RULES AND REGULATIONS
Rules: By paying the entry fee, each participant agrees to abide by the following rules. All decisions made by the tournament director and/or tournament officials will be final in all matters. The tournament director and/or the tournament officials can make a change when the safety of a contestant is in question or by a unanimous decision by the tournament committee. Any changes to the rules will be posted on the website www.rocktheriviera.com and communicated to the tournament members in the pre-tournament meeting before the tournaments. Read the following rules prior to signing of entry form.
1) Applicable Laws: Federal, State and Local laws are to be obeyed by contestants at all times. Violation of any federal, state and/or local laws will result in the disqualification of the individual and the team the individual belongs to from the ROCK THE RIVIERA REDFISH TOURNAMENT.
2) Participants: This is a team event. A team may consist of one to four participants. If a team is fishing out of a boat, all members of the team must fish from the same boat. If a team is fishing from the shore or from kayaks, the team must remain in site of each other.
3) Sportsmanship: ROCK THE RIVIERA REDFISH TOURNAMENT participants are expected to follow the highest standards of sportsmanship, courtesy and ethics. Un-sportsmanlike and unethical conduct will result in disqualification (at the tournament committee’s discretion). Please refer to the Texas Boating Safety Rules.
4) Weigh-In: The tournament will have only one weigh-in area. The weigh-in will be held at Amberjacks. Teams may launch at any location and may bring their fish to the marina by boat or by vehicle. Weigh-in times will be between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Contestants who are not in line at the scales before 4:00 PM will not be able to weigh their fish. Teams who are not able to check in due to equipment failure or other unforeseen circumstances are responsible for contacting the tournament director before the official check-in is over.
5) Polygraphs: By signature on the official tournament entry form, each contestant agrees to submit to a polygraph test and abide by its conclusion. Polygraph tests will be issued at the discretion of the tournament director/committee if any rules or regulations are in question. The results of the polygraph are final and cannot be reviewed by a court of law.
6) Entry Fees and Tournament Registration: The entry fee for the event is $175.00 per team and includes 50% off VIP or Weekend passes to the SPI Seafood & Music Festival. All entrants must be paid-in-full and registered to fish the ROCK THE RIVIERA REDFISH TOURNAMENT before September 11, 2009 or a late fee of $40.00 will be assessed to teams who pay less than 7 days prior to the event. All entry fees are non-refundable.
7) Safety: Safe boating will be observed at all times. Tournament days may be shortened or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions. The decision to shorten or to cancel will be left totally to the discretion of the tournament director/committee. A 4-hour period shall constitute a day of fishing. All boats must have all required U.S. Coast Guard safety equipment.
8) Tackle and Equipment: Live bait, dead bait and artificial lures may be used.
9) Eligible Fish: Each team may bring three redfish to the scales. Only Redfish/Red Drum between 20 inches and 28 inches may be weighed-in. Contestants are responsible for keeping their Redfish alive. Any dead fish brought in to weigh-in will be assessed an eight-ounce penalty. No altered, mutilated or iced fish will be accepted. Redfish will be inspected for alterations in size, length and weight. Any altered fish will result in the disqualification of the team weighing in the altered fish.
10) Prizes: Trophies will be awarded to the top three teams. One in ten teams (10% of the field) will receive cash or prizes. See payout structure on the website for more details.
11) Permission to be filmed for Television: Each entrant agrees to be filmed, photographed, taped, quoted or otherwise mentioned (without compensation) by the Rock the Riviera Redfish Tournament organizers, or by anyone authorized by the Rock the Riviera Redfish Tournament organizers. This includes but is not limited to the official photographers, writers, hosts, or sponsors of this event under the conditions authorized by the Rock the Riviera Redfish Tournament organizers. Each entrant gives the Rock the Riviera Redfish Tournament organizers, and anyone authorized by the Rock the Riviera Redfish Tournament, the right to use (without compensation) the entrants name, picture, likeness, quotes, and biographical information, whether audio or visual, before, during and after the period of my individual or team participation in this event.
