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2012 INSHORE TOURNAMENT TRAIL RULES

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2012 Inshore Tournament Trail Rules

  1. The Inshore Tournament Trail is a series of five tournaments that offer both a flounder and a red drum division. In each of the five tournaments, one entry fee gets you in both the flounder and the red drum divisions. And in each tournament, you may weigh in up to one flounder and/or one red drum.
  2. The five tournaments that qualify for points towards the Inshore Tournament Trail Championship are Wrightsville Beach Inshore Challenge (event #1), Southport Inshore Challenge (event #2), Morehead Inshore Challenge (event #3), Topsail Inshore Challenge (event #4), and Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge (event #5).
  3. The Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge is the final event of the Inshore Tournament Trail. It is not an exclusive championship event, nor is it an event that you must qualify for.
  4. No separate entry fee is required to qualify for Inshore Tournament Trail points. Your entry fee into any of the five individual tournaments automatically enters you into the Inshore Tournament Trail.
  5. This is a team competition. Participants must choose a team name when registering for any of the individual tournaments, and the team name shall remain the same over the course of the Inshore Tournament Trail.
  6. Teams may consist of as many members as desired (fishing on one boat), but the team must designate one team captain. This one captain shall remain the same over the course of the tournaments, and the captain must be on board for the team to qualify for any points towards the Inshore Tournament Trail competition.
  7. Teams will be awarded points in each individual tournament corresponding to their heaviest single flounder and/or their heaviest single red drum. For example, if a team weighs a 4.65 lb. flounder and a 6.30 lb. red drum in one event, the team will receive 4.65 points for flounder and 6.30 points for red drum towards the Inshore Tournament Trail Championship.
  8. Participants may fish any or all of the events to qualify for points toward the Inshore Tournament Trail Championship. Teams are not required to fish a minimum number of events.
  9. The team with the highest point totals for up to three flounder over the course of the five events will be declared the Inshore Tournament Trail Flounder Champion.
  10. The team with the highest point totals for up to three red drum over the course of the five events will be declared the Inshore Tournament Trail Red Drum Champion.
  11. In the event of a tie at the culmination of the five events, the Inshore Tournament Trail Division Champions will be determined by the team’s heaviest individual flounder or red drum in any one tournament. In the event a tie still exists, the second heaviest fish will be considered. And in the event a tie still exists after comparing the second fish, then the winner will be declared by the team that weighed in their heaviest single fish first.
  12. By entering the Inshore Tournament Trail, the captain, crew, and team consent that the Inshore Tournament Trail may use without payment or restrictions any photographs in which he or she appears for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to resale, advertising, commercial, or promotional material.
  13. Infractions of the individual tournament rules and/or Inshore Tournament Trail rules may impact a team’s ability to fish the rest of the Inshore Tournament Trail.
  14. Competitors may be subject to a polygraph test at any time over the course of the Inshore Tournament Trail, and a failed polygraph will be grounds for immediate disqualification from the Trail.
  15. Any protests regarding Inshore Tournament Trail rules shall be accompanied by a $250 cash deposit, and the protest must be made within one hour of the close of scales at the Carolina Beach Inshore Challenge. The deposit will be returned if the protest is upheld, and the deposit will be forfeited to the Inshore Tournament Trail if the protest is not upheld.
  16. All rule decisions are left to the Tournament Committee, and all decisions are final.
  17. The Inshore Tournament Trail committee has the right to refuse entry from any applicant.
  18. All captain, crewmembers, and teams are responsible for reading and following all individual tournament and Inshore Tournament Trail rules.