1. Some or all of the tournament rules may be altered/changed for SPECIAL TOURNAMENTS. The Tournament Director shall request approval at the next scheduled monthly meeting of the members present. The following examples may apply: Children only, Crappie only, species other than Bass, Wildcats and other approved tournaments or methods. These special tournaments are eligible for additional participation points based upon approval listed in #3 below. 2. Scheduled Chapter events (i.e. Casting Kids Contest, Fishing Expos, etc.) will be eligible for awarding additional participation points based upon approval listed in #3 below. 3. Additional points can be awarded for Special Tournaments and Scheduled Chapter events with a majority vote of present voting members at any Chapter meeting. A minimum of 30 days notice to all members is required prior to the Special Tournament or Chapter Event that will be awarded additional points. 4. Any contestant may borrow a measuring board from the Tournament Director and take it back to his/her boat to measure fish prior to bringing the fish to the scale. (Please do not make the Tournament Director penalize you for short fish by carrying them to the scale area and submitting those short fish to be weighed). 5. The Tournament Director has the authority to determine legal/illegal-fishing equipment. At his discretion he may, INSPECT LIVE WELLS, STORAGE LOCKERS, and/or OTHER SUSPECTED AREAS WHERE ILLEGAL ITEMS MAY BE FOUND, at any time before, during or preceding payback time of tournament. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS REQUESTS pertaining to this tournament and its participants shall result in automatic disqualification from tournament with loss of entry fees, tournament winnings, and fish. |
| SECTION 3: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS |