Contestants are also encouraged to wear WWBTs logo on their tournament jerseys. Whether or not to impose a speed limit, the area covered by the speed limit and/or the actual speed limit imposed shall be left exclusively to the discretion of the Tournament Director. A pre-Tournament meeting will be held online via Facebook Live/Instagram CONTACTS: Seth Starks - Director Permission is also granted to the WILD WEST BASS YOUTH SERIES and its affiliates including Directors, Boat Captains, and Team Parents to provide the needed emergency treatment prior to the childs admission to the medical facility. Any contestant(s) deemed under the influence by the tournament director may be disqualified. 9 FINAL ENTRY DATE:Via mail/phone is 5:00 pm local time or online/APP entries until 11:59 PM2 days prior to first practice day the week of the event, check the WWBT website for all deadline dates. 4) Cloth face coverings are encouraged for anglers, boat captains, and spectatorsbut not requiredunless mandated by state/local government. If there are stories written about you or by you appearing on our social media, Wild West Bass Youth Series grants permission to link to these stories and any others on our social media pages. 43. ONLY BASS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WHICH MEASURE THE OFFICIAL LENGTH OR MORE ON THE LONGEST STRAIGHT LINE WITH THE TAIL PINCHED OR SWISHED SHALL BE WEIGHED. However, Wild West Bass Youth Series grants certain exceptions, including the following content rights, to tournament participants: Anglers may use video or still images, shot by the angler during a tournament, for promotional or marketing purposes, and in social media. The Tournament Director or his/her designees shall have sole authority for assessing penalty points. Still photos and videos taken by an angler during a tournament may be posted to social media and the anglers website after the tournaments conclusion. 8FIRST ENTRY DEADLINE: First Entry deadline via mail/phone is 5:00 pm local time or online/APP entries until 11:59 PM 7 days prior to the first practice day to be paid in full. 13 OFF LIMITS: the off-limits period for all WWBT pro/am tournaments will be the nine(9) consecutive daysprior to the practice period in all WWBT events unless otherwise notified by WWBT. RESTROOM BREAK: In the event of a needed restroom break partners are allowed to leave the boat upon which all fishing must cease until partners are back together in the boat. Pros will be assigned a boat number according to his/her take off position on day 1. It is the anglers responsibility to confirm check-in times each day on the daily pairings. Moving or stocking fish from one location to another is prohibited. NO EXCEPTIONS. All such contact associated with engaging in events at the meetings or events within which anglers participate as members of WILD WEST BASS YOUTH SERIES it involves a certain degree of risk that could result in illness, injury, death, or loss or damage to person or property. Interpretation and enforcement of these rules shall be left exclusively to the Tournament Director or his/her designee at a tournament. Operational navigation lights must be illuminated from takeoff to the first stop of each day. Contestants are responsible for research of fishing and boating regulations. Permission for Use of Image and Minor Talent Release. I warrant that I am at least 18 years of age and that I am competent in my own name in so far as this consent is concerned. OFF LIMITS: May 29th- June 7th, 2023: PRACTICE: June 8th-9th: ENTRY DEADLINE: June 9th, 2023 with late Fee 100 boat cap. Must be present at awards to win. If tournament officials determine a Pro has operated the boat in such a manner as to unfairly handicap his/her co-angler, they shall be disqualified. 5) The weigh-in setup and procedure will be under the advisement of the adult supporting circuit and may include contactless weigh-in. I agree to abide by all rules, bylaws, and guidelines of this event and hereby release all parties from any responsibility. Boat Captains, please fill out the boat captain membership form if you have not participated in a Youth Series event previously. TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial lures and biodegradable artificial lures may be used. 34. The decision of the Tournament Director, his/her designee, or the rules committee shall be final in all matters. Check the WWBT website for all deadline dates. TOURNAMENT BRIEFING: Notification of your first-day partner shall be made at the Tournament Briefing which MUST BE ATTENDED by all contestants. Wild West Bass Youth Series may also request the Marshal/Observer operate these, or other (POV, smartphone, or other) cameras. From the morning launch through check-in all WWBT contestants must have locations services for the WWBT APP turned on. Contestants compete in WWBT contests at the sole discretion of WWBT. When partners check out at the beginning of the day, they must stay together and within sight of each other and their catch throughout the day except in case of emergency or bathroom break. Random checks may be conducted and any contestant who does not have proof of valid insurance with $300,000 coverage will not be allowed to participate and all entry fees forfeited. It shall be each contestants responsibility to check the schedule of events or registration time and location or obtain times from the WWBT tournament department. With a high-stakes points system that combines catch count and weight, this league is a true test of skill, strategy, and endurance. Failure to have an active/paid membership is grounds for disqualification. 