Champion of Champions Tournament

2024 Champion of Champions Tournament

Guidelines for clubs applying to enter 2024 Champion of Champions Tournament:

  • BBA president and tournament committee will manage the Champion of Champions event.
  • Must have been a club for at least two years
  • Must have at least 10 teams
  • Must fish at least six club events per year
  • Track AOY or some other metric for determining top six teams
  • Have some type of authority such as individual, or board that manages club

Tournament committee is made up of BBA members or affiliates as assigned by BBA’s board:

  • BBA tournament committee is responsible for overseeing weigh-in and making any on site decisions needed and overseeing payout

Lake will be selected by BBA:

  • Registration begins 5am
  • Weigh in 3pm GA time
  • Tournament will be made up of up to six  teams available from each participating club or trail.
  • Event is by invitation only / no walk ups. Names from each club that will be competing, and team assignments must be submitted at least one week before the event to BBA
  • Entry Fee: $110 per team (made up of one or two anglers)
    • This includes $10 big fish pot for teams
    • $10 goes toward tournament fund
  • Payout based on $90 per team. 50% first place, 30% second place, 20% third place
  • Must wear life jacket when big motor is running and in gear
  • Late Penalty – must be within the no wake area at boat ramp area and not fishing by weigh in time. There will be a ½ pound penalty per minute late.
  • Dead fish penalty of 4oz or.25 on scales per dead fish
  • Cannot weigh a dead fish for your “big fish”
  • Spots must be at least 12 inches and large mouths must be at least 12 inches or lake limit in length whichever is greater.
    • Any short fish weighed in will result in both the short fish and the largest fish to be thrown out.
  • You may only have a maximum of five fish in your live well when arriving or weigh in inside the weigh in area’s no wake zone and ramp area. Violation penalty is a dead fish penalty
  • You must check in before tournament begins to be enrolled in the tournament and pay your entry fee.
    • During this time your live wells will be checked and tagged
  • Registration one hour before safe light
  • Launch safe light
  • BBA president and/or tournament committee have sole discretion on decisions at scales, disqualifications, rule interpretations, or any matter related to this event.
  • Contact: Kyle Williamson, BBA President (770-843-4583) or Terry Williamson (770-843-4542)

Agenda

  1. {5:00am EST – 7:00am} Registration, live well check, and drawing of random boat number
  2. {15 minutes before safe light} Prayer followed by partial review of tournament rules over megaphone
  3. {5 minutes before safe light} Boats will prepare to launch
  4. {safe light} Boats launched in fleets of five
  5. {3:00pm} Weigh-in

Please let us know if you want to participate this tournament.