Foothills Marine Center Tuesday Night Trail

The 2018 Tuesday Night Tournament Series will begin Tuesday May 8th, 2018. We invite you to fish with us from 6:00 pm 'til 10:00pm every Tuesday Night. All tournaments are held on Lake James and launch/weigh-in at Black Bear Access. Entry fee is $40.00 per tournament. $5.00 from each entry will be withheld for the championship (Date TBA) and an additional $5.00 from each entry will be withheld to pay the Top 10 in total points at season’s end (with NO point drops). All totaled, the Foothills Marine Center Tuesday evening tournament series and championship are 100% payback.

The 2018 Foothills Marine Center Tuesday Night Tournament Championship will be held Saturday October 6th, 2018 from safe light to 3:00pm!

Teams holding the top 35 points positions after the final tournament will qualify to fish the Points Championship tournament.
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.

FINAL Points Standings & Championship Blast Off Order CLICK HERE

Weekly Results:

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 and largemouth bass will be weighed. All fish must me caught on a rod & reel using only artificial lures.
There is a five (5) fish limit during the Tuesday night tournaments. Largemouth must measure at least 14" and smallmouth 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.
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.

2018 Blast-Off Order: Blast-off order for the first 3 Tuesday Night Tournaments will be based on the order of registrations received IN PERSON at Black Bear Landing. Registrations will be taken on a "First Come, First Serve" basis. Beginning Tuesday May 29th (the 4th Tournament), we will launch in the order of the current points standings at that time.

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

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 incrementsvalleyatv 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 after the final tournament will qualify to fish the Points Championship tournament. 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.