October 19th Bass Tournament
Rules and Regulations
$60 per boat (2 anglers per boat)
$10 BIG FISH POT
PAYOUT TO 20% OF THE FIELD
Example (50 boats - 10 places PD)
Date/Time: October 19th, 2008
Back up Date: October 26th (in case of unsafe conditions)
Sign-Up: Teams will take off in the order of received and PAID Registration
Location and Boundaries: Rock River- Rockton Dam to Fordam Dam and Pecatonica River to HWY 75 Bridge.
Launch / Weigh-In: Sportscore, Rockford, IL
Late Registration: 5:00 am to 5:30 am date of tournament.
Pre-launch Meeting at 6:30 am: At least 1 (one) angler from each team is required to attend. We will discuss rules of tournament and payout structure. A pre-launch inspection of all boats will take place at this time as well. All livewells will be checked prior to take off. All state laws will apply to all boats and fishing regulations.
Time of Take Off: 7:00 a.m.
All Boats must be in water by 6:30 a.m.
Weigh-In: 3:30 p.m. (All boats must be at the dock and report to the tournament official) Absolutely no late weigh-ins will take place. If you are late to the weigh-in you will be disqualified from the tournament. No Exceptions. Any dead fish brought to weigh-in will be penalized half the weight of that fish. Total weight of 6 legal largemouth or small mouth bass (smallmouth bass size limit 14 in. mininum). Fish will be released to the water following weigh-in.
ALL STATE LAWS REGARDING SIZE LIMIT, CARE OF FISH, OPERATION OF BOATS, or ANY LAWS PERTAINING TO THE BOATS AND/OR ANGLERS WILL BE ENFORCED.
ONLY ARTIFICIAL BAITS MAY BE USED. NO LIVE BAIT OR PREPARED BAIT WILL BE PERMITTED WITH THE ACCEPTION OF PORK STRIPS, RINDS ETC...ONLY ONE ROD MAY BE USED AT ONE TIME, HOWEVER OTHER MAY BE RIGGED AND READY.
Sportsmanship and common courtesy are a MUST. Boats and anglers may not interfere in any way of another angler or boat with-in an established area (within 50 ft of another boat). All fish MUST be cared for properly. Livewells must be used.
PAYMENT MADE THE DAY OF TOURNEY MUST BE CASH
Please Make Checks Payable to : RockfordFishing.com
PLEASE READ RULES AND GUIDELINES CAREFULLY.ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE CONSUMED DURING THE TOURNAMENT HOURS.
Please Make Checks to:
RockfordFishing.com
1309 Wagner Ave
Rockford, IL 61103
ALL FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAIL or EMAIL BY October 17th
