| 1. |
All boats must be Coast Guard equipped: life jacket, paddle, fire extinguisher,
throw cushion, horn or whistle. |
| 2. |
Life jacket must be worn when boat is on plane. |
| 3. |
Kill switch must be in operating condition and used when motor is running. |
| 4. |
No late entries. There will be no money accepted at ramp. Money
must be received no later than 5:00 PM on Friday before the tournament.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS.
NO REFUNDS OR ROLLOVERS. When you pay you get credit for fishing. |
| 5. |
Take off time is safe light. Running light must be working or you
will have to wait until the sun is up. |
| 6. |
Take off will be determined by registration received. |
| 7. |
Six (6) fish limit mouth closed, tail fanned or straight, whichever measures
on golden rule. ANY SHORT FISH
BROUGHT TO SCALES WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFYING. MINIMUM
LENGTH 14 INCHES. MORE THAN SIX (6) FISH WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFYING. |
| 8. |
DEAD FISH: 4 ounces penalty
for each dead fish; penalty will come off total weight. No culling
of dead fish and no culling in the basin. |
| 9. |
No fishing within 50 yards of a boat at legal anchored, trolling motor up
and anchor down. No trolling allowed with big motor or trolling motor. |
| 10. |
No alcohol beverages or illegal drugs will be allowed in boat during tournament. |
| 11. |
Artificial bait only. |
| 12. |
Boat
cannot be removed from water until your fish are weighed in, removal of
boat before fish are weight will result in automatic disqualification. |
| 13. |
This tournament is 95% pay back, with 20% being
held in Classic Fund. No one under the age of 18 will be able to fish,
unless accompanied by a parent. |
| 14. |
WEIGH IN IS AT 2:30 P.M. LATE PENALTY:
1 POUND PER MINUTE UP TO 5 MINUTES THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED. |
| 15.
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CLASSIC RULING: YOU MUST
FISH SEVEN (7) of the nine- (9) tournaments as a TEAM CAPTAIN.
Your partner must have fished two tournaments with you, or you fish the
classic by yourself ** |
| 16. |
You must conduct yourself in a sportsman like manner or you will be ask
to leave and banned from tournament. Any interpretation of the rules
or ruling will be the decision of the tournament director or his staff. |
| 17. |
Any violation of state laws will result in automatic disqualification. |
| 18. |
PROOF OF INSURANCE MUST BE SHOWN AT TIME
OF SIGN UP, OR MAIL A COPY WITH YOUR ENTRY. |
| 19.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTS: ALL PARTICIPANTS,
WINNERS AND NON-WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO A QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTS.
This may include, but not be limited to, polygraph tests, drug
screenings, and/or observer (in or out of boat). Failure to submit
to a quality assurance test upon request will result in immediate disqualification.
Any contestant (team) not successful with any quality assurance test in
conjunction with this bass tournament will have their weight become 0.00
lbs and not be eligible to compete in any future Accent Marine sponsored
tournament. If the first tested participant is unsuccessful, the other
team member may submit to the test, at that team’s expense, and, if
successful, weight will be reinstated. |
