Tournament Format
This tournament will be a 2 person team format with 1 day of competition. Each team will consist of two contestants and one coach or boat captain. Entries will be taken in order of date and time recorded on Highschoolfishing.org. There is no limit to the number of teams accepted from each school or club. This is a Texas based event, but out of state teams are welcome.
Participation and Eligibility
Participation is open to all ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th grade high school students. Entries to this tournament MUST be a TBF Student Angler Federation (SAF) member. Membership will include a free one-year membership to SAF. As SAF members, contestants receive a one-year e-Edition subscription to FLW Outdoors Magazine and full SAF member benefits, including event insurance while competing. Visit www.highschoolfishing.org or call 580.765.9031 for membership information. Contestants must also have the signature of a parent or legal guardian in the provided space on the entry form. Contestants must have in their possession a current student identification card from the school they are representing and a valid fishing license for the waters they fish. Contestants are required to follow all applicable federal, state and local regulations and laws. Any violation of such regulations and laws may result in disqualification from the tournament.
Uniforms
Each student should have some type of uniform or shirt with school colors, logo, etc.
Registration and Pretournament Meeting
Two high school anglers must register together as a team. No individual entries. A High School may enter as many teams they choose. Non-TBF members who comprise a team are expected to register in advance online at www.highschoolfishing.org or by calling TBF at 580.765.9031.You must be members of the TBF before you may enter this event. ENTRIES CLOSE ON APRIL 20. Each angler and their coach must check-in at the designated registration check-in site and times listed in the tournament confirmation. Contestants and/or coaches more than 15 minutes late for registration check-in may not be entered in the tournament. It is mandatory that all contestants and their coaches attend the pretournament meeting at the time and place set forth on the tournament entry. Contestants and/or coaches not present for the pretournament meeting may not be entered in the tournament.
Safety
Safe boating must be observed at all times. Each contestant and coach is required to wear a fastened U.S. Coast Guard-approved and state approved personal flotation device anytime the combustion engine is in operation from boat check until weigh-in each day of the tournament. All boats must be equipped with an emergency ignition-shutoff device that must be securely attached to the driver’s body whenever the combustion engine is in operation. All persons in a tournament boat shall remain seated in a manufacturer-recommended on-plane seating location when the combustion engine is in operation. Sitting on pedestal seats while the combustion engine is in operation is not permitted. Contestants are NOT permitted to drive the boat when the combustion engine is in operation. Safe boat conduct must be observed at all times by contestants and coaches. At the discretion of the tournament director, tournament days may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. Violation of this rule may result in disqualification. Please see Captain Rules and Regulations.
Permitted Fishing Methods
Fishing is defined as having a lure attached to a line and a rod and reel with the lure in the water. All bass must be caught alive in a conventional sporting manner. Only artificial lures may be used, with the exception of pork trailers and biodegradable soft baits. Only ONE fishing rod per contestant may be used at a time. Trolling as a method of fishing is strictly prohibited. All bass caught while sight-fishing must be hooked inside the mouth and immediately shown to your coach for verification.
Scoring
Scoring is determined by the final weight of each team’s catch during each tournament. Only largemouth, spotted, redeye or smallmouth bass are accepted species. The tournament limit is five bass per team unless the state or lake limit is less than five, in which case the state or lake limit prevails. Teams possessing more than the tournament limit will have their catch to that point in the day disqualified and, time permitting, are eligible for a restart from the takeoff location. The minimum length limit for bass is 14 inches. Bass presented for weigh-in that fail to measure the prescribed length limit will be penalized at the rate of 1 pound for each short bass presented. The winning team is determined by the day’s heaviest catch.
Boat Captain Rules
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Download and read the complete lists of rules by clicking on the links above
General Rules and Format
For additional information on rules contact Steve Holland at sholland@kaufmanisd.net or visit www.stevehollandfishing.com
Waiver
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Rules
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