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Benefit Bass Tournament Trail

Tournaments

Tournament Rules:

  1. No alcoholic beverages are allowed at any time during the event.
  2. All live wells checked prior to tournament.
  3. You must weigh your fish before trailering your boat.  Only the tournament director may trailer boat first, due to setting up for weigh-in.
  4. The limit will be 5 fish per boat.
  5. Any team bringing more than 5 fish to scales will lose BIGGEST fish first to get back down to legal limit of 5 fish.
  6. Dead fish penalty of .25 (4 oz.) per dead fish deducted from total weight.
  7. All fish must be Largemouth Bass 12 inches or longer, measured on a "straight board".
  8. Any team bringing short or illegal fish to scales will lose that fish plus BIGGEST fish.
  9. You are responsible for having a big fish weighed.  The tournament director is not responsible for identifying your big fish.
  10. Only 1 rod per fisherman in the water at a time.
  11. Only artificial lures may be used.  No trolling.
  12. Launch sequence will be determined by date and time that entry fee is received.
  13. In case of break down, 1 team member may bring fish to weigh-in in another boat that is in this tournament.
  14. LATE PENALTY is 1 pound per minute up to 5 minutes.  After 5 minutes is disqualification.
  15. All decisions by tournament officials are final.
  16. All teams are subject to polygraph test.  Refusal or failure is automatic forfeit of winnings.
  17. Tournament date subject to change due to inclement weather.
  18. Hot hole and skimmer wall are off limits on Lake Keowee.

2010 Schedule

January 9th ~ Lake Keowee, Gap Hill

February 6th ~ Lake Keowee, Gap Hill
Relay for Life Benefit Tournament
$100 Entry Fee
$10 optional Big Fish
www.cancer.org

February 20th ~ Lake Hartwell, Portman Shoals

March 6th ~ Lake Keowee, Gap Hill

April 10th ~ Lake Hartwell, Portman Shoals

May 22nd ~ Lake Hartwell, Portman Shoals

June 12th ~ Lake Hartwell, Portman Shoals

Entry Fee:

$60 per boat (big fish included)
Cash only on day of tournament.

Tournament Hours:
Safe light (be early) until 3:00 pm

Pay Back:
One place per 5 entries

Click here to download and print an entry form.

Results from Lake Keowee ~
January 9, 2010


First Place:  Brian Tidwell/Mike Tidwell ~ 13.48 lb.
Second Place:  Jim Smith/Troy Morrow ~ 9.10 lb.
Third Place:  Bradley Dorland/Chris Rhodes ~ 8.88 lb.
Big Fish:  Brian Tidwell/Mike Tidwell ~ 4.13 lb. 

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