As some of you may know, yesterday's tournament involved a couple of situations which could have effected the final outcome of our tournament, IF and ONLY IF any of the members present would have filed a protest according to the rules we have in place for the Sangchris Bass Club. Since a protest was not filed for either situation, the results of the tournament will stand as they are in the current standings available on our website.

As your tournament director, it is my job to evaluate every situation, be fair to everyone involved and insure first and foremost our participants are safe at all Sangchris Bass Club events. I believe we accomplished just that by educating a new team on lake rules and take-off safety this morning and also allowing another team to provide safe haven for a member who was very ill yesterday afternoon without penalty.

I want to thank all of you who brought these situations to our attention and hope all club members will understand the decisions which were made. If not, you certainly have the opportunity to discuss these instances and make rule changes at the annual meeting held in January 2024 and elect new officers if you so choose.

Thank you very much for your attention and for being a member of the Sangchris Bass Club.

Steve Curry