Mobile City Championship

Mobile Bass Association
53rd Annual Mobile City Championship Tournament
2026 TOURNAMENT RULES
2026 MBA Tournament Rules (Printable)

1. Participants And Eligibility:
Each Mobile Bass Association club or tournament trail must submit an eligible
roster to mjeremybass@yahoo.com by October 1st 2026. Only members submitted
will be eligible to compete. All entry fees must be paid by 11-1-2026 @ 6:00 p.m.
to be in the boat number draw. Signing up after that will get the next number after
the draw.
2. Tournament Site And Times:
This year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, November 7th, 2026 at
Live Oak Landing. Blast off will be at first safe light. The Tournament
Committee has decided there will be 3 flights of 25 boats or more
depending on participation.

Must be at morning check in by 6:15 AM to be able to fish
******If you are late you will not be allowed to fish
and there will be no refund.******
In the case of an accident or break down on the way to the
launch site; you should call one of the members of the
tournament committee and report the problem and the
committee will make a decision about allowing that person
to participate.

Boats will be blasting off 1 boat at a time. (See rule No. 7)
First Flight will weigh-in at 3:45 PM, Second flight at 4:00 PM
and Third Flight at 4:15 PM

Entry Fee: $ 120.00 per man includes Lunker Pot and Launch
must be paid by 11-1-2026 to be able to draw boat number.

