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NORTH IDAHO PIKE ASSOCIATION

BY LAWS

3/20/2024

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GROUP IS TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE A PASSION FOR PIKE FISHING, THE SURVIVAL OF PIKE FISHING AND TO BECOME FRIENDS ON AN INFORMAL COMPETITIVE LEVEL.

BY LAWS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1) THIS WILL BE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

A) ALL MONIES EITHER THROUGH SPONSORSHIP, MEMBERSHIP AND OR FEES WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO MEMBERS AND OR ENTRANTS IN EITHER PRIZES OR CASH, ALSO NOT TO OMIT GROUP FUNCTIONS.

B) THIS CLUB WILL ALSO BE AN AMBASSADOR TO THE SPORT OF PIKE FISHING THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS.

2) HONESTY DURING TOURNAMENTS WILL BE MANDATORY.

A) A VIOLATION OF THIS WILL FOREVER BANISH COMMITTER OF ANY GROUP FUNCTION INCLUDING EVENTS. OVERSEEING COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE ALL, IF ANY, VIOLATIONS.

3) OVERSEEING COMMITTEE- “THE BOARD”

A) WILL CONSIST OF SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD WILL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY. A BOARD MEMBER WILL BE VOTED TO SERVE A 2 YEAR TERM UNLESS HE/SHE RESIGNS OR IS NO LONGER A MEMBER. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A BOARD MEMBER YOU MUST HAVE PARTICIPATED IN 6 EVENTS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

B) OF THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS A CHAIRMAN, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND WEIGH MASTER WILL BE VOTED IN.

C) CHAIRMAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE THE PRIMARY VOICE BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE BOARD. HE/SHE WILL BE THE VOICE OF THE CLUB AND PROVIDE GROUP REPRESENTATION. THE CHAIRMAN’S VOTE WILL BE THE LAST READ. HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN AGENDA.HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO DELEGATE ASSOCIATION TASKS TO THE BOARD. 2 YEAR TERM. ODD YEARS

D) TREASURER’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO MANAGE MONIES AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AT CLUB MEETINGS. 2 YEAR TERM. ODD YEARS

E) WEIGH MASTER’S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO WEIGH AND MEASURE FISH AT THE WEIGH IN. HIS WORD IS FINAL. HE/SHE WILL ACT AS CHAIRMAN IF NEEDED. 2 YEAR TERM. EVEN YEARS

F) SECRETARY’S RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TO RECORD WEIGH IN. HE/SHE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECORD KEEPING. 2 YEAR TERM. EVEN YEARS

G) A MAJORITY BOARD VOTE IS REQUIRED TO AMEND THESE BY-LAWS OR MAKE A CLUB DECISION. THIS CAN BE DONE IN PERSON, BY LETTER OR WITNESSED PHONE CONTACT.

H) THE BOARD WILL ALSO PICK AN ALTERNATE 8TH MEMBER THAT WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE BOARD BEFORE THE FIRST EVENT OF THE YEAR. HE/SHE WILL ONLY BE CALLED TO SERVE IF ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER RESIGNS DURING THE SEASON. THEIR POSITION WILL EXPIRE AFTER THE SEASON FINALE OR WHEN A NEW BOARD MEMBER IS ELECTED.

4) MEMBERS (LIMITED TO 30 TEAMS)

A) PAID MEMBERS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ALL EVENTS AND WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INFLUENCE THE CHAIRMAN ON DECISIONS CONCERNING OPERATIONS AND ALL COMPLAINTS.

B) MEMBERSHIP IS DEFINED AS A PAID TEAM- CONSISTING OF A CAPTAIN AND PARTNER.

C) NO TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE 4TH POINTS EVENT OF THE YEAR. (7/20/2024). MONTANA RESIDENTS THAT DID NOT JOIN ON OR BEFORE 7/20/24 MAY JOIN ON OR AFTER 7/21/24 TO FISH IN THE REMAINING MONTANA EVENTS.

5) NON-MEMBERS

A) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FISH CLUB EVENTS, UNLESS IT IS AN OPEN EVENT.

6) SPONSORSHIP (WILL BE REFERED TO AS CONTRIBUTOR)

A) IT WILL BE THE BOARD’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GAIN ALL SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

B) THERE WILL BE A $500.00 CAP ON DONATIONS. NO CAP ON MERCHANDISE OR DISCOUNTS.

C) THE BOARD WILL ACKNOWLEDGE ALL SPONSORS EQUALLY.

