Tuscarawas County Bankfishermans Association

2012 T.C.B.A. CATFISH TOURNAMENT RULES
All tournaments are bank tournaments. No boats permitted.

REGISTRATION & WEIGH-IN:
* Registration: 5:30pm – 6:00pm * Weigh-in: Midnight (12:00am)
• River: Parking lot by river behind Buehler's
• Tappan: Old Cripple Creek Bait parking lot
• Atwood: Boat ramp on SR 212
• Clendening: Boat ramp just off of SR 799

If you are more than 5 minutes late to weigh-in, you will be disqualified!

ENTRY FEES:
Entry fee will be $15 per person to be distributed as follows:
* $10 tournament pot * $2 big fish pot * $1 odd fish pot * $2 Catfish Classic

Age 15 and under will be $10 strictly for REGULAR season tournaments. They will not receive points or be qualified for the Classic. Distribution is as follows:
* $5 tournament pot * $2 big fish pot * $1 odd fish pot * $2 Catfish Classic

* There will be a mandatory one time fee of $15 for club membership / points championship. Please see Points Championship sheet for more info.

* PAYOUTS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1st PLACE – 60%         2nd PLACE – 40%
Big Fish – 100%           Odd Fish – 100%

BAITS: Any LEGAL bait is permitted.

POLES: In accordance with Ohio law, there will be no more than 2 poles, per angler, in the water at any time.
* Tournaments are ROD & REEL ONLY!! No droplines, trotlines, or juglines allowed.

LOCATION: Tuscarawas River ONLY with the exception of the Stillwater Creek back to the Uhrichsville Dam at Trenton Ave. You are NOT permitted to fish any oxbow lakes, backwater ponds, or any other body of water attached to the river. Anyone found outside of these boundaries will be disqualified and quite possibly banned from all future tournaments. Lake tournaments are restricted to the designated lake.
* If we have extremely (unsafe) high water, tournaments will be cancelled or moved to Tappan Lake or Clendening Lake at the president’s discretion. If a tournament is held at a lake, DO NOT leave the lake for any reason after the start of the tournament. If an officer sees you leaving, you will be disqualified NO QUESTIONS ASKED!! If you must leave for an emergency, drop off your fish with an officer and they will weigh in your fish and we will be sure you receive any prize money you may win.

SIZE LIMITS: There will be a five (5) fish limit with the following minimum
requirements:
• Channel Catfish – 15 inches
• Flathead Catfish – 15 inches
• Odd Fish – 10 inches - Limit 1 (Yellow Bullheads included)
Fish must meet these requirements according to the tournament board.
* In accordance with Ohio state law, anglers will only be permitted to weigh in one (1) flathead over 35 inches and one (1) channel over 28 inches.

ADDITIONAL RULES:
• Anyone attending a club tournament, regardless if they are fishing or not, must pay entry into the tournament. Younger children will be excluded from paying entry at the discretion of the president or officer running the tournament.
• There WILL be random cooler/livewell checks at the beginning of any given tournament.
• False accusations of cheating will not be tolerated. If you have GOOD reason to believe someone may be cheating, please report it to an officer in private.

OFFICERS: This years officers are as follows:
• Brian Huff - President

 August 2, 2008 - 2nd Place and Big Fish

POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP/ CATFISH CLASSIC

POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP:

*Entry into the points championship / Catfish Classic is a one time fee of $15 per year. This will be used for plaques, prizes, and any other necessary expenses that might be incurred. This fee is due at the beginning of the first tournament you fish. If for some reason you cannot pay the $15, we will allow a minimum of $5 per tourney to be paid towards the fee for the first 3 tourneys you fish. You WILL NOT however receive points OR qualify for free entry until the fee is paid in full.

* Points will be awarded to anglers who have paid their $15 points championship fee as follows:
* 1st Place – 25 pts           * 8th Place – 6 pts
* 2nd Place – 22 pts         * 9th Place – 4 pts
* 3rd Place – 19 pts          ** All Others – 3 pts
* 4th Place – 16 pts           * Participation – 2 pts
* 5th Place – 13 pts           * Big Fish – 3 pts
* 6th Place – 10 pts           * 5 Fish Limit – 5pts
* 7th Place – 8 pts             ** All Others only includes those weighing fish**

*ALL points are doubled on “Double Points” tournaments.

*Points received by anyone not entered in the Points Championship will be thrown out. ie: If the 2^nd place winner is not in the Points Championship, no one will receive the 22pts for 2^nd place.

* The top 15 places in the points who have fished a minimum of 9 regular season tournaments, of which no more than 4 can be double points, will qualify for the Classic. Any of these 15 who have placed 1st or 2nd in a regular season tournament, AFTER having paid their points championship fee in full, will receive free entry. All others will be required to pay the standard $15 tournament fee of which 100% will go to the classic pot.

* All regular season tournament rules will be followed at the Classic including payouts with a few exceptions. The BIG FISH pot will be set at $50. There will NOT be an odd fish pot UNLESS there is enough interest to start one. This will require an additional fee to be paid by ALL interested parties.

* There will be $2 of each angler’s entry fee from all regular season tournaments going into the Catfish Classic pot. The Classic pot has the potential to be very large. Payouts for the Classic will depend on the size of the pot. The more in the pot, the bigger the payout and the more places we will try to pay.

May 1, 2010 - 1st Place and Big Fish