2011 CFF Tournament Rules - Format

[Buoy-Master]

BIG CHANGES! Most are Hi-Lited. Also...please familarize yourself with the new area of the forums dedicated to the CFF Trails. CFF TOURAMENT TRAIL Only</p><p align="center"><u><font color="#000000" size="5">RULES AND FORMAT</font></u></p>

<u><font style="background-color: #ffff33" color="#000000">** Administrative Fee</font></u>
<font color="#000000">A one-time fee of $5 will be charged to <u>ALL</u> participants before they fishtheir first tournament of the year. This fee will be used to purchase scales, trophies, and other items needed to ensure the smooth operation of the tournament trail. <u>No one is excluded from paying this fee before fishing.</u></font>

<font color="#000000">Example: Patrick and Jerry pay their $5 each before fishingtheir first tournament. If Tyler shows up to fish with Jerry during the third tournament, then Tyler must also pay the $5 fee.</font></p>
<font color="#000000">**Tournament Entry Fee</font>
<font color="#000000">The entry fee for each tournament is $30. Of this $30, $25 is to be used towards the total purse, while $5 from each entry is used towards the “Big Fish” rewards.

** 150 CFF Posts PER BOAT are required to fish the CFF Tournament Trail


Qualified Member – A qualified member is designated as any CFF member who has accumulated a minimum of 150 posts in any category at time of sign-up.


Qualified Team - Any team consisting of a minimum of 150 posts in any combination between the two participating anglers.

</font><font color="#000000">* Exception - "Two pass Rule"
Each team participating in any 2011 CFF Bass TX, shall have a total of 150 CFF posts, in any combination between the two anglers. This can consist of one member with 150 posts and a guest with 0 posts. Additionally, any CFF member lacking 150 posts ("NON-Qualified member" will be allowed to participate by using one of two free passes. This means that a member with less than 150 posts may fish two TX’s with another non-qualified member or guest. Both non-qualified members and the guest will have used their free passes. The "non-qualified members" will be encouraged to enjoy the fun and fellowship and contribute back to CFF by posting and the guest will be encouraged to join and contribute. Any new members (non-qualified) should print their user profile and present it with their driver’s license at sign-in.

</font><u><font color="#000000">NOTE: THE 2 FREE PASS RULE WILL BE WAIVED AFTER THE 5TH TOURNAMENT. NO MORE FREE PASSES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THAT POINT***
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<font color="#000000">* All day tournaments will start at safe-light and weigh in at 2:00pm EST.


* No live bait, trolling, or locking through will be allowed at any CFF Tournament Trail tournaments.


* Official Tournament Deadline and blast-off procedure will be pre-determined before blast-off. Additionally, weigh-in instructions will be given at sign-in, prior to departure. Any team wishing to weigh fish, are required to return to the designated dock/ramp prior to deadline. For safety reasons, a two minute grace period may be invoked for some ramps. CFF Tournament Committee members will be present to assist in this process.
* Dead Fish – An 8 ounce penalty will be issued for weighing in a dead fish. Only 1 dead fish will be allowed per boat. If a boat possesses more than 1 dead fish, they will only be allowed to weigh their LIVE fish.</font></p>

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</font><font style="background-color: #ffff66" color="#000000"><u>** POINTS </u></font><font color="#000000"><u>
</u>* Points will be earned by points equivalent to each boats overall finish, as determined by each team's total weight. We will utilize a points system starting at 100 points, and decreasing a single point for every declining place finished.
</font></p><u><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><u><font color="#000000">Example:
</font></u><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 638px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">1^st Place – 100 Points
</font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 638px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">2^nd Place – 99 Points
</font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 638px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">3^rd Place – 98 Points
</font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 638px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">4^th Place – 97 Points
</font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 638px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">5^th Place – 96 Points, etc
</font></td></tr></tbody></table></font></font></u><u><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000">*A one point bonus will be added to the team(s) weighing in the largest of three species of bass. A single point will be given for largest largemouth bass, largest spotted bass, and largest smallmouth bass. If one of the three species fails to be weighed in, no points will be given for that species.
*One team can weigh in all three big fish for a bonus of three points.
*Teams that fish a tournament, but fail to weight in a fish will receive </font><font color="#000000">20 points.
Example – You and your partner weigh in 10 lbs, good for third place in a tournament, and are worth 97 points. Points are kept INDIVIDUALLY throughout the year, but you will earn points at each event, based on the TOTAL TEAM POINTS.
In the next event, Joe and John fish with different partners. Joe and his partner finish in first place (100 points) while John and his partner finish in 10^th place (90 points). For those 2 events, Joe has a combined total of 197 points and John has a total of 187 points.

