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Bi-Laws
1. PURPOSE: A. To stimulate public awareness of bass fishing as a major sport. B. To offer our state conservation department our organized moral and political support. C. To promote full adherence to all conservation codes and to demand adequate water standards. D. To detect and report any polluter and call public and political attention to his or her crime. E. To improve our skills as bass anglers through a fellowship of friendly exchange of expert bass catching techniques and ideas. F. To promote and encourage youth fishing and a love for this great sport.
2. OFFICERS, ELECTIONS, VACANCIES AND ELIGIBILITY: Section 1: Officers and their duties A. President – Preside over all club meetings and direct official business and supervise all club functions. B. Vice-President – Act as program chairman, assist the president in his duties and preside in the absence of the president. Serves as head of all committees. C. Secretary – Maintain accurate minutes of all regular and special meetings. D. Treasurer – Collect and disperse all monies, maintain accurate financial records and present a current balance report at every club meeting. E. Tournament director - To inspect all boats prior to the tournament to make sure they are all legal, to make sure everyone has a current license and are legal to fish the tournament, To go over all rules and regulations prior to each tournament, To weigh in and keep an accurate record of all weights and attendances to tournaments, functions, and meetings for a total of points to be presented to all members for their standings at each monthly meeting. Section 2: Elections The election of officers will be held annually at a regular meeting during the month of November. Election will be by simple majority of members present. The term of office is for one year, which will begin on January 1, and ending on the last meeting day of December or until the successor assumes office.
3. STANDING COMMITTEES: A. Tournament Director and Committee – To plan, organize and operate all tournaments and determine eligibility , collect entry fees for Classics and give to treasurer and lunker pots at tournaments. Tournament committee shall rule with authority on proper conduct, procedures, qualifications, and other matters properly relating to the orderly conduct of all tournaments. To make all final decisions on any violations. To be responsible for any and all trophies and plaques. B. Conservation Committee – Appointed by the president to be a watchdog of our local environment and report any and all violations to the proper authorities. To organize an annual clean up project or lake improvement project.
C. Photo Committee – Two members of the club appointed by the president to record all club functions by photographs and to organize and keep the club scrapbook up to date. D. Public Relations Committee – Two members appointed by the president to keep the club up to date on club functions, standings and other matters by the way of a monthly letter to all club members. To report to local newspapers and B.A.S.S. the results of all club functions. E. The Vice President will be a member of all committees.
4. MEETINGS: The Mispillion Bass Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of every month beginning at 7 p.m.
5. MEMBERSHIP:
1. Have a member introduce you at a regular club meeting. 2. Serve a three month probationary period. 3. Demonstrate good sportsmanship while fishing. 4. On the third month the new member will be considered for membership in an election by secret ballot and must be accepted by a ¾ majority vote. 5. Be at least 16 years of age. 6. Any applicant who has been turned down for membership or any former member must wait a period of 6 months before re-applying. 7. New member fees: $75.00
6. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
1. Any member who cannot make a meeting because of work or other excused absence ( only medical for self or family will be considered excused ) must notify the club officer prior to the meeting or be recorded as unexcused. If the officer is notified in advance, the absence will not count toward the attendance totals at the end of the year.
7. DUES; Club Dues will be set at $10.00 a month, which entitles a member to fish all club tournaments except the Spring and Fall Classics. The fee for the classics is $15.00 each, with $5.00 or the fee going to the club. Dues must be paid by the day of the tournament.
8. REMOVAL OF MEMBERSHIP:
1. Failure to pay dues. Any member three months in arrears will be sent a letter stating their status. After the 4th month, the member will be dropped automatically. 2. Any action that dishonors or disgraces the Mispillion Bass Club.
9. INACTIVE STATUS:
1. All dues must be paid up. 2. A $75.00 annual fee will be charged to an inactive member. 3. An inactive member cannot fish the classics. 4. An inactive member does not receive plaques. 5. An inactive member does not participate in yearly point totals.
10. POINT SYSTEM:
TOURNAMENTS: 20 points FUNCTIONS: 20 points EACH FISH CAUGHT: 1 point per ounce LUNKER: 25 points Any member not attending meeting, tournament, or functions without an excused absence will be deducted the same amount of points that would have been awarded for the same. B. Only points for 12 tournaments will be totaled. Only the top 10 tournaments will be added to the total points from meetings and functions to determine: 1. Angler of the year – MR. BASS 2. Angler of the year – RUNNER-UP
TOURNAMENT RULES
1. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY: A. Tournaments are open to all members and probationary members of the Mispillion Bass Club. Probationary members however, do not win tournaments. B. A $15.00 fine is assessed to any member who fails to notify the tournament director or assistant before the tournament if he is unable to fish, that officer will notify his partner A.S.A.P. in order to give that person an opportunity to find another partner. The fine must be paid before he is able to participate in another club function. C. Notification of a member’s intent not to fish a tournament must come by 5:00 P.M. on the day before the tournament. D. There are 12 tournaments a year. 10 will be counted for a years total points. E. Attendance points will count for all tournaments attended. 2. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
3. LOCATION:
4. PARTICIPANTS, BOATS, MOTORS AND EQUIPMENT:
1. Each boat must have a live-well. 2. Boat motors must not exceed 250 hp. 3. Tournament officials must be contacted for tournament verification except in the case of inclement weather, when it is up to the boat owner whether they will fish or not. 4. Safe boating regulations and etiquette must be observed at all times. 5. Life jackets must be worn any time the boat is on plane during tournament hours.
5. SPORTSMANSHIP:
6. TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT:
7. TOURNAMENT FEES:
8. PARTNERS:
9. LATENESS FOR START OF TOURNAMENT:
10. DRIVERS MEETING:
11 SCORING:
1. FIRST: total number of fish 2. SECOND: largest fish in weight 3. THIRD: length of the largest fish
12. TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWAL:
13. WEIGH-IN:
14. PROTEST OF THE RULES:
15. RULE CHANGES:
Bi-Law Changes voted on July 5th, 2011 All monies owed to MBC must be paid before tournament or your catch will not count. You can only fish for lunker until you’re paid in full. Tournament director will notify you at time of weigh in if you’re weight counts. You know if you owe money so be paid up before tournament starts. Pay tournament director or treasurer. If you pay treasurer, make sure the tournament director is aware that you are paid up to date. As always your license for waters fished must be current for your catch to count. This is for all tournaments and is retroactive as license has issue date and if you are caught at any time fishing illegally your points will be removed. It is your responsibility to obtain the correct license before the tournament. All of this was voted on at the July 5th meeting. If you do not show up for meetings and don’t notify anyone weather or not you’re fishing, you may be added to the list as a rider only. THE ADMINISTRATION OF ALL TOURNAMENT RULES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE, THAT DECISION WILL BE FINAL
REVISED 12/ 2008
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