Club Rules

• Each contestant must pay a yearly club membership fee of $50.00.                 
• Tournament entry fee will be $50.00. 
• There will be 8 placement tournaments plus a 2 day Classic Championship in October. 
• Member must fish 6 of 8 placement tournaments to qualify to fish the Classic.  If member can only fish 5 tournaments, they will be allowed to pay for 1 missed tournament by 9/23/2012 and still qualify to fish the Classic. 
• Fishing will begin 30 minutes before official sunrise and weigh-in will be at 3:00 p.m.  You must be in line by 3:00 p.m. with your fish in hand or you will not be able to weigh-in your fish.  Tournament committee may choose to alter this schedule due to weather and will announce changes by sign up on the day of the tournament.
• Every contestant must pay entry fee, sign entry form and have live well checked before fishing the tournament.  No exceptions.
• All fish brought to weigh-in line must be 14 inches minimum for largemouth bass or state regulations or Kentucky or spotted bass and meet all Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations for that lake.  If not, it will result in disqualification. 
• All fish will be measured with mouth shut.  Pro Rule will be the measuring device for tournament weigh-in. 
• Contestants will be allowed to check their measuring device against the Club devise.  
• 3 fish bag limit per person.
• There will be 1/2 lb. deducted from stringer weight for each dead fish you bring to weigh-in.  No ice fish will be allowed.
• Trailoring will be allowed.  You can fish by boat, tube or wading.
• No guide will be allowed to fish a lake that he/she has guided within the year. 
• Any individual that entered a tournament with an entry fee of $750.00 or more in the past year may not compete in club tournaments.
• Artificial lures only, except pork rind. 
• No trolling allowed.
• All Texas Parks & Wildlife fishing and boating rules and regulations must be obeyed.  Life jackets must be worn when boat is on plane.
• Protest:  Any contestant wishing to file a protest of another contestant must do so in writing within 5 minutes after the official weigh-in is over.
• Weigh-in will not begin without a committee member present.  No committee member will be allowed to weigh-in his/her own fish.
• Polygraph test may be given at the discretion of the tournament committee.
• Any person caught cheating will be disqualified from all club tournaments.
• All fish weighed in will become the property of Metroplex Bass Club for live release with the exception of trophy fish.
• Any rule clarification, written or otherwise, will be handled by the tournament committee and their decision is final.