1. RULES: The following rules for the tournament will be used. These rules will be interpreted solely by the Tournament Officials, and all decisions will be final.
2. ELIGIBILITY: All individuals that are in the 9th-12th grade with paid entry fee. Individuals must be accompanied by a boat captain age 19 or older.
3. HEADQUARTERS & TIME: Little Platte Marina. Fishing times are 6:00 a.m. (safe light) to 2:00, Sunday May 3rd, 2015.
4. ENTRY FEE: 50.00$ per boat. Entry fees will be accepted by mail and at the ramp between 5:00 and 6:00 am May 3rd, 2015.
5. LIVE-WELL CHECK: All entries must participate in live-well checks.
6. DEPARTURE: Will be in sequence in which entry fees are received.
7. TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial baits or lures may be used. Pork style baits are allowed. No trolling. All bass must be caught on rod and reel during tournament hours.
8. BOATS AND EQUIPMENT: Any boat 14 feet or longer will be accepted if powered by an engine of 10 horsepower or more. Boats must be equipped with functional aerated live-well. Boats may not be trailered during tournament hours. Boats may not have motors which exceed the horsepower rating or BIA rating plate on boat. All Missouri Water Patrol laws and regulations apply.
9. SAFETY AND SPORTSMANSHIP: Safe boating and fishing practices must be observed. Life jackets MUST be worn when the big motor in running, Ignition “kill” switches are required. All Missouri Department of Conservation laws and regulations shall apply.
10. PERMITTED FISHING LOCATIONS: Anywhere on the tournament lake, except within fifty (50) yards of a public dock dispenses boat gas, another contestant’s boat at anchor, or the take –off cove.
11. SCORING: Largemouth Bass, Kentucky Bass and Smallmouth Bass will be counted. Total stringer weight will determine place. Any bass greater than twelve (12) inches, will be weighted and recorded immediately in the boat by the boat captain and agreed upon by all team members, and released back into the lake. The list of “short” fish weights will also be presented at weigh in and added to the total weight of the best 5 legal (15) inch bass. Starting with the 6th legal keeper, your list can include fish over 15 inches. The winner will be determines by the largest weight of fish caught. This includes the recorded list of fish and the fish presented for weigh in. Dead fish cannot be “culled”. Any bass dead when presented for weigh-in (as determined by Tournament Officials) will cause a .5 lb. to be subtracted from total stringer weight for that day. Five (5) fish per boat may be weighed in. Any frozen, iced or mangled fish presented for weigh-in shall result in immediate disqualification. THE GATOR GRIP tournament rules shall be the official measuring device.
12. TRUTH VERIFICATION: Each contestant shall be subject to a truth verification test. Anyone failing to pass test will be disqualified. Anyone refusing to such test shall be disqualified.
13. TIES: Ties will be broken by earliest starting position.
14. CHECK-IN LATE PENALTY. One (1) pound per minute, up to 10 minutes, then disqualification. NO EXCUSES. All participants must check in at official timer at end of courtesy dock or ramp.
15. TOURNAMENT CANCELLATION: If the Tournament is cancelled due to reasons of safety on Sunday, May 3rd, 2015, the entry fees will be refunded.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE FOR ANY OTHER REASON.