A) Entry fees to be refunded will be left up to the board and/or Tournament Director. 

B) Starting and ending times of all club tournaments will be decided at the monthly club meeting by majority vote. Tournaments will be held on Sundays following the first Thursday of every month.

C) All contestants must meet at the designated boat ramp and a shotgun start will be used to begin the 

tournament. Members wanting to trailer to a different location may do so when the tournament director begins the shotgun start. Late contestants will be eligible for all monies (place winnings, big bass and six-pound pot) ONLY if late contestant calls an officer before start time, entry fee has been paid before tournament start time AND late contestant finds an officer on the lake and has his/her livewell checked before making a single cast.

D) The tournament director, and/or his designee, shall conduct a livewell check on each contestant’s boat. 

E) Tournament pays 3 places regardless of entries BUT if tournament has 20+ entries, we then go to a 1-5 payout. (1-19 entries pays 3 places, 20-24 entries pays 4 places, 25-29 entries pays 5 places, 30-34 entries pays 6 places, etc.)

A) All contestants must wear life jackets at all times when boat is on plane during tournament hours. Failure to comply can result in tournament disqualification.  

B) It is mandatory to be at the final weigh-in or verbally notify another member if you heave the lake, except in case of emergency. 

A) Immediate family (non-club members) can ride in the boat with the contestant but cannot fish unless entry fee is paid. Immediate family is defined as: Husband, Wife, Father, Mother, Brother or Sister. 

Children 15 and under may fish for free with a club member but not for winnings unless tournament entry fee is paid for child. All CBC club tournaments are individual, not team. 

B) A bass club member may bring a guest to any club tournament during the course of the year. The guest must pay their own separate entry fee and will be eligible for winnings and big bass pot only.  The guest must join the club if he/she wants to fish a second time during the year. 

A) All fish must be caught on artificial bait using a rod and reel only. 

B) Trolling with the big motor will not be allowed. 

C) Lake rules will be in effect. (I.E. slot lakes, lakes with 14" minimum, lakes with 18" minimum, etc.)

D) The months of July, August and September will be a 3 fish limit to promote healthy fish conservation. The rest of the months will be a 5 fish limit. 

A) At tournament ending time, contestants must be back at designated weigh-in site by designated time. Tournament Director will call roll of contestants at official ending time and weigh-in will begin as shortly thereafter as possible. Anyone weighing in a short fish will forfeit all weight for that tournament. Before official weigh-in time, the Tournament Director will measure fish at contestant's request to determine if it is of legal length. Once official weigh-in time has arrived, the Tournament Director will not measure fish to determine if it is of legal length. The contestant will be totally responsible for legal length. 

B) All tournament weights will be kept individually. State bag limits will apply. 

C) All state and federal fishing laws will be in effect. Only Kentucky, small mouth, and/or largemouth bass will be weighed. State length limits will apply. 

D) Each contestant must weigh in his or her own fish at the designated time. Any exceptions will be left to the discretion of the Tournament Director. 

E) All fish must be brought to the weigh-in site in a bag of water so that they may stay as healthy as possible.  

F) There will be a penalty of 0.50 pounds assessed for each dead fish weighed in. The 0.50 pound penalty applies to determine total tournament weight, Big Bass pot, and six-pound pot winners.

G) All tournament fish will be released back into tournament lake with the exception of dead or trophy fish.

2. There will be a fee of $10.00 per month from the beginning of said pot until the largest bass of six pounds or more is caught in a monthly club tournament of the Cleburne Bass Club. There will be a 0.50 lb. penalty assessed for dead fish to determine six-pound pot winner.

     Example: Dead fish weighing 6.45 lbs. assessed 0.50 penalty equals 5.95 lbs. (Does not win six-pound pot)

     Example: Dead fish weighing 6.75 lbs. assessed 0.50 penalty equals 6.25 lbs. BUT another live fish   

     weighing 6.30 lbs. is weighed in, the 6.30 lb. fish wins the six-pound pot.

3. Initial fee must be paid before start of club tournament. After first month, all fees must be paid before start of next tournament. Anyone wishing to join the pot after the initial month must pay $10.00 per month from the beginning of the current pot (all back fees). However, if a contestant owes more than five months back fees they may not enter the current six-pound pot. Once a contestant falls six months behind they must wait until the current pot is broken before they may participate.

4. The treasurer is responsible for keeping up with the six-pound pot money and a record of who has paid into the pot and who is, or is not, caught up.

5. All disputes will be settled by a majority vote of the current six-pound pot participants.

6. If no six pounder is caught at the October club tournament, the money remaining in the pot will be paid out at the November championship tournament to the top two big bass places (65% / 35%) and the six-pound pot will reset to zero for the following year.

7. Pot winnings will be paid at the boat ramp following weigh-in.