Bass Anglers Association (BAA) Rules & Member Posts

Rules

Rules and Procedures Last updated: 11-December-2025 2026 Rules Licensing / Insurance / Maritime Rules

  1. All anglers must have a current Ontario Sports Fishing license or be age or status exempted.
  2. Members’ boats must be insured and have liability coverage, a copy of which must be provided upon request of a BAA Executive member.
  3. Each angler and boat owner must digitally sign a waiver of liability for the club, the club's volunteers, and the club's members.
  4. Life jackets must be worn while under sustained (more than idling short distances) power of the main motor.
  5. No wake zones and all other maritime rules must be obeyed. No wake zones are also subject to a 10km/h speed limit regardless of the signage used. Specifically: (Muskrat Lake) from the mouth of Muskrat River into Mud Lake, and (Newboro Lake) the cut from Newboro to Clear Lake, also any passage/creek/cut where the boat is less than 30m from shore.
  6. No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs are permitted on boats.

Pre-Fishing

  1. Pre-fishing the tournament lake is prohibited twelve hours prior to the tournament start time. (i.e.: After 7pm of the day prior).

Weighmaster and Weigh-In

  1. The Weigh Master has total and final authority over the entire weigh-in procedure.
  2. Weight totals and Big Fish for the day is based upon official Weigh Master weights. Only a teams' single heaviest fish will qualify for Big Fish prizing.
  3. In case of a tie, the prize money will be divided equally between the teams.
  4. A dead fish penalty of 0.50 lbs will be applied to each dead fish weighed.
  5. Annual membership fee is $600 per team.

=== PAYOUT STRUCTURE === Payouts for 2026 BAA events (based on 40 teams registered):

Regular Season Payouts: 1st: $600 2nd: $500 3rd: $400 4th: $300 5th: $200 6th: $200 Total: $2,200

Classic Payouts: 1st: $1,600 2nd: $1,400 3rd: $1,200 4th: $1,000 5th: $800 Total: $6,000

Big Fish Payout: $250 for biggest fish at each event. Big Fish of the Year during the regular season will get $500.

Progressive Mystery Weight Jackpot: Starts at $150 and increases by $150 for each event in which it is unclaimed. Resets to $150 when claimed. Criteria for Mystery Weight: Between 12.00 and 16.00 pounds, randomly generated.

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