Panhandle Bass Club Pensacola Florida 2012 Season

Fish off rules

Effective Date 10-04-2011

Eligibility:

No member will be allowed to participate in the Fish Off with out having participated

In at least eight (8) of the previous twelve (12) tournaments (current fish off does not count toward the 8 previous tournaments required). All members eligible to participate and participating in the fish off must Make additional contributions of $11.25 for each tournament less than 12 fished, plus the regular tournament fee.

1.      This annual tournament will be held in October in conjunction with the regular club tournament.

2.      Normal tournament rules will apply.

3.      The Fish-off will be a Friday and Saturday tournament to allow for extended travel.

4.      There will be two (2) payouts in the October tournament. The regular club tournament and the fish off pay which will include all moneys earmarked from the regular monthly tournaments and a draw down of the club treasure.

5.      After the September tournament, the E-Board will meet to review the club treasure. They will set aside enough money from the general fund to pay all existing expenses, and anticipated expenses for the remainder of the year to include banquet and awards for year-end. To those anticipated expenses they will add a $150.00 budget allowance to maintain in the club treasury.

All remaining moneys will then be added to the fish off pot.

6. Pay out will pay 5 places if the fish off pot is less than $500.00 as follows.

1.      1^st place 30%

2.      2^nd place 25%

3.      3^rd place 20%

4.      4^th place 15%

5.      5^th place 10%

7. Ten Places will be paid if the fish off is over $500.00 as follows.

1.      1^st place 20%

2.      2^nd place 15%

3.      3^rd place 12%

4.      4^th place 11%

5.      5^th place 10%

6.      6^th place 9%

7.      7^th place 8%

8.      8^th place 7%

9.      9^th place 5%

10.  10^th place 3%

Fish-off SOP:

Fish-off site selection will be ‘ plugged in’ by the tournament committee; however, the nominations for a “ travel “ tournament will be opened in October and continued in November.

The sites will be reviewed and voted on at the December meeting with a simple majority vote deciding the final site. The tournament will be held on Friday & Saturday with a 4 p.m. weigh-in both days.

When a fish off site is selected by the club, the member submitting the winning nomination will be the liaison between the club and the winning site. He will handle all logistical information , rooms and everything about the location where the tournament is to be held.

Site nominations shall be:

Within a ten-hour drive of Pensacola

Presented complete with landing information, lodging and any fishing reports for making a good decision for the membership.

Corrections may be e-mailed to charles@panhandlebassclub.com