Tournament Rules
John Buck
Rule 12:
12. A five fish limit will be allowed each
angler per day unless state or local laws restrict limits to less. Fish must be
a minimum of 12 inches long, unless otherwise restricted by state or local
laws.
The Tournament Director will determine 12 inches with the mouth closed,
and pinched tail.
Contestants weighing in undersized fish will lose that fish and their
largest fish of the day.
The
decision of the Tournament Director is final. Contestants weighing in dead fish
will be penalized 0.2 lb. per dead fish.
In the case of a breakdown, fish may be brought
to the scales by the boaters partner provided he can get another club boater to
bring him in. If a boater is fishing by themselves and his boat breaks down ,
his fish may be weighed in by another club boat. Tournament winners and places
will be determined by the total weight of the catch less any
penalties.
2012 Change:
Rule
12:
Remove SOP rule 5, and insert it following the
first sentence of tournament rule 12
so that it reads as
follows:
12. A five fish limit will be allowed each
angler per day unless state or local laws restrict limits to less. When a person catches his 6th keeper
fish, he must cull a fish before continuing fishing. Penalty for non-compliance
is disqualification for that day.
Fish must be a minimum of 12 inches long, unless otherwise restricted by state
or local laws.
The Tournament Director will determine 12 inches with the
mouth closed, and pinched tail.
Contestants weighing in undersized fish will
lose that fish and their largest fish of the day.
The decision of the
Tournament Director is final. Contestants weighing in dead fish will be
penalized 0.2 lb. per dead fish.
In the case of a breakdown, fish may be brought to the scales by the
boaters partner provided he can get another club boater to bring him in. If a
boater is fishing by themselves and his boat breaks down , his fish may be
weighed in by another club boat. Tournament winners and places will be
determined by the total weight of the catch less any
penalties.
Reason
This proposal simply takes an item
from our "SOP" and places it in the tournament rules where it
belongs.
Anything that deals with "disqualification" of a tournament
fisherman should be in the rules and not in "SOP".