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2008 Summer Series - DeGray Division
Official Rules
1. PREFACE-RULES: These rules will remain unchanged during the Get5Bass 2008 Summer Series.
Interpretation and enforcement of the following rules and regulations will be left exclusively to the Lake
Degray Tournament Director (Cody Kemp). Decisions of the Tournament Director and Tournament Officials
shall be final in all matters. PROTESTS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING WITHIN ONE Week of the tournament in
question. Rules are in effect from May 13th, 2008 through September 27th, 2008.
2. ELIGIBILITY: In order to fish the Get5Bass Summer Series Championship, anglers must be members of
Get5Bass and abide by all the rules of each contest as written.
3. SPORTSMANSHIP: Conservation, care and courtesy must be observed at all times by all contestants. No
alcoholic beverages may be allowed in the boat or used by the competitors during official tournament hours
and the weigh-in. No stimulants, depressants or other drugs (other than those purchased over the counter or
prescribed by a physician) shall be used by any competitor during tournament hours, and the weigh-in.
4. CONSERVATION: All bass to be weighed in must be presented to the director in a weigh-in bag filled with
enough water to sustain the health of the fish through the weigh-in. No team/individual shall possess more
than 5 legal bass at any time. A legal bass will be (Largemouth bass that are 16-inches or longer, spotted
bass that are 12-inches or longer, and smallmouth bass that are 12-inches or longer). Possession of more
than 5 legal bass at any time will be grounds for expulsion from the Tournament in question.
5. ETHICS: Contestants/Teams may not “seed” or direct others to “seed” brushpiles, bays, weed edges,
bridges, rockpiles, rip-rap etc. “Seeding” will be defined as the releasing of legal bass in specific areas of the
lake with the intent of catching those fish again during the tournament competition hours. Contestants/Teams
may not “bait” or direct others to “bait” brushpiles, bays, weed edges, bridges, rockpiles, rip-rap etc. Baiting
will be defined as “The application of light, food, dog food, fish food, corn, baitfish, crayfish, frogs, toads,
insects, etc. to a specific area of the lake in order to attract baitfish or legal bass to that area. Normal culling
practices are allowed (releasing of smaller fish to increase weight of bag). Legally fishing in areas known to
be tournament release sites is permitted “Seeding” and “Baiting” will be grounds for expulsion from all
Get5bass Summer and Winter Series events.
6. TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT: Only artificial lures may be used. All fish must be caught in a legal sporting
manner. No "live bait" or "prepared bait" will be permitted, with the exception of pork strips, rinds, etc. Only
ONE casting, spin-casting or spinning rod and reel may be used at any one time. All other types prohibited.
Other rigs as specified above may be in boat ready for use; however, only ONE is permitted in use at any
given time. Each cast must be completed before another rod and reel may be used. All bass must be caught
live and in a conventional sporting manner. Gaffs may not be used nor be permitted in the boat at any time.
Landing nets may be used. Contestants may not use electronic "bugging" devices, or chemicals during
official competition days on the tournament waters.
7. PERMITTED FISHING LOCATIONS: Fishing on the tournament waters is permitted anywhere navigable by
boat from the Lake Degray Arlie Moore Ramp # 1 area except: within any area designated by state or
federal agencies as a "no fishing" area, Anglers may not cast or hold there boats in any area off limits.
8. SPECIAL SITUATIONS: Contestants must not depart the boat to land fish. Contestants must leave and
return to the official checkpoint by boat. Neither competitor may depart the boat except in the case of
emergency or toilet break.
9. Cell phones/Marine Radios: A competitor may not use a CB radio, A VHF band marine radio, a cellular
phone, or any other communication device for the purpose of locating or catching fish during the normal
tournament hours.
10. SCORING/POSSESSION: Largemouth bass, Spotted (Kentucky) bass and Smallmouth bass will be
counted. Five fish per Boat (only 2 of which may be smallmouth) may be weighed in each day. The official
length limit for bass will depend upon species:(largemouth bass must be 16-inches or longer, spotted bass
must be 12-inches or longer, and smallmouth bass must be 12-inches or longer). Bass shall be measured on
a flat board with mouth closed and tail pinched. Bass presented for weigh-in which fail to measure the official
length will not be counted and will cause a 1.00 lb penalty for each such bass presented to be deducted from
the contestant's score. At no time during tournament hours shall a contestant possess more than a 5-fish
limit.
11. PENALTY POINTS: For each legal dead bass presented to weigh-in officials, the competitor shall be
penalized .5 point from his gained points for the day he will also receive a 1.00 pound penalty to be deducted
from his total weight for that tournament day. The Tournament Director and his designated appointees shall
have sole authority for accessing penalty points.
12. LATE PENALTY: Competitors who are not in the official checkpoint area at the appointed time shall be
penalized at the rate of 1 pound per minute to be deducted from the total weight of his catch that day,
including any weight to be counted toward a "Big Bass" award for each 1 minute he/she is late. Any
competitor more than 10 minutes late shall lose all credit for that day's catch.
13. Points Get5Bass Summer Series "Anglers of Year Award": Points will be awarded to each team fishing a
Get5Bass Summer Series event (May 13th through August 19th). Points will be awarded based upon number
of entries in each event. Example: If thirty boats fish an event, the winning team will receive 30 points, second
will receive 29 points, etc. No bonus points will be given to the team winning the big bass award. A team will
be defined as two anglers fishing an event. All Teams are allowed five substitutions during the 15 qualifying
events. At the conclusion of the 15th qualifying event, the “Angler of the Year"(Team of the year), will be
announced and fitted for the "Angler of the Year" prize package, which will include AOY jackets, and
plaques. The top 5 teams will also receive free entry into the Get5Bass Summer Series Championship.
14. POLYGRAPH: All contestants in the Get5bass Summer Series are subject to a polygraph test. Failure to
submit to a polygraph test will result in immediate disqualification from all Get5Bass Summer Series events.
Any contestant who fails a polygraph or whose results are found to be inconclusive will be disqualified from
the Get5bass Summer Series. Any contestant who has failed a polygraph test in connection with any bass
tournament for cheating or whose results are found to be inconclusive will not be eligible to compete in
Get5Bass Summer Series Events.