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2010 Paper Tournaments
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Date |
Lake |
Time |
Launch |
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05/23/10 |
Oneida
- Paper |
6:00am |
TBD |
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06/13/10 |
Delta Lake - Paper |
6:00 am |
Campground Ramp |
2010
Points Tournament Schedule
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Date |
Lake |
Time |
Launch Maps |
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06/27/10 |
Oneida Lake
- Points |
6:00 am |
South
Shore Launch |
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07/11/10 |
Henderson Harbor - Points |
6:00am |
Town Ramp |
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07/25/10 |
Oswego
Harbor - Points |
6:00 am |
Wrights Marina |
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08/08/10 |
Cross
Lake - Points |
6:00 am |
Cross Lake Marina |
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09/19/10 |
Chippewa Bay - Points |
6:00 am |
Town Ramp |
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10/03/10 |
Chaumont Bay - Points |
6:30 am |
DEC Ramp |
2010 Team Trail
(see team trail rules below)
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Date |
Lake |
Time |
Launch Maps |
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06/19/10 |
Oneida - Team Trail |
6:00 am |
South
Shore Ramp |
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08/01/10 |
Onondaga - Team Trail |
6:00 am |
Liverpool
Marina |
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08/29/10 |
Chaumont - Team Trail |
7:00 am |
DEC Launch |
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10/16&17 |
Oneida
2 day -Team Trail |
7:00 am |
South
Shore Launch |
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Note: All regular club
tournaments begin at time listed above or at safe light and
will last 8 hours. The tournament director shall determine
when conditions are safe to proceed with a tournament event.
In the event of severe weather the tournament director may
move the tournament site to another nearby location, if
feasible, or cancel and reschedule the event at a later
date.
General
Tournament Rules: The
Oneida Lake Bassmasters have adopted the New York State Bass Chapter
Federation Tournament Rules,
click here, with the following exceptions:
1. Any boat equipped with an
outboard engine of 50 hp or less will receive a 20 minute
head start. This provides the smaller boat the chance to
reach a distant fishing spot at about the same time the guys
with the big boats do.
2. non-boater/boater
pairings is left up to the members. While it is encouraged
for members to to occasionally switch up partners from time
to time we understand anglers new to the sport prefer to
fish with members they know.
3. There is no set "off-limits"
period. As many of our members have odd schedules and work
Saturdays, making it impossible to pre-fish, we have no set
off-limit period.
4. There is no minimum
horsepower rule. Your boat must be equipped with all the
safety equipment and features set forth by US Coast Guard
regulations and a working live-well large enough to keep two
limits of fish alive for the duration of the tournament.
5. The non-boater shared gas &
oil expense for the 2009 season has been set at $30.00 per
tournament. (covers share of boater's gas, oil, launch,
travel)
6. Un-paired boaters will be
able to compete fishing from their own boats, and will not
be forced to fish together in one boat, leaving the other
angler's at the ramp.
7. The boater and non-boater
will share control of the boat, each having say where they
will fish in their 4 hour period, which includes travel
time. This means the non-boater can direct the boater to go
to their spot and they may operate the trolling motor, it
does not give the non-boater permission to operate the gas
motor.
8. *NEW for 2009, Non-boaters
must make their own boater arrangements no later than the
Sunday preceding the tournament date. They must also notify
the webmaster via email or phone so the pairings table can
be updated. If a guest is scheduled to ride with a boater
and a member needs a ride the member will have priority as
long as arrangements with the boater are made prior to the
deadline described above. The only exception to this rule
will be if a boater has a breakdown prior to the tournament,
then both the boater and non-boater will have priority over
a guest regardless of the deadline.
Oneida Lake Team Rules for 2010
RULES:
These rules shall remain unchanged throughout 2009 season.
Interpretation and enforcement of Oneida Lake Team Bass
Tournament Series rules shall be left exclusively to the
tournament committee. Federal, state, local and lake laws
and rules must be obeyed at all times and shall supersede
Oneida Lake Team Bass Tournament Series rules when in conflict.
