2022 Foothills Marine Tuesday Night Trail

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We invite you to fish with us from 6:00 pm 'til 10:00pm every Tuesday Night on the Foothills Marine Tuesday Night Trail! All tournaments are held on Lake James and launch & weigh-in at Blackbear Access. There is no membership fee for this trail. Entry fee is $40.00 per tournament. $5.00 from each entry will be withheld for the championship (Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022) and an additional $5.00 from each entry will be withheld to pay the Top 10 in total points at season’s end. All totaled, the Foothills Marine Center Tuesday Night Trail & Championship are 100% payback.

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Note: We ask that everyone use good sportsmanship and keep safety on your mind during your time on the water. Foothills Marine Center will not be responsible for any accidents during the tournaments.

Final Points Standings:

Click the link above to view the Final Points Standings for the 2022 Tuesday Night Trail.

Schedule & Weekly Results:

*Results will be posted after each tournament.*

Rules and Points System:

In an effort to make this series as fair to everyone as possible, the following rules are presented to insure everyone is treated as equal in each and every tournament.
Only smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass will be weighed. Spotted bass will be weighed as Largemouth for the sake of "Big Fish." All fish must me caught on a rod & reel using only artificial lures.
There will be a Big Fish category for Largemouth, and another for Smallmouth (all bass that are not clearly pure smallmouth, will be weighed as largemouth for Big Fish calculations).
There is a five (5) fish limit during the Tuesday night tournaments. All Fish must measure at least 14". No short fish are allowed at the scales. If any undersize fish are brought to the scales, then that contestant (team) will be disqualified from that evening's tournament. No points will be awarded. Fish will be measured on a Golden Rule. It is your responsibility to measure your fish before bringing them to the scales.
In the event of a tie for total weight, the team with the heaviest single fish will be awarded the position. In the event of a tie for "big fish," the team with the heaviest total weight will be awarded the position. Please note: it is the responsibility of the team members to ask that their largest fish be weighed and to pick the particular fish.
Teams wishing to be counted as in attendance, for the purpose of accumulating points for the season, but are unable to attend, payment in full can be made prior to blast off and the team will be counted as “participating”.
At least one team member must pay IN PERSON at the ramp prior to blast off for that team to be awarded points for that week. NOTE: "Sending Money" with another team will not qualify as "participating" in that week's tournament.
If, for any reason, anyone wishes to contest a fellow contestant's catch, it must be presented in writing within 15 minutes of weigh-in time.
All contestants must wear their life jackets during take-off. We strongly urge you to wear life jackets any time the big motor is running.
Foothills Marine Center, as official tournament sponsor will have the final say in any disputes or rules infractions that may occur associated with a tournament event. In addition, we reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone, for any reason.
We ask that you please bring your fish to the scales in a timely manner. Please make your best effort to insure your catch remains alive and can be released back into Lake James. There will be an 8 ounce penalty for the first dead fish weighed and no more than one (1) dead fish may be weighed per team, per tournament.
All big fish must be alive throughout the weigh-in to be eligible for the big fish award.
If there are no responses immediately following last call, the scales will be officially closed.
Contestants must be off plane, idling in, within a reasonable distance from the no-wake buoy by 10:00 pm. You are late at 10:01 pm and if you bring any fish to the scales you will be disqualified from the evening's tournament and receive 0 points.

Points Format - Points Will Be Awarded as Follows:

1st through 3rd place will be three (3) point increments with the winner receiving 100 points and 3rd receiving 94 points.
4th through 6th place will be two (2) point increments with 4th receiving 92 points and 6th receiving 88 points.
7th Place through the last weigh-in position will be one (1) point increments with 7th receiving 87 points.
All teams that do not weigh a fish will receive 5 points less than the final weigh-in position.
Teams holding the top 35 points positions will qualify to fish the 2022 Points Championship. Date and time will be announced.
Any Team that participates in ALL of the Tuesday Night Tournaments will receive an automatic bid to fish the Championship.
The Championship will be a Free Entry Tournament for all qualifying teams. The Big Fish Pot for the Championship will be $20 per boat to be paid back 100% for The Big Largemouth and the Big Smallmouth Prize at the Championship Tournament.

Pay Outs:

All Tuesday night tournaments in the series are 100% payback tournaments
For any tournament where there are 30+ paid boat entries, Skeeter Real Money ($5000) is available to qualifying winners. See Skeeter Real Money official rules here: https://www.skeeterboats.com/About-Skeeter.php?content=sales_event
Foothills Bonus Money ($200) is available to the winner of any/all Tuesday tournaments if the winner is fishing out of a Foothills Marine purchased boat. The boat must be registered to one of the team members and must have been purchased directly from Foothills Marine. All Foothills Marine purchased boats qualify, regardless of make, model, or year.
The 10th place finisher each week, will win a paid entry fee for the next Tuesday tournament. The paid entry fee applies only to the very next tournament in the series and can not be carried forward past that date.
In the Championship Fish Off, the highest placed finisher in a Foothills Marine purchased boat will be awarded $1000. Boat must have been purchased by registered owner, directly from Foothills Marine. No restriction on boat brand, year model, or horse power designation.