Ironmen

IRONMAN SOLO BASS TOURNAMENT EVENTS

2025 IRONMAN SOLO FLYER

2 EVENTS
JUNE 20TH-21ST 2025 LIVE OAK
DECEMBER 12TH-13TH 2025 LIVE OAK

ENTRY FEE: $500 PER EVENT ENTRY FEE BALANCE IS DUE BY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE EVENT

PRIORITY REGISTRATION:
ANYONE THAT FISHED THE 2024 IRONMAN SOLO EVENT HAS UNTIL JULY 15TH 2024 TO PAY $150 DEPOSIT.

REMAINING SPOTS:
ANY NEW ANGLERS MUST PAY $250 DEPOSIT FOR A SPOT. THE SPOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE ORDER THE DEPOSIT WAS RECEIVED AND POSTED JULY 16TH 2024
PAYOUT

LUNKER EACH DAY $350
DAY 1 LEADER $500 BONUS
1ST $6,000 2ND $3,000 3RD $2000
4TH $1500 5TH $1000 6TH $750
7TH $500 8TH $500

2025 IRONMAN Official Rules:

ITS EVERY ANGLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO READ AND FOLLOW THE RULES!!

2025 IROMAN Rules

1. Tournament director has the final say and can deny any team from entering the tournament no exceptions. The Tournament Director will be allowed to participate in the tournaments.
2. Sportsmanship Rule: Any unsportsmanlike behavior during tournament hours will be grounds for disqualification from the tournament. This includes but not limited to behaviors like, someone hole-sitting for you, reckless boat operation, intentionally snagging fish, digging out ditch mouths (with hand tools or motors) etc….
3. Communication rule- During tournament hours the use of any communication device to seek guidance or fishing information is not allowed.
4. All fish are to be caught during the hours of the tournament on the body of water the tournament is being held without leaving the boat or receiving fish from another team
5. All State, Corp of engineers, local and Pride of the South rules/laws will be obeyed. It’s the Anglers responsibility to be knowledgeable of the rules. If your team is issued a ticket during any Pride of The South tournaments, you must notify the tournament director prior to weighing any fish. It’s the tournament director’s discretion to determine the penalty up to disqualification.
6. Only 2 people (1 for solo events) maximum per boat. Must fish with the same person both days.
7. No leaving the boat to push into any place. If you become stuck, you can push out but not allowed to continue to push forward to gain access. Only your trolling motor or big motor can be used to access fishable water.
8. The influencing or requesting any operation of a spillway outside it normal schedule operating times will be disqualified. (Example Olin basin)- (Mobile delta only)
9. ON TIME CHECK IN- Each team is given two Key Fobs when you arrive each morning. One must be hung back on the check in board before 4:29:59. If you’re not hanging you will be disqualified for that day. The 2nd Key fob bring with your fish to weigh in. **If you have an emergency or mechanical breakdown, you must contact the tournament director @ 228-327-5941 send a text if no answer. If you are broke down trying to get back for weigh in, you are allowed to ride with another team as long as one team member stays with the fish. Running out of gas is not a mechanical breakdown**
10. All site fish must be caught inside the mouth. No snagging
11. Five fish 12 in or Lake Rule limit per boat. Fish measured with a Radicull Beamer Board.
12. 1/4lb (4oz) per 1 dead fish. 1/2lb per 2 or more dead fish (Example: 1 dead fish .25 deduction 2 dead fish .75 deduction 3 dead fish 1.25lb deduction.) Lunker winning fish must be weighed alive. Lunker winning fish must be weighed alive. Short fish will be released immediately. Ties will be determined by the Lunker between the two teams. It is the team’s responsibility to notify the weigh master that you want your Lunker weighed. Any suspicious dead fish can be denied being weighed in per tournament director’s discretion.
13. All fished weighed in will be released back. It’s the tournament director’s discretion to allow teams to trailer prior to weighing in. You will be told if trailering is allowed.
14. Artificial bait only. No trolling or live bait fishing. Only 1 rod allowed at a time. (A-RIGS are legal). You must completely retrieve your line inside the boat prior to picking up another rod. Jigger poles are not allowed. No fishing while big motor is running. Cannot use big motor in current to fish.
