OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

IMPORTANT: If you are fishing and need to cull a bass that has one of our tags in it simply remove the tag and release the fish. Present the tag to any of the official weigh stations to register your catch. 

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2025
Basscashbash.com Tournament Rules and Agreements

1.       Angler Must Be Registered and fees paid for the BassCashBash on the lake in which the angler wishes to participate PRIOR to landing a Prize-Winning fish to be eligible to submit a fish for cash or prize.

2.       Fish must be caught using a traditional Rod and Reel (no trot line, Snagging, yo-yo’s, Gill Nets, Hoop Nets, Shocking or the like to subdue a Prize-Winning fish)

3.       Only the Angler who first hooks/lands the Prize-Winning fish will be eligible to submit the prize-winning fish. No transfer of the rod during or after the landing of the fish from a non-registered to a registered angler will be allowed.

4.       To Submit a Prize-Winning Fish, simply clip the BassCashBash Tag from the fish and present the Tag to any of the Official BassCashBash Registration Stations. The Fish itself does not need to be brought in.

a.       Sam Rayburn, Guntersville, and Toledo Bend: Fish being entered for the 10lbs category Must be brought in to be weighed at a certified/designated official weigh station.

5.       All anglers who submit a prize-winning fish will be subject to a polygraph. Any failing result or refusal to comply will void all claims to a potential prize and will be reported to the proper authorities for further prosecution.

Dates

January 1 thru April 30
Sam Rayburn

March 1 thru July 4
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March 1 thru July 4
Toledo Bend
Coosa River
Lake Guntersville
Caddo Lake
Pickwick

Hold harmless and indemnity: in consideration of being allowed to enter the BassCashBash tournament, each person agrees and contracts to indemnify and hold harmless the BassCashBash tournament, its agents, sponsors, owners, directors, representatives, or any of the not for profit organizations that receive funds thru the event  together  the “indemnified parties” from any and all loss, liability, claims, or damages arising out of or in any manner whatsoever connected with the planning, operation or conduct of the BassCashBash tournament, including but not limited to claims for personal injury, wrongful death, survival damages, property damage, and claims relating in any way to the awarding of prizes in the tournament. The parent or legal representative of a minor participating in the tournament further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified parties from all loss on account of any claims presented against them by or on behalf of their child or ward. Winners will be required to execute an additional release, indemnity and hold harmless agreement upon receipt of prize. Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or in any way relating to the tournament shall be settled by binding arbitration conducted in the city of Leesville, Vernon parish, Louisiana, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American arbitration association. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with law. Should litigation and/or arbitration result between a participant and the BassCashBash tournament, it is agreed that if basscashbash.com is the prevailing party in such litigation and/or arbitration, basscashbash.com shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and all costs incurred in the arbitration and/or litigation from the other party to said arbitration and/or litigation. Any arbitration and/or litigation will be governed by the law of the State of Louisiana and any suit/complaint/petition must be filed in the 30th Judicial District Court, Vernon Parish, State of Louisiana. By entry/registration or fish submission for possible claim of prize/award, participant/entrant acknowledges and specifically agrees to this Louisiana jurisdictional and venue provision.

Severability Clause: If any provision/rule/regulation of the BassCashBash tournament is deemed illegal or unenforceable, it will not affect the validity of the rest/remaining provisions/rules/regulations of the basscashbash.com tournament. All other provisions/rules/regulations will be read as if the illegal or unenforceable provision/rule/regulation does/did not exist.