GRANBURY
BASS CLUB
2003-2004 MEMBERSHIP
RULES & REGULATIONS
1.
THE
CLUB SHALL BE KNOWN AS GRANBURY BASS CLUB, LOCATED IN GRANBURY, TX.
2.
THE
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE GRANBURY BASS CLUB IS TO ENCOURAGE SPORTSMANSHIP,
FELLOWSHIP, AND COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE BASS FISHING TECHNIQUES
THROUGH EDUCATIONAL LECTURES & MATERIALS. THE CLUB WILL ADHERE TO ALL
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS. THE CLUB WILL PRACTICE CATCH & RELEASE,
PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND THE PREVENTION OF POLLUTION OF OUR LAND AND WATER.
3.
MEETING
SHALL BE HELD THE SECOND (2) WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, AT 7:00 PM, WITH THE
MONTHLY CLUB TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY. THE TOURNAMENT LAKE
FOR THE CURRENT MONTH SHALL TO BE VOTED ON AT THAT CLUB MEETING.
4.
THE
FISCAL CLUB YEAR WILL BE OCTOBER 1ST THRU SEPTEMBER 30TH.
5.
DUES
SHALL BE $35.00 PER YEAR FOR THE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD (SPOUSE AND CHILDREN 17 AND
UNDER) MEMBERSHIP (UNLESS ALREADY AFFILIATED WITH HONEY HOLE, THEN JUST
$17.00). ANY INCREASE IN HONEY HOLE
DUES TO BE PASSED ON TO THE MEMBERSHIP. ANY MEMBER WHO CHOOSES NOT TO JOIN
HONEY HOLE MAY DO SO AS LONG AS THE CLUB AS A WHOLE MAINTAINS THE EIGHTY –
PERCENT (80 %) MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. ANY
MEMBER NOT RENEWING WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS MUST REJOIN AS A NEW MEMBER.
6.
MEMBERS
THAT JOIN IN THE LAST QUARTER, WILL NOT BE CHARGED DUES FOR THAT QUARTER.
7.
HONORARY
CLUB MEMBERSHIPS ARE GRANTED TO PERSONS OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE, DISABLED VETERANS
WITH PROVEN 100% DISABILITY AND TO JUNIOR ANGLERS SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE
OR YOUNGER WITH WRITTEN CONSENT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. HONORARY MEMBERS WILL HAVE THE SAME
PRIVILEGES AS REGULAR MEMBERS. HONEY HOLE AFFILIATION IS REQUIRED.
8.
ALL
MEMBERS SHALL DISPLAY SPORTSMANSHIP-LIKE CONDUCT AT ALL CLUB FUNCTIONS. ANY
MEMBER VIOLATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY
ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UP TO EXPULSION FROM THE CLUB AFTER A
MEMBERSHIP VOTE.
9.
THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS WILL BE EXAMINED AT THE OCTOBER MEETING AND VOTED ON AT
THAT MEETING BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE.
10.
ALL
CLUB BANK ACCOUNT CHECKS WILL REQUIRE TWO (2) SIGNATURES OF ACTIVE CLUB
DIRECTORS WITH A $200.00 MAXIMUM BEING SPENT WITHOUT CLUB APPROVAL.
11.
IN
THE EVENT THE CLUB BECOMES INSOLVENT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE
WHICH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WILL RECEIVE THE CLUB ASSETS.
1.
THE
CLUB OFFICERS SHALL BE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER AND FIVE
(5) TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS. THESE
OFFICERS SHALL CONSTITUTE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
2.
ELECTIONS
OF OFFICERS SHALL BE HELD AT THE REGULAR MEETING DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
ELECTION SHALL BE BY THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT. ELECTION SHALL BE BY
A SHOW OF HANDS VOTE TO BE COUNTED BY TWO (2) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CURRENT
OFFICERS, AND THE RESULTS ANNOUNCED IMMEDIATELY.
3.
THE
HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS.
4.
