Tournament Rules: 5. Ties: In case of a tie, the ELIZABETH CITY tie will be broken in the 1. CHECK-IN: All contestants following order: Big fish BASS MASTERS must check-in and receive their weight, number of fish, flip of boat number. Your boat must be a coin. TH checked and so indicated with a 15 ANNUAL sticker on your boat number 6. BOAT & MOTOR: All boats must card. You must present this be equipped with an ignition OPEN BASS card at blast off. A card with kill switch. This ignition- no boat check sticker, will not kill device must be attached to TOURNAMENT be allowed to go fishing until the driver’s body any time the your boat has been checked. combustion engine is in gear. TO BENEFIT: This will be done after all Each boat must also have a other contestants have properly aerated or re- launched. circulating live well to ALBEMARLE FOOD BANK maintain a live limit catch. 2. CREEL LIMIT: Five (5) 7. TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only Largemouth Bass per boat. All artificial lures may be used. fish must be 14”, measured on a No live bait or prepared bait flat board, mouth closed in a will be permitted. Only one rod natural manner. Short fish and reel combination may be determination is the call of used at one time. Trolling as the weigh master and shall not a method of fishing is be challenged. prohibited. All bass must be caught live and in a sporting 3. Penalties: DEAD FISH - manner. All angling must be Contestants shall be assessed a done from the boat. Anglers one-half (1/2) pound penalty are not permitted to leave the for each dead fish. SHORT FISH: boat to land a fish or leave Contestants shall be assessed a the boat to gain access to one (1) pound penalty for each secluded waters. Competitors short fish LATE – Contestants must leave and return to shall be assessed one (1) pound official checkpoint by boat. for each minute late to weigh- Citizen band radios, marine rd in and will be disqualified November 3 , 2012 radios and cell phones are after 15 minutes late. Bay Side Marina, Edenton, NC allowed in the boat for emergency use only. Any 4. Fishing Locations: st transmissions of information $1000.00 - 1 Place Contestants can fish any waters via any communicative device (Based on 50 Boat entry) that can be reached by water concerning any aspect of from Pembroke Creek. Off fishing is prohibited during Limits are the Pembroke Creek tournament hours. Marina canal and any water within tournament boundaries posted Off Limits or No Fishing by state or federal agencies will be off limits. 8. SPORTSMANSHIP: All ENTRY FORM: contestants are expected to Boater follow high standards of Name:______sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation. Any Full Address:______infraction of these fundamental sporting principles may be Phone deemed cause for Number:______disqualification. No alcoholic beverages or other stimulants Boat Registration #______or depressants, shall be allowed in the boats unless they are prescribed by a Partner’s Name (If fishing as a doctor. team) Name:______9. PROTESTS: Protests will be accepted by the tournament Full Address:______officials up to 30 minutes after the official weigh-in scales have been closed. All Phone protests must be in writing. Number:______All protests will be addressed by all parties involved and the Signature: tournament officials. The decision of the tournament Boat Owner______officials will be final. Partner______TIMES: Moring Check-in will begin at In signing this tournament 4:30 AM. application I/we agree to be bound Launch: 6:00 AM or Safe Light by and comply with all tournament Check-In: 3:00 PM rules and regulations. I/we expressly assume all risk Entry Fee: $80.00 Per Boat associated with the tournament and hereby release the Elizabeth City All Profit will be donated to Bassmasters, Tournament Sponsors and tournament officials from all Albemarle Food Bank claims or injury and/or damage & incurred in connection with above North Carolina Wildlife Commission stated tournament. Bay Side Marina will not be held liable for Mail to Entry To: accidents. (Both Must sign) Elizabeth City Bass Masters 694 Methodist Church Rd Elizabeth City, NC 27909