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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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Events

  • May 2026

Calendar of Events

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Table Rock Summer
May 2 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Table Rock Summer

Mill Creek

$180.00

, 3

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mark Twain
May 3 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mark Twain
$180.00
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, 6

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Antique
May 6 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Antique

Mill Creek

$180
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, 16

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Pomme
May 16 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Pomme

The Harbor

$180.00

, 17

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Truman
May 17 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Truman

Shawnee Bend

$180.00
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6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Stockton
May 30 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Stockton

Orleans Trail South

$180.00

, 31

6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mark Twain
May 31 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mark Twain

Robert Allen

$180.00
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6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Table Rock Summer
June 6 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm
Table Rock Summer

Mill Creek

$180.00
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May 2
May 2 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Table Rock Summer

May 3
May 3 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mark Twain

May 6
May 6 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Antique

May 16
May 16 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Pomme

May 17
May 17 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Truman

May 3
May 3 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mark Twain

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Antique

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May 16
May 16 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Pomme

May 17
May 17 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Truman

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May 30
May 30 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Stockton

May 31
May 31 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mark Twain

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June 6
June 6 @ 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

Table Rock Summer

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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

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Joe Bass Team Trail
PO Box 363
Strafford, MO 65757

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04/25/26 Stockton

A beautiful spring day set the backdrop for the kickoff of the 2026 Stockton sponsored by Albers Marine, Inc. 35 teams left the takeoff with hopes of being at the top of the Window World Leaderboard by days end. With the fish apparently in an early post spawn funk, finding quality bites was tough, yet every keeper weighed garnered qualifying points of the Joe Bass Invitational to be held on Truman Lake’s Bucksaw Resort and Marina this fall....

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4/19/26 Truman

Violent storms, torrential rains, and muddy water in the days leading up to the 2026 Truman Division kickoff had 66 teams concerned with finding the winning solution that would put them at the top of the Window World Leaderboard. Some say that fishing history is a bad approach to tournament strategy, while others fuss that locals have a decided advantage. What cannot be disputed is experience is invaluable when facing conditions that are in the midst of a radical change....
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04/18/26 Pomme

After a week of storms and torrential rains that had the lake on an extremely rapid rise, 33 teams gathered at The Harbor to kick off the 2026 Joe Bass Team Trail Pomme de Terre division sponsored by TNT Quick Stop. Rising water had fish in the bushes, but multiple rounds of rain had the rivers choaked with debris and Ozark orange mud.... joebassteamtrail.com/04-18-26-pomme/
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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

Tournament Directors

Contact your Director for any questions regarding your selected division.

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

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