Tournament Rules
 
1. Membership is free
2. You may fish solo or with a partner. The choice is yours.
3. Entry fee is $20 plus $5 for Big Bass pot per angler.
   a. All entry fees must be paid prior to tournament start time.
   b. You must fill out a RELEASE OF LIABILITY document before you enter one of our tournaments. You may download the document and bring it with you to the tournament. You will only have to fill out the document once. TX 3 Bass Tournaments will keep these documents on record.
   c. Only Paid entries can be in the boat during the tournament.
4. Payout  
      Entries from 1-15 = 100%
      Entries from 16-30 = 70%/30%
      Entries greater than 31-55 = 60%/30%/10%
Entries greater than 56-75 = 50%/25%/15%/10%
   a. The biggest weight takes 1st place.
   b. Biggest Bass weighed will receive the Big Bass pot.
5. Livewell checks will be done randomly and at the Tournament Director’s discretion.  
6. Only artificial lures will be used, no live/dead bait or trolling with big motor.
7. Weigh-in
   a. Weigh-in will begin 30 minutes prior to tournament end time. You must be in the weigh-in line before the end time of the tournament.
   b. There will be a max of three fish per individual or team brought to weigh-in.
solo(one angler) = 3 fish
team(2 or more anglers) = 3 Fish
you can fish more then one person in a boat and still fish solo but you must let me know at sign in as I will put both names on one line if you are fishing as a team.
   c. No dead bass will be weighed in.
   d. No dead fish will be returned to the lake.
   e. The Check-it stick will be the official ruler.
   7. Trailering will be allowed after registering.
8. All Tournament Director Decisions are final. A protest for rule violations must be made to the Tournament Director prior to money being awarded to the winning person/s. If it is a problem regarding the weight or length of a fish, the protest must be made prior to the fish in question being returned to the lake.  
9. Safety
   a. All Federal, State and Local laws apply.
   b. The Tournament Director has ruling in dangerous conditions.
   c. Life Jackets must be worn while the boat is on plane with kill switch attached.
   d. No alcoholic beverages shall be consumed during the tournament.
   e. Illegal drugs will not be tolerated.
10. These rules are subject to change and there will be a 30 day notice prior to these changes.
11. Black Bass Identification

    a. Smallmouth Bass
 

A  Vertical barring along the sides.
B  Jaw does not extend beyond the back margin of the eye when mouth is closed.
C  Brownish-green color; white belly area does not extend high on the sides.

    b. Guadalupe and Spotted Bass


A  Irregular lateral stripe is similar to, but more broken than in largemouth bass.
B  Jaw does not extend beyond the back margin of the eye when mouth is closed.
C  Spots on scales form "rows" of strips on whitish belly area.

    c. Largemouth Bass
 

A  Definite lateral stripe
B Jaw extends well behind the back margin of the eye when mouth is closed.

12. Measuring Bass per The Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.

These are the guidelines to measure fish correctly (total length):
1.   Place the fish on its side with the jaw closed.
2.   Squeeze the tail fin together or turn it in a way to obtain the maximum overall length.
3.   Measure a straight line from the tip of the snout to the extreme tip of the tail fin.