQT allotments should be deferred until the calendar year of the
subject SQT and paid no later than the January board meeting.
Requirements: (1) Membership with National B.A.S.S.,
(2) Membership with the Maryland Bass Federation Nation, and (3) a member of a
Through
the Maryland Federation, you can qualify and be a member of our state team to
represent
Mr.
Bass Tournament—State Team Captain (2 anglers)
This is a
statewide competition in which each first place finalist from each of our
official chapters is invited to compete against each other to determine the
“best of the best”. The top two anglers from this two-day event advance to the
State Team and the overall winner is crowned
Tournament
Trail Circuit—Angler of the Year (2 anglers)
The Maryland BASS
Federation Trail Circuit offers another means of making the Maryland State
Team. The Circuit is comprised of five tournaments on
S.Q.T.
Tournament (8
anglers + an alternate*)
The SQT features
the top club anglers that qualified through either their club or regional
tournaments. This tournament is the last step in the progression of
competitions leading to the make up of the State Team that will eventually lead
to the National Bass Master Classic! The top eight competitors from this
two-day event will advance to the Maryland State Team. This completes the
12-man State Team. In the event an angler chooses not to fish the Divisional,
the next place angler will be offered that State Team spot and so on down the
list until the spot is filled. The top one through four finishers receive a boater position; the five through eighth finishers
receive nonboater positions.
*Alternate
There will be an
alternate that will travel with the 12-man State Team. This alternate will be
the ninth angler qualifying from the SQT. The President or designee will become
the fourteenth member of the State Team.
From
here the State Team will compete in the Mid-Atlantic Divisionals.
A.
EASTERN DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT:
1. The state winner of the EDT will take the
first $1200 toward expenses. The MBF
will take 30% of
the remaining amount, and the remaining 70% will be split equally among
the team members. Also,
it was amended to give the 13th man an equal share of the 70%
whether he fished or not.
(i.e. 70% will be split among team members including the 13th
man (Alternate).
2. To allow all team members to bring their
boats unless restricted by the hosting state.
3. For the MBF to pre-pay for rooms for the EDT
in order to get the best price/selection.
4.
The Tournament Committee shall be responsible for making annual recommendations
to the Executive Board for the current year’s State
Team allocated expenses for individual Boaters and Non-boaters. Recommendations are to be done at the first
committee meeting, or as soon as the Divisional location is announced and a
quorum can be held. Recommendations are
to be based on location, gas, and miscellaneous accommodations.
5. If a member of the State Team has to back out
of the Mid Atlantic Divisional for any reason,
the person that finished in the next spot in that venue will take his
position and the vacant
spot will be filled with the next place finisher from the same
venue.
1st Place John
2nd Place Todd
3rd Place Jim
4th Place
Bill
If
John cannot make the Mid Atlantic Divisional Todd would move into his spot, as
a boater and team captain, and the vacant spot would be filled by Jim. If Jim is unable to go the spot will be
offered to Bill as so on down the list of the pertaining venue.
This
scenario is active up to and until the date in which the State Teams names are
submitted to B.A.S.S. After
this time, this is usually two weeks before the tournament, the State Team
alternate (9th place finisher at the SQT) will fill any spot vacated
by a competitor, after all lower finishers are moved up.
6. Upon the determination of the Executive
Board, it will be determined the amount of monies
that will be paid to the boater and non-boaters fishing in
this tournament. Boater monies
will be paid to: The Mr. Bass winner, the winner of the MBF
trail (boaters side only), and
the top (4) finishers of the SQT.
7. The