Carl Legett Fishing Tournament : Rules


            Carl H. Legett Memorial Fishing Tournament

                                  TOURNAMENT Rules


All Anglers on the boat must be entered.

All anglers must be registered by 7:00PM Friday July 30, 2010. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THIS TIME!!! Online registration ends at NOON, Thursday July 29th.

Fish will be weighed at the following times at the Point Cadet Marina, Biloxi

                      Saturday, July 31st      4pm to 8pm
                      Sunday, Aug 1st            2pm to 5:30pm(scales close promptly at 5:30pm)
                                                              Awards ceremony will follow at 6:30pm

Shrimp boil for tournament anglers, Sunday 1pm to 5pm

Participants are responsible for the disposal of their fish.
Weight of fish will be in pounds & ounces.

In the event of a tie, the first fish weighed in is the winner.
 
Freshwater Division
Freshwater fish may be taken from any rivers, streams, lakes bayous or ponds.

THE WEIGHMASTER'S DECISION IS FINAL.
Fish that appear to have been harpooned, frozen, mutilated, shot, or netted may be refused (Flounders may be gigged). All fish are subject to test by torrymeter.

In case of inclement weather, one day fishing will constitute a complete tournament. Any 8-hour period without small craft warnings will constitute one day.

Participants enter at their own risk.  The tournament and any individual person connected in any way with the tournament, be it as an employee or volunteer, shall be held harmless for any and all losses,damages, negligence, harm, or injury to anyone or any property for any reason.

Any fish entered in any other fishing event will be disqualified.

Anyone found to be in violation of the tournament rules may be disqualified.

All fish entered for prize consideration must comply with all fishing laws of the State of Mississippi.

All contestants found to be in violation of this tournament or previously determined to have violated any other fishing tournament’s rules shall result in the disqualification of the contestants, and none of them shall be eligible to win any prizes.

A polygraph test may be required for insurance purposes.

Anyone wishing to protest a decision by the weighmaster must enter the protest in writing before 5:00 pm, Sunday August 1, 2010. All written protest will be considered by a protest committee of no less than 4 tournament directors. The protest must be accompanied by a $100 deposit.

The decision of the Directors is FINAL.

Participants shall be eligible to win only one prize per fish category.