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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** Administrative Fee
A one-time fee of $10 will be charged to ALL participants before they fish their 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. No one is excluded from paying this fee before fishing.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">Example: Patrick and Jerry pay their $10 each before fishing their first tournament. If Tyler shows up to fish with Jerry during the third tournament, then Tyler must also pay the $10 fee.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">**Tournament Entry Fee
The entry fee for each tournament is $40. $5 from each entry is used towards the “Big Fish” reward.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** 150 CFF Posts PER BOAT are required to fish the CFF Tournament Trail</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">Qualified Member – A qualified member is designated as any active CFF member who has accumulated a minimum of 150 posts in any category at time of sign-up. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">Qualified Team - Any team consisting of a minimum of 150 posts in any combination between the two participating anglers. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Exception - "One-pass Rule"
Each team participating in any 2013 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 free pass. This means that a member with less than 150 posts may fish one tournament 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. </span></p>

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<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">NOTE: THE FREE PASS RULE WILL BE WAIVED AFTER THE 2NDTOURNAMENT. NO MORE FREE PASSES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THAT POINT***</span>[/b]</p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* All sign-ups will take place under the CFF Tournament Trail Forum. A sign-up deadline will be posted as well, and in most cases will be 7pm on Thursday evening the week of a tournament, or on Wednesday evening for a Friday night tournament. Anyone who does not sign up online before the sign-up deadline will not be allowed to participate in the tournament. NO EXCEPTIONS!</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* All day tournaments will start at safe-light and weigh in at 2:00pm EST. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* No live bait, trolling, or locking through will be allowed at any CFF Tournament Trail tournaments.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Official Tournament Deadline and blast-off order will be pre-determined before blast-off. Blast-off will be organized and numbers will be distributed at registration. 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. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Weigh In – All fish must be presented for weigh-in in a water-filled bag or container. Fish not presented in a water-filled bag or container will not be weighed in. The tournament committee reserves the right to measure any fish being weighed in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anglers should strive to not stand in line with their fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Please observe good conservation.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Weigh-In Interference – The tournament committee asks that all anglers be mindful of the process for weighing-in and registration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This process is not always an easy one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With that said, all participants not on the tournament committee should remain in front of the scale area with the exception of the team weighing-in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We also ask all anglers to be courteous and respectful at the registration table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anglers who do not adhere to this request will be subject to disqualification with no refund of entry fees.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Payout – For the 2014 Trail, the payouts will change substantially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Payouts will increase, with a maximum payout for the winning boat and subsequent finishers with a maximum payout based on total participants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In addition, a portion of the entry fee will be put towards the Angler of the Year payout and enhancing the CFF Classic payout.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>1<sup>st</sup> Place – Maximum $300 (with a minimum of 13 boats)</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>2<sup>nd </sup>Place – Maximum $260 (with a minimum of 50 boats)</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>3<sup>rd</sup> Place – Maximum $225 (with a minimum of 50 boats)</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Big Fish Payout – For the 2014 Trail, there will only be one big fish payout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Maximum payout with be $100 for the overall largest largemouth, spotted, or smallmouth bass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Waiver Form - A waiver form must be signed before participating each year. This form specifies additional information and guidelines. If you fish and do not sign a waiver form, you are subject to disqualification.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Fishing Report – In exchange for participation in the CFF Tournament Trail, each boat is expected and strongly encouraged to provide a fishing report under the CFF Fishing Reports. Boats that participate and place are required to post a fishing report, or risk participation in future tournaments. Fishing reports are the life-blood of the forum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Dead Fish – A 16 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. Dead fish will be deemed ineligible for participation in the big fish award. Dead fish can be disqualified at the discretion of the tournament committee based on condition of fish.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** POINTS
* 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.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">Example:
1st Place – 100 Points
2nd Place – 99 Points
3rd Place – 98 Points
4th Place – 97 Points
5th Place – 96 Points, etc</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* 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 the overall largest largemouth bass, spotted bass, or largest smallmouth bass. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* Teams that fish a tournament, but fail to weigh<font color="#ff0000">t</font> in a fish will receive 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 10th place (90 points). For those 2 events, Joe has a combined total of 197 points and John has a total of 187 points. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* The best of 9 tournaments will define your points for the Championship. With 11 total tournaments, you are allowed to drop your two lowest scores.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* 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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A certificate, trophy, or plaque of recognition, as well as a cash or merchandise prize will be awarded to the Angler of the Year.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">* The tournament committee will draw for a free entry to the following tournament at the conclusion of every CFF Tournament. The winner of the drawing after the eleventh tournament will have half of their CFF Classic fee covered if they have qualified. The winner must use their winning entry for the next tournament</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** AGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CFF TOURNAMENT TRAIL
*Anglers of all ages are welcome to participate in the CFF Tournament Trail. However, at least one participating member of a team must be a minimum of 16 years of age on the date of the tournament to be fished. In addition, any boat operator under 18 years of age will need to present the following before entry will be permitted:
a. TWRA-issued wallet Boating Safety Education Card (Tennessee residents) or proof of completing a NASBLA course (non-Tennessee residents) before entry will be permitted.
b. Proof of insurance on watercraft.
c. CFF Waiver form signed by their parent or legal guardian to be eligible to fish.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** 2014 CFF CLASSIC –
* The 2014 CFF Classic will be a two day tournament.
* Day one will be held on Nickajack Lake, while day two will be held on Chickamauga Lake. Ramps will be determined and posted later in the season.
* The year end Classic will have double entry fees ($80), which will result in a double pay scale.
* To qualify, an angler must fish a minimum of 6 out of the 11 regular season events. CFF Alias' cannot be shared in qualifying for the CFF Classic.
* Both anglers have to qualify to fish the Classic
* The Classic will have a five-fish limit per day.
* There will be a Classic Champion, a Points Champion, and a Big Fish Champion recognized at the conclusion ofthe Classic, AFTER THE WEIGH-IN. To qualify for recognition as the Big Fish Champion, the angler must participate in a minimum of six tournaments.</span></p>

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<font color="#ff0000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** 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. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** 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. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** 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!</span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** PROTESTS –
Any protest shall be submitted to any tournament committee member within 5 minutes after “last call” at weigh in. </span></p>

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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt">** FUN –
The most important rule of CFF is to have fun. Enjoy fellowship with fellow anglers who enjoy the same passion as you do!</span></p>

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