WELCOME TO COLLINSVILLE BASS CLUB
        The Home of East Mississippi's Best Fishermen!
                Join Us:  Let the competition begin!

      The Collinsville Bass Club offers tough competition for bass anglers.  The club is growing so come join us and fish with some of the best bass anglers in East Mississippi.  The club was chartered in 1971 and still remains strong.  The club recognizes that family comes first so to help you manage the best day for you to fish the tournaments are held over two days so each team can choose to fish either on Saturday or Sunday. 

1. Purpose
   1. To promote the enjoyment of fishing for club members.
   2. To encourage youth involvement in fishing.
   3. To promote sportsmanship.

 

1. Membership
   1. Each member may recommend persons for membership.
   2. Persons recommended to become members are voted on by secret ballot.
   3. New members are on probation for a period of one year.
   4. The rejection of proposed new members or new members still on probation will be the responsibility of the current officers.
   5. New teams are on a one-year probationary period.
   6. A team will be considered active as long as annual dues are paid. If a team misses one year of annual dues, they will be considered inactive. To be reactivated, the team must be voted back in and annual dues paid.

 

1. Dues and Fees
   1. Membership dues are twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year or any part thereof. $25 per member.
   2. Tournament entry fee is seventy dollars ($70.00) per boat.  You may pay at the meeting (highly recommended), or at the landing before or after the tournament.  It is the teams’ responsibility to ensure that their entry fee is paid.
   3. Teams may buy-out up to five (5) tournaments per year.
      1. Contact a Committee member to let them know if you are buying out the tournament prior to the tournament.
      2. The buyout payment must be paid before the meeting following the tournament being bought-out.
      3. The money for bought-out tournaments goes into the Classic pot.
   4. A team that joins late can pay for up to a maximum of two (2) missed tournaments in order to remain eligible for the Classic. 
   5. These fees must be paid by January first in order to get credit for the missed tournaments and maintain eligibility for the Classic.

 

1. Meetings
   1. Meetings are normally held on the first Thursday of the month starting at 6:30 p.m.
      1. Only one (1) team member needs to be present
      2. Teams will receive five (5) bonus points for attending meetings.
   2. Meeting attendance is highly suggested.

 

1. Tournaments
   1. Locations and dates of the tournaments will be established by the Committee.
      1. Dates and locations may be changed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of members present at a meeting.
   2. The Committee may change dates and/or location only for reasons of safety (high water, dangerous locations, etc.).
      1. The Committee will determine safety concerns.
   3. Starting and ending times will be discussed at the meeting prior to each tournament.
   4. Members should be at the launch site in plenty of time so that the earliest take-off time can be observed.       
      1. Start-time will vary by month.  The tournament will be started as early as possible as determined by Safe Light.
      2. Any team not in the water and ready to go at Safe Light will be the last boat to start, regardless of their drawn starting position.  It is the team's responsibility to find another club member to check their live well prior to fishing.
      3. Starting and ending times may be adjusted at the landing if another tournament or some other situation occurs.  Members present can vote on changing times.
      4. Times should not be changed if it handicaps anyone.
   5. A time check must be done before each tournament.
   6. Starting positions will be drawn for at the meeting prior to the tournament by the members present.
      1. Any team not present will be drawn for by a Committee member.
      2. The last boat will call the numbers.
      3. It is each team’s responsibility to know the starting time and their starting position.
   7. The shortest fish in every creel shall be measured.
      1. A Club member with any doubt of the length will have an opportunity to use the courtesy board before putting their fish in the tank to be weighed. It must be requested prior to placing their fish in the tank.
      2. If a short fish is brought to the weighed in, that fish plus the weight of their biggest fish will be deducted from their total weight.
   8. All boats must be at the landing (or within 100 yards of the landing and not fishing) by the ending time of the tournament.
      1. Anyone not complying will be penalized one (1) pound per minute and disqualified after fifteen (15) minutes.
   9. Teams experiencing boat trouble may tag their fish, flag another team, and send their fish to the weigh-in.
      1. A team stopping to assist team will not be penalized for being late to the weigh-in.
   10. The official weighing station will be in the presence of the members participating in the tournament.
   11. In case of a tie for a position, the team with the largest fish (by weight) determines the position.
   12. In case of a tie for the lunker, the team with the most total weight will be the winner.
   13. Be sure that the weigh-in team is ready to start weighing before removing your fish from the live well.  We don’t need a long line waiting to weigh their fish, especially in hot weather.
   14. Consuming alcoholic beverages prior to or during the official weigh-in is prohibited.
   15. Cell phones are only to be used for emergencies or to contact the locks.
   16. During the weekend of the Daylight Savings Time adjustment, the time will be adjusted to ensure that the same amount of hours is fished each day.
   17. Any team scheduled to fish on Sunday may not be on the same water until after Saturday’s weigh-in.
   18. All rules are at the discretion of the Committee.
   19. Anyone wishing to file a protest or report a rules violation should report it within fifteen (15) minutes after the end of the weigh-in to a Committee member. If reported after that, it will be up to the Committee to determine what actions should be taken.