THE
TREASURER SHALL KEEP ALL RECORDS OF ALL MONIES RECEIVED AND ALL EXPENDITURES
THEREOF UNTIL AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE RECORDS BY OTHER OFFICERS IS COMPLETED.
5.
THE
PRESIDENT SHALL BE IN CHARGE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.
1.
THE
TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS IN THE CLUB SHALL PRESIDE OVER ALL TOURNAMENTS, INCLUDING
INNER CLUB AND OPEN, AND IN THE EVENT OF THEIR ABSENCE, THE HIGHEST-RANKING
OFFICER PRESENT BECOMES A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.
2.
ALL
DECISIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE ARE FINAL.
3.
ALL
LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS MUST BE OBEYED.
4.
ALL
PROTESTS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING WITH-IN FIFTEEN (15) MINUTES AFTER COMPLETION
OF WEIGH-IN.
5.
NO
CONTESTANT PARTICIPATING IN A CLUB TOURNAMENT MAY FISH WITH A PERSON NOT
ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT. A GUEST MAY FISH FOR BIG BASS POT ONLY WITH A FIVE
($5.00) - $3.00 FOR THE BIG BASS POT AND $2.00 WILL GO TO THE CLUB , WITH PRIOR
NOTIFICATION, OTHERWISE, THEY ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT.
6.
ONLY
CLUB MEMBERS AND INVITED GUEST MAY ENTER CLUB TOURNAMENTS, PROVIDING GUEST IS
NOT A LICENSED GUIDE FISHERMAN OR HAS NOT BEEN DISBARRED FROM ANY BASS CLUB OR
TOURNAMENT. INVITED GUESTS STRINGER
WEIGHT WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN YEARLY STRINGER TOTAL IF THEY SHOULD JOIN THE
CLUB AT A LATER DATE. ALL GUESTS MUST FISH WITH A CLUB MEMBER.
7.
AT
NO TIME DURING THE TOURNAMENT SHALL CONTESTANTS BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR
CONSUME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OR ILLEGAL DRUGS. THE INDIVIDUAL WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED FROM THE TOURNAMENT AND SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION WITH
FORFEITURE OF ALL ENTRY FEES.
8.
ANY
PERSON DISBARRED FROM ANY SANCTIONED BASS CLUB WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FISH THE
TOURNAMENT.
9.
CONTESTANTS
MUST NOT ALLOW ANY FISH CAUGHT BY THEMSELVES TO BE COUNTED BY ANOTHER
CONTESTANT. ALL CONTESTANT’S FISH MUST BE WEIGHED BY THEMSELVES IN PERSON. IN SUCH CASE, BOTH CONTESTANTS SHALL BE
DISQUALIFIED AND BARRED FROM THE CLUB.
10.
REGISTRATION
FOR TOURNAMENTS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO STARTING TIME. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT OF LATE ARRIVAL, LEAVE A WRITTEN MESSAGE ON
A DIRECTOR’S VEHICLE WITH THE NAMES OF ALL PARTIES FISHING. FEES MUST BE PAID
BEFORE OR AT WEIGH-IN.
11.
ALL
TOURNAMENT LAKES, HOURS, OR DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, IF THE TOURNAMENT
DIRECTORS DECIDE IT WOULD BE BEST DUE
TO WEATHER, LAKE CONDITIONS, ETC…
MEMBERS WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY PHONE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. IF THE LAKE IS
CHANGED, THE RUNNER-UP LAKE FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING WILL BE THE OFFICIAL
LAKE.
12.
TOURNAMENT
HOURS ARE 6:00 AM TO 3:00 PM, UNLESS DECIDED BY THE CLUB.
13.
PERSONS
DECLARED LATE FOR WEIGH-IN BY THE WEIGH-IN COMMITTEE MAY NOT WEIGH THEIR FISH,
OR RECEIVE THEIR BONUS POUND. THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE WILL KEEP OFFICIAL TIME
FOR THAT DAY. ALL CONTESTANTS MUST
CHECK-IN BY 3:00 PM, OR IF LEAVING EARLY, NOTIFY ANY MEMBER. THIS IS FOR SAFETY
OF ALL MEMBERS.
