Boston Bass Angler Rules

				1. Rules committee shall consist of tournament chairman,club president 
				and vice-president (or necessary substitute).
				
				2. All complaints and tournament infringements shall be brought 
				to the tournament rules
				committee's attention before the weigh-in.
			
				3. The tournament rules committee shall have the final say on 
				all interpretations of the rules. Infringement of any rule is 
				cause for disqualification.
				
				4. All members are to conduct themselves in a sportsman-like 
				manner.
				
				5. Each man will be responsible to report unsportsman-like 
				conduct.
				
				6. Any late arrivals will report to the tournament chairman or 
				members of the rules committee on the water.
				
				7. Fishing shall be done from boats only.
				
				8. All current Coastguard regulations are to be adhered to.
				
				9. All current Massachusett's Fish and Wildlife regulations are 
				in effect.
				
				10. All state and local regulations are to be adhered too.
				
				11. There shall be no alcoholic beverages during a tournament or 
				at the launch site.
				
				12. Life vests are mandatory only while under gas power. 
				Non-boaters must comply to wants of boat owner.
				
				13. No contestant shall approach within 50 yards of a competing 
				boat unless permission is asked and granted.<br>
				
				14. There shall be one weigh-in at the end of each tournament.<br>
				
				15. No trolling shall be allowed.
				
				16. No live bait shall be allowed.
				
				17. No stringers shall be allowed, only livewells or coolers may 
				be used.
				
				18. Only one rod may be used at one time.<br>
				
				19. All Bass, Largemouth and Smallmouth, shall be 12 inches in 
				length.
				
				20. Fish shall be measured from the tip of the mouth to the tip 
				of the tail along the straightest length achievable with a 
				closed mouth.
				
				21. There will be no courtesty check for short fish. Each fish 
				weighed in under twelve inches will have one pound deducted from 
				the total weight and those fish will be disqualified.
				
				22. There shall be a five fish limit. Culling from five is 
				permitted.
				
				23. Contestants not at weigh-in before 3:30 P.M. will be 
				deducted one pound per minute. After ten minutes contestants 
				will lose all fish caught during the tournament.
				
				24. Tournament hours shall be 7:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M.
				
				25. All entries receive 2 points for each live fish weighed in.
				
				26. There will be a 4 oz. penalty for each dead fish.<br>
				
				27. Places will be decided in pounds and ounces. Ties will be 
				decided by total number of fish. If a tie still exists it will 
				be determined by the largest fish. If a tie still exists, the 
				two places would be averaged together to obtain points.

                                   28. We have added a drop tournament starting in the 2001-2002 season.

                                   We fish 6 tournaments, best of 5  will count