I read through all the replys and I was the only person that had the word rule in my reply. I assume you are calling me out as the idiot that said no rules. I recommend that you go back and read my reply again. I said I would not get fancy with a "bunch of rules" let me explain it in detail for you what this means...I have seen more than one club that had a ton of rules sometimes two pages long. Members seem to complain about something and then the club puts a rule in effect to cover the whiner.

Let me be clear since you think "not get fancy with a bunch of rules" means no rules. There needs to be basic rules that all clubs have such as no live bait ,5 fish,life jacket plus the other basic rules that 95% of the organized clubs have. Typically rules that get complaints are using subsitutes,how to qualify for the classic, late weigh in,dead fish.

I will give you a couple examples of what I think getting fancy with a rule is...I have seen a rule where you can use 2 substitues in the season and still qualify for the classic,but it also has a clause if the substitue is a direct relative that they will not count as a substitue. I think when you register as a team that the two people who register together is the team. Any person other than the team member is a substitue even if it is a farther,mother brother or sister... A substitute is a substitue

I have also seen a rule where you can weigh a dead fish for the bag limit but not for a big fish pot. If a dead fish is OK for the bag it should be OK for the big fish pot or not be allowed in Either pot. Things such as this is what I call getting fancy with a rule.


My intention was too keep the rules basic and simple and promote a club that was starting out small and wanting to have fun. No where in my reply did I say or imply no rules. Hopefully you now understand what my reply getting fancy with rules mean. I believe that the majority of people who read my orginal reply understood what I was saying. I did not have to come back with a reply to clarify myself but I felt like it might better explain what my orginal reply was about.

To the person who started the reply about starting a new club I wish you luck. I more that likley will not make any more replies because I do not want what I said taken out of content;therefore any more replies from me could be counter productive for your new club. Please post a schedule when you get things figured out.