2010 Open Team Bass Tournament Circuit

• There will be six (6) Bass Team of the Year and Classic qualifying events open to the public

• One (1) Classic (Championship) event (for qualified teams only)

• One Fathers Day non-points event AND one Bass Poor Boy non-points event open to the public

• One (1) Dash For Cash non-points event open to the public

• Three (3) October-November Ironman non-points events open to the public

Father’s Day Bass (open to the Public)

            Conesus Lake                          Sunday, June 20, 2010            $30 / team

Bass Poor Boy Event (open to the Public)

            Silver Lake                              Sunday, July 25, 2010                        $30 / team

Qualifying Points Events (open to the Public)

            Owasco Lake                    June 26, 2010                    Entry Fee $80/team (including lunker)

            Sodus Bay                         July 10, 2010                    Entry Fee $80team (including lunker)

            Onanadaga Lake               July 17, 2010                     Entry Fee $80team (including lunker)

            Keuka Lake                      July 31, 2010                     Entry Fee $80/team (including lunker)

            Cayuga Lake                     August 14, 2010               Entry Fee $80/team (including lunker)

            Conesus Lake                    August 28, 2010              Entry Fee $80/team (including lunker)

Dash For Cash  (open to the Public)

            Oneida Lake                Monday, September 6, 2010              Entry Fee $150 / team

Avon Anglers Classic (top 25 teams in points + 2009 Points Champs or teams that fish all 6 events)

            Lakes to be Announced       September 25 & 26, 2010          No entry fee provided we average 52 teams

Ironman Series  (open to the Public)

            Honeoye Lake                 October 23, 2010    Entry Fee $60 (including lunker)

            Keuka Lake                     October 30, 2010    Entry Fee $60 (including lunker)

            Conesus Lake                  November 6, 2010  Entry Fee $60 (including lunker)

Rules

• All tournaments are considered team events.

• A team will consist of two (2) partners fishing together, or one (1) person fishing alone.

• All tournaments will have a five (5) fish limit

• All fish must be kept alive if at all possible.

• Penalties will be imposed on dead fish. As in 2009, this will be 0.5 pounds per bass.

• In the event of a boat issue affecting your return, a team must contact someone on the tournament staff by cell phone before their scheduled flight return in order to not be disqualified.

• Official time will be cell phone time.

• Only one rod may be used per fisherman at any one time.

• Penalties will be imposed on teams who are late for their return time. Continuing in 2010, this will be 1 pound per minute from the total bag and the lunker weight. Late teams will be allowed to weigh and receive points. To be considered “returned” you will need to be within 100 yards of the launch and your boat number visible.

• Anytime a field is split into flights due to high participation levels, the time between flight returns will always be 30 minutes.

• 2^nd (or possibly 3^rd) flights will always begin blasting off 10 minutes after the last boat in the previous flight is either out of sight OR has begun fishing.

• Tournament weigh-in staff will always be in the first flight and will oftentimes be assigned a blast-off number in the Top 10 positions as they must return 10-15 minutes early to prepare for weigh-in.

• The Lunker Pot will again not be optional in 2010. It will consist of $10 of a team’s $80 entry fee. A.A.U. As in 2009, there will only be one lunker awarded per tournament.

• All member teams will blast off before open teams (as in 2009).

• All rules as stated on tournament flyer will be in effect                                                                 

You may fish any or all of our qualifying events as:

              An open team with any partner; no membership in Avon Anglers Inc required,

                 you will not receive any points, you will not qualify for the Classic.

Qualification for Avon Angler 2010 Bass Team of the Year

• Membership in Avon Anglers is required for any qualifying team member

• Both partners must sign up as a team, no later than the blast off of the 1st Points event at Owasco Lake on June 26th, 2010.

• Teams will receive points based upon their final position in each tournament.

• In order to be in the running for Bass Team of the Year, a team MUST FISH ALL 6 POINTS EVENTS.

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• ALL 6 POINTS EVENTS WILL COUNT, THERE WILL BE NO DROP TOURNAMENTS  IN 2010.

• The member team that finishes with the most points will be declared the 2010 Avon Angler Bass Team of the Year.

• The Substitution Rule below is in effect.

• The Hardship Rule below is in effect (note: new partner must be a member).

The Classic Tournament

• Eligible teams must finish in the Top 25 teams in points OR HAVE ENTERED ALL 6 POINTS EVENTS to qualify. This means there are now two ways to qualify for the AAU Classic.

• THERE IS NO MINUIMUM NUMBER OF TOURNAMENTS REQUIRED TO HAVE ENTERED IN 2010. Teams may qualify for the Classic by fishing any number of points events, provided they end up in the Top 25 in the points standings at the end of the 6^th event. (ex. It is possible a team could fish 3, 4, or 5 events and collect enough points to qualify for the 2010 Classic.)

• The 2009 Points Champions receive an automatic entry into the 2010 Classic. If the 2009 Points Champions are in the Top 25, the team that is 26^th will be invited into the Classic field.

