RIVER RATS CATFISHING CLUB 2023 TOURNAMENT RULES 1. MAXIMUM 3 MAN TEAM PER BOAT WILL BE USING 2 MAN RULES UNLIMITED POLES IF TEAM MEMBER HAS KENTUCKY FISHING LICENSE KIDS 10 AND UNDER DO NOT COUNT IN THE 3 MAN TEAM 2. TEAM MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOAT RAMP FEES 3. WEIGH IN WILL BE YOUR TEAMS 3 BIGGEST FISH REMEMBER 2 MEN RULES. BLUES ARE 35" AND SHOVELS ARE 35" AND CHANNEL ARE 28" ( OHIO LAWS ) 4. ALL FISH MUST BE A LIVE AND SWIM OFF AT WEIGH IN. ALL FISH WEIGHED IN WILL BE RELEASED 5. ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT ON ROD AND REEL ONLY AND KEPT IN LIVEWELL CAPABLE OF KEEPING FISH A LIVE AND HEALTHY 6. NO FISHING WITH IN 50 YARDS OF ANOTHER TEAM 7. ANY CONFLICT WILL BE SETTLED BY THE GROUP OF PEERS FROM THE GROUP 8. ANYONE CAUGHT CHEATING WILL FORFEIT ANY ENTRY FEES AND BE PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM GROUP AND ANY FUTURE EVENTS 9. ALL TEAMS HAVE 30 MINUTES AFTER TOURNAMENT END TIME TO BE BACK AT WEIGH IN YOUR BOAT NUMBER BE IN BOX BY END OF THAT TIME 10. REGISTRATION AND LIVE WELL CHECKS WILL START 30 MINUTES BEFORE EVENT START TIME 11. ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BE $60 ENTEY FEE $50 WILL GO FOR 1ST 50%, 2ND 30% AND 3RD 20% AND $10 FOR BIGGEST FISH AT 100% 12. CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE $100 ENTRY FEE $80 1ST 50%, 2ND 30% AND 3RD 20% AND $20 AT 100% WILL GO FOR BIGGEST FISH 13. TO BE ABLE TO FISH THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE HAD FISH AT LEAST 2 OTHER RIVER RATS TOURNAMENTS 14. TEAMS MUST COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS OF WATER THEY ARE FISHING AND OBEY ALL BOUNDARIES PUT IN PLACE ANY VIOLATION WILL BE GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFCATION 15. IN CASE THERE IS A TIE IT WILL GO TO TEAM THAT HAS BIGGEST FISH 16. IN CASE THERE IS A TIE ON BIG FISH IT WILL GO TO THE TEAM THAT HAS THE MOST TOTAL lbs