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Moody Bass Club

The Moody Bass Club consists of members of the 23rd Wing.  Our purpose is to promote esprit de corps within the Moody AFB and Valdosta community while promoting bass fishing as a major sport.  The goal is to improve our bass fishing skills through a friendly exchange of ideas and techniques, plus promote and support the conservation of our natural resources with youth activities and education.  For more information on the Bass Club contact MSgt. Cnota at 257- 3886.

 

Membership is open to anyone expressing a desire to bass fish.  We welcome both boaters and non-boaters.  General membership requirements are:

 

    Participants must be at least 16 years of age

    New members must be recommended by a club member; contact MSgt. Cnota 257-3886

    Pay annual dues of $25

 

Note:  The Moody Bass Club reserves the right to limit non-boater membership to no more that 40% of club membership.  This is to insure everyone has an opportunity to fish all tournaments.

 

TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

     Our club holds one tournament per month (eleven 1-day tournaments and one 2-day tournament).  The tournament schedule is to be determined by club members.  Entry fee for each tournament is $20 with an optional $5 big-fish pot.  Club meeting location and times to be determined.  Boater/non-boater pairings and launch order are determined at the meeting.

MOODY BASS CLUB

2005

Tournament Rules

  

TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION, FEES & AWARDS:

 

  1. Moody Bass Club Tournaments are open to all Club Members who are current in their annual Dues ($25) and guests who fish with a current member.  Tournament fees are $20 per participant with a $5 optional Big-Fish pot.  Note:  Non-Boaters are expected to share gas, oil, and launch fees with Boaters.

 

  1. Tournament awards are 80% of entry fees to top 3 positions as follows:  40% to 1st, 25% to 2nd, and 15% to 3rd.  The remaining 20% of tournament fees will be utilized for club supplies, annual awards, and door prizes to be given away at each tournament.  In the event of a tie in the top three positions, the award money for those positions will be divided equally.  Optional big-fish pot is 100% to big-fish.

 

TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS & LAUNCH ORDER:

 

  1. Members have the opportunity to choose their partner from within the club on two occasions during the tournament season.  Members may not fish together more than two times per tournament season when this option is utilized, regardless of which member used the option.

 

  1. Members have an unlimited opportunity to choose non-club member guests to fish tournaments with them as their partner, provided that another club member is not denied the opportunity to fish as a result. 

 

  1. Starting positions (launch order) and Boater/Non-Boater pairings will be assigned in a draw conducted at the Wednesday pre-tournament meeting.  In order to participate in the draw you must notify the Tournament Director prior to or at the Wednesday pre-tournament meeting of your intention to fish and your status i.e. Boater, Non-Boater, Club-Member pairing option, or bringing a Guest.  Non-Boater Club Members have pairing priority over Guests as long as they make their intent to fish known prior to or at the Wednesday pre-tournament meeting.

 

  1. Boater Club Members who express their intent to participate after the meeting will be assigned a starting position in the order that they notified the Tournament Director.

 

  1. Non-Boater Members who express their intent to participate after the meeting will be paired with a Boater through a draw conducted by the Tournament Director only if there are available positions with Boaters.

 

  1. Boater Club Members may fish by themselves only after all Non-Boater Club Members have been paired.  Any Boater Club Members with a track record of showing up at the tournament by themselves without notifying the Tournament Director of their intention to fish and status prior to or at the Wednesday pre-meeting are subject to disqualification from the Tournament at the discretion of Club Officers.

 

  1. Any Club Member arriving at the Tournament after launch must find another tournament participant to pay their tournament fees and have their live well checked before beginning to fish.

 

BOATER SAFETY & EQUIPMENT:

 

  1. All boats must be properly registered, contain the required U.S. Coast Guard safety equipment, and be in safe operating condition.

 

  1. All boats must contain an aerated live well capable of sustaining a two-man limit of fish and must have a means of separating or identifying individual catches for weigh-in, either through a divided/separated live well or tags. 

 

  1. All boats will have their bow and stern running lights on at the time of boat checks through their arrival at their first fishing spot. 

