sLiK-a-Palooza Bass Division
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sLiKaPalooza 2025
BASS TEAMS
Non-guided teams must report to Lake Fork Marina & Motel Saturday morning, 10-11-25 for livewell check and registration packet. Guided teams do not have to report. Feel free to meet your guide and head out to fish tournament hours.
Registration will be open until the morning of tournament day. Check in will start 5:30am Saturday morning. Upon arrival, look for tourneyinabox.com weigh-in trailer OR registration canopy. We will have a team bag for you. If you are pre-registered and paid, it will have your shirts (If purchased), goodies, and tournament details. Boat Numbers will be randomly assigned and texted to you through fishing chaos. You will need a boat number for check in, weigh in, and drawings.
First cast 7:15am
Last cast 3:00pm
Be in weigh in line by 4:00pm or DQ’ed (no exceptions)
Up to 3 person teams (3rd member must be 18 yrs old or under)
5 fish limit
Remember Lake Fork is a slot lake. The Slot is 16” to 24”. Attempting to weigh in fish 16”-24” in the slot will be immediate disqualification. No Exceptions.
1 fish permitted over 24”
Any dead bass will have a 1lb penalty.
Big bass will be paid on biggest under or biggest over.100% big bass payout
Smallest bass side pot is exactly that.100% smallest bass side pot payout
Belt Buckles will be awarded to 1st place in each division plus cash. Payouts based on entries per division. 2nd and 3rd place plaques will be awarded..
Guides in Guided Divisions will also receive their own Buckle
Belt Buckle For Big Bass
We will also have a Youth belt buckle for Largest bass caught by 18 and under participants! Bass
More door prizes will be announced by boat number. Must be present to win.
We will have limited quantities of extra shirts available for purchase at weigh-in along with soft plastics and other products.
Official Tournament Rules:
1..Safety: Tournament hours will be set and announced by the Tournament Director in his sole discretion. “Tournament hours” is the time period beginning at the start of a tournament and ending when the weigh-in is concluded, all prizes have been awarded, and the Tournament Director has declared that the tournament is concluded.
• No spectators are allowed in a boat with a team during tournament hours
• Teams may start fishing (line in the water) anywhere on the lake at the starting time announced by the Tournament Director. The Tournament Director may cancel, postpone, delay, or shorten any tournament in his sole discretion due to extreme weather or water conditions.
• Team members must comply with all applicable State and Federal fishing and boating regulations during tournament hours, including the use of boat kill switches. Life jackets must be worn and fastened while the combustible engine is in operation.
• Team members may not use or be under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs during Tournament Hours. Team members must operate their Boats in a safe and courteous manner at all times during Tournament Hours. Do not run NO WAKE Zones!
• All Team members must sign a release form prior to participation in any tournament.
2. All State, Coast Guard, Federal Parks & Wildlife regulations shall apply at all times. A violation of any of these regulations could result in a Team surrendering their stringer and/or being disqualified.
3. Teams: All tournaments are Team Tournaments. A Team cannot consist of more than three (3) anglers, but a Team may consist of only one (1) angler. Only Registered Tournament Anglers are allowed in a Team’s boat during Tournament Hours. Guides in the guided division are allowed to fish with customers and count their creel towards stringers. As long as there are only 3 people in the boat.
•Team members must have valid applicable fishing and boating licenses when participating in any tournament.
•A Team must be made up of and not have not more than two Adults and a Junior Angler, or one Adult and two Junior Anglers,
• A “Junior Angler” is any angler that is not yet 18 years old and is a minor child of a Team member or other minor whose parent or legal guardian that has authorized such minor to fish with the Adult and has signed the appropriate releases, as provided.
•A Junior Angler is a member of the team and their fish are part of the “team’s” 5 fish stringer. The team weighs in 5 fish total. Junior Anglers DO NOT weigh in additional fish..
4. Participation & Eligibility: Participation is open to anyone 18 years or older. Anyone under the age of 18 must be partnered with a team member over 18 years of age and have a completed and signed Minor’s Release.
