ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT ACCORDING TO MARYLAND RECREATIONAL FISHING REGULATIONS AND ON HOOK AND LINE AND FOLLOWING ALL ROCK THE CHOPTANK RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 
A single, clear, and readable photo of your catch should be taken against a ruler with the nose of the fish on ZERO, but not blocking the zero mark.  No fish should cover the ruler completely. 
A tournament identifier will be posted at the top of the iAngler Tournament page after sunset on Friday, October19, 2024. The Identifier must be visible in all pictures and may be printed out, drawn on a hand or ruler, or be made visible in all pictures of fish. FOR SAMPLE IMAGE CLICK THIS LINK: https://www.ccamd.org/CPRsample
The overall fish length to the nearest 1/4" will be judged based on the image you provide from the snout to the tip of the tail. The tail may be pinched and you should include an accurate measurement with your photo submission. 
To properly measure a fish, place it directly next to or on top of the ruler, w/ the nose towards the zero mark. Any length of fish beyond the zero-inch mark of the ruler will not count towards the official length.  Rulers MAY NOT be modified in any way, but it IS RECOMMENDED that a fish be placed against a bulkhead, or attached to a board to allow the snout of the fish to be even with the zero mark. 
No fish below the legal size limit will be considered for a prize. 
Tournament officials reserve the right to inspect any participant’s ruler before, during, or after judging and disqualify any catch if a ruler modification is suspected. Failure to present the ruler to judges at their request may result in disqualification.
Tournament officials  reserve the right to examine the embedded metadata of any photo image to confirm the validity of the picture. Photos with edited or missing metadata may be disallowed at the judge’s discretion.  Judges may ask to view the original image on your phone or camera.  Failure to provide an original image may result in disqualification
All participants reserve the right to challenge any photo judgment before 5:00 p.m. ON 10/19 or when judging ends if later than 5:00 pm ON 10/19/2024
Judges reserve the right to disqualify any entry and have the final say in the determination of fish length by a 2/3 majority vote of the judging panel.
Tie breaker determined by the time the photo is taken with the earlier photo winning. 
 CATCH SUBMISSION:
Pictures shall be submitted via the iAngler Tournament smartphone app BEFORE LINES OUT ON 10/19/2024 or Provided to judges in person before 2:30 pm 
Participants must confirm that their catch has been recorded properly and can do so through the iAngler Tournament Scoreboard throughout the day.  
Participants without a smartphone or email may be connected to another participant's account PRIOR to lines in for catch logging purposes. 
As a LAST RESORT  Participants with technical difficulties may text message catch to 443-621-9186, or call to troubleshoot during fishing.