ALL BOATS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONAL IGNITION KILL SWITCH, AND THE BOAT OPERATOR MUST HAVE THE KILL SWITCH ATTACHED TO HIS PERSON WHENEVER THE COMBUSTION ENGINE IS RUNNING.
Tackle and Equipment: 12. Only artificial lures may be used. No live bait or prepared bait will be permitted, however, pork or pork type strips, rinds, etc., may be used. All bass must be caught live and in a conventional sporting manner. Only casting, spin casting, or spinning rods and reels may be used. All other types are prohibited. Only one rod may be used at a time.
Boat Operation and Expense: 13. A full discussion should be held between the two partners prior to the tournament start as to a schedule of boat operation. A schedule must be set that permits each partner equal time to fish from the front of the boat and operate the trolling motor so he may select his choice of fishing locations. In the event that one contestant elects not to operate the trolling motor and such election is satisfactory to his partner, the contestant waiving the right to operate the trolling motor shall have the right to choose the fishing spots one half of the time. Any contestant found operating the boat in an obvious and deliberate manner so as to handicap, his partner shall be disqualified. Trolling with a gasoline motor as a method of fishing is prohibited.
Daily fishing partners are expected to work out satisfactory arrangements between themselves as to which partner will furnish the boat and motor, this should equal fifteen ($20.00) on one day tournaments.
Official Checkpoints: 14. Tournament headquarters shall be in the launch site area. All fishermen must start and end each tournament day in this area. The official weigh-in station shall also be in this area. Contestants must not leave the boat to land a fish.
Permitted Fishing Locations: 15. Fishing is permitted any place on the tournament waters, except within fifty (50) yards of another contestant's boat that was first anchored at a location. All fishing must be done from the boat. Contestant's must not leave the boat to land a fish.
Determination of Tournament Winners (Scoring): 16. Placement in each tournament will be determined by pounds and hundredths of a pound. Tournament winners will be determined by the total pounds and hundredths accumulated during the time of the tournament. Only black, largemouth, spotted or smallmouth bass may be weighed. There will be a five (5) bass per day limit. Each contestant will be responsible for keeping his bass separate from his partners. The contestants with the highest total weight (including bonus ounces) will be declared the tournament winner, with the next highest weight being second place, etc., until each contestant has been ranked. At the end of each tournament, Tournament Director will total each contestant's total weigh and announce the top ten (10) places for the tournament.
Awarding of Bonus Weight 17. 6 hundredths shall be added to the total weight of each contestant for each bass that is released alive and returned to the tournament waters. Each contestant must elect to either keep his fish or return to tournament waters for bonus weight when presenting his catch for weigh-in. The Tournament Director or his appointee shall be responsible for the returning each live bass to the tournament waters and awarding bonus weight.
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