<font color="#000000">* The best of 8 tournaments will define your points for the Championship. With 10 total tournaments, you are allowed to drop your two lowest scores.
* A year-end point’s champion (Angler of the Year) will be crowned at the Classic, as well as a trophy for the biggest fish of the year.

<font color="#000000">** 2011 CFF CLASSIC –
</font><font color="#000000"><font style="background-color: #ffff33">* </font><font style="background-color: #ffff33">The 2011 CFF Classic will be a two day tournament.
</font></font><font color="#000000"><font style="background-color: #ffff33">* One day will be held on Chickamauga Lake, while the other day will be held on Nickajack Lake. The order of days 1 and 2 will be determined by a coin toss.

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* The year end Classic will have double entry fees, which will result in a double pay scale.

</font><font color="#000000">* To qualify, an angler must fish a minimum of 5 out of the 10 regular season events.

* Both anglers have to qualify to fish the Classic

* There will be a Classic Champion, a Points Champion, and a Big Fish Champion awarded at the Classic, AFTER THE WEIGH-IN. </font><u><font color="#000000"><font style="background-color: #ffff66">To qualify for the Big Fish Champion, the angler must participate in a minimum of five tournaments.

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</font></u><font color="#000000">** BASS SPECIES
* 12" Spotted bass - 15" Largemouth - 18" Smallmouth (The only exception is Guntersville Lake, where limit for smallmouth bass is 15"


* Brown is Brown. There are some smallmouth that contain a tooth patch, but a brown fish is a smallmouth


* A spot qualifies as being green, and has a tooth patch.


* A fish in question will be voted on at the weigh-in by CFF Committee Members. The decision of the CFF Committee members will be final.
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</font><font color="#000000">** SAFETY –
* Participants are encouraged to abide by all state and federal regulations and take all necessary precautions to provide for their safety. At the discretion of the tournament committee, any event may be postponed, shortened, or cancelled due to unsafe conditions including weather. It remains the decision of the participants, as to whether conditions are safe and suitable. </font></p>

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</font><font color="#000000">** DISTANCE-
* 50 yard rule when competing in a CFF tournament. Unless waived over, stay outside a judgment distance of 50 yards.
* As usual, please exercise safety, good sportsmanship and most of all, have fun fishing!</font></p><font color="#000000">
<font color="#000000">** PROTESTS –
Any protest shall be submitted to any tournament committee member within 5 minutes after “last call” at weigh in.
<font color="#000000">** FUN –
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<font color="#000000">The most important rule of CFF is to have fun. Enjoy fellowship with fellow anglers who enjoy the same passion as you do!</font></p><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000"><p align="center"><u><font color="#000000">2011 CFF Tournament Committee Officers include: </font></u></p><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><p align="left"><font color="#000000">Fishin'Junkie – Danny Plunkett
</font></p></td><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">XLDVee – Adam Thornton
<span /></font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">BBass – Billy Buoymaster
<span /></font></td><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">ElWestb – Earl Westbrook
<span /></font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">Jonathanfaith2 – Jonathan Faith
<span /></font></td><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">TnDoe270 – Kathy Rawlston
<span /></font></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">Pointer78 – Jerry Cornwell
<span /></font></td><td style="width: 319px" valign="top"><font color="#000000">Dropshot – Patrick McBride
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[dd22fish]

CAN YOU WEIGH IN 5 SMALLMOUTH ON THE BIG G? DD22FISH

 

[fischnrod]

I thought it was a 3 fish limit======

 

[elwestb]

It is a 3 fish limit. All Tx's!

 

[Pointer 78]

You can weigh in all smallmouth on Guntersville. 15" limit down there.

 

[dragfish]

elwestb - 11/28/2010 6:25 PM

It is a 3 fish limit. All Tx's!

3 fish limit at the Classic this year?

 

[Punisher]

* Brown is Brown. There are some smallmouth that contain a tooth patch, but a brown fish is a smallmouth ........HECK YEAH THATS WHAT I"M TALKING ABOUT........THANK YOU