Author: HALCOMB, DARRYL R
Last saved by: Jill Fife
Company: DuPont

ROSS COUNTY BASS ANGLERS

2022 PAINT CREEK THURSDAY NIGHT HUSTLE
OPEN BASS TOURNAMENT

THURSDAY EVENINGS @ 6 P.M. TILL 9 P.M. (or safe light)
May 5 thru September 29, 2022

*Fish-Off Event will be Saturday October 8, 2022 @ 7:00a.m. or safe light to 3pm

ENTRY FEE:  $10.00 per angler
PAYOUT:
•	69% WINNER
•	12% 2^ND PLACE
•	19% BIG BASS
•	20% RCBA CLUB off top of entry money received  
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
•	ALL STATE LAWS WILL BE ENFORCED
•	LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN ANYTIME GAS ENGINE IS RUNNING.
•	VIOLATIONS OF NO WAKE ZONE CONSTITUTES AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION AND IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF RCBA.
•	TAKE-OFF ORDER WILL BE DETERMINED BY NUMBER DRAWING SYSTEM.
•	ALL BOATS MUST PASS BY THE LAUNCH BOAT BEFORE BEGINNING FISHING EVEN IF FISHING THE DAM AREA.
•	PLEASE USE SAFE AND COMMON COURTESY AROUND OTHER ANGLERS AND BOATERS ON THE WATER.
•	NAVIGATION LIGHTS MUST BE USED ON BOATS WHEN APPROACHING DUSK.
•	ALL BOATS SUBJECT TO BE CHECKED AT ANYTIME BY TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS (RCBA)
•	CULLING OF A DEAD FISH IS PROHIBITED. 
•	PARTICIPANTS MUST CHECK IN AT THE RAMP AT THE END OF THE EVENT.  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
•	PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CONSENTING ADULT.  
•	ANGLERS AGES 16 AND OVER ARE REQUIRED TO PAY ENTRY FEE.
•	IN THE EVENT NO FISH ARE WEIGHED IN THE PROCEEDS WILL BE APPLIED TO THE YEAR END FISH OFF LESS 20% RCBA CONTRIBUTION.
•	IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY SPLITTING THE POT OR AGREEMENT TO A COIN TOSS BY THE PARTICIPANTS.
•	PARTICIPANTS THAT ARRIVE AFTER TAKE MUST CONTACT AN RCBA MEMBER TO REPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARRIVAL.
•	THERE WILL BE A   0.5 LB DEDUCTION OFF TOTAL WEIGHT FOR EACH DEAD FISH BROUGHT TO SCALES INCLUDING BIG BASS.
•	A DEAD FISH WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR BIG BASS.
•	BASS MUST BE WITHIN THE SLOT LIMIT REGULATIONS:
o	TWO FISH BETWEEN 12” – 15” AND TWO FISH > / = 15” PER BOAT

YEAR END FISH OFF
•	PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE PAID FOR AT LEAST 70% OF THE TOURNAMENTS TO BE ELGIBLE FOR THE YEAR END FISH OFF.
o	PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE PRIOR TO EACH WEEKLY EVENT TO BE ACCEPTED AND COUNTED TOWARDS YEAR END FISH OFF ELIGIBILITY.  (i.e.  Payments cannot be made at end of year to make up for events missed) 
•	100% PAYBACK FOR YEAR END FISH OFF. 
o	IN THE EVENT NO FISH ARE WEIGHED IN, THE PROCEEDS WILL BE SPLIT EQUALLY AMONG PARTICIPANTS.

For information on these events or to join the Ross County Bass Anglers please contact:

Bill Souders at 614-745-5823
bill.souders@yahoo.com

Rick Gallaugher at 740-701-3153 or 740-998-5918
gallaugher@roadrunner.com

Jeff Strausbaugh at 740-701-7147 or 740-703-6721
jcstrausbaugh@horizonview.net 

Tim Fife at 740-649-3011 or 740-775-1281
tjfife@horizonview.net 

*THE ROSS COUNTY BASS ANGLERS ASSUMES NO LIABILIATY FOR ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES THAT MAY OCCUR DURING THE EVENT.