• The bodies of water for the Classic will be announced at the weigh-in of the Conesus Open on August 28^th, 2010. These will be selected from a list of these possible waters: Conesus, Honeoye, Canandaigua, Onandaga, Keuka, Silver, Seneca, Cayuga, Waneta and Lamoka Lakes (possibly together or separate), Port, Irondequoit, and Sodus Bays. There will be an effort to keep these bodies of water somewhat close together.

• There will be a typical Avon Anglers points system in place for the Classic Tournament.

• WE WILL INSTITIUTE A CUT-DOWN TO 12 TEAMS AFTER DAY 1 OF THE CLASSIC.

• Any fee for the Classic will be announced in the Classic Invitation to be mailed after the Conesus Open on August 28^th, 2010. The goal is for the entry fee to be free provided we average 52 teams per Open event and have 5 major sponsors of our team trail.

• The 2009 Avon Angler Bass Team of the Year will receive free entry to the Classic in all cases.

• Practice will be allowed from the time of the announcement until 12AM on Monday, September 20^th, 2010. From that time on, the Classic waters will be off limits to participants.

• In the event of a tie, the team with largest lunker fish for the two days will determine the winner.

Non-Points Bass Events

 The Fathers Day Bass event, the Dash for Cash event, the Bass Poor Boy event, and the three (3) October-November Ironman Series events will not count towards either qualifying for the Classic or the Avon Anglers Bass Team of the Year award. The Ironman events will be a points series and a separate 2010 Avon Anglers Ironman Team of the Year will be awarded.

The Substitution Rule

• Applies only to Classic teams and Member teams pursuing points for the Bass Team of the Year and the Classic Tournament..

• All teams must sign in at registration under their team name. If a substitute is being used they must inform the tournament director. Substitutes do not have to be Avon Angler Inc. members.

• Each team will be allowed to use a substitute in one (1) qualifying point tournament.

• The substitute may be an Avon Angler member or non-member who is not already a partner on another team.  All points go to the team name, regardless if a substitute is used.

• Any team may use as its substitute any partner of another signed team, providing neither of the other two (2) partners are fishing the tournament.  In this case points received will be split equally between both teams.

• There will be no substitution allowed for the Classic Tournament

Hardship Rule

             As a general rule Classic teams and Member teams will not be allowed to change partners once

             they have signed up together as a team.  However if one (1) of the partners is unable to fish due 

             to special circumstances, such as a prolonged illness or moving out of the area, (there could be  

             others) that team may request in writing to the tournament committee, to replace one of its

             members.  The tournament committee must approve or disapprove this request before the next

             qualifying tournament.

The 2010 Point System

• Points will be awarded only to teams competing to make the Classic or competing for the Avon Anglers Bass Team of the Year award. Once a has missed one points event OR had subbed more than once, they will not be in the running for Bass Team of the Year.

• Points will be awarded to Classic or Member teams based on their finish at each point tournament in relation to only Classic or Member teams.  Example: should an open team win the tournament, and either a Classic or Member team come in 2^nd, that team would be awarded 100 points.

• THERE WILL BE NO DROP SCORE IN 2010

• The point increments (as in the past) will change at the 21^st position from two (2) points to one (1) point. Any team weighing fish is guaranteed a minimum 30 points…

• No points will be awarded for the Fathers Day,  Dash for Cash, or any of the Ironman tournaments

  Points will be awarded as follows:

         Place                  Points                    Place                  Points                  Place                    Points

2010 Theoretical 50 Boat A.A.U. Open Bass Tournament

$80 Entry = $4000

$80 - $10 (Lunker pot) = $70 (w/ $500 Lunker Pot)

$70 - 15% A.A.U Club Fund ($10.50) = $59.50 (2008 was 20%)

$70 – 15% Bass Classic Fund ($10.50) = $49

$49 x 50 Boats = $2450

$2450 – Truck fuel ($80) – Plaques ($110) = $2260

1^st Place = $1017 (45%)

2^nd Place = $610 (27%)

3^rd Place = $407 (18%)

4^th Place = $226 (10%)

Lunker = $500

            40 Boats                                                                      60 Boats

            1^st Place = $797                                                          1^st Place = $1238

            2^nd Place = $478                                                         2^nd Place = $743

            3^rd Place = $319                                                         3^rd Place = $ 495

            4^th Place = $177                                                          4^th Place = $275

            Lunker = $400                                                           Lunker = $600

A.A.U. Club Fund supports many club functions throughout the year with the most important being the 4 Kids Pond events we hold annually. This also is used for asset purchases and maintenance (Truck, trailer, computer, oxygenation system, P.A. system, and other items) that help make A.A.U. tournaments the quality events they are known for.

This trail is absolutely advantageous to anglers/teams that are members and compete to be in the A.A.U. Classic (1^st - $2000, 2^nd - $1250, and 3^rd - $750) and for A.A.U. Bass Team of the Year, which will award plaques plus custom jackets and hats to the winners. Classic will be free entry provided we get 5 sponsors and average 52 teams per Open. Payouts will increase accordingly as sponsorship and average turnout increases.