2021 RESULTS

1st:  18 lb 12 oz - Jack Duncan/Greg Hynes
2nd:  17 lb  12 oz - Michael Burnside/Caleb Hand
3rd: 16 lb 14 oz - Coulton Robinson/Kyle Robinson
Big Bass:   6 lb 5 oz - Michael Burnside/Caleb Hand

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • OFF LIMITS TIME: Lavon Lake is completely off limits starting from Sept 14th, 2021 at 9pm until the start of the Championship
  • NUMBERED START: Will be based on AOY standings. Boats leave 60 seconds apart. Numbers will be distributed at check-in. Boats will stage at curtesy dock inside Collin Park Tires and idle out one by one. Boats CANNOT cut through tires and bank by ramp.
  • FISHING END TIME: Last cast must be no later than 3pm.
  • WEIGH-IN: Must have registration chip in bucket by 3:15pm and scales close at 3:30pm
  • ANGLER ELIGIBILITY: Must have fished a minimum of 5 regular season events or have won an event to qualify for the championship. Individual Anger Status below. 
  • ​7.77 lb. POT: If no bass is caught in the 7.77lb pot during the regular season it will be distributed into the payouts at the Championship. 
  • BAG RULES: Heaviest 5 fish over 14"
  • REGISTRATION: All anglers must register before 6:00am 

INDIVIDUAL ANGLER ELIGIBILITY STATUS FO CHAMPIONSHIP

GREEN - QUALIFIED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
YELLOW - MUST REACH 4 EVENT MINIMUM TO QUALIFY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
RED - CANNOT QUALIFY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP 

ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RULES AND INFORMATION

PARTICIPANTS / ELIGIBILITY
  • Participation is open to all anglers with a valid fishing license
  • Each team will consist of 1 to 2 anglers per boat
​ENTRY FEE 
  • Entry fee are $200 per boat 
REGISTRATION / TOURNAMENT HOURS
  • Tournament hours are 6:30AM to 3:00PM 
  • Boats must be inside the tires at Collin Park  by 3:00PM and no longer casting.
  • Registration begins at 5:00AM
  • Must be registered by 6:00AM
  • Each boat must register/pay in person at the weigh in location (Collin Park)
  • All boats will be required to have fully functional livewells
  • All boats are subject to a livewell check
  • Will be based on AOY standings. Boats leave 60 seconds apart. Numbers will be distributed at check-in. Boats will stage at courtesy dock inside Collin Park Tires and idle out one by one. Boats CANNOT cut through tires and bank by ramp.
 
LIVE FISH / WEIGH IN
  • A limit of fish shall consist of 5 bass (Bass shall be defined as any of the species known as largemouth bass)
  • All fish must be a minimum of 14”
  • Any team bringing any undersized fish with be disqualified
  • No team may have more than a limit of 5 bass in their livewell at any one time except in the short time frame of culling a single fish
  • Culling of a dead fish is not allowed
  • Dead fish will incur a 1lb penalty per fish
​OFF LIMITS PERIODS
 
  • Lavon Lake is completely off limits starting from Sept 14th, 2021 at 9pm until the start of the Championship
 
OFF LIMITS AREAS
  • Contestants may fish anywhere on tournament waters accessible by boat and available to the public, except areas designated as “off limits” or “no fishing” by state, local, or federal officials
  • The “off limits” areas include but are not limited to:​
    • The area from the dam to the buoys around the intake at Lavon Lake as marked by the Corp of Engineers
ETIQUETTE / SAFETY
  • All boat operators must comply with the laws of Texas.  For a complete list of Texas PWC Operation Laws please visit: http://tpwd.texas/
  • Life Jackets/PFD’s must be worn anytime the combustion motor is in gear
  • No fishing within 33.33 yards of a competitor’s boat unless otherwise agreed upon by the other tournament angler
  • Every boat must have all required safety equipment as defined by the State of Texas which includes fully functional nav and anchor lights and must be used per state laws
  • In the case of inclement weather, it will be the competitor’s decision to seek shelter or continue fishing
  • All anglers must use extreme safety, caution, and courtesy at take off in addition to high standards of sportsmanship and conservation at all times during these events.  Any infraction of these fundamental sporting principles and all rules above may be deemed cause for disqualification
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CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION
  • Anglers who win one regular season event or fish 4 total events in 2021 will qualify for the championship
  • Boats will receive boat number in championship based on AOY standings
PERMITTED FISHING METHODS
  • All anglers must abide by all state and local laws at all times
  • Only artificial lures may be used
  • All fish must be caught in a legal, live, conventional manner using rod and reel
  • Each competitor may only have one rod in use at a time
  • Trolling with combustion motor is prohibited
  • All angling must be performed from the boat. You may only leave the boat in case of an emergency
  • No “hole sitting” allowed, which means you cannot have another angler/boat holding a fishing spot for you
 
PROTESTS
  • Decisions of the Tournament Director are final and are not subject to appeal. Interpretation of these rules will be left exclusively to the Tournament Director in his sole and absolute discretion.
  • Each competitor agrees to report any rule violation to the Tournament Director immediately upon discovery of the violation. The violation of a tournament rule may result in weight loss,  total loss of weight for that event, the ineligibility to participate in future  events, or any other penalty deemed appropriate by the Tournament Director in his sole discretion.
  • Protests must be made in writing within 10 minutes of the official closing of the scales at each tournament​
POLYGRAPH
  • By participating, all contestants are subject to a polygraph exam with a licensed Polygraph Examiner selected by the Working Man's Bass Series tournament
  • Contestants must submit to the polygraph exam within 72 hours of tournament event at the Polygraph Examiners specified location near Wylie, Texas
  • Refusal to submit to a polygraph, disqualifies the contestant and team from being eligible to receive any prize money, bonuses, or points for the event.  The tournament director reserves the right to waive any violation of these rules disclosed to him before the polygraph exam, at his sole and absolute discretion.
MEDIA DISCLAIMER
  • The Working Man's Bass Series has the irrevocable right and permission to use photographs and/or video recordings of tournament anglers on lavonbassfishing.com, fishing forums, facebook.com and other websites, as well as in publications, promotional flyers, or for any other similar purpose without compensation.
  • Photographs and/or video recordings of anglers may be placed on the Internet.  Anglers may be identified by name and/or title in printed, Internet or broadcast information that might accompany the photographs and/or video recordings.  All anglers waive the right to approve the final product.  All such portraits, pictures, photographs, video and audio recordings, and any reproductions thereof, and all plates, negatives, recording tape and digital files are and shall remain the property of the Working Man's Bass Series.
  • Tournament anglers hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Working Man's Bass Series from any and all claims, demands, rights, promises, damages and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the use or distribution of said photographs and/or video recordings, including but not limited to any claims for invasion of privacy, appropriation of likeness or defamation.​
*Any violation of the rules stated here with in, will result in immediate disqualification and potential ban from participation of any Working Man's Bass Series tournaments in addition to possible prosecution by the state of Texas.
​* By participating in these events, the competitors assume all risks associated with each event and hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless the host, sponsors, and tournament officials from all claims, injury, and/or damage that may incur during the  Working Man's Bass Series tournaments.
 
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