Based on the total weight of bass, not to exceed tournament limit. At no time may any team possess more than the tournament limit. Short fish will result in a one pound penalty and loss of fish. The Golden Rule will be the official dink board. Any bass found to be altered in any way will be cause for disqualification.
Contestants are responsible for their own dead fish's removal from the tournament site.
Teams reported cutting dead fish may be split. Total weight ties will be decided by team's Lunker weight. Any team not at the designated check-in area by the appointed time shall be penalized at the rate of one pound per minute. Any team more than 10 minutes late will not be permitted to weigh fish. If a team in the TOP 10 is unable to attend, the team in 11th place will be invited and so on until there are 10 teams.