3. Safety:
Safe boating conduct must be observed at all times by all participants. Each
participant is required to wear a United States Coast Guard approved life preserver
at any time the boat is on a plane. Each boat shall have all safety equipment in a
functioning capacity as required by any State/Federal, U.S.C.G. Law(s), i.e. –
running
State, County or Local authority, this shall be cause for immediate disqualification.
lights, kill switch, throw cushion, etc. If a participant receives a citation from any
USCG, Marine Police or any
4. Sportsmanship:
Participants are expected to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy,
safety and conservation. Any infraction of these sporting principles may be deemed
as cause for disqualification. Drunkenness on the part of any participant during the
tournament or weigh-in will not be tolerated, and shall be cause for immediate
disqualification.
5. Tackle and Equipment:
Only artificial lures may be used. No live bait or prepared bait will be permitted
with the exception of pork rinds, strips, etc. Only one spinning, spin casting, or bait
casting rod and reel may be used at any one time. No trolling or jigger pole fishing
is permitted.
6. Permitted Fishing Locations:
Fishing is permitted on any waters accessible by boat from tournament landing,
unless designated off-limits by the tournament committee. Any waters which
requires a participant to leave the boat in order to gain access, or use any other
means other than the equipped outboard and trolling motor to gain access shall be
deemed offlimits. No fishing is permitted within 50 yards of another participant’s
boat, which was first anchored. No such anchored boat may allow any other
participant(s) to fish in the 50 yard circle claimed by him or her. No “hole sitting”
is allowed. Hole sitting is the practice of a none participant parked on a location to
save it for a tournament participant. All angling is to be done from the boat only
and everyone must stay in the boat at all times except in the case of a dire
emergency or hazardous weather conditions.
2026 Off Limits Waters are: Little and Big Chippewa Lakes, Doctor’s
Lake, Stimpson Lake, Smith’s Lake,
Green Lake, Bear Lake, Fishing Lake (above Hal’s), Hellcat Lake, Flag
Lake, Johnson/Boykin Lake and Ciba Chute Lake. Also, no locking
through any dams or fishing within 800 feet of any lock or dam. Any
participants who fish the off limits waters or seen fishing the off limits
areas will be disqualified.
7. Official Checkpoint:
The official checkpoint for check-in in the morning will be at the weigh
stand on the South side of the Ramp. At check-in each participant will
draw a key fob which will be their boat number for the day. At this
time, a participant can pay for the optional Calcutta pot ($30) if they did
not send with entry. All boats must check-in at the official checkpoint by
6:15am or be disqualified. All boats should stay in the idle area on the east
side of the river( Landing side). Once it is determined it is safe to begin
the tournament, boats will be released 1 at a time beginning with boat 1.
All participants should wave their hands or flash their running lights when
their number group is called and should idle out and stay at idle turning
north or south idling until they have passed all other boats. No boat shall
leave tournament site before official start signal.
Afternoon Self Check-in Process: Each participant is required to place
one of the numbered key fobs on the peg board located on the weigh-in
stage by your boat number as soon as you arrive back and must be before
your designated weigh-in time. The other key fob is to be presented to the
weigh master when weighing your fish. Boats in First Flight must check in
by 3:45 pm. The Second Flight’s check in time will be 4:00 pm and the
third will be 4:15 pm and so forth. Any participant who has not checked
in prior to official ending time shall be disqualified. In case of boat
trouble, participant shall bring or send his fish to the tournament site
by another participants’ boat, as long as the fish remain segregated,
and are checked-in at the official check point on time. Absolutely no
trailering of fish will be allowed. Fish brought in by land will not be
weighed.
Every participant must notify a tournament committee member if
he/she is not weighing in any fish. This will help in determining if all
fishermen have been accounted for in case of boat trouble, etc. and will
help in calculating the total weight for each club.
8. Scoring:
Scoring will be determined by the pounds and hundredths of pound
method. The participant with the most weight shall be declared the
winner, with subsequent places being determined in the same manner.
Only 6 (Six) largemouth or spotted bass may be weighed-in by each
participant. Only fish 12 (twelve) inches or longer may be weighed as
determined on a “belly board”. Fish will be measured from tip of nose to
tip of tail with mouth closed. Fish that appear to be mangled or altered
will be weighed at the weigh master’s discretion. All fish weighed must
have been caught in a sporting manner by that participant during official
tournament hours. For each fish shorter than 12 inch minimum length
presented to weigh master, the short fish, and the largest fish remaining,
shall be culled. A courtesy check will be given for 1 fish per angler. The
lunker shall be the single fish weighing the most pounds and hundredths,
after deducting the dead fish penalty, if any. Lunker to be weighed shall
be selected from the creel by the participant. The official individual
weights of each of the team members from their respective MBA club
shall be added together to determine the team champions. The team with
the most combined total weight shall be declared the winner. Any
participant presenting more than 6 (Six) fish to the weigh master will be
disqualified. Dead Fish Penalty: any dead fish (as determined by the
weigh master) weighed-in, will have a penalty of .25 pound per dead fish deducted
from that participant’s total weight. This penalty will be applied to the lunker if the
lunker is dead. All fish weighed-in shall become the property of the Mobile Bass
Association.
9. Ties:
In the event of a tie for any place, the participant with the largest fish in pounds and
hundredths of pounds ( less dead fish penalty) in his/her creel shall be declared the
winner.
10. Alcoholic Beverages:
No alcoholic beverages or drugs may be consumed during tournament hours by any
participant. Intoxication by any participant during the tournament or weigh-in will
be grounds for disqualification.
11. Electronic Communications:
No form of electronic communications (cellular phone, CB radio, text messages,
etc.) may occur between participants during tournament hours except to seek
assistance in case of an emergency; i.e., boat break down, illness, etc.
Communications between participants, or any other individuals not participating,
that report on fishing success, water conditions, successful lures, tactics, etc. is
strictly forbidden and will be grounds for disqualification.
12. Protest:
Any protest must be registered in writing, and signed by the protesting participant.
It shall be presented to the tournament committee chairman no later than 15 minutes
after the conclusion of the weigh-in, along with a $50 deposit. Deposit will be
refunded only if the protest is upheld. If not the $50 will go into the general fund.
IN ALL MATTERS BROUGHT BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT
COMMITTEE, THEIR DECISION SHALL BE FINAL.

A polygraph test will be administered to the winner and randomly to the top five places and/or Lunker

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE IN THIS YEAR’S 51st ANNUAL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Phone Numbers:
Jeremy Bass, Cell: 228-327-5941 (Main Contact)

Please keep a copy of the tournament rules in your boat to verify rules
and to have the above contacts available in case of an emergency or
problems which may occur during the tournament.

Other Contact Information:
Coast Guard Search & Rescue
251-441-6211

OFF LIMITS AREAS
THESE LOCATIONS ARE OFF LIMITS DURING ALL PRIDE OF THE SOUTH
TOURNAMENT SERIES EVENTS

OFF LIMITS FOR PRIDE OF THE SOUTH TOURNAMENT SERIES (Download and Read)

Results will be posted here.

6 MAN RESULTS MBA CHAMPIONSHIP 11-1-25

WEIGH IN SHEET MBA CHAMPIONSHIP 11-1-25 final

WEIGH IN SHEET MBA CHAMPIONSHIP 11-2-24 FINAL 1