RULES AND REGULATIONS


  1. If you have been disqualified from a tournament for cheating or for failing a polygraph test, you are ineligible to participate in this tournament.
  2. Contestants must submit to a polygraph test if required by tournament officials.
  3. The entry fee is $50 for Open Division (Big Bass automatically included for all open division contestants) $25 for Women’s Division and $15 for Junior’s Division.  (Women’s Division and Junior’s Division contestants may enter the Big Bass for an additional $5).  There will be no refund of entry fees.  Only one Division may be entered by an individual.
  4. Only black and small mouth bass caught by artificial baits will be weighed. (Trolling and live bait are not allowed)
  5. This is a three-fish tournament.  You may weigh less than, but not more than three fish.
  6. Fish must be culled before entry into the weigh-in line.  No contestant may enter weigh-in line with more than three fish.
  7. There will be a ½ pound (8 oz) penalty for each dead fish applied to overall stringer weight.
  8. Entry fee must be paid at headquarters before fishing (no later than 6:00 am the date of the tournament).
  9. Boat, tube, kayak or wade fishing are allowed.
  10. To qualify, contestants must pick up a number at tournament headquarters prior to fishing.
  11. Only one prize can be won by any contestant in the open division plus one prize in the Big Bass (excluding bonus prizes).
  12. All State, Federal and local laws must be obeyed.
  13. Fishing hours are from 6:00 am until 3:00 pm.
  14. Weigh-in line opens at 2:30 and closes at 3:00.  Contestants must be in line no later than 3:00 pm.
  15. Contestants may be at their desired fishing location, but cannot begin fishing prior to 6:00 am.
  16. All fish must be 14 inches or longer in length with mouth closed.
  17. No iced or frozen fish will be allowed.
  18. The Family Services Center reserves the right to refuse to weigh in any questionable fish.
  19. No non-contestants will be allowed to be in a contestant’s boat during tournament hours.
  20. The Family Services Center reserves the right to refuse entry into this tournament by any entrant that is of a questionable nature.
  21. There will be a 5 mph (no wake) speed limit above the mouth of both creeks when approaching or passing other fishermen.
  22. All ties will be drawn from a hat or decided on a coin flip.
  23. Fishing will be done in the navigable waters of Lake Brownwood only.  (This includes both creeks equivalent to spillway level).
  24. A contestant must not allow any fish caught by him or her to be counted by another contestant.  In such a case, both contestants will be disqualified.
  25. Violations of any rules result in automatic disqualification.  Decision of the judges are final.
  26. Winning contestants must be present to accept all prizes.
  27. ANY PROTEST MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING NO LATER THAN 30 MINUTES AFTER THE CLOSE OF WEIGH-IN AND BEFORE THE AWARDS PRESENTATION.