14.
ONE
(1#) POUND WILL BE ADDED TO THE TOTAL STRINGER WEIGHT OF ALL PAID CONTESTANTS
WHO FISHED THE TOURNAMENT AND EITHER CHECKED IN BY CLOSE OF WEIGH-IN OR LEFT A
NOTE WITH, OR NOTIFIED A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF WEIGH-IN.
15.
TRAILERING
IS ALLOWED.
16.
LIFE
JACKETS MUST BE WORN AND FASTENED WHEN THE BIG MOTOR IS RUNNING ON PLANE, OR A
FIVE (5$) DOLLAR FINE MUST BE PAID. ALL
FINES GO TO THE CLUB TREASURY FOR CLUB USE.
17.
ALL
BASS BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE GRANBURY BASS CLUB TO BE LIVE RELEASED AT THE
TOURNAMENT SITE. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE MADE FOR TROPHY FISH. TOURNAMENT
DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP ANY DEAD FISH LEFT AFTER WEIGH IN.
18.
FISH
MUST BE IN GOOD CONDITION, FREE FROM DEBRIS, NO ICED OR FROZEN FISH WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
19.
ONLY
LARGE MOUTH, SMALL MOUTH AND KENTUCKY BASS WILL BE WEIGHED IN. MINIMUM LENGTH
WILL BE PER LAKE REGULATIONS AND BASS LIMIT WILL BE FIVE (5) (UNLESS TOURNAMENT
LAKE LIMIT IS LESS). BASS WILL BE MEASURED WITH MOUTH CLOSED USING CURRENT
TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE METHOD. NO LIVE BAIT. NO TROLLING WITH GASOLINE
ENGINE. FISH MUST BE CAUGHT IN A
SPORTING MANNER AND ON ARTIFICIAL BAITS (PORK RINDS ARE CONSIDERED ARTIFICIAL).
SLOT LAKES ARE AN EXCEPTION.
20.
ALL
BASS MUST BE CAUGHT IN NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE TOURNAMENT LAKE.
21.
NO
FISHING WITHIN FIFTY (50) FEET OF ANOTHER CONTESTANT’S BOAT WITHOUT CONSENT OF
THE OTHER CONTESTANT.
22.
FISH
WEIGHED IN AT CLUB TOURNAMENTS MUST BE CAUGHT DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS AND ON
TOURNAMENT WATERS.
23.
FISH
MUST BE WEIGHED IN ON OFFICIAL CLUB SCALES BY THE WEIGH-IN COMMITTEE. NO ONE CAN WEIGH OR MEASURE THEIR OWN FISH
DURING AN OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN. OFFICIAL CLUB BOARD WILL BE THE CHECK-IT-STICK.
24.
SHORT
FISH WILL NOT BE WEIGHED. ANYONE WHO
BRINGS A SHORT FISH TO WEIGH-IN WILL BE
ASSESSED A ONE POUND PENALTY PER FISH FOR EACH SHORT FISH. DEAD FISH
WILL BE WEIGHED WITH A ½ POUND PENALTY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT
COMMITTEE. ANY WHITE-GILLED FISH OR QUESTIONABLE FISH WILL BE WEIGHED AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE.
ALL FISH MUST BE BROUGHT TO WEIGH-IN IN A BAG WITH WATER, OR THEY WILL
NOT BE WEIGHED IN.
25.
TOURNAMENT
ENTRY FEES SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE ($25) DOLLARS.
THIS INCLUDES TWENTY ($20) DOLLARS FOR TOURNAMENT, THREE ($3) DOLLARS
FOR BIG BASS POT, AND TWO ($2) DOLLARS BACK INTO THE CLUB TREASURY. THE BIG
BASS POT GOES TO THE FISHERMAN WHO WEIGHS IN THE BIGGEST BASS.
26.
WITH
TEN (10) OR LESS CONTESTANTS, PRIZE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT: 50%, 30%, AND 20%.
