This fee will be returned if found to be valid by committee. If the protest is invalid, the protest fee will go to the alleged violator. E. Any contestant under protest may continue fishing, however, the catch will not be tallied until the protest is resolved. The tournament committee, acting in the best interests of the tournament, may initiate a formal protest against a contestant at any time during the tournament. The decision of the tournament committee is final in all cases.
All rules have loopholes.
It is our intention to provide an honest, sports- manlike tournament. All decisions of the judges are final. The tournament committee reserves the right to reject any entries. Any infraction of these rules will call for immediate disqualification. The tournament committee reserves the right to use any legal means to authenticate the fish registered.