PARTICIPANTS AND
ELIGIBILITY:
Membership is required of
ONE
participant in
all Oneida Lake Team Bass Tournament Series events. Tournament
eligibility and entry is open to all members in good
standing with at least one team member at least 18 years of
age or older.
MEMBERSHIP FEES:
All teams must have ONE participant pay
an annual fee in order to fish a points earning team event.
Memberships begin January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.
Membership dues are $15.00
TEAMS:
A Team will
require at least one (1) member of Oneida Lake Bassmasters and a
partner. Partner should remain the same all season. Any
team may use a Substitute if a partner cannot fish a given
tournament. A member may fish alone or invite a
guest for one (1) event per-season (but can not do
both). A substitute or guest does not have to be a member.
Members accumulate points for the designated team when
fishing alone or with a guest, providing the other team
member does not participate in the same event.
ENTRY FEES:
Entry Fee per tournament is $50.00 per team, per event.
Lunker Bass is $10.00 per team (optional), per event for a
total of $60.00, per team, per event. Please make checks
payable to Oneida Lake Bassmasters.
LIVEWELL CHECK:
A Oneida Lake Bassmaster official will physically inspect the
livewell of each participating boat.
PRE-TOURNAMENT
MEETING:
A pre-tournament meeting will be held in the host launch
parking area fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled
take off. Entry Fees must be paid at this time. This meeting
is mandatory. At least one (1) team member must attend. Late
arrival is defined as: Arrival after the last boat leaves
the take-off area. In case of late arrival, the late team
must find a tournament official and pay the entry fee. A
cell phone may be used for the purpose of locating a
tournament official.
POST-TOURNAMENT
WEIGH-IN:
The post-tournament weigh-in will be held at the Official
Oneida Lake Bassmasters weigh-in table 15 minutes after the
official end of the tournament. A Holding tank will be setup
for the purpose of KEEPING FISH ALIVE prior to the start of
the official weigh-in. If a team decides to exit the
tournament early, they must: 1.) Notify a tournament
official. 2.) Notify another participant, who will notify a
tournament official, prior to the official weigh-in. Failure
to do so will result in the loss of tournament points for
the day.
POINTS:
Points will
be given as follows: 200 points for 1st – with 5
point decreasing increments. Any team not weighing a fish
will receive 50 show points. The team with the most points
at the end of the series will be the Team Champion.
CULLING FISH:
It is the responsibility of each team to keep no more than a
maximum of Five (5)
fish in a live well. No culling is allowed in the
host marina. Also a competitor will not be allowed
to cull a dead fish during a tournament. Violation of either
of these rules shall be reason for disqualification.
SCORING FISH:
Each team may weigh-in Five (5) fish
per day, a minimum of 12 inches in length unless state or
lake limits are greater, measured on a flat board with mouth
closed and tail compressed. Any team weighing-in a fish
shorter than the legal tournament length will be assessed a
one (1) lb. penalty plus the loss of the short fish. Any
team bringing more than five (5) fish to the scales will be
disqualified. Only Largemouth and Smallmouth will be scored.
DEAD FISH:
Each
competitor is expected to keep their bass alive by the use
of a properly aerated livewell. For each dead bass presented
to the weigh-in officials, the competitor shall be penalized
.25 pounds of weight, to be deducted from that fish. If you
choose to keep a lunker for mounting, it is considered a
dead fish and there will be a .25 pound penalty assessed on
that lunker weight as well as the total weight of your
catch. The Tournament Committee shall have the sole
authority for assessing penalties.
PROTESTS:
All protests must be submitted in writing prior to the
official closing of the scales.
