DOUGLAS COUNTY BASS CLUB
MEMBERSHIP
Douglas County Bass Club is open to all individuals, male and female. Those under 18 years of age, not fishing with a parent, must have written permission from a parent or guardian. Membership can be obtained by completing the necessary forms and dues are paid in full. Dues are $25 per person. Cash only! No IOU’s, NO checks, NO exceptions! By signing membership forms, members are releasing Douglas County Bass Club from any and all liabilities (property, person damage, loss of equipment or loss of life). President can deny membership for any reason.
TEAMS
Douglas County Bass Club (DCBC) hosts team tournaments. A team must consist of 1or 2 people who are members of DCBC. No more than 2 people in the boat at any time. An exception would be a family emergency. In that case, a child may ride in the boat. Teams must have a designated captain put in writing before the team can fish. Should a team disband; points will stay with the captain unless the captain is the one no longer fishing with the club. In that case, the points would go to the continuing member. The continuing member will then become the captain. No two captains may fish together. Captains can fish with as many partners during the tournament season as they want, as long as the partner joins the club.
TOURNAMENTS
1. All 1 day tournaments begin at safe light and end at 3pm Eastern Standard Time (GA time). Two day tournaments are safe light until 4 pm the 1st day and safe light until 2 pm the 2nd day Eastern Standard Time.
2. DCBC will not weigh a fish shorter than 12 inches at any lake. The team will get one courtesy measurement at the boat by club official per tournament. It is the team’s responsibility to know the lake sizes and/ or limits before arriving. Official may not be able to announce lake sizes and limits prior to every tournament. Any 1 short fish or slot fish brought to the scale will disqualify the team’s big fish. Any 2 short or slot fish will disqualify the team’s whole catch. Measurement will be done by the closed mouth and pinched tail. Please remember the tail must exceed the 12 inch mark.
3. 5 Fish limit. No more than 5 fish in the boat at any time. When 6th keeper is caught, the team must cull. No culling in the no-wake zone, at the ramp, or at the scale. Culling at these places will disqualify the team’s big fish.
4. Weigh in times will be enforced. The boat has to be in the no-wake zone by the designated time. An official will be appointed at every tournament to check boats. Late teams will get a 1 pound per minute penalty. After 10 minutes, the team will be disqualified.
5. One day tournament fees are $60 dollars, $10 dollars included for big fish. Two day
tournament fees are $70 dollars, $10 dollars included for big fish per day.
6. Winnings will be paid by the 1 in 5 rule. One place for every 5 boats. 20% of tournament fees will go towards the classic.
7. No live bait. No trolling. All fish must be caught by conventional methods.
8. One half pound penalty per dead fish. Teams may not cull a dead fish.
BLAST OFF
Blast offs with more than 15 boats will be done in flights of 5 with the 5 second rule. 1st flight goes then 5 seconds later 2nd flight etc, etc. Boats 1-5 will blast off first then 6-10 and so on. Your boat number will be in the order that you sign up. The last team to sign up will do the blast off or a volunteer can do it.
PROTEST
Protests, if any, are to be made immediately at the weigh-in to the president. All decisions will be final.
POINTS
Points will be awarded to the team according to which place they finish. 1st place will be 100 pts. 2nd -3rd will drop in 5 point increments. 4th-5th places will drops in 4 pt increments. 6th-10th places will drop in 3pt increments. 11th-15th in 2pt increments and 15th-32nd in 1 pt increments. An angler or anglers having no fish to weigh will receive the last respective place points. If you fail to fish the second day of the 2 day tournament you will receive half the last place points for the tournament. Big fish receives a 2pt. bonus.
1. 100
2. 95
3. 90
4. 86
5. 82
6. 79
7. 76
8. 73
9. 70
10. 67
11. 65
12. 63
13. 61
14. 59
15. 57
16. 56
17. 55
18. 54
19. 53
20. 52
21. 51
22. 50
GUIDES
No member may receive professional, guided help on any upcoming tournament lake. Guided help will be considered fishing with a professional guide (fee, or no fee) for the sole purpose of bettering yourself for the upcoming tournament. An upcoming lake is considered a lake that is next on the schedule.
CLASSIC QUALIFICATIONS AND PAYOUTS
Classic tournament fee will be $70. To qualify for the classic the captain must fish 6 tournaments. The
classic partnership will be put in writing no later than the August tournament. No two captains
may fish together. You cannot buy into the classic.
President’s Disclaimer
All decisions made will be in the best interest of Douglas County Bass Club. All decisions are final.