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Team Trail Rules - 2024

Holiday island Marina Team Trail Rules - 2024

  1. Each boat can have 2 anglers. The designated team. Team members under 18 years of age must be with an adult and must sign a waiver.
  2. Teams consist of 2 anglers. The team that registers as such are the only ones that can fish in the championship. If one team member can not attend a tournament, one alternate is allowed. No team shall ever have more than different 3 anglers on it’s roster.
  3. Entry fees are $100.00 per team, per tournament. Single member teams must pay the entire entry fee.
  4. All team members must become members of the HI Marina Team Trail prior to entering a tournament. $40.00 membership dues per member.
  5. Take off is slightly different for each tournament, with times geared to be close to safe-light time. Please see the tournament schedule for exact dates and times. All boats must take off and weigh in at Holiday Island Marina. All boats shall have their live wells checked by an official prior to take off.
  6. Any unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Violations of these rules will not be tolerated. Either may result in disqualification and teams will not be allowed to continue in the trail series.
  7. All boats must have a combustible engine, and must have a kill switch.
  8. Artificial lures only. No live bait or prepared bait allowed. The only exception is pork rind trailers.
  9. Pre-fishing is allowed until 5:00 pm the day prior to the tournament.
  10. All state laws and licensing regulations must be adhered to at all times.
  11. Small Mouth, Large Mouth, and Kentucky (spotted Bass) are allowed. They must measure at least 15 inches. Short fish will not be weighed and, if brought to the scales, will result in the loss of the team’s biggest fish.
  12. Dead fish will be weighed with a half pound penalty per fish.
  13. 5 Bass limit (bag) per team. No more than 6 fish in live wells at any time.
  14. The tournament directors shall have the discretion to cancel or postpone any tournament due to adverse weather. It is the responsibility of the anglers to find out if canceled or postponed. Delayed tournaments will be pushed to the next weekend when possible.
  15. In the event of a tie for big bag, the team with the biggest bass will determine the winner. If there is a big bass tie as well,  the cash prize for the tied position plus the next position shall be added together and split equally among the tied teams.
  16. If there is a tie for Big Bass, the Big Bass prize money is equally split.
  17. No Alcohol or illegal drugs permitted! If caught, teams will be disqualified and removed from the trail.
  18. No fishing allowed within 100 feet of a competitor boat, unless permission is granted from the boat that was on the spot first.
  19. Protests are allowed within 15 minutes of the final weigh-in. Tournament directors will make the final decision. All decisions are final.
  20. Any team disqualified for any reason will not get a refund of entry fees and/or membership fees.
  21. Competitors may exit the boat during the tournaments to relieve themselves, retrieve a tangled fish or line, or to obtain fuel from marinas. If a team breaks down, one member of the team can get a ride to the weigh in with another boat.
  22. Personal floatation devices must be worn if the engine is running and on plane. Failure to adhere to this will result in disqualification. Kill switch must be attached to the driver when on plane.
  23. Weigh in bags will not be provided. Fish brought to the scales for weigh in must be in a weigh bag and in water. The fish will be transferred to the scale’s weigh bag. All fish must be released back into the lake by the team that brought them to the scale.
  24. All boats must be inside the marina buoy no later than the official weigh in time. Any boat late will lose 1 pound per minute for 5 minutes. Any boat more than 5 minutes late will be disqualified.
  25. This is a live release tournament. All live fish must be released.
  26. No contestant may have an integral part in the tournament, especially during weigh-in and judging.
  27. Entry money split: 20% off top goes to the Ozark Growth Initiative.. $5 per team is subtracted to the remaining 80%. First place winner gets 60% of remaining, second place gets 30% of remaining, and third gets 10% of remaining.
  28. Sponsorship money from the monthly tournaments is split between the winning teams during the Championship event in October.
  29. Biggest bass of the tournament gets the $5 withheld per team.