Shoals Area Crappie Association Regular Tournament Rules
2011-2012 Season
1. Annual membership dues are $30 per person, and are due on May 1. Children under age of 16 are exempt from this fee.
2. Registration times will be announced, and registration will be held on the morning of each regular tournament. The Tournament Entry Fee is $40 per boat for each regular tournament held. All participants not prepaid must check in at the registration table the morning of the tournament and pay entry. All boats must sign a waiver before entry into the tournament.
3. Fishing start times will be 7:00AM for each tournament, and all tournament fishing times end at 2:00 PM. You must be in the weigh-in line by 3:00 PM. Teams may be on their first fishing spot early, but they may not drop hooks into the water until the official Announced Start Time. Tournament Entries may fish with up to sixteen (16) poles per boat with no more than 2 hook sets per pole. No more than two people are allowed in tournament boats at any point during the tournament hours except for youth 16 and under, emergencies, assistance with boat troubles, or assignment of a tournament observer. Cell phones, radios and any other form of electronic communication may not be used to get fishing information. Electronic communication is allowed in the case of boat trouble, emergencies or personal, non-fishing related phone calls.
4. Guest Rule. In an attempt to bring new members into the club, teams may invite guests to fish in our regular tournaments. The two person per boat limit applies. At least one of the fishing partners must be a member of S.A.C.A.. Annual membership dues will be waived for a guest's first tournament. Should the guest wish to come back and fish in later tournaments the annual membership dues of $30 will be assessed and the guest will then become a member of S.A.C.A. There is no limit to the number of guests a team can use during the regular season. No guest may fish the Classic event. Teams must declare who the two “regular” partners are before the start of the regular tournament season.
5. Weigh-in Rules. Weigh-ins will begin about 2:30 PM. This will allow the weigh master to also fish until stop time At least one team member must be in the immediate weigh-in area with no more than 7 crappie caught by the tournament team. Fish Must be alive when entering weigh-in line. Fish must 9”or larger to weigh.
6. Payouts will be based on the club's 2011-2012 Regular Tournament Payout Schedule.
7. Overall Points Rules. Overall points will be kept for the year, Teams will be recognized at the Awards Banquet. Teams will receive 1 points for each regular tournament entered, 1 point for each Meeting atteneded. Fish will be weighed to the nearest 1/100th of a pound, and a like number of points will be assigned to the team's points total at each regular tournament entered. ( Example a 1.23 fish= 1.23 points.) Classic weight will be added to end of year weight.
8. Big Fish Rules. Every boat is entered in the big fish pot upon registration. This is not optional and is part ($5 per team) of the entry fee. One Big Fish prize will be made at each regular tournament. Big fish award is the day's Big Fish Pot.
9. Regular and Post-Season Payout Rules. To qualify for any of the Post-Season Activities and Payouts, teams must enter in at least 4 regular tournaments. Teams may pay 1 tournament entry fee to get their required 4. Tournaments that were scheduled but not held do not count for or against a team. ( See Payout sheet for Details.)
10. In the event of inclement weather on tournament day, Tournament Director along with the Club President may cancel or postpone the tournament. Entry fees for canceled tournaments that are not rescheduled will be returned.
11. The Tournament Director is in charge of all activities on tournament day. At his discretion, teams may be subject to boat checks. In the event a protest is lodged, the Tournament Director will listen to the initial complaint and may decide to take the protest to the club president. Protests must be filed with the Tournament Director on the day of the tournament. Tournament Director along with club president decisions are final. There is no appeals process.
12. In the event a rule needs to be changed. The rule change will be presented at the next meeting and voted on by club members present.
13. In the event of a tie at weigh-in or standings. The team with the 1 fish that weighs the most wins. All teams will need to weigh a big fish in case of a tie.
