Rules and Regulations

Entry Fee is $100 per team consisting of two people per team and will include a tshirt for each angler. Entry will be closed at 6 pm on August 11th the night before the tournament. A completed online entry and entry fee through IAngler will need to be completed before captains meeting.  Captains meeting will be online through (Face Book Live) August 11th at 630pm. During captains meeting you may ask any questions you have and the code for tournament day will be given then.   The code will be posted on the Eastern Current Facebook page as well as Sound Side Outfitters social media and in the IAngler tournament page. Lines in at sunrise on the morning of August 12th and must be removed at 3pm. Awards ceremony will be held at Sound Side Outfitters (128 E. Corbett Ave. Swansboro, NC 28584) and is mandatory to attend to receive awards and prizes.  Party will be 4pm to 9pm with awards at 630pm.  Prizes will be from Hatch, Seigler, MFC, Grundens, and other fly fishing companies.  
This is a fly only, cast and retrieve tournament where you may use any pattern and change fly patterns throughout the day. No Popping flies where there is popper in front of and separated from the fly.  May only fish one fly at a time.  
All fish must be caught on fly rod and reel.  All fish must be hooked and fought by a single angler.  No dead sticking or trolling is allowed. If your lure is in the water the rod must be in your hands. You may only fish with one rod at a time.  You cannot hook a fish and set the rod down to try and catch another at the same time.  
This is a Catch and Release Photo Tournament. Participants must use their own Smart Phone or digital camera for recording and scoring fish. All photos shall be uploaded into the IAngler Tournament program or application during the day before 3pm.  No photos will be accepted after the end of the tournament. The identifier paper must contain the contestants name and tournament code for the day the fish is being entered. An image of the unique identifier on a smart phone or other electronic devices is not acceptable.
Photos must include the entire length of the fish on a measuring stick with the fish’s head at the zero line, and a piece of paper with the code clearly written placed on the side of the fish. Photo must be clear enough to read identifier, including required ID codes and marks, and judge the length accurately. Hands and code may not cover any individual fish identifiers such as spots, fin abnormalities, or scale defects. After carefully examining photo details and cross-referencing other photos submitted for scoring by the same angler in the same event, if the event judge is NOT able to verify with 100% confidence that the Identifier Form and ID Codes or Marks in the photo are valid for both the competitive event and the competitor, then the photo will be denied. The identifier must be displayed where it does not cover the fish eye or prevent measurement verification. 

Fish must be facing left on a measuring device, left side of the fish visible, dorsal fin toward the top of the photo. The nose must be touching the “fence.” Position camera lens directly over the center of the fish’s body to aid judges in determining that fish’s nose is in contact with the fence. Securing the fish with any portion of a hand under the fish’s gill flap is prohibited. Fish’s tail must be squeezed down within the top and bottom of the measuring board.  
You may use any standard fish measuring board that has a nose stop.  No flat tapes or sea deck measuring devices will be allowed for the tournament.  Fish will be scored to the nearest measurement that is dictated on your measuring device.  If your ruler is in whole inches your fish will be measured to the nearest inch if your ruler is divided into ¼” increments your fish will be scored to the nearest quarter inch.  Fish length is determined by its tail touching or crossing a marked line on the measuring device. If it falls short of a line, the length is rounded down to the nearest mark that the fish’ tail actually touches or crosses. Angling the fish to achieve additional length will not result in a higher score and picture may be rejected if it doesn’t meet tournament guidelines. If a fish is submitted and rejected, it cannot be resubmitted. The judge’s decision is final and not subject to debate. To confirm that the fish is alive, the fish’s eye must be uncovered in the photo. Photos of fish that appear to be dead, mutilated, frozen or similarly damaged will be disqualified without scoring. 
Polygraph

Each competitor who fishes the Redfish Rodeo Fly Fishing Tournament agrees to submit to a polygraph examination at a time and location as determined by the Tournament Director following the end of the competition in each tournament and abide by its conclusion. Failure to pass the polygraph will result in disqualification.
Protest & Reporting Procedure

All protests must be submitted in writing in person or electronically along with a $200 cash deposit within 30 minutes of the tournament closure to the designated tournament official (Perry and Judson). The protester also agrees that if there is a question of verifying the charge of a protest that he or she also may be subject to take a polygraph and agree to testify in a court of law if necessary. If the Tournament Director or polygraph upholds the protest, the cash deposit shall be returned to the contestant submitting the protest. Each competitor agrees to report any rule violation to the tournament director immediately upon discovery of the violation.
Scoring Guidelines

Scoreable fish will be any redfish.  If a redfish exceeds the 32” mark on the measuring board it will only be scored at 32”.  All redfish from each team will be scored and added together to make teams final score for the tournament.  A point will be given for each inch of measurement down to the ¼”. For a fish that measures 25 3/8” it will be scored as a 25 ¼” and will be given 25.25 points for scoring.

Measuring Board may not be broken, snapped, or cut apart and then reassembled at any point between the two ends. A crack that does not separate the measuring board into pieces and does not affect the measuring board’s accuracy may be repaired and reinforced for use. Measuring device’s markings must be clear and visible (darken in lines if necessary).
In the event of an exact tie in aggregate score, ties will be broken according to the time that the competitors’ last fish photo was submitted to the tournament. Should the last fish photo submission times be identical, and then both Competitors’ highest single-fish score will be compared and the higher score will be determining the outcome. If both Competitors’ highest single-fish score, too, is identical, then the second highest single-fish score of both Competitors will be compared, and then the third highest single-fish score of both Competitors will be compared to and so on till the tie is broken.  
Pay Out- Top three will receive a trophy and prizes.  All proceeds will go to a charity focused on the coastline that is based in North Carolina.