AUGUSTA COUNTY BASS-JON’S - 2008 By-Laws

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ARTICLE I - Name and Purpose

Section 1: Name
The club shall be called AUGUSTA COUNTY BASS-JON’S

Section 2: Purpose
To improve our skills as bass anglers through a fellowship of friendly exchange of expert bass catching techniques and ideas, and to promote and encourage youth and family fishing, and a love for this recreation. To support our state conservation department efforts and to report problems and concerns to the proper authorities. “ Share the Knowledge”!


ARTICLE II – Membership

Section 1: Number of Members
The club shall maintain at least 6 members and not exceed 24 members:
A. Boater to Non-Boater
Section 2: Requirements for Membership to become a club member, a person shall:
A. Voluntarily expresses a genuine interest in membership.
B. Be 18 years of age, if under 18 must have parent consent.
C. Be voted on by membership. (Proxies are allowed)
D. All new members must first attend 1 club meeting/tournament.
E. Must be current with club dues before the 1st Touranement so you can start geting points.
F. Maintain a good attitude towards other members and respect their views and interests.
G. Membership is only open all tournament season.

Section 3: Membership Dues
A. The membership dues shall be $30.00 annually, Children under the age of  16 year old Membership dues  shall be $15.00 annually, payable at the Yearly Meeting. Paid dues are not refundable at any time. Dues will assist in the purchase of, trophies, awards and etc.

Section 4: Meeting of Members
A. Club meetings will be held directly after Club Tournaments weigh in.
B. There will be an organization meeting held annually to vote in new club officers and determine the upcoming Tournament schedule and or changes to By-Laws.


ARTICLE III - Tournaments and Events

Section 1: Rules
A. Tournament dates will be drafted and approved at the Annual club meeting.
B. Tournament locations will be drafted and approved at the Annual club meeting.
C. Launch sequence, meeting site and meeting time will be half hour prior to sunrise, exact times as directed by the Club’s Tourney Director.
D. Tournaments will last from actual 6:30am -7am to 1500/3 PM Weight In. Summer Tournaments may be extended to 1700/5 PM if agreed to my majority vote prior to blast-off.
E. Your five best bass must be caught before the tournaments completion time. There is a slot limit we have to go by. All live fish will be release after being weight and measured NO DEAD FISH ALLOW If you have a dead fish it wont count toward your weight .Please if you had catch more then five  please pick your best 5 bass before you weight in If you have more then 5 bass in your weight bag it will be a 8oz penalty
F. The club will use the following point system for awarding points at each tournament: each Team with get 10 Points for showing Up to the Tournament......

1st Place =15

2nd Place=14

3rd Place =13

4th Place=12

5th Place=11

6th Place=10

7th Place=9

8th Place=8

9th Place=7

10th Place=6

11th Place=5

12th Place=4

13th Place=3

14th Place=2

15th Place=1

This Points system  it depends on how many teams is there for sample if you don’t have but only 10 teams show up you will start from 10 then go back instead of 15.
 If two teams have the same weight during a tournament the tiebreaker will be the longest fish or heaviest fish.

- Lunker results will also be maintained throughout the tournament season to determine "Biggest Bass of 2008 Season Award".

G. Those members showing up and not weighing in a fish will receive 10 points for the tournament. New members will earn 1 point only, pro-rated after being voted into the club for "Full Membership". Only full members will earn placement points.
H.  There will be a 4oz per minute late penalty (up to 15 minutes late). More than 15 minutes late will result in automatic DQ. Members must either have their boat beached or partner ashore preparing boat/tow vehicle for boat recovery by 1500 or the clock will start for penalties.
I. There is an entry fee for tournaments. $10 per person. The $10.00 will be placed in the Pot. The Pot will pay out to1^st 2^nd 3^rd place and with a 20% pay out Goes towards the club. Money will be paid out to more places, (2nd, 3rd and ) depending on the number of participants and the size of the Pot.  Guests invited by the club are allowed to participate in the Pot. Unless we have our 15 teams if so no guess is allow unless the club vote for it.  Money to be collected by Tourney Director prior to the start of tournament or in his absence a club officer.  Lunker prize to be shared between partners unless otherwise agreed upon between the Team Partners. In the event that no fish are caught during a tournament, the Pot collected for that tournament will be rolled over to the next scheduled tournament.

J. The first boat on location has the right of way; others should stay at Least 25 feet away for safety purposes.
K. No alcohol or drugs are allowed during club events.
L. No live bait is to be used in club events, only artificial baits and pork baits are allowed.
M. If you and your Partner starter to fish the tournaments at the begin of the year you need to stay together due to the points system if your partner can’t make it. No Guest is allowing you have to fish bye your self unless another team doesn’t have a partner then if its ok with the other team and your partner need to pay his part.
N. Landing nets are permitted for the safety of the fish.
P. Tournament cancellation will be determined by the club President, or Tournament Director.
Q. Tournaments being cancelled will be rescheduled by consensus of club.

- Largest Fish of the tournament season will win the "Augusta County Bass-Jon's Biggest Bass of 2008

Season" award.

S. There is a maximum of only two club members in a boat during any/all tournaments.
T. There must be at least 3 boats and 6 persons fishing during any tournament or cancellation of the tournament will take effect.
U. All club members must be current on all club dues before the 1st Tournament unless you didn’t come a member until the middle of the Season.....

V. Only club members in good standing are permitted to participate in any tournament.
W. Guests are only permitted to participate when the club’s officers grant permission. Permission will only be granted to those persons interested in becoming a member of the Augusta Co Bass Jon's of Shenandoah Valley and if all club non-boaters interested in participating in the tournament have been assigned to a boat and there are still open seats in boats. No guest will be allowed to fish more than three times in the season. All guests fishing must sign the Tournament Waiver form before fishing. 

