Rules and Handbook 2025

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Membership Form / Liability Waiver

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  • All times are Central
  • Registration begins: 5:45 a.m.
  • Rules meeting: 6:15 a.m.
  • Tournament begins: 6:30 a.m.
  • Tournament ends: 2:30 p.m.
  • Annual Membership Fee: $25
  • All persons fishing in a Badlands Bass Bandits tournament MUST be a member of the club
  • Entry fee: $80 per boat (includes Big Bass)
  • No more than 3 anglers per team. You are allowed to fish singly as well.
  • Membership fee must be paid and completed form must be submitted prior to participating.
  • Membership forms will be available at boat ramp. You can also print them out from our website (that would speed things up).
  • *Off limits fishing period is the Sunday at sundown the week prior to an event to Friday at Dawn, the day before the tournament*
  • See Club Rules and Handbook 2025

  • Big Bass is included with entry fee.

  • Any club member who wishes to fish a tournament but does not have a boat to fish from whether it be by themselves or with a teammate is responsible for finding a boat or a teammate with a boat to fish from.

  • To aid in finding a boat the non-boater may contact the club officials prior to the event date. There are no guarantees that club officers will find a boat for the non-boater to fish from but they will do what they can to help. It is suggested that the non-boater utilizes the Facebook page to help contact other members to see if anyone is looking for a teammate.

  • The club will hold meetings after every completed tournament. These meetings will discuss club business, tournaments, and possible food picnics. We also do Spill The Beans! Where anglers explain what they caught them on during the tournament and offer tips and suggestions to help other members.

    • Joining our club and fishing the tournaments will increase your knowledge of bass fishing. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or just a beginner, we welcome you to our club! Most importantly it is a great way to meet and make new friends who enjoy the same sport that you do.

    • Fishing our club tournaments will give you an opportunity to compete for cash prizes, trophies and the Angler of the Year race, as well as other great awards!

    • Our club promotes FUN! We are a very friendly club that helps all of its anglers increase their bass fishing skills. Lots of members will camp at the lake the night before tournaments to meet and talk with other club members.

    • Learn how other anglers are catching bass at your favorite lake!

    • Special member only discount codes from our sponsors!

 







    Points Scale


    This continues for every single team that weighs a fish. Any Team that participates, but does not weigh in a fish will receive 70 points    .

 

Guidelines to Being a Good Boater

Guidelines to Being a Good Non-Boater

Guidelines to being a good non boater
 

Tournament Awards


 The top three teams during a club tournament will receive tournament award plaque. Biggest bass will also recieve a plaque. Cash Prize payouts will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd regardless of number of entries

  • Angler of the year
    is based on a points system shown above. Each angler that competes in a tournament competition will receive points based on the placement that angler receives for the tournament. The angler that accumulates the most points at the end of the year will receive the angler of the year award.

  • Horizon Award
     is given to the angler who has improved their tournament success over the last season. Total pounds are divided by the number of tournaments entered and compared to last seasons to determine the angler who will receive this award. In order to receive this award club members must fish no less then 5 tournaments scheduled.

  • Largemouth Bag Buster Award
     is given to the angler who weighed in the heaviest limit of largemouth during a single club tournament.

  • Smallmouth Bag Buster Award
    is given to the angler who weighed in the heaviest limit of smallmouth during a single club tournament.

  • Big Bass of the Year
  1. Biggest Largemouth of the year The Biggest Largemouth award is given to the angler who catches and weighs the heaviest largemouth during a club tournament.
  2. Biggest Smallmouth of the year The Biggest Smallmouth award is given to the angler who catches and weighs the heaviest smallmouth bass during a club tournament.

  • Rookie of the year Award
    New members must fish no less then 3 scheduled tournaments in order to be eligible to receive this award. The point system will be used to determine the rookie of the year. These new members are also eligible to compete and receive the angler of the year title as well in the same year.

  • Classic Champion
    is given to the angler who wins the Classic Championship tournament. This tournament is held at the end of the tournament season.     Anglers must qualify to fish this tournament by either fishing a minimum of 3 scheduled tournaments during the season or have been a Badlands Bass Bandits member for a minimum of 2 consecutive years

 

 
 
 


 

 
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