2025 SBL Season Registration is now open !! Lets go fishing!!
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SBL Registration Please Read Carefully
SBL is all about fishing! It was founded by working anglers and designed with the working anglers in mind. We also wanted something worthwhile and fun, so when you see us in a boat getting ready to blast off, be ready, we're coming to win. We know for some folks, that's a problem and that's why the Executive Board members are subject to the same rules and scrutiny as any member. We are subject to the same polygraph and will always hold ourselves to a higher standard than anyone else on the water. If any executive board member gets in the money, someone else is going to get in the money also. We have agreed that at least 20% of any winnings will be given back to at least 1 boat in 11th - 100th place by random boat draw, but you have to be present to win. SBL is designed as a team trail, but if you want to fish alone, you can be a team of 1 with us.
We are very excited to partner with Fishing Chaos as our tournament platform. The benefits Fishing Chaos provide to you as an angler and to SBL are unmatched in the industry, the information and capabilities it puts at your fingertips far outweigh the cost. If you choose to subscribe, it will open a world of fishing opportunities and give you the ability to track current leaderboard standings, AOY points, live broadcasts, access to any tournament in the Fishing Chaos network and the list goes on! The Fishing Chaos app is free and we definitely encourage everyone to subscribe, but a subscription is not required to fish with Southern Bass League. SBL wants you to get the most bang for your bucks and this partnership brings a lot of BANG!
How much does it cost to fish and what do I get for my money?
Option 1: Upon full payment of $950.00 (+ Fishing Chaos fees), you or your team will be:
Option 2: Pay half ($475.00 + Fishing Chaos fee) at time of registration. Pay the remaining half ($475.00 + 2.99% card fee) any time before March 15 2025, you or your team will be:
1) Members of Southern Bass League for the 2025 season.
a. Each angler will receive SBL Merchandise
b. Discounts for SBL members on various items provided by sponsors, as they become available.
c. Each member will get a vote in deciding which lakes we fish next year!!!
(How many tournament trails let you do that?)
2) Guaranteed spot in the 5 tournament trail, brought to you by Southern Bass League.
a. 100% pay back of all tournament fees, yep, you read it correctly, 100% payback!
b. $5000.00 first place prize, GUARANTEED!!
(Places 2 thru 10 are based on a 100 boat field. We will pay out 1 place for every 10 boats.)
c. Automatically entered in the Big Fish pot that will pay $1000.00 at each of the 5 regular season tournaments. (Based on 100 boats at $10 per boat.)
3) Opportunity to take part in SBL CASH side pot.
a. $50 additional fee for the 2025 regular season and the 2-day Championship.
b. Will pay $500.00 CASH to the winner of the tournament!
c. If the winner of the tournament is not a participant of SBL CASH, the highest place finisher will receive $250.00 CASH!
d. SBL CASH stickers will be available at each regular season tournament and MUST BE displayed on the member/team's boat and will be verified prior to payment.
4) Opportunity to fish the Southern Bass League 2-day Championship.
a. If you win one of the 5 regular season tournaments, you will automatically advance to Day 1 of the Championship.
b. The remaining top 50 member/teams in Angler/Team of the year points will be selected to fish Day 1 of the Championship for a possible total of 55 boats.
c. At the end of day 1, the top 25 finishers will advance to day 2.
d. $10,000.00 first place prize, GUARANTEED!!!
e. Finishers 2 thru 25 will also win prize money, graduated accordingly. Everybody will win something.
f. Angler/Team of the year points winner will take blast off position #1 for the following regular season and other prizes.
g. The championship big fish will pay $500.00 on Day 1 and $1000.00 on Day 2.
5) Membership to BASS
a. We are currently working on an affiliation that would allow our top AOY teams to fish the Bassmaster Team Championship for a chance to fish the Bassmaster Classic.
6) Contingency money opportunities as they become available.
