North Country Bass Club

Club Rules

1) All tournaments will be team events.  There will be a $50 entry fee per team per tournament.  Also, there will be a big bass entry fee of $10 per team with a 100% payout to the biggest bass weighed in for that tournament. The big bass pot is split in the event of a tie.    
2) This season will consist of 1 preseason catch and release tournament (not for points), 13 regular season tournaments and a finals tournament.  Of the 13 tournaments, 3 of your lowest points will be dropped - we will count your 10 best tournaments. Payouts for regular season tournaments are as follows: 1st place will be 50% of the tournament pot; 2nd place will be 30% of the tournament pot; and 3rd place will be 20%.
3) The finals will be a 2-day total weight tournament. There will be a $100 per team entry fee, and the payouts will double. There will be a separate big bass entry fee of $10 per team each day, which will be paid to the biggest bass weighed daily.  You have to fish 6 tournaments in order to fish the finals.
4)  Points will be awarded for each tournament as follows.  It will be a 20-point system, with the first place receiving an extra point for winning. The first-place team will receive 21 points, 2nd will receive 19, 3rd 18 and so on. If a team does not weigh in any fish or come to the weigh-in, they will receive points for last place.
5)  No more than 5 total bass per boat. (Bass must be no less than the minimum inches legal for that body of water). Each dead fish weighed in will deduct 0.25 lbs. from a team’s gross weight and cannot count towards the day's big bass.
6) Tournaments will start at 6 am and weigh-in at 2 pm.  *Changes in sunlight may push start and end times!
7) No fishing before the start time of the tournament, and all boats must be back to the weigh-ins by or before the ending time.     
8) No trolling    
9) Entry fee is due by 5:30 am each tournament day. *Or 30 minutes before the start of the tournament.   
10)  All watches will be synchronized with those of the tournament director.    
11) If a competitor fails to return to the tournament weigh-in site by the designated finish time, one pound will be deducted for each minute that he is late up to 15 minutes, and then he shall be disqualified from that tournament.  There will be no excuses for being late, and anyone who shows up to the weigh-in sight more than 15 minutes late will be disqualified.   
12) Tiebreaker.  Each contestant's largest bass will be weighed individually, and the weight recorded will act as a tiebreaker in the event of a tie.  Furthermore, if there is a tie for big bass for the day, the team with the bigger bag will win big bass. 
13) Boat partners must stay together until the weigh-in.   
14) Largemouth and Smallmouth only.    
15) You can provide a sub if a team member cannot attend a tournament. Points will be awarded to the boater. *The sub is required to pay for the full big bass pot for the year before fishing (i.e., $20).

16) Live bait is not allowed.   
17) The launch number will be given when each team registers on the morning of each tournament and used for take-offs.   

18) Livewells will be checked each morning of the tournament.
19) Both team members in each boat must wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket whenever the outboard is in gear.   

20) League entry fee of $60 per team by March 1st, 2026... 70% will go towards the top leader board team at the end.  The other 30% will go towards an updated weigh scale.  This is paid out before finals.  The finals are separate.

​21) Biggest Small-and Largemouth Bass of the Year: You are required to enter the season's biggest bass pots by March 1st, 2026.  The cost is $20 per person ($10 for each bass), and the person with the biggest bass (small and/or large) at the end of the season (not counting the championship) wins 100% of the pots.  If you have a sub on your boat, that person is required to pay $20 for the big bass pots.