2017 Wild West Bass Trail Pro/Am Rules
polygraph examination. The WWBT Tournament Director or his/her designee shall attempt to have
the location of such polygraph examination as close in proximity to the angler’s permanent address
or such other mutually convenient location as possible. The contestant shall make himself/herself
available at the location selected by the Tournament Director and shall cooperate in all respects with
such examination. In the event of polygraph examination, contestants may have tournament prizes
withheld until such testing has been concluded.
23. REGISTRATION: Each contestant must register in person with official WWBT staff at the time and
place designated in the schedule of events. Contestants failing to register in person during the pre-
scribed hours may result in disqualification. Any contestant who has not contacted the WWBT Tour-
nament Director 15 minutes after the closing of the posted on site registration, may be disqualified
from participating in the tournament and his/her entry free forfeited. It shall be each contestant’s
responsibility to check the schedule of events or registration time and location or obtain times from
the WWBT tournament department.
24. PAIRINGS: Notification of your first-day partner shall be made at the Tournament Briefing which
MUST BE ATTENDED by all contestants. It shall be the responsibility of each partner to appear at
a mutually agreed upon location with sufficient time remaining to check-out at the official checkpoint
and start on time. Tournament officials shall have no responsibility for finding missing partners. The
Tournament Director, at his/her sole discretion, may reassign partners prior to the morning take-off.
It is suggested that a minimum of 30 minutes is required for preparation to depart to the check-out
point.
25. SAFETY: Safe boat conduct must be observed at all times by contestants. During competition each
boat passenger must wear a Coast Guard-approved chest-type life preserver anytime the combus-
tion engine is operating. This preserver must be strapped, snapped or zippered securely and main-
tained in that condition until the combustion engine is shut off. Inflatable life vest indicators should
be checked daily. Violation of this rule shall be reason for disqualification. Pros are encouraged to
carry two Coast Guard approved chest type life preservers per boat. It is suggested the Pro contest-
ant have a safety check with the Co-Angler each day prior to the launch to familiarize the location of
all safety equipment. Tournament officials have the right to delay, shorten or cancel the start of an
official tournament day because of bad weather or other factors that would endanger the safety of
the contestants. Tournament waters may also be restricted at any time because of bad weather.
Weather delays on competition days resulting in half of the tournament day being lost (first flight
take-off and check-in) may result in cancellation.
WWBT reserves the right to impose boat speed limits during any or all tournaments. Whether or not
to impose a speed limit, the area covered by the speed limit and/or the actual speed limit imposed
shall be left exclusively to the discretion of the Tournament Director. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMER-
GENCY SITUATION, CONTESTANTS SHOULD CALL 911 FIRST AND ONCE SAFE, NOTIFY
TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONTESTANTS ARE ALLOWED TO
LEAVE THE BOAT AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN BAD WEATHER WHERE DANGER MAY BE
IMMINENT.
26. ANGLER CODE OF CONDUCT AND SPORTSMANSHIP: Contestants participating in any WWBT
event shall abide by this code of conduct and the applicable rules for the event in which they are
participating. Contestants shall, at all times, conduct themselves in a manner becoming of a profes-
sional that will not reflect unfavorably on WWBT, its members, sponsors, events or representatives.
The favorable public reputation of WWBT as an organization in the sport of fishing, the integrity of
its officials, and the reputation of its media properties are valuable assets and tangible benefits for
WWBT. It is an obligation of contestants to refrain from public comments that unreasonably attacks
or disparages the integrity of tournaments, tournament officials, sponsors, fellow members, fellow
contestants or the WWBT organization. Public comments that an angler knows, or should reasona-
bly know, will harm the reputation of WWBT, WWBT officials or sponsors shall be considered unac-
ceptable conduct and may result in disciplinary action, including but not limited to, permanent re-
moval from all WWBT events.
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