5.Off-Limits: There are no off-limit periods for these tournaments.
6. Registration: Teams will have two options to enter:
• Enter online prior to the Tournament with the Fishing Chaos APP
• Enter onsite the morning of the tournament 5:00am-6:30am
7. Refunds: No refund of entry fees will be allowed, nor will entry fees be transferred to a future tournament.
8. Release form: (online or handwritten) with complete entry fee must be filled out and received before tournament hours begin.
9.Trailering: Trailering is allowed. Contestants may leave from any public launch site. No fishing until Official Start Time. Official Start & Official Stop times will be determined based on cell phone service
10.Check In Time: Any team wishing to weigh fish must be in the weigh-in line with their fish prior to stated weigh in time based on boat number. Any team not in the weigh-in line with their fish by 4:00pm will be DQ’ed. No exceptions.
11.Opening Of The Scales: Scales will open at 2 pm on tournament day. No Teams are allowed to weigh in prior to scales opening. Prayer and National Anthem ceremony @ 1:45pm
12. Boat Requirements: All boats must be equipped with an emergency kill switch. Kill switch must be attached to the Boat Operator at all times while the combustible engine is in operation. The kill switch must operate properly. US Coast Guard approved life jackets are required for each person in the boat. Life jackets must be worn and fastened while the combustible engine is in operation. All boats must have a functioning live well that is adequate to keep the tournament limit of fish alive.
13. Method of Fishing: All bass must be caught on artificial bait by casting. No trolling with the main outboard motor. Contestants may use only one rod at any one time. Umbrella Rigs/Alabama Rigs are allowed with a maximum of five (5) hooks. Any fish caught while “sight fishing” must be hooked inside the mouth. No snagging of fish. All fishing must be done from inside the Team’s boat. At no time can a Team Member leave the boat to land a fish, locate fish or to make the boat more accessible to new water. Each angler’s cast and retrieve must be completed prior to the angler's next cast.
14. Dead Fish Penalty: Any dead bass will have a 1lb penalty.
15. Big Bass: Big Bass must be alive to be eligible for Big Bass Award.
16.Slot limit Length: 16”-24” length of bass are in the slot and canning be weighed in. If a fish is to be weighed in over 16 inches inches this will be a disqualification. No questions asked. Only 1 Fish over 24” will be allowed to weigh in. Only Largemouth and Kentucky Spotted Bass will be weighed in. Should a Team present a Bass for weigh-in which fails to meet the slot length limit. Team must surrender the daily stringer.
17. Culling: 5 Fish Tournament - No team may have more than five (5) fish in their possession at any time during official tournament hours, except during the culling process whereas six (6) fish are allowed. While one team member is culling the other team member may fish, however, both anglers cannot resume fishing until culling has been completed and team possesses only five (5) fish.
• A violation of the culling rule will result in the Team surrendering their daily stringer and/or being disqualified.
18. Ties: A tie will be resolved by combining the money from tied places and splitting it evenly between tied Teams.
19. Assistance: During the hours of the Tournament, a Team may not have non-competitors in their boat on the water for any reason, receive fishing information from non-competitors or follow a non-competitor’s boat or participate in the placing of markers by non-competitors or participate in the practice of "hole sitting” by anyone. The use of mobile communication devices such as cellular telephones, marine radios, walkie-talkies, or any electronic device to obtain and use fishing information from anyone during tournament hours is strictly prohibited. In the event of an emergency situation, Teams should call 911 first and then notify the Tournament Director at (817) 240-6216.
20. Boat/Motor Breakdown: In the event a Team’s boat or motor becomes inoperable or in a state that cannot get back to Official Check In, a Team can return to Official Check In by 1) remaining in their boat and being towed to Official Check In, 2) one Team Member, with their daily stringer, may ride in another Competitor’s boat back to Official Check In while the other Team Member stays with their inoperable boat or 3) one Team Member, with their daily stringer, may ride with a Tournament Official (if available) back to the Official Check In, while the other Team Member stays with their inoperable boat.
