2017 ProAm Rules WWBT, Page 10

2017 ProAm Rules WWBT, Page 10

2017 Wild West Bass Trail Pro/Am Rules

53. BIG FISH: No dead bass will be eligible for Big Bass awards or prizes. Each contestant will auto-

matically be entered into the big fish option

54. MUST PRESENT ALL LEGAL FISH: after contestants check in at the official checkpoint they MUST

present all LEGAL fish in their possession to a tournament official to be counted, measured and

weighed. Contestants may not cull or discard any fish in their possession once they have checked

in at the check-in point. Once a contestant’s catch is measured, counted and verified by a tournament

official, that contestant may not return to the boat until their catch has been weighed and recorded.

55. CULLING TAGS or clips are allowed. CO-ANGLER’S MUST PLACE A CULL TAG ON EACH FISH

PRIOR TO PLACING IT INTO THE LIVEWELL. Specially designed bags which increase survival

rate will be furnished by the Tournament Director and must be used for the weigh-in.

56. CATCH AND RELEASE CULLING OF DEAD BASS IS PROHIBITED. No dead bass will be eligible

for Big Bass awards or prizes. For each legal dead bass presented to weigh-in officials, the contest-

ant shall be penalized 0.25 pounds per dead fish to be deducted from their daily score. Dead fish

determinations will be made by WWBT staff member(s) in charge of the bump tank. Contestants will

not argue, yell, demean, use profanity, or be disrespectful in any way toward this ruling. The Tour-

nament Director or his/her designees shall have sole authority for assessing penalty points.

57. LATE PENALTY: Contestants who are not at the official check-in point, as described at the ap-

pointed time shall be penalized at the rate of one pound per minute late to be deducted from the total

weight of his/her catch that day, including any weight to be counted toward a “big bass award.” Any

contestant more than 15 minutes late shall lose all credit for that day’s catch to include point’s credit.

There shall be no excuse for tardiness and in no case shall a contestant be allowed to make up “lost

time.” After proper recognition at the check-in point, contestants will be allowed ample time to pro-

ceed to the weigh-in site; however, all fishing must cease upon check-in. After the tournament be-

gins, fishing the tournament waters is prohibited except during tournament hours. Exact starting and

check-in times will be announced at the Tournament Briefing. It is the angler’s responsibility to con-

firm check-in times each day on the daily pairings.

58. RULE OF TIME KEEPING the official time is kept by the Tournament Director at all times once open

practice has begun. For the rule of time keeping until the official clock reads the following minute,

contestants are not considered late for that minute in question, i.e., 3:00:59 is not considered late.

3:01 is considered one minute late, etc.

59. 200 POINT SYSTEM FOR ALL WWBT SERIES: One Point System per Place - Points for each

event will be based on a 200-point scale. All contestants will receive 50 “show up” points.

Example:

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Balance of field, one point each until end of field or points run out

• Must weigh a legal fish per tournament to receive points for that event.

• 50 Show up points will be awarded to all contestants.

• AOY will be determined by the highest 3 finishes and the championship invitational

points.

• Ties – Refer below. Standings will reflect ties starting at place closest to first.

• End of year point tiebreakers shall be total weights from full field days for season.

60. CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL QUALIFICATION: The top 100 Pros and Co-Anglers based on

the Angler of the Year (AOY) points who fish 3 events will receive an invitation to the Championship

Invitational. Contestants who fish more than 3 events will be credited for their highest 3 finishes. Pro

contestants who participate in all five (5) regular season events will receive an invitation to the Cham-

pionship Invitational. Provided there are enough pro contestants Co-Anglers who participate in all

five (5) regular season events will receive an invitation to the Championship Invitational based on

AOY Points. WWBT reserves the right to work down the AOY list to ensure a full field at the Cham-

pionship Invitational. WWBT also reserves the right to invite sponsor exemptions for the Champion-

ship Invitational provided that those contestants fished in three events. Page | 9