The purpose of the Arkansas Youth Bass Hogs is to promote and encourage youth fishing, by mentor led education, in fishing ethics and techniques, sportsmanship, and conservation of natural resources.
Membership
The Club shall begin with and maintain at least six members to stay active.
To become a member, a person shall:
a.Fill out an application and pay membership dues
b.Be enrolled in school or a home school program (K-12)
c.Have turned 11yrs old by August 31st
Behavior and Appearance
The conduct of a Student Angler is closely observed by many; therefore, it is important that an angler’s behavior be above reproach. Appearance, expressions, and actions of anglers influence people’s opinions of the angler, our club, and the sport of angling itself. The way an angler acts and looks is of great importance; thus, proper dress, appearance, grooming, and hygiene are expected of all student anglers. Student Anglers must wear AYBH jerseysor a club t-shirt at all sponsored events (Tournaments, Fundraisers and or any other AYBH sanctioned event)
Elections and Club Officers
Current club officers are Tod Higby, President/Treasurer; Aaron Mize, Vice President; Jeff Mize Secretary. In the event these officers relinquish their position such that it becomes vacant, an election shall take place to fill the position with the remaining board members making nominations of which each member is entitled to one vote.
Officers and their duties
The officers of the club shall include:
• President: Who is responsible for running all meetings and conducting all business.
• Vice President: May run meetings, if the president is not present, and will assist the president in all duties.
• Secretary: Takes minutes of all meetings, MC’s all events.
• Treasurer: Collect all funds, records, and disburses money from the club. Keeps roster updates and takes care of all correspondence and club mail.
Rules
NEW for 2022/23!!!! - Teams consist of 2-Youth Anglersand 1-Captain. It is the mission of AYBH to make sure all anglers are assigned to a team. If a team exists that does not have a signed-up co-angler there will be a minimum cut off of 2-tournaments fished without a signed up co-angler added to your team, or at that time, any available paid youth angler that the club currently has will be assigned as an official member of that specific team for the remaining portion of the year. (This rule does not apply if a team cannot acquire a co-angler and a paid youth angler is not available.)
New For 2022/23!!!! – It is the mission of the club to make sure all youth anglers are able to fish in each tournament. In the event a youth angler’s captain is not able to fish a tournament, the youth angler will need to reach out via Facebook Messenger to the club for assistance in acquiring a substitute captain as soon as practical. In the event a captain has a known available opening for a particular tournament, please monitor the Facebook page as an announcement will be made for any available captains to pick up a substitute youth angler if one is in need of a captain. Please help us prevent having youth anglers & parents wondering if they are going to be able to fish the night before the tournament please!
Membership
To stay an Active member, a youth shall:
• Have attended 50% of all club activities
• Paid all club dues
Angler of the Year (AOY) Points System
• Club Meetings: The club may hold meetings at appointed times throughout the year. Meetings will be announced via the AYBH Facebook page a week or so in advance. (Points will not be awarded for attending meetings).
• Club Tournaments: AOY points will be awarded each team using a point system that awards according to the following matrix.
o 1st = 50 points; 2nd = 48 points; 3rd = 46 points and so forth, with every team receiving at least 10 pts towards AOY.
• Sponsor Events (WTF, Horizon, JCBC Youth Tourney, Kaleb Watson Memorial): Youth anglers attending these events will be awarded 5 points per event - per angler in attendance.
• Fundraisers (car washes, etc.): Youth anglers participating in these events will be awarded 10 points per fundraising event – per youth anger in attendance.
• Each team will have their 2-lowest AOY finishes dropped for the year in order to calculate their end-of-year AOY points total.
Sign-up Form & Liability Release
Having fully acquainted myself with the rules of the club, I and my parents or legal guardians, have completed this waiver and release application and submit it for my participation into all Arkansas Youth Bass Hog events. In signing this application, and by my/our presence at the event. I/we hereby agree to be bound by and comply with all event rules and safety regulations. I/we expressly assume all risks associated with the events and I/we hereby release the Arkansas Youth Bass Hogs, their parent, and affiliated companies, their licensees and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, and stockholders, the tournament hosts, sponsors and tournament officials from all claims of death, injury and/or property damage incurred in connection with any of their events I attend. I hereby waive my rights of privacy or publicity with regard to the unconditional right to use my name, voice, photographic likeness, video and biographical information and fishing tips and instructions in connection with and reproduction of same, video/audio productions and/or articles and press releases by Arkansas Youth Bass Hogs and those acting under their permission, anywhere at any time, through any medium or media. I/We shall not be entitled to receive any royalties or other compensation in connection with such use. I/We further understand and agree that the official reserve the right to reject my application for any reason.