21. Polygraph Exam: Each Team member, by submitting an entry form, agrees to submit to a polygraph exam and accept the result of said polygraph exam. Should a Team member fail to pass a polygraph exam, Team will forfeit all winnings and face possible disqualification. If alcohol or mind-altering drugs are consumed prior to a Team’s polygraph exam, said Team will forfeit all winnings for the tournament. Team selected for polygraph must be available at the designated exam time. Failure to be available will result in possible surrender of daily stringer and/or disqualification
22. Alcoholic Beverages and Mind-altering Drugs: No alcoholic beverages or mind-altering drugs are to be consumed by any team member during tournament hours or until team required to polygraph has been selected; nor are alcoholic beverages or mind-altering drugs allowed in a team’s boat during official tournament hours. Violation of any of the above will result in disqualification of said team.
23.PERMITTED FISHING LOCATIONS AND BOUNDARIES:Teams may fish anywhere on tournament waters within the boundaries that is defined by the tournament director that is available to the public and accessible by boat, except areas designated as “off-limits,” “no boats,” “keep out,” “restricted,” “no trespassing” or “no fishing” (or similar language or markings intended to restrict public access) by tournament officials, local, state or federal officials, or within 50 yards of a contestant’s boat that was first anchored. An anchored boat is a boat held in a stable position by a line attached to a weight or by a Power-Pole or similar shallow water anchor with the trolling motor in the up position. All fishing must be conducted from the boat. At no time may a contestant leave the boat to land a fish or to make the boat more accessible to fishing waters. The use of cables, ropes, chains or any type of block and tackle system to maneuver a boat into fishing waters is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification from the tournament.
25. Protests: Any protest must be submitted to the tournament director in writing within fifteen (15) minutes of the closing of the scales.
26. Boat And Horsepower Regulation: Each boat must have all required U.S. Coast Guard safety equipment. Boats must contain a properly aerated livewell space to maintain a live limit of Bass. Maximum horsepower for all outboards used in tournament competition may not exceed the horsepower limitations as set by the U. S. Coast Guard in such vessel. Falsifying information or altering the horsepower numbers on the motor or rating plate to conceal such limitations will be cause for disqualification from the Tournament. No Contestant may have a platform, raised deck, or ladder which is higher than the gunnel of the boat. Standing on the fishing seats or outboard motor will not be allowed.
27. Sportsmanship and Conduct: All Contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. Examples of conduct not complying with those standards include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Consumption and/or possession of alcoholic beverages or any mind-altering substance during tournament hours extending through the weigh-in process;
• Any previous conviction, charge, arrest, or investigation for a felony, a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime related to, arising out of, or involving any fishing tournament or event, except with full, prior written disclosure to the Tournament Director under oath and by affidavit of all facts and circumstances surrounding such conviction, charge, arrest, or investigation at least ten (10) days before the Tournament being entered, and thereafter subject to the Tournament Director’s sole and absolute discretion that such conviction, charge, arrest, or investigation does not result in the Contestant’s honesty, integrity, character or qualifications to enter the event being unreasonably questionable.
• Actions or words which reflect unfavorably upon efforts to promote safety, sportsmanship, and fair competition;
• Chemical substance abuse or addiction;
• Disqualification from any tournament that resulted from unexplained rule violations that result in a Contestant’s honesty, integrity, character, and qualifications for entry into a Tournament being questionable in the Tournament Director’s sole and absolute discretion.
Upon review of the circumstances by the Tournament Director, the Tournament Director shall have the right to refuse any entry, or to deny a confirmed entry, by returning the entry fee of a previously accepted entry, or disqualifying a Team. All decisions of the Tournament Director are final.Tournament Director may refuse any entry.
All Bass weighed in will be released back into the tournament waters.
Violation of any of the aforementioned rules (with exception to rule #10 and #14) will result in an automatic surrender of the Team’s stringer for the day and may result disqualification from the tournament.
Thank you and good luck everyone!
Jonathan and Ashley Britt
For additional info or questions call:
817-240-6216