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2009 DeGray Summer Series
Official Rules
1. PREFACE-RULES: These rules will remain unchanged during the Get5Bass 2009 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 April 10th, 2009 through the conclusion of the championship.
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” brush piles, bays, weed edges, bridges,
rock piles, 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” brush piles, bays, weed edges, bridges, rock piles, 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 8th through September 11th). The winning team will receive 50 points plus the
weight of their catch for the night, second will receive 49 points plus the weight of their catch for the night, 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. (If there is an occurrence of two separate teams members fishing from the same boat then points will be
awarded to the boat owner / operator of the participating boat.) All Teams are allowed three substitutions during the
10 qualifying events. At the Conclusion of the 10th qualifying event, the “Angler of the Year"(Team of the year), will
be announced. "Angler’s of the Year" will receive prize packages, which will include, plaques and various prizes.
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.