7) Any team that utilizes option 2 (the payment plan) and does not complete the payment before midnight on December 1st will forfeit their membership and previously paid money.
There will be a 5-day OFF LIMITS for each regular season tournament!
1) We want the playing field as level as possible, so that the members/teams that can't take vacation days or otherwise don't have the opportunity to pre-fish for a week, will have the same opportunity as everyone else.
2) Off limits will begin at sunset on the Sunday prior to the regular season tournament. There will be NO practice days and you are not allowed to be on the water. If you are caught by an SBL Board member, protested by another SBL member/team or fail the polygraph, you will be disqualified from the tournament and angler/team of the year points for that tournament.
Who's eligible to fish?
1) We feel that the 5-day off limits levels the playing field enough that we can fish against "pros" and "guides." With that being said, we say, come on!! Let's go fishing!!
2) Anyone under the age of 18, must be accompanied by an adult with a valid driver's license and valid boat operator license (for your state) and a valid Alabama Fishing license.
Tournament rules
1) SBL wants to keep our tournament rules as simple as we possibly can as long as we can.
2) SBL reserves the right to make additions or corrections to tournament rules at any time. All member/teams will be advised as soon as practical of any changes.
3) We highly recommend you take time to read and become familiar with the tournament rules. The rules are on the Fishing Chaos Page where you will go to register
Legal Stuff!!
When you submit registration to become a member of Southern Bass League LLC you are emphatically agreeing to the following:
1) That team members have read and understand the tournament rules.
2) That team members hereby release Southern Bass League LLC, its officers, agents, employees and sponsors from any and all damages, claims, demands, cost or expenses relating to injury of any person(s) or any property, by which team members may sustain or by which team members may cause by reason of participating in or in connection with any Southern Bass League LLC event.
3) That team members agree to a covenant not to sue and waive subrogation: team members further agree that you will never sue Southern Bass League LLC for damages on account of any injury or damage you suffer or cause, whether known now or which may develop in the future. In the event that Southern Bass League LLC is sued because of your actions, team members expressly agree to indemnify and hold Souther Bass League LLC harmless from any and all liability whatsoever, including court cost and attorney's fees, arising with respect to such actions. Team members understand that in waiving your rights to sue Southern Bass League LLC, you are also waiving your rights of recovery from Southern Bass League LLC of your insurance carrier for any claims they may pay on your behalf. Team members further understand that you waive any rights your heirs or relatives have or may have to sue Southern Bass League LLC.
4) That team members maintain liability insurance on the boat you will use in any Southern Bass League LLC event.
5) That team members agree to submit to a polygraph or truth verification test at any point you are asked to do so by the tournament directors. And team members understand that refusal to take the polygraph or truth verification test will terminate team membership in SBL immediately. Failure of a polygraph will disqualify the team from that tournament prizes and angler/team of the year points. Failure of more than one polygraph will also terminate team membership.
6) That team members agree to release their name, image and or likeness to Southern Bass League LLC for promotional and advertising purposes on any and all advertising or social media venues it chooses to utilize. Teams that finish in the top ten will be required to remain at or near the weigh in area so that additional pictures and interviews can be made.
7) Team members understand that Southern Bass League LLC reserves the right to refuse participation to anyone, for any reason, at any time, in any event they host.
8) Team members agree that all decisions made by the tournament directors are final and absolute.
9) Team members understand that submission of registration implies consent for both members of the team.
10) After October everyone MUST have an ALABAMA boater license.
With all that said, bring your best bag to the scales, we look forward to the competition and most of all, we appreciate you fishing with Southern Bass League!! Let's go Fishing!
Schedule 2025
* March 22, Smith Lake
* April 12, Pickwick Lake
* May 3, Lay Lake
* June 7, Lake Guntersville
* September 20, Weiss Lake
** November 7 - 8, Championship: Logan Martin
How to Register
We have partnered with Fishing Chaos!! The link below will take you to the website to register. Do not forget to subscribe while you are there !
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