James (Jim) Lyles - Tournament Director
101 Magnolia Place
Coldspring, Texas 77331

1. A team will consist of either a two-man team or a one-man team. One half of a two-man team Must be one of the following:
   (a) Full Time Certified Peace Officer.
   (b) Certified Reserve.
   (c) FBI Agent.
   (d) A Public Safety Employee.
   (e) Retired From the Law Enforcement or Public Safety Field.
   Your partner can be a civilian.
   A one-man team will consist of one person with the same qualifications as required by the club for a peace officer or a public safety employee.
   A "Public Safety Employee" will be defined as:
   (a) Fireman
   (b) Volunteer Fireman
   (c) Emergency Medical Technician
   (d) TDCJ (State Prison Employee)
   (e) District Attorney
   (f) Assistant District Attorney
   (g) Judge
   
2. In order to fish in any "Pigs & Hawgs" tournaments, you must have a paid up membership for the current year, and be in good standing with the club.
   
3. Trailering is allowed only under the following conditions.
   You must appear at the official launch site of the tournament to sign in, pay your fees and receive your numbered chip. It is no longer mandatory that your boat accompany you for check in purposes. You must inform the sign-in officials that you intend to trailer and provide the location to which you are trailering. You then may leave the start site and proceed to your launch site. Upon arriving at your launch site, you may launch your boat.
   YOU CANNOT BEGIN FISHING. YOU MUST REMAIN AT THE LAUNCH SITE UNTIL THE OFFICIAL START TIME OF THE TOURNAMENT.
   Any infraction of this rule will result in disqualification for the tournament and possible disqualification for the remainder of the tournament season.
4. NO SHOTGUN STARTS. (Definition - All boats leaving the marina at the same time with no supervision.) All boats will leave at the direction of the official starter boat. Only after you have passed the start boat and only after it is safe for others, will you be permitted to place your boat on a plane (on top of the water as a result of high speeds). Safety is the desired attitude of this bass club.
   
5. Any person who acts as a fishing guide in any capacity whether he is getting paid or not and whether he has a guide's license or not, is not eligible for membership in this club. There are no exceptions to this rule!
   
6. You must comply with all Texas Parks & Wildlife rules and regulations. Failure to comply could result in disqualification from the tournament and suspension or expulsion from this club.
   
7. All boats are subject to inspection at any time and must comply with rule #6.
   
8. Tournaments will start and end by a clock determined by the Tournament Director. The exact time of this clock will be provided to anyone who requests it. To be on the safe side, always check with the Tournament Director for this information.
   
9. Protests of any type must be stated to the Tournament Director within fifteen (15) minutes after the official ending time of the tournament. The protest will be governed by the written tournament rules and four (4) non-biased members of the club will examine the protest. A ruling will be handed out within 30 minutes after receiving the protest and the decision of the committee will be final.
   
10. Catch and release is not mandatory by club rules, but is encouraged. Any fish that is determined to be dead by the official Weigh Master will be removed from the weigh in site and disposed of properly. Throwing dead fish into the water around or near the marina will not be tolerated.
    
11. Only artificial lures may be used to catch fish during a tournament. No live bait or dead bait will be allowed for use during the tournament.
    
12. Only fish caught during designated tournament hours may be submitted for weigh in.
    
13. Any fish that you submit during weigh in that has been determined to be dead by the Weigh Master will be subject to a four- (4) ounce (.25 lbs.) penalty for each dead fish.
    
14. Weigh - In. When you register for the tournament you will receive a numbered chip. You must return this chip to the Weigh Master by tournament ending time. Weigh in of fish will then begin within fifteen (15) minutes of the tournament ending time. If you fail to return your numbered chip to the Weigh Master by the tournament ending time, you WILL NOT be allowed to weigh in any fish. During weigh in and while your fish are still on the scales, if you do not agree with the weight that the Weigh Master has called, you can ask for your fish to be re-weighed at that time. Once you take your fish back from the Weigh Master and leave the scales, it will be too late to come back and ask for your fish to be re-weighed. Once fish have been weighed and their weight recorded, a member of the team will initial the recorded weight. The weight of your fish determined by the Weigh Master is final. The club weighs fish, not water, and any excess water will be allowed to drain.
    