7-1) MEMBER EVENTS

A) THE GOAL IS TO HAVE MEMBER EVENTS CONSISTING OF TOURNAMENTS, GROUP COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND END OF YEAR BANQUET

7-2) POINT TOURNAMENTS

B) WILL HAVE CASH PRIZES AND PATCH.

C) WILL HAVE POINTS BASED ON PLACING.

D) WILL BE ARTIFICIAL LURE ONLY.

E) WHILE CASTING EACH ANGLER (TEAM AND YOUTH ANGLER) MAY USE A ROD, HOWEVER, EACH REGISTERED BOAT IS ALLOWED 2 RODS MAXIMUM WHILE TROLLING REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF ANGLERS. THIS INCLUDES 3 PERSON EVENTS.

F) ETHICAL, FRIENDLY AND SPORTSMANSHIP LIKE CONDUCT ARE REQUIRED IN EVERY EVENT. A VIOLATION OF THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.

G) LIVE WELLS ARE REQUIRED IN ALL BOATS.

H) RUBBER NETS OR NIPA APPROVED LANDING DEVISES MUST BE USED.

I) ALL POINT EVENTS WILL BE 2 PERSON TEAM FORMAT; HOWEVER, A TEAM MAY HAVE A 3^RD ANGLER IN THE BOAT IF 1 OF THE ANGLERS IS 13YRS OR YOUNGER. NIPA MAY SCHEDULE A 3 PERSON (14YRS AND OLDER) TEAM EVENT DURING THE YEAR.

J) IT REQUIRES A BOARD VOTE TO CANCEL AN EVENT. A CANCELLED EVENT SHALL NOT BE RESCHEDULED, INSTEAD DAY 1 RESULTS OF A 2 DAY EVENT MAY BE USED AT THE BOARDS DISCRETION.

K) EVENTS WILL BE 4 FISH, ALL OVER 18”AND ONLY 2 OVER 30”. CLOSED MOUTH AND PINCHED TAIL.

Note: -SMS- will be used in ALL Idaho Events-

THE STROBEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IS LENGTH BASED-A PRE DETERMINED LENGTH TO WIEGHT RATIO IS USED- A PICTURE OF THE FISH WILL BE TAKEN WHILE THE FISH WITH CLOSED MOUTH AND PINCHED TAIL ON A NIPA APPROVED MEASURING BOARD. THE FISH MUST BREAK 18” BUT WILL CREDITED TO THE NEXT 1/2”. A FISH MEASURING 29.5” WILL COUNT AS AN UNDER 30’’ FISH.FISH TOUCHING THE 30’’ LINE IS AN OVER 30”FISH. FISH WILL BE RECORDED ON A NIPA CARD AND YOU WILL PROVIDE YOUR PICTURES AND CARD AT WEIGH IN. YOUR CREEL AND BF WILL BE CHOSEN BEFORE HANDING IN YOUR CARD.

L) LATE ARRIVAL BEGINS AT CHECK IN TIME- THERE WILL BE A 1 TIME 1HR GRACE PERIOD WITH NO PENALTY, 2ND OFENSE WILL RESULT IN PENALTY OF 1LB OR 5% OF TOTAL WEIGHT (Greater of the 2), 3RD OFFENSE WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.

M) A TEAM MAY HAVE A NON-ANGLER IN THE BOAT BUT MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD AT CHECK IN.

N) MUST BE ON TIME FOR WIEGH IN. BOARD HAS THE FINAL SAY ON EXTINUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

8) PRIZES

A) EVENTS WILL BE PAID OUT 100%. 15 OR MORE BOATS WILL BE A 55-35-10 PAYOUT.LESS THAN 15 WILL BE PAID $50 3^RD PLACE WITH A 60-40 PAYOUT TO 1^ST AND 2^ND PLACE. IF THERE ARE NOT 3 PLACES CLAIMED, THE PRIZE MONEY FOR THOSE PLACES WILL GO TO NIPA.

B) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILL BE BASED ON AVAILABILITY.

C) END OF YEAR TEAM CHAMPIONS WILL BE AWARDED ON A COMMITTEE DECISION.