          Augusta Co -Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members:

• Assigned to Bass-Jon's Waiting List, allows them to fish as many tourneys as they want, depending on seat availability. Augusta Co-Bass-Jon's Non-Boater members have first right to empty back seats, as long as the answered the "Intent to Fish Tourney E-Mails" by the draw dead-line date set by the Tourney Director.
• Augusta Co-Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members will pay $5 for this privilege.
• Augusta Co-Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members have first right to empty seats instead of guests. But must answer the "Intent to Fish Tourney E-Mails" prior to the draw dead-line date set by the Tourney Director. 
• Augusta Co-Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members may not accrue points nor compete for the "Angler of the Year".
• Augusta Co -Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members have first right to open slots within Bass-Jon's Membership and will be awarded in the order/date they were placed on the list. Be aware that there are two types of membership slots as Boaters/Non-Boaters.
• Max number of members on the Augusta Co-"Bass-Jon's Waiting List" is 10 (ten).
• Augusta Co-Bass-Jon's Waiting List Members may fish the Club Classic if they have fished the required "7" tourneys during the Tourney season and pay an additional $20 fee.     

X. Only one rod and reel are to use at one time to fish but you can have as many  as you want.
Y. All tournaments will begin promptly at the selected starting time. All members will be responsible for arriving on time for launching and starting. The club will not wait for late arrivals if you going to be late please give us a call things do happen  acbassjons is not taking lake arrivals’ from other Tournaments.

1. Only boaters with parent/guardian responsibilities to (minors, under 18) Club members who are participating in the tournament will be excluded from the drawn.
2. Junior Anglers who have parental release to fish with any club members will be included in the draw.
3. Junior anglers who fish with parent or guardian must inform Tournament Director of their assign partner prior to the draw.
4. All club members will answer the “Intent to Fish the Tourney E-Mails within seven days, and commutate his/her intent to fish and or probability they may attend. If they have not answered the Intent to Fish the Tourney E-mail they will not be allowed to fish the tourney.
5. The Intent to Fish the Tourney E-Mails will post two weeks prior the tourney.
6. The Tournament Director will conduct a draw a week before the tournament and release the results via an e-mail and or the web site.

AA. Tournament scale will be the club’s digital scale, if this scale is inoperative; a substitute digital scale provided by any club member with a reasonably functionally scale and agreed upon by club officers prior to weight in can be used. This same scale will be used for the entire weigh in process.
AB. The Club Classic will be held at the end of the year and any money left in the club treasury will be placed in pot for payouts for 1st – 3rd spots. The normal $10 tourney fee will still be collected and paid out to the Lunker Prize.
 In order for a club member to participate in the Club Classic he/she must have place 1st or 2nd or 3rd place to go to the Club Classic 
ARTICLE IV – Officers

Section 1: Election and Eligibility
A. Elections of officers will be held at the January club meeting. Any members in good standing may run for any office he/she wishes. Winning an official seat requires 51% of the vote/ each member is given 1 vote. (Proxies are allowed)

Section 2: Term
A. The term for all offices is one year, starting January 1st of the year elected. No restrictions on the amount of terms served.

Section 3: Vacancies
A. Any vacancies for any offices will be filled upon a special election held within seven days of any officer removed or has withdrawal from the club.

Section 4: Responsibilities
A. President
1. Provides the members with leadership and oversees the club Meetings.
2. Appoints and oversees committee chairman and club representatives.
3. Votes on club matters at the discretion of the club members.
4. Maintains the order of the By Laws and interprets their meanings for the best interest of the club.
5. Directs the organization of the tournament schedule with the clubs Tournament Director.
6. Procures club trophies and awards.
7. Responsible for accounting and disbursements of club funds.

B. Tournament Director:
1. Assists in the organization of the year’s tournament dates and locations.
2. Qualifies and weighs all fish with club approved scale and calls Weight to the recorder.
3. Acts as Safety Director, and approves all boats for tournament acceptance.
4. Checks live wells prior to start of tournament.
5. Collects Tourney Fee’s
6. Responsible for accounting and disbursements of club funds in the event the President is unavailable. Also responsible for spot check of Club Treasury

7C Club Treasurer Oversee the Augusta County Bass Jons accounts collect all memberships fee up dates the treasurer report on the web site

1, Takes over when the President is unavailable.
2. Takes roll call at club meetings.
3. Votes on all club matters.
4. Assists in setting up club meeting agenda with the clubs President.
5. Acts as clubs Conservation Director.
6. Responsible for accounting and disbursements of club funds in the event the President is unavailable. Also responsible for checking of Club Treasury.

8E. Club Photographer
1. Responsible for taking photos at Club tournament & event functions.
2. Provide digital copies to Bass-Jon’s Webmaster.


ARTICLE V - Code of Conduct

Club members are expected to represent the club in an ethical and positive manner at all times. Examples of unacceptable conduct include unsafe boat operation, lack of boating/fishing courtesy and sportsmanship, failure to attend meetings/tournaments and the failure to abide by state fishing and boating regulations. Any member who fails to communicate with Club officials for three tournaments in a row will be remove from the active rolls and moved to the bottom of the Augusta Co-Bass- Jon’s Waiting and allowing a current member of the BWL to move up to full membership if the Boater to Non-Boater Ratio allows. For members on extended travel due to Military obligations or work related jobs, please notify a club officer so your membership stays active. 


ARTICLE VI - Changes and Updates

A. The By Laws may be changed during the months of January, February and March. No changes after the March meeting.
B. Additions to the By Laws because of importance may be addressed at any club meeting during the year.
C. Any changes/additions must be presented before the club during monthly meetings only, and require a 2/3rd vote of all club members present. (Proxies are allowed)


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