NORTH COUNTRY BASS CLUB

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

ARTICLE I:  Name and Purpose

Section 1: Name

This chapter shall be called the North Country Bass Club of Alexandria, Minnesota.

Section 2: Purpose

The purpose of the North Country Bass Club is to foster and perpetuate the art of competitive bass fishing and to promote and encourage youth fishing.

ARTICLE II:  Membership

1. All members must be 16 years of age unless their membership is approved by the board.
2. All members must be paid to vote.
3. Quorum shall consist of 12 members.
4. By-laws may be changed at any duly called meeting with a quorum present.
5. Membership dues will be set each year at the first meeting. Dues are currently $50.00. Dues for junior (under 16 years of age) anglers are waived.

ARTICLE III:  Officers and Committees

1. Previous year’s Angler of the Year will be president for the current year.
2. Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected each year.
3. Committees will be appointed each year at the first meeting.

ARITCLE IV:  Tournaments

Section 1: Draw Tournaments

1. There will be five (5) draw tournaments each year.
2. Draw tournaments will be 6 hours long and will start at 6:00 AM unless daylight conditions dictate a later start.
3. Pre-fishing cut off will be 12:00 AM on the Friday before the draw tournament.
4. Deadline for registering for draw tournaments will be 6:00 PM on Thursday evening.
5. Members are allowed to bring a guest to the tournament. They member host may choose to have the guest fish with them rather than be included in the draw.
6. Sykora point system to be used (1st – 50  points, 2nd – 45,  3rd – 41, 4th – 38, 5th – 36, 6th – 35, …)
7. The lake for the draw tournament will be drawn the Thursday night prior to the tournament. The lake will come from a list of lakes approved by the membership.
8. Each person may have only five (5) fish in the livewell at one time.
9. No lake will be fished in two consecutive years.
10. Minnewaska, Ida and the Le Homme Dieu chain will not be fished in the draw tournaments.
11. Plagues will not be given at the draw tournament.

Section 2: Mega Bucks Tournament

1. The Mega Bucks tournament will consist of the ten members with the most points.
2. Alternates will be determined in order of point standings.
3. Tie-breakers for qualifying for the Mega Bucks are:
   1. Total fish of the three best tournaments
   2. Total weight of the three best tournaments
4. The lake(s) will be determined at a spring meeting with all members being informed of the lake(s).
5. Pre-fishing cut off will be the Sunday before the tournament at 8:00 PM.
6. The lake(s) shall be divided into 10 sections with each member fishing each section for one (1) hour.
7. The two day total weight shall determine the standings.
8. The tie-breakers for the Mega Bucks tournament are:
   1. Total number of fish caught during the two days
   2. Big fish caught during the two days.
9. The total payback will be determined each year.
10. The winner shall receive a Mega Buck’s trophy or plaque.

Section 3: Angler of the Year

1. The member who accumulates the highest number of points from the draw tournaments.
2. Tie-breakers are:
   1. Total number of fish caught for the three best tournaments
   2. Total weight of the three best tournaments
3. The Angler of the Year shall receive a plaque.
4. A Big Bass of the Year plaque will be presented to the member catching the largest bass during one of the draw tournaments.

ARTICLE V: FINANCES

Section 1: Income

1. Membership dues
2. Fundraiser tournament
3. Bohemian tournament

Section 2: Donations

Programs approved by the membership.