Q1 BassFishin.Com Big Bass Forum Tournament (2007)

[Kevin]

WELCOME TO THE
BassFishin.Com 1st Quarter: 2007
Big Bass Forum Tournament

Member Anglers Will Try Their Luck To Catch the Biggest Largemouth or Smallmouth For the First Quarter of 2007! All Forum Members Are Eligible To Participate and the Tournament Is FREE!

There will be a first place prize for both:

• Biggest Largemouth Bass
• Biggest Smallmouth Bass

Eligible Tournament Timeline For All Catches:
January 1st - March 31st, 2007

First Place Prizes For Both Biggest Largemouth And Smallmouth:


www.prosoftbaitglue.com - www.fishboy.com - www.pcbaits.com

If you would like to add additional prizes to the pot, please contact Rebbasser or Kevin. Any prize is welcome!

All fish must be caught on a rod and reel using artificial bait. A picture will be required, and weights will be determined using the formula found here:

BassFishin.Com Forum Tournament Weight Calculator

So take a tape measure with you. Scale weights will NOT be accepted since different scales can give different weights due to different calibrations.

Big Bass Forum Tournament Rules & Suggestions:
Each member who catches a large bass for submission in the tournament, must take a picture of that bass alongside their driver's license (or fishing license or any other personal identification) to ensure the bass in the photo belongs to the member who caught it. If you do not have such ID readily available, write your username and "BassFishin.Com" on a piece of paper and use that. The length and girth measurements and ID of any photo submissions must be CLEARLY visible... We recommend taking multiple shots at varying distances to ensure the capture of a clear and detailed photo meeting the requirements.

Minimum Photos Needed For Inclusion:
1. Length measurement
2. Girth measurement
3. ID verification

How To Measure Your Catch Properly For the Tournament:
To measure the length in inches, place the bass on top of your tape measure. Close the fish's mouth completely and pinch the tail fin together like shown in the diagram below. For the girth in inches, wrap the tape measure around the stomach of the bass at the point it is most fat. Refer to the diagram below. Be sure to get clear photos of the exact measurements.





There is no limit on the number of fish you can enter in the tournament!

This tournament will be on the honor system, so let your conscience be your guide.

DON'T THINK YOU CAN CATCH THE BIG BASS???
We believe that no matter where you live, you have a great shot at winning this tournament. However, we understand that some parts of the country have bigger fish than others. So to add to the excitement and participation of the tournament, we will also be providing a prize (assortment of baits) to a contestant who weighed-in the largest fish from a randomly selected state other than the state(s) the first-prize fish came from! How's that for incentive!!!

The ranking members of the forums have the right to question any and all submissions in an attempt to maintain a fair competition.

A special thanks to the hard work of the many BassFishin.Com members who have made this and past forum tournaments a reality. Thanks to Rebbasser for his hard work in starting this Big Bass Tourney and thanks to JB for the great idea!

[texasbasser]

ok, lets get this thing rolling!

[skeeter944]

yeah! lets see some florida pigs liz!

[Capt_Jim]

Oh if you insist. : )

[texasbasser]

Kevin, Does the random bass winner get drawn from at hat or something like that? IF so, does the more bass you weigh in, the more chances at winning?

[skeeter944]

yup,thats how it works tb. i entered 3 fish i think.

[texasbasser]

ok, im gonna wiegh in every bass i catch this quarter!!

[Kevin]

Hey guys... The Random State Winner is selected by giving each tournament entrant and number. And that number goes into a hat with the other entrants numbers and a third-party selects a number out of the approved BassFishin.Com hat.

It does not matter how many fish you weigh-in. Each entrant has the same chances of winning the Random State Prize as any other, no matter how many fish they weighed-in.