48. Unless for medical reasons they cannot wear a cloth face covering. Contestants must leave from and return to official checkpoints by boat. VISIBLE FISH: Anyone guilty of snatching or snagging visible fish will have their catch disqualified. 10)Acknowledgethat no pre-screening or social distancing program can eliminate the risk that you or your child will contract COVID-19 and/or bring it back home after an event. $100 to the highest finishing team with P-Line in the boat. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby assign and grant to GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series, and/or any of its Subsidiaries the right and permission to copyright and/or publish photographs or video footage myself, (the Work) and the use of these photographs and video footage singularly or in conjunction with other photographs or video footage for television production and broadcast of the GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series, and any related art, advertising, internet usage, trade or any other similar lawful purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, product packaging, posters, billboards, internet usage, endorsements, television and television commercials worldwide (the Project), without additional compensation by GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series and free and clear of any claim whatsoever on my part. LOGOS AND/OR SIGNAGE: Contestants are encouraged to wear his/her own clothing which may bear patches, logos and other signage promoting the anglers sponsors. Any act of a contestant which reflects unfavorably upon efforts to promote fisheries conservation, clean waters and courtesy shall be a reason for disqualification. CONTESTANTS MUST REMAIN IN BOAT: During the competition days; contestants must not depart the boat to land fish or make the boat more accessible to fishing waters. 6 MEMBERSHIP: WWBT membership is required to participate in any WWBT events. During tournaments, Wild West Bass Youth Series may ask to mount a POV streaming camera in a competitors boat (the footage may be used in Wild West Bass Youth Series web or social media). If the tie is not broken by applying the foregoing procedures, the tie will remain a tie. 61. Quick Link:. 18 COMPETITION DAY 3: The top ten (10) pros and co-anglers will advance to Championship day three. ALL BLADDER TANKS AND AUXILIARY GAS any other type of AUXILIARY gas tanks that are not installed by the boat manufacturer are prohibited. All information must be accessed prior to official off-limits periods. By executing this document, I knowingly and voluntarily assent to the following non-exhaustive list of precautionary measures to be administered at times, frequency, and locations of WILD WEST BASS YOUTH SERIES choosing: 1) Anglers are encouraged to bring their own hand sanitizer or disinfecting wipes with them to each tournament/event. WWBT will combine the payout for those places and divide them equally by the tied contestants. 35. Must weigh a legal fish per tournament to receive AOY points for that event. 27. - Entry fees increased to $80 per tournament and $120 for the championship - a lunker largemouth and lunker smallmouth category for each tournament - dead fish penalty increased from 0.25 lbs to 0.5 lbs per fish. I, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby assign and grant to GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series, and/or any of its Subsidiaries the right and permission to copyright and/or publish photographs or video footage myself, (the Work) and the use of these photographs and video footage singularly or in conjunction with other photographs or video footage for television production and broadcast of the GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series, and any related art, advertising, internet usage, trade or any other similar lawful purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, product packaging, posters, billboards, internet usage, endorsements, television and television commercials worldwide (the Project), without additional compensation by GreenFish Marketing LLC, Wild West Bass Trail, Wild West Bass Youth Series and free and clear of any claim whatsoever on my part. I understand that it is the sole responsibility of all boat owners to carry and maintain boat owners liability coverage with limits of no less than $100,000 Each person / $300,000 Each accident or $300,000 CSL. It is suggested the Pro contestant have a safety check with the Co-Angler each day prior to the launch to familiarize the location of all safety equipment. $100 to the highest finishing team with Yamamoto baits in the boat. A safe and courteous distance (50 feet) should be maintained when trolling motors are in use. Angler of the Year points will be awarded for the place of the tied position and each contestant will be awarded equal points. Co-Anglers shall not share any information gained from any of his/her previous day(s) Pro contestants with any other Pro contestants. When visually fishing a bed or for bedding bass, to be counted as a legal fish, all bass must be hooked inside the mouth and must be verified by your partner before being unhooked. ALCOHOL OR DRUGS: Use of alcohol or drugs (other than those purchased over the counter or prescribed by a licensed physician) by any contestant during the open practice or during the tournament will not be tolerated and shall be cause for automatic disqualification from this and all future WWBT tournaments. NO EXCEPTIONS! Co-Anglers may only fish from the back deck or the lower passenger side seated positions.