New B.A.S.S Rules

[1simplemann]

With this no info rule, Britt Myers doesn't win at Winyah Bay last year. He even thanked the local guys that helped him.  BP could easily have researched earlier tournaments to find out where they were won. I have to agree with you RichF, there's no way MM finds a canal 200 miles away without some help. This new rule should level the playing field a bit.

[Gundog]

I think the "no info" rule is long over due. I've read for over a decade how pros would have uncles/brothers/friends fishing for the pro to find fish. I always considered it unsportsmanlike. 

[Glenn]

What, exactly, is the "no info" rule?  Can you post it?

[RichF]

https://www.bassmaster.com/news/bass-extends-no-info-rule-elites-and-classic

 

Basically some additions to the rules already in place.

[WRB]

The XPress Hyper-Lift aluminum bass boats are technically a tunnel hull.

Tom

[J Francho]

3 minutes ago, WRB said:

The XPress Hyper-Lift aluminum bass boats are technically a tunnel hull.

 

Not by any stretch of the imagination.  That is a pad hull, the same as any glass boat.

[WRB]

6 minutes ago, J Francho said:

 

Not by any stretch of the imagination.  That is a pad hull, the same as any glass boat.

It's a pad hull with tunnels according to thier literature, agree it's not a true center tunnel hull. So does the Hyper-Lift fall under this new rule?

Tom

 

[J Francho]

I have no idea.  I OWNED a Hyperlift.  It's a pad-V hull.  There are no tunnels on it.  There are reverse strakes for better straight line tracking that aren't in the water when you are on plane.  I have no idea what BASS's ruling would be.  I do no that my Bullet drafted shallower than my Xpress, so it's any ad

 

https://xpressboats.com/hyper-lift-series/

 

Shows a good picture of the hull.

 

[WRB]

I knew you owned the Xpress. What got my attention is Skyler Hamilton is on thier pro staff and used the Hyper-Lift hull to win a B.A.S.S. Event on the Arkansas River and Xpress mentioned tunnel hull. As your illustration shows it looks like a classic pad hull with chin stabilizers that could be interpreted as tunnels. Just curious if this is the boat the rule was written around. I really like the design, looks like a typical glass bass boat pad hull.

Tom

 

[Glenn]

B.A.S.S. made a nice PR move with this new rule on information, but it means nothing unless they stop going to the same lakes/rivers over and over again.  Classic example is the next Classic, where most of the competitors already have information about Hartwell that this new rule is supposed to ban, gleaned from several recent Classics held there.

 

If they really want to "level the playing field", then pair this new rule with a schedule full of new locations, or at least places that they haven't held an event in the past 20 years.

[Tim Kelly]

How do they choose the venues for events? Presumably there needs to be the on shore facilities for the weigh ins, and increasingly important is good cell coverage. Other than that, is it just habit? Do Chambers of commerce pay them a fee to bring the show to their town? There are a lot of great lakes, I'm surprised they visit the same ones so frequently.

[WRB]

I can't tell you why B.A.S.S. goes where they do, I can tell you why the don't go to excellent bass fisheries they avoid.

B.A.S.S. is all about promoting thier organization and making profits from the events.

The entire west coast is avoided because the outdoor sports population doesn't support B.A.S.S., the organization is unknown to the general public. The few events that B.A.S.S. has scheduled out west over the past decades have had poor community support.

Tom

[Tim Kelly]

I wonder why there aren't more events in Philly then. Other than the rubbish fishing it was amazingly well supported when Ike won there a couple of years ago!

[RichF]

Im pretty sure towns/cities pay BASS to hold their events there.  Those events generate a lot of revenue for host communities.  

[Sam]

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2017 at 7:31 AM, TOXIC said:

Slippery slope is right.....What's next?  Competitors can only use XXXX Rods, XXXX Reels, XXXX Boat manufacturer. XXXX Baits and can only tow with XXXX trucks?  While I agree, there is a need for "off-limits" areas, I would have a problem with a boat restriction beyond a USCG Tagged hull including the proper HP outboard.  So is someone going to complain that one brand of hull is faster and more fuel efficient (Like Allison for example) and can therefore go further and faster unleveling the playing field?   Hmmmmmmm.........

How about making it illegal to use the metal clips on your culling system?

 

You are to use plastic clips and not penetrate the fish's mouth.

 

Our Virginia BASS Federation has already put out the word for the 2018 tournaments.

[12poundbass]

3 hours ago, Sam said:

How about making it illegal to use the metal clips on your culling system?

 

You are to use plastic clips and not penetrate the fish's mouth.

 

Our Virginia BASS Federation has already put out the word for the 2018 tournaments.

Already set in place for 2018. I read a KVD article where he said they're making it a rule for next year.

[TOXIC]

I agree with that rule, only because there are too many who don't know how to place a piercing clip properly.  If done correctly, they are fine, if done incorrectly, it tears the heck out of a bass' mouth.  

[scaleface]

On 10/23/2017 at 7:23 AM, TOXIC said:

there are too many who don't know how to place a piercing clip properly.

I'm one . Where  should it be placed ?

[TOXIC]

19 hours ago, scaleface said:

I'm one . Where  should it be placed ?

While I do not use a piercing tag, the optimum place to insert it is at the point in the lower jaw where the soft tissue comes to a "V" at the front of the jaw.  You put it as close to the jawbone as possible.  Anywhere else in the lower jaw creates too much movement and tears the soft tissue into larger holes, especially if you lift the fish by the cull tags.  Now there is a lot of controversy with the clip style as well with critics saying that the clips prevent bass from fully closing their mouth during the breathing process and in some cases actually killing fish, especially smallmouth.  

[RichF]

Check out @Glenn's video on culling.  I was hesitant at first to tag fish this way because I was afraid the clips would touch their gills.  I tried this method my last couple tournaments this year and it worked awesome.  No tears and all my fish were super lively when I released them.