HIGH SCHOOL CIRCUIT Thursday night

2024 Schedule

June:

Thursday June 13, Muskegon Fisherman's Landing

Thursday June 20, White Lake Montague Launch

July:

Thursday July 18, Harbor Island

August:

Thursday August 1 Muskegon, Fisherman's Landing

Friday August 23, (CLASSIC) Harbor Island

Tournaments will run from 6pm – 9:30pm unless otherwise instructed by the tournament director. All events are open for new school teams but need to verify with Greg before being allowed to fish the event.

Membership:

25.00 per angler for the year.

Director

Greg Quillin

231-557-6234

Rules 2024

Entry & Rules

IMPORTANT RULES CHANGE FOR 2024

This year we have a Facebook Page Shoreline Bass, I am also going to be using STACK TEAM app for any announcements, team name is SBT HS/MS.

Each schools team representative must pre-register their anglers the

Tuesday prior to each tournament send to sbtyouth@gmail.com. There will be a 7pm cut off on that

Tuesday. There will no sign ups at the ramp!

Each school’s entry fees will need to be paid by ONE team representative. One

person from each club will pay one time at each tournament.

One time $25 membership fee per angler & liability waiver must be paid and

signed before competing.

$20 weekly entry fee per boat (100% payback)

There are 2 separate divisions, Middle School and High School.

We will have prizes for Anglers of the Year (AOY) in both divisions.

AOY points will be calculated starting with 100 dropping 5 for every place that weighs fish no fish no oints Ex:

No Substitutions this year

We will draw for takeoff numbers weekly, including the start boat, you can only

be the start boat once per season.

Take off at the classic will be assigned according to your finish in AOY points.

You must fish 2 of the 5 regular season events to qualify for the classic.

SAFETY

Safe boating must be always practiced. Each competitor is required to wear a

Coast Guard approved personal floatation device. A life preserver must be

properly worn (zipped, buckled, tied) anytime the combustion engine is Running.

Violation of the rule may be grounds for immediate disqualification. All boats

must be equipped with a WORKING KILL SWITCH, which must be attached to the

driver when the combustion engine is in gear.

BOAT AND MOTOR

Every boat must have all State and Coast Guard required equipment.

All boats must have properly aerated live well(s), with adequate space to

maintain a limit of fish. Only designated Tournament Officials will be allowed to

handle fish once the fish are turned over for the weigh-in. The final decision on

the "Live" status of the fish is at the discretion of the designated Tournament

Official. For each legal bass weighed in dead, the competitor shall be penalized 4

(four) ounces of weight (or 0.25 pounds depending on the scales used). 5 dead

fish will result in a forfeit of your weigh in for that tournament.

You may not weigh in a dead bass for big bass. In the event of a tie big bass will be

used as a tie breaker.

LEGAL FISH

Largemouth and Smallmouth bass minimum length of 14 inches in the longest

straight line, with the mouth closed. A flat, straight rule will be used to determine

the 14 inches length. All bass must be caught live and in a conventional sporting

manner. Anyone guilty of snatching or snagging visible fish will have their day’s

catch disqualified. When visually fishing for bedding bass, all bass must be hooked

inside the mouth.

SCORING

Tournament standings, auxiliary awards and the final winners shall be determined

by the weight of each team’s catch during the tournament. The limit shall be five

(5) of the above species and varieties per day per team.

Bass presented for weigh-in which fail to measure 14 inches shall accrue penalties

at a rate of one pound for each short bass as well as the loss of the short fish. The

penalty shall be deducted from the total weight of the team. Any bass that

appears to have been mangled, mashed, mauled, or otherwise altered will be

weighed only at the discretion of tournament officials. After a team checks in at

the official checkpoint, they MUST present the fish in their possession to a

tournament official to be counted, measured, and weighed.

High School Division: Coach

MAY:

Coach

Give advice (send in plays)

Cull/Care of fish with an angler that is not fishing

Verbally explain techniques, how to.......

MAY NOT:

Fish

Teach by example.

Tie knots.

Help with backlashes.

Land fish with or without a net.

Cull/Care for fish alone.

Go on front deck except in an emergency.

Run the trolling motor (either manually or by remote).

Middle School Division: Coach

MAY:

Coach.

Give advice (send in plays).