 

  1. All boat occupants must wear life vests when combustible engine is running.  Non-boaters are responsible for coordinating the availability of a life vest with boater.  If boater does not have one, non-boaters will be responsible for bringing one.

 

  1. No more than two occupants per boat are permitted.  Exceptions may be granted at the boat owner’s request provided the boat is legally rated for three people and all required safety gear is available.

 

  1. No alcohol will be consumed during official tournament hours.

 

  1. All boat operators have a personal responsibility to operate their vessel in a safe courteous manner.  You must always abide by all state and local laws pertaining to each body of water to include no-wake zones, off limit or no fishing areas etc.  Boating is inherently dangerous and care must be taken to ensure your safety and that of all those around you.

 

GENERAL RULES:

 

  1. Tournament hours are safe light to 3:30 p.m. unless otherwise determined by Tournament Director.  Tournament Director will determine safe light and conduct a watch-sync at the launch site.  Tournament Director may postpone launch time due to inclement weather or other unsafe conditions at his discretion.  Tournament Director will insure a live-well check is conducted prior to launch.  The last person on the launch order will conduct the launch based on the official Launch Order.

 

  1. Fishing is permitted in any waters accessible by boat from the designated Launch Site. Exceptions:  Fishing is not allowed within fifty yards of the launch site or fifty yards of another tournament boat that is anchored with the trolling motor in the up (stowed) position.  The boat that takes up a position first has the right to that spot.  All fishing must be done from inside the boat.  Fishing from docks, bridges, shoreline or wading is not permitted.   In case of illness, injury or severe weather, take appropriate actions but do not fish if you’ve beached, docked, or trailered your boat.

 

  1. No live bait may be used or possessed.  Fish must be legally caught on rod & reel with artificial lures.  When sight fishing for bedding fish, the fish must be hooked in the mouth and not snagged or it must be immediately released.  Trolling (under the power of combustible motor or dragging bait using trolling motor), netting, or gigging is not permitted.

 

  1. In the event of mechanical failure or emergency, any club member can weigh in other participants fish.  Every effort will be made to assist any boater in distress.  Personal safety takes priority above all.

 

  1. All Tournaments are Catch & Release, all fish will be returned to the water.  An exception will be made for Lunkers as determined by the individual catching the Lunker. 

 

  1. All fish will be bagged before being brought to the scales.  Fish should be kept in the live well until Tournament Director announces he is ready to begin weighing.  Once weighing begins, participants should make every effort to conduct the weigh-in a timely manner. 

 

  1. Only largemouth, smallmouth and spotted (Kentucky) bass will be weighed.  Bass will be measured on a flat board, closed mouth to tip of the tail fin pinched.  The catch limit is 5 fish per person unless otherwise authorized.  No bass less than 12 inches will be weighed.  Any entrant presenting a bass under 12 inches to the judges will be penalized their largest fish.  No courtesy checks will be afforded.  Any fisherman weighing a dead fish will be penalized 2 tenths of a pound for each dead fish presented.  Boaters arriving late for weigh-in will be assessed a one-pound penalty for each minute they are late.  Any participant arriving more that 15 minutes late for weigh-in will be disqualified.  The Tournament Director’s time is the official time.  Late penalties are assessed under the Tournament Director’s discretion.

 

  1. In the event of a tie for total weight, the angler with the one heaviest fish will take that place.  In the event of a tie for Lunker the angler with the heaviest total weight will take Lunker. 

 

  1. Individual anglers are responsible for acquiring any licenses or permits required for a body of water or state, i.e. Florida fishing license or Moody AFB fishing permit.

 

CONDUCT, GRIEVANCES, & APPEALS:

 

  1. During any Moody Bass Club event/function, members are expected to conduct themselves responsibly.  As a club we represent not only  Moody AFB but the entire USAF and must strive to keep public opinion positive.

  2. The tournament Director may penalize or disqualify any entrant for any violation of tournament rules, fishing regulations, or un-sportsman like conduct.  Any grievances need to be made to available Club Officers at the Tournament Site and prior to weigh-in.  The administration and interpretation of all tournament rules will be the responsibility of the Tournament Director.  Appeals may be brought to the Club’s Board of Directors. 

 

 
 


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