WITH MORE THAN TEN (10), THE PRIZE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT: 40%, 30%, 20%, AND 10%.
WHEN ONLY TWO (2) WEIGH-IN FISH, PRIZE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT 60% AND 40%. WITH
ONE (1) PRIZE MONEY WILL BE 100%.
27.
IN
THE EVENT OF A TIE:
1)
TIE
FOR 1ST, 1ST AND 2ND SPLIT THE MONEY
2)
TIE
FOR 2ND, 2ND AND 3RD SPLIT THE MONEY
3)
TIE
FOR 3RD, 3RD AND 4TH SPLIT THE MONEY
4)
TIE
FOR 4TH, TYING ENTRANTS SPLIT THE 4TH PLACE MONEY.
28.
IF
NO FISH ARE WEIGHED IN AT A TOURNAMENT, TWENTY-THREE ($23) DOLLARS WILL BE
REFUNDED OF YOUR ENTRY MONEY, AND TWO ($2) DOLLARS WILL BE KEPT BY THE
CLUB. FOR THIS $2.00 DOLLARS YOU WILL
RECEIVE YOUR BONUS 1# POUND IF YOU ATTEND WEIGH-IN OR LEFT A NOTE WITH, OR
NOTIFIED A TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE CLOSE OF WEIGH-IN.
29.
THERE
WILL BE A TWENTY-FIVE ($25.00) DOLLAR CHARGE ON ALL RETURNED CHECKS.
30.
NO
LAKE WILL BE FISHED TWO (2) MONTHS IN A ROW, BACK TO BACK, OR MORE THAN ONCE
(1) EACH QUARTER. NO LAKE MAY BE FISHED
MORE THAN THREE (3) TIMES PER YEAR.
31.
CALCUTTA
– THERE WILL BE AN OPTIONAL CALCUTTA OF TWO ($2.50) DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER
PERSON PER TOURNAMENT TO BE PAID TO THE FIRST (1ST) PERSON WEIGHING
IN A FISH OF SEVEN (7#) POUNDS OR BETTER IN A CLUB TOURNAMENT. PERSONS WISHING
TO ENTER CALCUTTA AFTER INITIAL MONTH MUST BACK PAY PRIOR MONTHS OF ENTRY. IF
MORE THAN ONE (1) BASS OVER SEVEN (7#) POUNDS IS WEIGHED, LARGEST TAKES ALL.
ALL MONEY MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO TOURNAMENT START. WINNER MUST BE A MEMBER FOR NINETY DAYS TO BE ELIGIBLE. IN CASE
OF A TIE, MONEY WILL BE SPLIT.
32.
IF
A PERSON VOTES TO FISH THE TOURNAMENT LAKE (AND LAKE IS CHOSEN) AND DOES NOT
FISH, THAT PERSON HAS TO PAY ENTRY FEE.
33.
ONE
(1#) POUND WILL BE ADDED TO EACH MEMBER’S TOTAL STRINGER WEIGHT FOR THE YEAR,
FOR SIGNING IN ON THE SIGN-IN SHEET AT THE DOOR AT EACH MONTHLY MEETING.
34.
ANY
MEMBER COMMITTING ANOTHER MEMBER TO FISH FOR THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENT AND THEY
DO NOT FISH, THE MEMBER THAT COMMITTED THEM TO FISH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
THEIR FEES.
1.
YEAR
END AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING:
TOP SIX LADY ANGLER
JUNIOR ANGLER BIG BASS
ANGLER OF THE YEAR – LARGER
PLAQUE.
ANGLER OF THE YEAR WILL
RECEIVE A $200 AWARD FROM THE CLUB AS THE ONLY AWARD FOR ANGLER OF THE YEAR.
MEMBER OF THE YEAR – TO BE
VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
1.2. GRANBURY BASS CLUB WILL SEND A TOP SIX TEAM TO THE HONEY HOLE
AFFILIATION TOP SIX TYPE TOURNAMENT.
THE CLUB WILL PAY FOR ENTRY FEES AND ROOMS, IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.
1.