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".