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Tmx Participation Requirements & Processes

• Membership must be current to fish in MWBA tournaments. Previous-Year Members must renew their Memberships before entering the January Tournament.

• Tournament Payouts are a 1:4 ratio of Paid Places (ranked by Total Weight) to Boats entered.

• The Club retains $350 from the Entry Fees total to fund operational costs. In a 30-boat, 60-angler tournament (typical for MWBA), this leaves 90% of the Entry Fees in the Payout Pot. Most tournaments tout 80% Payouts.

• Initial online entry deadline: 6:00 p.m. on the day before the Club meeting preceding the Tournament. In-person entries are accepted at the Meeting. Those entries are included in the Initial Pairings Draw. The Pairings List will change as online entries are also accepted through Noon on the day before the Tournament. However, entering after the Wednesday before the Meeting makes the Tournament Director continually revise the Pairings. Be kind. Enter early!

• Entries may be submitted by mail (pay by Check) and at the Club meeting immediately preceding the Tournament (pay by Check or Cash). Either way, submit your payment with a completed (click link) Membership Form and (see below) a Liability Form.

• Boaters must carry at least $300,000 liability insurance on their boat.

• Entrants must sign a Liability Waiver for the Club and assume personal liability for any damage they cause during Pre-Tournament and Tournament activities.

• Boaters and Co-Anglers are expected to contact each other as soon as possible after being Paired, to discuss travel logistics, lodging, pre-fishing, paying the mandatory Fair Share Fee, whether a back-deck seat is needed, and a plethora of details about fishing as a Team on Tournament Day (e.g. boat-sharing, Co-Angler tackle storage, how and where to fish and what to use).

• An Optional “Grudge Match Tournament” is held on the 3rd Wednesday of December, in lieu of a regular Monthly Tournament. The Grudge Match is the only MWBA Tournament in which non-Members participate and Anglers choose their Teammate. A Member voluntarily runs the event. Regular MWBA Tournament Rules apply. The Entry Fee is $25, paid online. The Payout Ratio is 1:4.

• Tournaments (including the Grudge Match) include an optional Side Pot. The $20/Angler Side Pot Fee must be paid in cash before the Pre-Launch Meeting. The Top Three Places share the pot.