2ND ANNUAL WW&L UNITED WAY3RD ANNUAL WW&L UNITED WAY

MAY 2ND, 2015

TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELDAT CLEAR CREEK PARK

Start time at SAFELIGHT in flights of 25Weigh in at 3:00pm

GUARANTEED $2500.00 IN PRIZESBiggest Bass: Flat Screen TV

(TV valued at $500.00)

ENTRY FEE: $80.00 PER TEAMTake off will be in the order that your entry is received by mail. Entries will be taken at the boat

ramp the day of the tournament before take off. Boats will take off in flights of 25.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE FORT SMITH CHAPTER OF THE UNITED WAY.

For more information call Burel Schaberg: 479-353-8717Look for registration forms at the Tackle Box, Alma Service Center and other fine retailers.

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

2ND ANNUAL WW&L UNITED WAY3RD ANNUAL WW&L UNITED WAY

MAY 2ND, 2015

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TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT CLEAR CREEK PARK

Start time at SAFELIGHT in flights of 25 • Weigh in at 3:00pm

GUARANTEED $2500.00 IN PRIZES1st place: $800.002nd place: $600.003rd place: $400.004th place: $200.00

Biggest Bass: Flat Screen TV(TV valued at $500.00)

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ENTRY FEE IS $80.00 PER TEAM - Photocopies of Form are acceptable - ONE FORM PER TEAM - PLEASE PRINT

BOATER “A” INFORMATION BOATER “B” INFORMATION (Under 18 include Parent/Guardian Information)

BOATER “A” LAST NAME BOATER “B” LAST NAME

BOATER “A” FIRST NAME BOATER “B” FIRST NAME

BOATER “A” ADDRESS BOATER “B” ADDRESS

BOATER “A” CITY - STATE - ZIP BOATER “B” CITY - STATE - ZIP

BOATER “A” CONTACT PHONE NUMBER

BOATER “A” CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS

BOATER “B” CONTACT PHONE NUMBER

BOATER “B” CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS

The Participant signifies by his/her signature above that he/she has read and understands all provisions.Make checks payable to and mail BEFORE APRIL 28, 2015 to:

WW&L UNITED WAY BASS TOURNAMENT • P.O. Box 168 • Fort Smith, AR 72902Only CASH accepted the morning of the Tournament before start time after April 28, 2015.

BOATER “A” SIGNATURE BOATER “B” SIGNATURE (Under 18 include Parent/Guardian Signature)

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

3rd Annual WW&L United Way Bass TournamentSaturday, May 2, 2015 - AR River at Clear Creek ParkRules and Regulations

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Tournament Waiver & ReleaseTournament release: (Must be signed by Participants)Tournament Participation Agreement: I understand that my consent to these provisions is given as consideration of the acceptance of this registration and for being permitted to participate in this event. I am a voluntary participant in this event and in good physical condition. I know that this event is a potentially hazardous activity and I hereby assume full and complete responsibility for any injury or accident which may occur during my participation in this event or while on the premises of this event and I hereby release and hold harmless and covenant not to file suit against the WW&L United Way Bass Tournament (Tournament) and its local affiliates and any affiliated individuals. Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc., the United Way, Hawghunters Bass Club and any affiliated individuals, any tournament sponsors and their agents and employees and all other persons or entities associated with this event (the “release”) from any loss, liability or claims I may have arising out of my participation in this event, including personal injury or damage suffered by me or others, whether same be caused by falls, contact with participants, conditions of the tournament location, negligence of the release, or otherwise. If I do not follow all the rules of this event, I understand that I may be removed from the tournament. I give my full permission to the Tournament and its local affiliate and their sponsors and corporate sponsors to use any photographs, videotapes, or other recordings of me that are made during the course of this event.

This event will happen rain or shine. We reserve the right to cancel in extreme circumstances. In the event of cancellation, entry fees will be offered for reimbursement by calling 479-784-2109 x332. If voice mail or phone request is not received by May 10, 2015 money will be donated to the United Way.

Registration and PaymentRegistration will be made by mail before April 28, 2015. Please send entry form and signed waver to: WW&L United Way Bass Tournament • P.O. Box 168 • Fort Smith, AR 72902

All registrations will be time and date stamped. After April 28 th only cash registrations will be accepted.

SafetyNo more than two people per boat. Safe boating must be observed at all times. Each contestant is required to wear a fastened U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device anytime the combustion engine is in operation from boat check until weigh in of the tournament.

All boats must be equipped with an emergency ignition shut-off device that must be securely attached to the driver’s body whenever the combustion engine is in operation. A driver must be seated behind the steering wheel and in full control of the boat whenever the combustion engine is in operation and in gear.

At the discretion of the tournament director, tournament day may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.

SportsmanshipIf unsafe boating practices are observed please report to tournament director Burel Schaberg 479-353-8717 or co-director.

All contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy and conservation and to conduct themselves in a manner that will be a credit to themselves and the sport of fishing to promote the sport. Conduct not complying with these standards including, but not limited to the following:• Consumption and /or possession of alcoholic beverages or any kind

of mind-altering substance during registration, tournament hours, extending through the weigh-in procedure.

• Abuse of, or addiction to, mind-altering substances.• Suspension/disqualification, probation or ban from any tournament

or fishing organization.

Boat and Horsepower Regulations• All boats must be propeller-driven, a minimum of 16 feet in length

and have a rear deck. • All boats must be equipped with wheel steering; no other steering

device will be permitted. • No barges or similarly cumbersome craft will be permitted. • Each boat must have all required U.S. Coast Guard safety equipment.• Boats must contain a properly aerated live well space to maintain

alive, a limit catch of bass by both contestants.