15. No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs allowed during tournament. If you’re subject to taking a polygraph no drinking after you weigh your fish until all places and prizes have been decided.
16. No culling at the dock. Only 5 fish allowed in live well at any time.
17. Cutting down of green trees including having someone not entered to fish with the intent to fish during the tournament will result in being banned from fishing the trail. No intentional putting out green limbs or baiting fish prior to any event is allowed.
18. Cannot relocate fish prior to an event. Meaning catching them somewhere else and releasing them in a different area with the intent to catch during any event. This includes having someone not fishing the event with your knowledge of it.
19. Must follow all water safety rules. Life jackets and kill switches during blast off and while boat is on plane.
20. Must abide by all “NO WAKE ZONES”. This includes blast off at live oak. Upper and Lower Bryant’s on Tensaw must obey buoys. Even if the buoys are missing due to high water.
21. Can leave the boat in an emergency only. No fishing allowed while not inside of the boat during an emergency. If a team member must leave early you are allowed to drop him off at the dock. Once a person leaves the boat, they are not allowed back in the boat to fish anymore in that tournament. The angler staying must remain in the boat the entire time.
22. Off limits are determined by state laws. No fishing in ponds or private waters during high water levels. No casting into a private or off limit waters even if your boat is not sitting in the off-limits waters. Cannot leave the boat to gain access to fishable waters. You are allowed to lock through Dams. The following are OFF-LIMITS MOBILE DELTA-(DOCTOR LAKE, HELLCAT LAKE, BOYKIN LAKE, FLAG LAKE, GREEN LAKE, BEAR LAKE, CHOCTAW LAKE, OLIN BASIN, BIG CHIPPEWA LAKE, and LITTLE CHIPPEWA LAKE). (GRAVEL PIT MILLERS FERRY.)
23. Must obey all posted signs this includes dams. (Section 220-6-19 it shall be unlawful to fail to comply with any restrictive sign, buoy, or marker as approved by the Director of the Alabama Marine Police Division). Treat the sign like a wall do not cross nor cast past the posted sign or the area the sign is referencing this includes private ponds or off-limit areas.
24. Any team fishing in 3-mile creek on mobile river, you must obey the “idle only” designated areas. –MOBILE DELTA
25. Any Boat is allowed to carry gas with you in an approved coast guard tank with quick disconnects. Handheld tanks are not allowed cannot leave boat to get gas on land. No one is allowed to bring you gas during the tournament. Plan accordingly if you run out of gas you must make it back on time in your boat. If you ride back your catch will be disqualified.
26. Live well check will be conducted during registration.
27. An approved boat must be equipped with an Outboard Water-Cooled motor only. No jet foot motors, or go-devil style motors will be allowed to enter the tournament. Also working live well, navigation and running lights. (Any questions call Tournament Director 228-327-5941)
28. No team can block access to fishable waters. If a team has their trolling motor down FISHING, you must give that team a 50 YD courtesy distance on that bank (opposite bank does not apply) that is being fished unless both teams agree differently. Any team fishing smaller creeks or tighter areas has to choose which bank if there first to allow another team to fish opposite unless it’s impossible for two boats to fish at the same time. If a team has their anchor out FISHING, you must give that team a 100 YD courtesy distance unless both teams agree.
29. Anyone that fishes any of the pride of the south tournaments are fishing at their own risk and cannot hold anyone that is involved in the tournament responsible.
30. A passed polygraph prior to getting paid can be required per tournament director discretion. A formal protest must be filed by the closing of the scales in person. A protest must include proof with pictures and or video. Any obscene or vulgar gestures said at the event because of the protest will result in banning of the trail. This type of conduct will not be tolerated.

Results will be posted here.

WEIGH IN SHEET IRONMAN MAY 3RD-4TH 2024 final

WEIGH IN SHEET IRONMAN SOLO JUNE 14TH AND 15TH 2024 FINAL