Any cheating will result in immediate disqualification for all entrants in boat. The contestant closest to the hidden hour, minute and second will be declared winners by auditors. In case of a tie, prizes will be divided equally. Contingency prizes may be by contributors, supporters or other interested parties. It is the intention of the sponsor to provide an honest-like tournament.
Any contestant has a right to make a protest against another contestant.
A protest form is available from the tournament chairperson and should be filled out and presented to the chairperson within one hour of the close of the fishing day. The fee is to be returned if the protest is found valid by the protest commitee. If invalid, the fee will not be refunded. All questions or problems concerning the rules of this tournament are to be referred to the chairperson. Any infraction of any of the rules will result in disqualification of all persons in that boat.