Maximum horse power for all outboards used in tournament competition will be 250 horsepower, not to exceed the horsepower capacity set forth on the “Maximum Capacities” placard described below. • Each boat must have a clearly legible “Maximum Capacities” (or

comparably titled) placard that includes a maximum horsepower rating affixed to the boat by manufacturer.

• The horsepower of the outboard engine must not exceed the maximum horsepower capacity specified on the placard or the 250-horsepower maximum.

• By signing the entry form, contestants agree to submit their boat and/or motor to an inspection by the tournament director.

• Falsifying information on the entry forms or altering the horsepower numbers on the motor or rating placard will be cause for unreimbursed disqualification from the tournament and may result in ineligibility to compete in future tournaments.

Fishing platforms and fuel tanks (built-in) must be factory-installed. Any additional fuel used during the tournament may be purchased from a retail facility open to the public and pumped through a hose with a nozzle.

Permitted Fishing Methods• Fishing is defined as having a lure attached to a line and a rod and

reel with the lure in the water.• All bass must be caught alive in the conventional sporting manner. • Only artificial lures may be used, with exception of pork trailers and

biodegradable soft baits. • Only ONE fishing rod may be used at a time. • Trolling as a method of fishing is strictly prohibited.• All bass caught while sight-fishing must be hooked inside the mouth

and immediately shown to your partner for verification.

Boater “A” Signature Boater “B”/ Parent/Guardian’s Signature

The Participant signifies by his/her signature above that he/she has read and understands the forgoing provisions.

Permitted Fishing LocationsContestants may fish anywhere on tournament waters available to the public and accessible by boat, except areas posted or otherwise designated as “off-limits”, “no boats”, “keep out”, “restricted”, “no trespassing”, or “no fishing” (or similar language or markings intended to restrict public access) by local, state or federal officials, or within 50 yards of a contestant’s boat that was first anchored. An anchored boat is a boat held in a stable position by a line attached to a weight or by a Power-Pole or similar shallow water anchor with a trolling motor in the up position.

All fishing must be conducted from the boat. At no time may contestant leave the boat to land a fish or to make the boat more accessible to fishing waters.

The cutting of trees, bushes and/or logs after the start of the tournament and/or removal of official local, state or federal barricades at any time to make an area more accessible by boat is strictly prohibited and may result in unreimbursed disqualification from the tournament. The use of cables, ropes, chains or any type of block and tackle system to maneuver a boat into fishing waters is strictly prohibited and will result in unreimbursed disqualification from the tournament.

Contestants must leave and return to the check-in by boat. The boat must remain in the tournament waters during the tournament day. No tournament boat may be loaded on a trailer before the weigh-in except with the permission of the tournament director.

In the event of equipment failure or emergency, there are two permitted methods of returning to the check-in: (1) by both paired anglers remaining in their boat and being towed by water, or (2) by both paired anglers entering the boat of another tournament contestant. Under these two conditions the contestants’ catches may be counted without penalty. Contestants who elect to return to the check-in by any other means than cited above will forfeit their days catch to that point in time of the tournament day.

Any contestant returning to the check-in point will be eligible to start and resume competition under the supervision of the tournament director or his designated tournament official. It is the sole responsibility of contestants to locate the tournament director to request a restart.

Partners must remain together at all time and within sight of each other until the weigh-in verification is signed. The momentary condition of being out of sight of each other for restroom breaks is permitted.

CheckpointsThere will be only one checkpoint for boat check in point in the morning and one check in point in the afternoon. Failure to go through boat check and check out in the morning or failure to check in at the check-in point will result in unreimbursed disqualification. All fishing must cease upon check-in.

Late PenaltyContestants who are not at the check-in area at the appointed time will be disqualified.

Live FishEvery effort must be made to keep bass alive through the use of a properly aerated livewell. Dead fish will not be allowed at the weigh-in.

ScoringScoring is determined by the pounds and ounces of each contestant’s catch. Only largemouth, spotted, Kentucky or smallmouth bass are accepted species.

The daily limit will be five (5) bass per team.

The minimum length limit for bass will be 14 inches. Bass presented for weigh-in that fail to measure the prescribed length will be penalized at the rate of 1 pound per each short bass presented, plus the loss of the short fish.

Each contestant’s catch must be presented in an official weigh-in bag.

TiesTies will be broken by number of fish weighed in. 2nd tie breaker will be big bass. 3rd tie breaker will combine places and split payout.

Truth Verification TestEach contestant agrees to submit, by signature of the tournament entry form, to a polygraph or voice stress analysis examination and to abide by its conclusion. Failure to pass an examination will result in unreimbursed disqualification from the tournament. Truth verification test will be used at the tournament directors and protest committee’s sole discretion, and determination of the meaning of the results will be made solely by the tournament directors. Cost of test will be at the contestants expense.

InsuranceProof of boat liability insurance must be with the boat being used and must cover all passengers in the boat. Random checks will be conducted. Failure to provide proof of insurance when requested by the tournament director will result in unreimbursed disqualification.

We encourage anglers to promote their sponsors. Anglers may wear their own apparel on tournament day. Tournament director reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to prohibit any angler’s apparel that it finds to be offensive.

Smoking is not allowed in the weigh-in line.

All decisions are at the tournament director and co-director sole discretion.