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ICARE’s 4th Annual Buddy Bass Tournament
October 28, 2023
ICARE will be hosting their 4th Annual Buddy Bass Fishing Tournament on October 28th, 2023.
Fishing hours: 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Greers Ferry Lake – Devils Fork Tournament Center
Entry fee: $150 per boat, $10 of entry goes to big bass pot
Questions?: Contact Ted Wammack, 870-291-2041
$2000 Guaranteed 1st Place
60% PAYBACK – 40% to ICARE
PAYOUT 1 PLACE FOR EVERY 10 BOATS
- Participants and eligibility – One member of each team must be at least 18 years of age
- ALL local, state and federals rules and regulations apply to each individual angler
- Kill switches MUST be in use and will be tested at takeoff when boat number is called and drive by live well check is
performed - Coast Guard approved life jackets/vests MUST be worn and zipped/buttoned any time boat is on plane
- ALL anglers are to observe the golden rule of high standards of sportsmanship. NO fishing with in 50 yards of another
angler without the permission of said angler whether competitor or not - No alcoholic beverages or non-prescription stimulants allowed during tournament hours
- Artificial lures only with exception of pork trailers
- No more than 5 fish in live well at weigh in
- All fish becomes property of ICARE and will be released
- Trolling is not allowed
- 5 fish limit – 12 inch largemouth, smallmouth, meanmouth & spotted (Kentucky)
- Short fish being brought to weigh in penalty is loss of short fish plus ½ pound
- ½ pound penalty for dead fish
- Weigh in is at 3:00 pm. ALL boats should be inside buoy by 3:00 pm. 1 pound penalty per minute with disqualification
after 10 minutes - Ties will be broken by earliest boat number. Big bass ties will be broken by largest creel weight
- A polygraph test may be administered to any contestant at the discretion of the tournament director/committee
Rules are subject to change with state game laws. Officials of tournament will make the final decisions regarding all
rules, rule changes and interpretation of said rules and any protests.