9-1) TOURNAMENT POINTS- DETERMINATION OF END OF YEAR TEAM CHAMPIONS

A) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO PLACING AS FOLLOWS

1) 1ST =9PTS

2) 2ND =8PTS

3) 3RD =7.5PTS

4) 4TH =7PTS

5) 5TH =6.5PTS

6) 6TH =6PTS

7) 7TH= 5.5PTS

8) ENTERING AN EVENT BUT NOT PLACING IN THE TOP 7 IS WORTH 5.0PTS- MUST BE AT CHECK IN AND RETURN TO WEIGH IN EACH DAY TO CHECK IN IN ORDER RECEIVE EVENT PTS.

9) BIG FISH EACH DAY = 1PT.

10) FISH BONUS EACH DAY= .25PTS 1 FISH–.5PTS 2 FISH–.75PTS 3 FISH— 1.5PTS FULL CREEL

11) TWO DAY EVENTS YOU WILL RECEIVE POINTS ON FINAL STANDINGS ONLY.

NOTE: THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS A TEAM CAN RECEIVE FOR NOT CATCHING A FISH IS 7PTS. (4^TH Place)

SCENARIO: 1 FISH CAUGHT: THAT TEAM WOULD RECEIVE 9PTS FOR 1ST PLACE AND 1PT FOR BIG FISH. ALL OTHER TEAMS WOULD RECEIVE 7PTS FOR THE EVENT.

B) IN THE CASE OF A TIE THE BIGGER FISH BY WEIGHT, THEN LENGTH WILL BE THE TIE BREAKER. IF THERE IS STILL A TIE THAN THE PRIZE AND/OR POINTS WILL BE DIVIDED.

9-2) BONUS POINTS

A) OVERALL BIG FISH (EVENT) = 3PTS.

B) MOST FULL CREELS = 3PTS. IN CASE OF TIE THE HEAVIEST CREEL WILL BE TIE BREAKER

C) UP TO 5PTS MAY BE EARNED THROUGH PREDETERMINED COMMUNTY SERVICE PROJECTS-

9-3) FINAL STANDINGS

A) THE TOTAL OF EACH TEAMS POINTS, WITH BONUS POINTS INCLUDED WILL DETERMINE THE CHAMPIONS.

10) FEES

A) TEAM DUES (MEMBERSHIP) WILL BE $120.00 PER BOAT AT THE START OF THE YEAR. THE TEAM WILL NOT SCORE ANY POINTS UNTIL THE $120.00 IS PAID. ANYONE FISHING IN A REGISTERED PAID BOAT IS CONSIDERED A CLUB MEMBER, THUS ELIGIBLE FOR PATCHES. FOR 2023 IF DUES ARE PAID ON OR BEFORE 3/18/2023 (Ice Breaker) A $20.00 DISCOUNT WILL BE GIVEN.

B) TOURNEY FEES WILL BE $50.00 PER TEAM PER EVENT. EXCEPT ON 2 DAY TOURNEYS, WHERE THEY WILL BE $60.00. $40.00 IS TOURNEY FEE AND $10.00 BIG FISH PER DAY.

11) TEAM (MEMBERSHIP)

A) THE TEAM WILL CONSIST OF A CAPTAIN AND PARTNER DETERMINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IN THE EVENT THAT A TEAM SPLITS UP ALL OF THE ACCUMULATED POINTS WILL STAY WITH THE TEAM CAPTAIN. A TEAM MAY USE A FILL IN FOR EITHER PERSON BUT NOT BOTH.

12) CLUB WEBSITE AND REPRESENTING WEB PAGES FACEBOOK/TWITTER ETC. ETC.

A) NO SINGLE PERSON SHALL HAVE CONTROL OF THE WEBSITE. AT LEAST 3 BOARD MEMBERS SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THERE BE PERSONALIZATION OF THE SITE. THE SITE IS TO REPRESENT ALL MEMBERS EQUALLY AND BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS AND OTHERS. NORTHIDAHOPIKE.COM IS OWNED BY THE CLUB FOR THE CLUB

13) THE 2023 BOARD MEMBERS ARE-

1) PATRICK WALKER-TREASURER-2025

2) BROCK MORROW-CHAIRMAN-2025

3) ROB STROBEL- SECRETARY-2024

4) RHONDA ANDERSON-IDAHO PERMITS 2024

5) PHIL BIGGERSTAFF-MONTANA PERMITS-2025

6) MATT WEED-VOICE OF REASON 2024

7) JEREMY DODD-ASSISTANT WEIGHMASTER-2024

8) TERRY JONES—WEIGHMASTER-2025

CONTACT INFO:

Brock Morrow –Chairman 208-661-6303 Brock5pf@yahoo.com

Patrick walker-Treasurer 208-651-3479 plwman48@gmail.com