[Canalman]

Here are the rules that I came up with, let me know if you think I missed anything important.

Rules:
1. The tournament will run from 6 p.m. Thursday (October 4th) to 12 p.m. Sunday (October 7th).
2. All fish entered must striped bass of legal size (over 28 inches) and they must be caught in a surfcasting situation. This means the angler must be contacting the Earth with some part of his or her body. No boats or kayaks can be used unless they are used to access an area to fish from the surf. Fish caught anywhere stripers swim are eligible for the contest.
3. This is a catch, photo and release tournament, the winner will be determined using a combination of total inches tallied for his or her top three longest fish of the weekend.
4. All measurements should be rounded to the nearest whole inch, anything under the half inch line is rounded down and any fish measuring at or past the half inch mark will be rounded up to the next whole number. Example: 28.25 = 28 inches, 28.75 = 29.
5. Any striped bass entered into the tournament must be photographed with a measuring tape showing inches stretched out next to the fish and with the tournament tag visible in the photo. A second release shot is strongly encouraged and a special release shot photo prize will be awarded.
6. Tournament entries must be received by October 1st and the Tournament Tag will be emailed to you during the day on Thursday. Download and print the tag and bring it with you when you fish.
7. All fish photos must be posted in the Tournament Thread on this forum or emailed to tourneyforchuck[at]gmail.com by 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Please make sure to include your NAME and the LENGTH of the fish you're entering.
8. A series of prize packages will be awarded for first, second and third place, an award for largest bass caught and released on a needlefish will also be awarded. More places and prizes may also be awarded as more donations come in.
9. In the event of a tie a fourth fish will be added to the tally of the tied anglers, so make sure you photograph and enter all legal-sized fish you catch.
10. The tournament will go on in almost any weather situation, in the event that we have a hurricane or other situation that may make it impossible for participants to fish safely the rain date will be October 11-14.
11. All participating anglers will do so at their own risk, striped-bass.com cannot be held responsible for any injuries incurred during the duration of this charitable event.


TO ENTER:
Please PayPal $15 to the site (gift option) with Tourney For Chuck in the comments section along with your name, S-B Handle, cell# and email address... don't worry your privacy will be well-protected. If you don't want to PayPal the money, PM me and we'll figure out another avenue. I will hopefully be adding a few tackle shops to the sign up train here too. Stay Tuned...