15. All fish submitted for weigh in will be measured by use of a "Golden Rule" board and must meet the 14-inch minimum requirement. Short fish submitted for weigh in will be subject to a one (1) pound penalty and the short fish will not be weighed. Members should be advised that Game Wardens occasionally attend our weigh ins. Not all measuring boards are accurate due to differences in manufacturers, materials, temperatures, etc. The "Golden Rule" is used by TPW wardens and is available at Academy stores for a nominal price. Please learn the proper way to measure your fish prior to weigh in. (Note: The minimum legal length on Lake Conroe is sixteen (16) inches by State Law).
    
16. . The "Pigs & Hawgs" bass club tournaments are five (5) fish tournaments. A maximum of five (5) fish may be submitted for weigh in. At each tournament, you may elect to participate in the cash pot for the heaviest five (5) fish stringer and/or the big bass pot for the largest bass of the tournament by weight. You may participate in both pots, or just the big bass pot or the 5 fish pot. However, if one team member wishes to participate in either pot, then both members must participate. In other words, either both members participate or neither member participates. The entry fees are $20.00 and $5.00 respectively. You may fish without entering these pots, but you will not be eligible for the cash prizes. Your weights will count only toward the trophy run at the end of the season.
    
17. During tournament hours, anytime your boat is in motion by use of your big motor, you must be wearing a Coast Guard approved floatation device. Use of a kill switch is also encouraged.
    
18. If you want to fish a tournament with a club member who is not your regular partner, you MUST inform the Tournament Director at registration. You will receive credit only for the fish that you catch and they must be tagged and separate from your non-partner's fish. You may then submit up to five (5) fish and your non-partner may also submit five (5) fish.
    
19. We will not accept weigh in slips from another tournament being fished on the same day and lake as our tournament. Fish must be submitted and weighed in on our club's scale. We do not weigh paper.
    
20. A team (2 people) must leave and fish from the same boat. No team will be allowed to use two (2) boats, go their separate ways and then meet up at weigh in to cull their fish for a five (5) fish stringer to be submitted for weigh in.
    
21. In the tournament trophy series, each two (2) man team that shows up for a tournament and fishes will receive a one (1) pound show up weight. If one half of the two-man team shows up, he will receive one half-pound show up weight. A one (1) man team that fished a tournament will receive the same one (1) pound show up weight. This show up weight will only apply to the final trophy run standings and not the tournament weigh in weight.
    
22. If you change partners during the tournament season, you will have two separate weight totals, one weight with the old partner and one with the new partner. These weights will not be added together for a total weight at the end of the year. If you start the year with a partner and then divorce him/her, you can continue to fish alone and all of the weights will count toward your total weight. If you start the year off as a single (One-man) team and pick up a partner during the year, all of your weights will count toward your final weight.
    
23. Any area that you intend to fish must be accessible from the main lake and be accessible to the general public. In order to fish this area, you must access said area from the main lake without leaving your boat. Push poles are perfectly acceptable.
    
24. This item is not a rule as such, but more a clarification of a situation that happened on Lake Livingston. In the event that you break down on the lake and cannot make it back to the weigh in site, it is perfectly acceptable to give your chip and your fish to another club member to be brought in for weighing. This is not mandatory. The club member who is flagged down does not have to bring your fish in. This is only for clarification that you are allowed to bring another club member's fish in to be weighed.
    
25. In case of a tie by weight between teams for the top five places (money pot), the money will be combined for the places tied and split evenly between the two teams that are tied. Example: 1st place tie - combine first and second place money and split that money evenly between the two teams. If the tie is for fifth place, then the fifth place money is divided equally between the two teams.
    
26. The last tournament of the year will end at 2:00 pm, not at 3:00 pm as normal! This is to allow us to start the Awards Dinner faster, and allow the club members to get home a little earlier.
    
27. You will be allowed to fish one (1) pro/am tournament, either as a pro or amateur, and still be allowed to fish the "Pigs and Hawgs" tournaments.