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Solar Bat Tournament Contingency

2022 PERFORMANCE POLARIZED SERIES

SOLAR BAT® TOURNAMENT CONTINGENCY REWARDS – BAT BUCKS

 

Solar Bat® announces BAT BUCKS a fishing tournament contingency rewards program effective August 1, 2021.

FISHING TOURNAMENT QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BAT BUCKS:.

The tournament must have a website that posts and maintains tournament general information including entry fees and results.
Fisherman must weigh at least one fish to be eligible.
The tournament may be part of a tournament trail, a single tournament, or a benefit tournament.
There is no species restriction for tournament qualifications. The contingency rewards program applies to salt water and freshwater tournaments.
CONTINGENCY REWARD – BAT BUCKS: Two ways to win:

Win an eligible tournament.
Finish second place out of the money. Must be verifiable on the tournament’s website. We will not verify results from Facebook pages. The tournament trail has to have a website that posts results.
THE AWARD IS:

The fisherman or fishing team will receive a gift certificate from the dealer where the Solar Bat sunglasses were purchased. Amount of the gift certificate is equal to the tournament entry fee up to a maximum of $200.00.
In team tournaments, with both team members eligible, 100% of the allowable gift certificate will be awarded. If only one team member is eligible 50% of the allowable gift certificate will be awarded.
ELIGIBLITY FOR BAT BUCKS:

Fisherman must have purchased a pair of Performance Polarized Series Solar Bat® sunglasses and registered with Solar Bat. Purchase and registration make the fisherman eligible for BAT BUCKS for two calendar years. Date of purchase must be prior to submission for the BAT BUCKS.
Fisherman must register with Solar Bat® on www.batbucks.com by clicking on PERFORMANCE POLARIZED SERIES Contingency and downloading the form, then mailing along with a registration fee of $6.50 to Solar Bat®. Registration fee includes two Solar Bat BAT BUCKS decals.
Contingency Rewards applies to fishing teams, anglers or co-anglers.
Fisherman must have Solar Bat® decals on their boat and/or tow vehicle.
TO COLLECT BAT BUCKS:

Solar Bat® must have your Contingency BAT BUCKS registration form on file.
You must submit the BAT BUCKS Claim form (download by clicking on PERFORMANCE POLARIZED SERIES Contingency at www.batbucks.com) to Solar Bat®, either by completing and emailing to sendmethemoney@solarbat.com or by downloading the form and mailing to Solar Bat® Attn: BAT BUCKS. Submission must include a photo of boat or tow vehicle with Solar Bat® logo visible. Solar Bat must receive the claim within two (2) weeks of the tournament date.
Solar Bat® will visit the tournament website and verify your finish and the entry fees (not to include Big Bass pot) for the tournament. The tournament trail must have a website that posts results and entry fees. Facebook pages will not be accepted. We will mail the award only after verification. There is a limit of 2 claims per year per tournament trail. Your prize will arrive approximately 8-10 weeks after your complete claim form is received and results verified.
It is your RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that we have all the information needed to verify the claim. If we cannot find the provided information on the Tournament website, we will email you ONE TIME asking you to get the corrected information. It is your RESPONSIBILITY to get the information to us. If you can’t furnish the information, the claim will be rejected and not paid.
By registering for BAT BUCKS you are authorizing Solar Bat® to add your email address to the email subscriber list on the Solar Bat® website. You are further authorizing Solar Bat® and your Solar Bat® to announce and congratulate you as a winner of BAT BUCKS in email blasts to our subscribers and on our Facebook page.

SKEETER INCENTIVE

SKEETER INCENTIVE

At each and every Joe Bass Team Trail event if you are the highest finishing participating Skeeter boat owner fishing from your Skeeter boat you could win an additional $1000.00 with a minimum of $250.00 GUARANTEED! Paid on the spot!

Events Calendar

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  • December 2025

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Ozarks
December 21 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Ozarks

Alhonna Resort 25% discount for lodging booked during any Joe Bass Team Trail.

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Table Rock Winter
December 27 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Table Rock Winter

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December 21 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Ozarks

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December 27 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Table Rock Winter

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December 21 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Table Rock Winter

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WIN with RAPALA!

Simply turn in an empty package from any Rapala, Sufix, VMC, or Storm product each month for the chance to win a Rapala, Crush City, Sufix, VMC, Storm Pro Pack.

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KGB Swimbaits

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TAKE OFF & WEIGH IN TIMES

All Joe Bass Team Trail tournaments use the same take off and weigh in schedule based on what month they are held in.

Jan-Feb-Mar-Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec – 7am-3pm
Apr – 6:30am-3pm
May-Jun-Jul-Aug – 6am-3pm

Mailing Address

Joe Bass Team Trail
PO Box 363
Strafford, MO 65757

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11/22/25 Winter
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11/22/25 Winter

The 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Table Rock division, sponsored by Blackbeard Marine, got off to a quick start as 47 teams brought nearly 400 pounds of bass to the inaugural weigh-in. Kicker fish came at a premium, as it took over 14 pounds to find your name near the top of the Window World leaderboard. However, with the kick off a new season, teams also pushed hard as every fish weighed provides qualifying points for the Invitational on Truman Lake out of…...https://joebassteamtrail.com/11-22-25-winter/
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11/23/25 Ozarks

The 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Lake of the Ozarks division, sponsored by Window World, kicked off the season with a 27 boat field that gathered at Alhonna Resort. Nearly 200 pounds of bass were weighed with kicker fish coming at a premium. With the late fall transition being rocked back and forth with multiple weather patterns in the days prior to the event, teams were anxious as to what it would take to find their names near the top of the…...https://joebassteamtrail.com/11-23-25-ozarks/
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Staff

Bob Capps
Trail Manager/webmaster
bob@joebassteamtrail.com
417-818-3898

Timmy Newberry
Tournament Director Mark Twain/Ozarks
timmy@joebassteamtrail.com
314-220-7196

Staff

Rocky Carden
Director Antique/Table Rock/Winter/Pomme/Truman/Stockton
rocky@joebassteamtrail.com
417-773-5223

Rusty Darnell
Advertising
rusty@joebassteamtrail.com
417-838-0366

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Directors will respond to you within 24 hours, during regular business hours. All email correspondence is completely confidential.

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