 

1. Catch and Release
   1. Conservation and care for the bass is important to the purpose of this club.  Every effort must be made to keep the fish alive and healthy.
      1. Tips for keeping fish alive and healthy:
         1. Fill live wells early in the morning when the water is cooler.
         2. Treat with “Catch and Release” formula or use Hydrogen Peroxide.
            1. Hydrogen Peroxide is available at any pharmacy and is used at the rate of four (4) ounces per 15 gallons.
         3. Run aerators often, preferably constantly in hot weather.
         4. Do not pump-in in hot shallow water or extremely muddy shallow water, use recirculation pumps.
         5. If hot, add ice if possible.
   2. Fish are to be brought to the scales in Club provided mesh bags. The mesh bag must be in the club member’s bag filled with water. No fish will be weighed unless it is in the mesh bag. Fish will be weighed, returned to the bag of water, and immediately released back into the lake.
   3. A trophy bass may be kept if desired.
   4. Minimum length for fish is twelve (12) inches unless the limit on the lake fished is greater.
   5. A four (4) ounce penalty will be awarded for each dead fish.
   6. A maximum of five (5) fish may be in the boat.  Only five (5) fish can be weighed and bringing in more than five (5) fish to the scales will result in losing your largest fish.
   7. Culling must be done before returning to the landing.
      1. No culling at the landing
      2. The penalty for culling at the landing is losing your largest fish.

 

1. Rules
   1. The Club format is pick-a-partner.
   2. Both anglers on each team must be members of the Collinsville Bass Club.
      1. If one member of a team cannot fish any given tournament, a substitute partner may be chosen (no local pros, hot shots, etc.) and their catch will count toward the total team weight.
      2. A substitute partner can only fish two tournaments in a season. If they wish to fish 3 or more, they must be voted in as a member and annual dues paid.
   3. Teams may fish either Saturday or Sunday as they desire, but not both days.
      1. All rules and pay-outs will be based on the weekend, not individual days.
   4. Teams may bring a youth, under the age requiring a state fishing license and fish three people to a boat.  The youth’s catch counts toward the team weight.
   5. Lifejackets and kill switches must be worn anytime the boat is on plane.
      1. Idling from one spot to another without a lifejacket is allowed (unless not legal in the state fished).  It is strongly recommended that a lifejacket be worn by anyone in the boat whenever the outboard motor is running and the boat is in gear.
   6. All local, state, and federal laws must be followed at all times.
   7. If a team splits up:
      1. If both partners form new teams the original team’s points will be split evenly.
      2. If only one partner continues, they will keep the total points and may choose a new partner.
   8. Live well checks will be done before morning take-off.
   9. Penalties for any infractions will be based on past practice, severity, and any other factors determined by the Committee. Penalties could range from warnings to dismissal from the club, depending on severity.

 

1. Classic
   1. To be eligible for the Classic a team must have paid for every regular season tournament. It can be combination of fishing and buying out up to five tournaments.
   2. The Classic site is off-limits as of midnight on the Sunday prior to the Classic weekend.
      1. If the weekend prior to the Classic is a federal holiday weekend (i.e. Memorial Day) the off-limit time is midnight on the Monday prior to the Classic weekend.
   3. All regular rules apply to the Classic.
   4. If a team has a member that cannot fish the Classic, the team may pick up an active member of the Club that did not make the Classic. 
      1. If no member is available, someone else may be invited but must be voted on and approved by the Committee.
   5. Starting positions for the Classic:
      1. Day 1; you start in the order of where your team finished in the Club standings for the year.
      2. Day 2; you will start in the order of your standing from Day 1.
2. Sportsmanship
   1. Conduct yourself, at all times, with the upmost sportsmanship.
   2. If you wouldn’t want it done to you, don’t do it to someone else.  Not just to fellow Club members but to other people on the water also.