LATE PENALTY:
Competitors who are not at the official checkpoint area at
their appointed time shall be penalized at the rate of
ONE POUND PER MINUTE to be deducted from the total
weight of their catch for that day, including any weight to
be counted toward a lunker award. After FIFTEEN MINUTES
from the time a boat was due to check in, the team will be
disqualified from the tournament and no weight will be
recorded. We will not issue negative weight. There shall be
NO EXCUSES FOR LATENESS, and in no case shall a competitor
be allowed to make up lost time. After proper recognition at
the check-in point, competitors will be given ample time to
proceed to the weigh-in site. ALL FISHING MUST CEASE UPON
CHECK-IN. Exact hours for starting and weigh-in times will
be announced at the pre-tournament meeting.
OFF LIMITS
PERIOD:
Oneida Lake Team Bass
Tournament Series does not impose an "Off limits period" for
pre-fishing or practice.
GUIDES:
Guides must be a Oneida Lake Bassmasters member in good standing.
A hired Guide may not be used on practice days or tournament
days.
ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES AND DRUGS:
During tournament hours no alcoholic beverages or narcotic
drugs may be consumed or allowed in the boat while on the
water, except prescription medications.
SPORTSMANSHIP:
Displaying of poor sportsmanship and bringing unfavorable
publicity to the sport of bass fishing shall be grounds for
disqualification. If one team member is disqualified,
the team shall be disqualified.
SAFETY:
Boating safety must be observed at all times during practice
and competition. A US Coast Guard approved chest type life
preserver (PFD) Type III or higher, must be worn and
properly fastened any time the combustible engine is
operative and the kill switch must be attached to the driver
with a lanyard no longer than fourty-eight-48) inches.
BOATS & MOTORS:
There is no horsepower limit; however, no engine may exceed
the BIA horsepower rating for the boat in use. All boats
must meet US Coast Guard and state regulations. All boats
must have an emergency kill switch. All boats must have a
functioning aerated live well suitable to sustain a
tournament limit in reasonable condition. Extra gas tanks
are not allowed. Standing on seats, or motor or the use of
ladder or raised platform for the purpose locating or
fishing for bedding fish in not permitted. Boats used in
Oneida Lake Team Bass Tournament Series tournaments must have an
insurance policy in effect with a minimum of $300,000.00
liability coverage.
TACKLE &
EQUIPMENT:
Intentional snagging of fish will not be allowed. Trolling
with the aid of combustion or electric motors is not
permitted. Only artificial lures may be used. No live bait
or prepared bait permitted with the exception of pork rinds.
Liquid fish attractants are allowed. Only one (1) rod may be
used at any one time. Other rods may be in the boat and
ready for use, however, every cast and retrieve must be
completed before another cast is made. Rods may not exceed
eight feet in length. The use of underwater cameras is not
allowed during competition.
BREAKDOWNS:
Contestants must leave and return to official checkpoint by
boat. In the event of equipment failure, there shall be two
permitted methods of returning to the check-in and weighing
fish. (1) By both partners remaining in their boat and being
towed by water, or (2) By one partner entering the boat of
another Oneida Lake Team Bass Tournament Series contestant, along
with the days catch. Team's fish must be kept separate.
PERMITTED FISHING
WATERS:
Tournament waters
shall be established by the Tournament Committee for each
tournament. Only that water open to all public fishing will
be considered tournament waters. It is the responsibility of
each competitor to obtain this information. Unless otherwise
stipulated in the pre-tournament meeting, fishing on
tournament waters is permitted anywhere except within a 25
yard radius of a marina gas pump.
No
fishing is allowed inside the host marina. No fishing is
allowed within 50 yards of another anchored or tied
tournament boat with trolling motor out of the water,
without the anchored boat's permission. Both team partners
must fish from the same boat. Only contestants may be in the
boat during the tournament hours. Having anyone hole-sit for
anyone shall be grounds for disqualification. Contestants
cannot leave the boat to land a fish or gain access to a
fishing area. Restricting natural movement of fish by any
means is automatic disqualification.
TIES:
If the tie is for points, the higher weight will have the
higher placing. If the tie is for weight, the higher points
will have the higher placing
