Sponsored by:
Big John’s Bass Tournament Team Series is returning to Bull Shoals Lake starting in January 2022.
90% payout. 1st, 2nd, 3rd place guarantees.
$160 entry fee, with $20 big bass.
NO UMBRELLA RIGS.
Click on link to register:
January 15th – Lead Hill
February 26th – Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
March 12th – Lead Hill
April 16th – Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
May 28th – Lead Hill
June 18th (Championship}- Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
Championship sponsored by:
$160 entry fee, $20 big bass
Entries will be taken online until 8pm the day before the tournament, and then in person the morning of the tournament.
Full registration payments can be made online or via mail.
If you wish to mail a check to hold your spot you may send a $30/tournament check to:
Big Johns Bass Tournaments
214 Tufts Ridge
Flippin, AR 72634
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place guarantees:
1st: $1100
2nd: $800
3rd: $600
70%/30% split to 1st/2nd place for BB with 31 boats or more
100% to 1st place BB with 30 boats or less
Remainder of payout based upon boat turnout. 90% payout.
Championship qualification:
- Fish ATLEAST 4 tournaments and be in top 40% of AOY standings
OR
2. Fish all five tournaments (Jan-May)
ONE Buy in is allowed
ONE alternate is allowed
AOY Prize sponsored by:
Please refer to rules for any further information and details regarding A-rigs, Umbrella rigs, or any other types of baits that are not allowed.
All information and updates will be conveyed via the Big Johns Facebook page
Tournament Rules and Regulations:
1. Rules: The following rules for the tournament will be used. These rules will be interpreted by the Advisory Staff appointed by the TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR.‑All decisions are final.
2. Eligibility: All teams consisting of two persons that have paid the appropriate fees.‑ All contestants must be at least nine (9) years of age with both parents written consent releasing Big Johns Bass Tournament, its hosting members, tournament director, and advisory board from all claims for injuries resulting from the tournament.‑ Advisory Staff or Tournament Director has the right to refuse Entry to any Team. Partners will fish together in all tournaments and one alternate can be used. In an emergency may fish the championship alone. Emergency situations will be reviewed by the tournament director and advisory board on a case by case basis.
3. Entry Fees: $160.00 per boat will be taken online until 8pm the night before the tournament or in person the morning of the tournament at the ramp until tournament time. $20.00 will be collected separately for teams entering the big bass pot. A $50.00 service charge on all returned checks.
4. Departures: Departure will be in sequence in which entries are received.
5. Boats and Motors: Any boat 15 feet or longer, if powered by a motor of 25 horsepower or more, with a kill switch and aerated live well, will be accepted.‑ All Arkansas/Missouri Water Patrol Laws and Regulations shall apply.‑ Boats MAY NOT BE TRAILERED OR SWITCHED DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS, except when approved by the Tournament Director.‑ No cumbersome Craft!
6. Safety and Sportsmanship:‑ Sportsmanship, courtesy, safety, and conservation are expected from each contestant.‑ Any infraction of these fundamental sporting principals may be deemed cause for disqualification.‑ Life vest must be worn any time the boat is on plane, with kill switches attached.
NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ALLOWED DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS.
7. Permitted Fishing Location: Anywhere on the tournament lake EXCEPT, within 1) 50 yards of another tournament contestant’s boat‑ at anchor, 2) Any no wake areas, no fishing within the buoys 3) Any place posted by local or state officials.
8. Scoring: Largemouth 15”, Smallmouth Bass 15” Spotted Bass 12” ‑ Points will be awarded as follows: 150 first, 149 Second, 148 Third‑ Any bass presented for weigh-in under legal length for that lake will result in one (1) pound penalty and loss of that fish.‑ Iced fish, fish brought to scales in a bag without water, or fish on a STRINGER will be cause for immediate disqualification.‑ Dead fish will have a .5 pound penalty for each dead fish.‑ Five (5) bass limit per boat.‑ Contestants must be in sight of their partners during Tournament hours.‑ All fish presented for weigh-in become the property of Big Johns Bass Tournament Series. No more than six (6) bass in live well during tournament hours.
9. Ties: All ties will be broken by the most fish, then by the earliest entry date.
10. Late Check In: A one (1) pound penalty per minute, up to ten (10) minutes, after that DISQUALIFICATION.‑ NO EXCEPTION. Exact starting & check-in time will be announced before tournament.
11. Protest: Any contestant wishing to protest the score or conduct a fellow contestant must do so in writing within ten (10) minutes of the conclusion of the weigh in.‑All written protest will go to the Advisory Staff and Tournament Director.‑ All decisions by the Staff will be final.
12. Boat Inspection: All boats must idle by the Tournament Inspection, in sequence with live-well lids open prior to take-off.
13. Type of Tackle: Only artificial lures may be used. No “live bait” will be permitted; however, pork or pork type strips, rinds, etc., may be used. No A-Rigs.‑ Only casting, spinning or spin-casting reels and rods may be used.‑ Only one (1) rod may be used at any one time by each person.‑ Other rigged rods may be in the boat for substituting purposes; however, only one “rig” is permitted in use at any one time. No Trolling. Trolling is defined as using the boat to move a bait. This is not bait specific Rule applies to all baits.
14. Tournament Cancellations: If the tournament is cancelled due to reasons of safety, the entry fees will be refunded or transferred. Tournament will be rescheduled if possible.
15. Quality Assurance Test: Each contestant agrees to submit by signature on the tournament entry form and/or participation in a tournament, to a polygraph or voice stress analysis examination and to abide by its conclusion. Failure to pass an examination will result in disqualification.
16. Insurance: Boating Liability Insurance is required of all competitors.
17. Championship: Fish 4 of the five tournaments and finish in the top 40% of AOY standings, OR fish all 5 tournaments.
Payouts: 90% of collected entry fees paid out per tournament.
