WORKING LEAGUES

1. Participation - Tournaments are open to all persons 18 years and over. If under 18 you must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
2. Membership - There is a $5.00 membership fee which must be paid before fishing any tournament.
3. Entry Fee - Entry fee for all tournaments will be $40.00 per boat.
4. Payback - Payback will be based on one spot for every 5 entries.
5. Scoring - To qualify for Year-End Classic will be as follows: you must fish at least 10 regular Thursday Nite Tournaments. There is a total of 12 tournaments. The 10 highest scores will be totaled to determine a points champion. Scoring is as follows: 60 - 1st, 59 - 2nd, 58 - 3rd, etc. Each paid boat will receive a bonus of 10 points for showing up.
6. Classic - Entry fee for Classic will be $50.00 per boat. This will include $10.00 Big Bass, $5.00 Second Big Bass, $5.00 Junk Fish Pot.
7. Substitutions - You are allowed four subs for the season. After four subs, you will be counted as a new team.
8. Limit - This is an five (5)-fish-limit tournament. Anyone bringing in more than five fish will have their sack culled to the five-fish limit starting with big fish first. If you are fishing alone you will be disqualified. State law prevails.
9. No Live Bait - Artificial lures only. Pork trailers accepted.
10. No Trolling or Drift Fishing - This will not be tolerated. Anyone found to be doing this will be disqualified for that tournament and put on probation for the remaining tournaments. Any other infraction of any rules/regulations, you will be disqualified for the year end classic.
11. Protest - All protest must be submitted in writing to tournament director no later than 15 minutes after close of weight-in. Verbal protests will not be accepted.
12. Penalties - All fish brought to weight-in must measure 14 inches in length. Any short fish will be culled along with big fish in sack. Courtesy bump will be given by weighmaster. A courtesy board will be available.
13. Dead Fish - There will be a deduction of four ounces (.25 lbs.) for each dead fish.
14. Late - Penalty per minute is 1 lb. for 1 minute. Total of 5 minutes late is an automatic disqualification.
15. Tournament Hours - All tournaments will start at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9:30 p.m.
16. Registration - There will be registration at tournament site starting at 4:30 p.m. Registration closes at 5:25 p.m. Anyone showing up after 5:25 will pay $5.00 late fee and last boat out. (New members are excluded from late fee.) No entries after 6 p.m.
17. Take-Off - 60 second ooze off or idle through channels. Depends on launch location.
18. Boat Inspection - All live wells will be checked by a tournament official. All boats will be equipped with a live-well system able to sustain a limit of fish, and in working condition.
19. Safety - During all tournaments, contestants will wear their life jackets zipped and secured when combustion engine is in operation. During foul weather, you may take closest shelter. During any emergency, you must return to tournament site if possible.
20. Sportsmanship - All contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy and conservation. Drunkenness shall be cause for immediate disqualification. No illegal drugs shall be allowed in the boats during the tournament hours extending through the close of weigh-in.
21. Off-Limits - You may not fish closer than 50 yards to another competitor unless given permission. If permission is given to one, then all may fish the same water.
22. You May Not Leave Your Boat During Tournament Hours Except During an Emergency. - Partners must stay in sight of each other during tournament hours. If both partners must leave the boat for nonemergency reasons, you must notify the Tournament Director before doing so.
23. Classic Tournament - The Classic Tournament lake will be off limits one week prior to the Classic Tournament. Starting August 23, 2009 at 12am thru Classic take off.
24. All State rules and regulations must be followed.
25. Insurance - Liability insurance is required of all contestants utilizing a boat in The Thursday Nite Working Man's League Tournaments.
26. All rules and regulations are subject to review by officials.
27. Tournament directors have the right to deny anyone's entry from any or all tournaments.

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