Four (4) Legend boats, Fully Outfitted, Powered by Mercury, Motor Guide Trolling, Lowrance Electronics,
(1-211 Alpha/200hp,3-199 Alpha/150hp)
To be awarded: 2 for the 2 heaviest Bass OVER the slot.
                        1 for the heaviest Bass UNDER the slot.
1 for the Draw boat.(early entries only, must be present to win)
* Legend reserves the right to upgrade prise boats at their descretion.

            5 Places
          Paid Hourly
           1st  – $600
           2nd – $400
           3rd – $300
           4th – $200
1st out of 4th - $100 G.C.

DECISIONS:
1. All decisions of the Tournament Directors are FINAL.
2. All protests must be registered in writing with a Tournament Director within 15 minutes of the designated weigh in.

INFORMATION:
Any and all announcements concerning emergencies and hourly results will be broadcast over the OFFICIAL radio station KMOO 99.9 FM. Bring a portable radio in your boat.

ELIGIBILITY:
1. All State & Federal penal code laws shall apply at all times.
2. All State, Coast Guard, Federal Parks & Wildlife regulations shall apply at all times.
3. This tournament is designed primarily for amateurs, therefore, anyone who has finished 4 or
more tournaments within the past 12 months of this tournament with an entry fee over $600, or
 anyone who has provided guide service for pay within the past 90 days of this offi cial tournament lake, will not be eligible to compete in this tournament.
4. Contestants must have a valid fi shing license for tournament lake on their person unless exempt.
5. Each person in boat must be a paid contestant of offi cial tournament and abide by all tournament rules and regulations.
6. Non-contestants are not allowed in paid contestant’s boat at any time during offi cial tournament hours.
7. Any contestant found to be in violation of any tournament rules and regulations will be subject to disqualifcation from this tournament and all future tournaments.
8. All bass caught by contestants fi shing together will be disqualifi ed if any of the said contestants are found to be in violation of any tournament rules and regulations.
9. Any person who has been disqualifi ed from any prior tournament may be subject to being refused entry into tournament.
10.Tournament offi cials have the right to refuse ANY ENTRY.
11.Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or adult with written parental permission.

REGISTRATION AND ENTRY FEE:
1. Entry form with complete entry fee must be received before fishing.
2. NO REFUND OR SUBSTITUTION OF ENTRY FEES FOR ANY REASON.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:
1. No alcoholic beverages are to be consumed by tournament contestant nor are alcoholic beverages allowed in contestants’ boat during offi cial tournament hours, unless tournament contestant is finished fishing/has had their boat inspection and polygraph for that tournament day.

SAFETY (THE FOLLOWING IS MANDATORY):
1. All boats must be equipped with some type of emergency ignition cut-off device (kill switch) on any remote steered outboard while main engine is in use. Ignition cut-off device (kill switch) must be attached to boat operator at all times while main engine is in use. Kill switch must operate properly. When the kill switch is activated, the outboard main engine must stop running immediately. However, kill switches are not required with hand operated engines unless equipped with one when manufactured.
2. Boat operator must show proof of valid registration.
3. US Coast Guard approved life jackets are required for each person in boat. Life jackets must be worn and fastened while main engine is in use.
4. No boat shall have a motor of higher horsepower than the approved Coast Guard maximum.

PERMITTED FISHING AREAS AND HOURS:
1. All bass caught during tournament hours each tournament day (6am-3pm) may only be weighed in during offi cial tournament weigh in hours (7am-3pm) on that day.
2. Off cial Tournament Lake Off Limits hours begins: 8pm Friday and ends 4am Saturday, 8pm Saturday and ends 4am Sunday. Anglers cannot begin
fishing until 6am. Official start time announced on KMOO FM 99.9.
3. Contestants may leave from any launch site on Lake Fork. No casting until 6am official clock. Official start-stop times will be determined by Official Radio Station.
4. No fishing within 50 yards of a marina gas pump.

TACKLE AND EQUIPMENT:

1. All bass must be caught on artificial bait by casting. No trolling with big motor. Contestants may use only one rod at any one time. Other rods may be in the boat for substitute purposes.
2. All fishing must be done from a boat. No bank fishing is allowed. Angler cannot leave boat to land fish.
3. No electronic tracking devices (implanted microchips) may be used to locate fish for tournament purposes. (Depth finders and graph charts are the only exceptions).

WEIGH IN, SPORTSMANSHIP AND CONSERVATION:

1. Sportsmanship, courtesy, safety and conservation are expected from every participant.
2. All bass weighed in will become the property of the tournament and will be released back into the lake each tournament day alive if possible.
3. All contestants shall be required to bring their boat and respective partner(s) with them to the weigh-in site when weighing in bass. To qualify for prize Angler/Partner(s) must remain for said hour.
4. Trailering is permissible.
5. No bass on ice. Bass must be alive to be weighed in.
6. All bass brought to weigh-in station must be in weigh in bag with water.
7. No contestants may weigh in more than one bass per tournament hour. Only one bass per weigh in bag is allowed. The number of times you may enter separate Big Bass of the Hour is restricted to the Lake Fork limit per day. Bass entered in the Big Bass of the Hour contest do not carry forward from hour to hour. Your biggest bass is registered into the final overall standings. No ties, 1st heaviest  fish weighed in wins that prize. One grand prize per angler.
8. Bass must be weighed in by the contestant who originally caught the bass and it must be in said contestant’s physical possession in the weigh-in line.
9. Any artificially weighed or preserved bass will be disqualified and that contestant will be subject to prosecution under state and/or federal laws.
10. Any questionable entry will be subject to inspection by a marine biologist or similarly qualified expert from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
11. Minimum length of bass to be weighed is less than 16” (cannot touch the line) or 24” or more. If it touches the line on 24” it is a legal catch and can be weighed in. Official measuring board is the Chek-It-Stick.
12.Only largemouth bass will be weighed in. No participation in other tournaments during course of Legend Tournament.
13. No contestant may have more than three bass in their possession at any time during official tournament hours. One bass only is allowed to be weighed in during any tournament hour.
14. This is a mandatory catch and release program during Official Tournament Hours. When tournment is officially over each day all bass must be released back into Lake Fork.
15. Contestants are to be attentive to litter and should make every effort to maintain their trash in their boat and dispose of it properly.

POLYGRAPH:

1. Each contestant by signing the entry form, agrees to submit to polygraph.
2. Polygraph test will be given on a random basis and must be passed.
3. There will be random polygraph tests given as soon as possible after the conclusion of each official Tournament hour as soon as that hour has elapsed. All contestants who have placed during said hour, their respective partners and boats, if any, must remain at the offcial Tournament site until said hourly winners are declared official. If not present, contestants will be automatically disqualified.
4. Any contestant determined by the polygraph examination or other Tournament Officials to be intoxicated or any type of illegal drugs at the time said contestant is required to take the polygraph examination or in violation of Tournament rules, will be disqualified from this and all future Tournaments.
5. Any contestant found to be in possession of any illegal substance will be subject to disqualifiction and prosecution.

BOAT INSPECTION:

All contestants, by entering this Tournament, hereby agree to allow their boats to be boarded and inspected by Tournament offi cials at any time during said Tournament, to include, but not limited to, their boat registration, Coast Guard horsepower rating plate, and boat contents to include livewell, rod boxes, closed storage compartments, tackle boxes, life jackets, PFD’s and safety equipment. Refer to checklist.