1. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY. Participation is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Minors are eligible to participate with a parent or legal guardian signature on the release form. A completed entry form, waiver, and entry fee must be received no later than the published entry date. Entry fee includes rights to fish, pre and post-tournament meal, Limited Edition T Shirt. Classic Tournaments Inc./KayakSlam retains the right to refuse entry to anyone for any reason

2. PRE-REGISTRATION AND CAPTAINS MEETING. Each contestant must pre-register and pay two weeks prior to each event to avoid late fee of $15. Registration will be open through the Captain’s Meeting at 6:30pm the night before the Event Date. Attendance at the Captain’s Meeting is MANDATORY for all contestants. If a contestant is unable to attend the Captain’s Meeting they must prearrange eligibility with The KayakSlam Officials prior to being allowed to participate. Uniform measuring devices and unique tokens will be distributed at the Captain’s Meeting. Fishing begins at sunrise. Preference will be given to anglers pre-registering for all 3 events in a division. Participation is limited to 100 anglers per event.

3. SAFETY. Safe boating must be observed at all times. During competition each contestant is required to comply with US Coast Guard regulations including the possession of a PFD and sounding device. All USCG and FWC regulations are in effect at all times.

4. CHECK IN. Check in will begin at 1pm at the official tournament site. All competitors must be in the check in line their cameras and measuring devices by 3:30pm to be eligible for prizes and points. At the check turn submitting your camera for review and fill out a scoring sheet. The post-tournament banquet, raffles, and awards ceremonies will begin at 4:30pm.

5. SPORTSMANSHIP. All contestants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, and conservation. No alcoholic beverages or use of illegal drugs is allowed. Any use of drugs, participation in criminal activities, or other conduct reflecting unfavorably upon our efforts to promote safety, sportsmanship, fair competition, and/or compliance with tournament rules are grounds for immediate disqualification and return of any prizes awarded. Unacceptable behavior will result in expulsion from all future KayakSlam events. Disqualification or misconduct in any other fishing tournament within 36 months prior to the tournament date is grounds for an application not being accepted or returned. The KayakSlam may refuse any tournament application, or deny a previous application by returning the entry fee or balance of fees to the Angler.

6. PERMITTED FISHING METHODS. All fish must be caught via hook and line. Only artificial lures may be used. All fish must be caught from the kayak. No wade fishing or shore fishing is permitted unless the kayak is tethered to the angler.

7. NO MOTORS. The use of a boat or motorized water vehicle to transport your boat on the water is prohibited. All craft must be self-propelled – no engines are allowed. Canoes and paddle vessels designed to be paddled (not powered by motor) are permitted.

8. FISHING LOCATIONS. All fishing locations must be in waters accessible according to the law, USCG, and FWC regulations. All launch areas must be public access.

9. OTHER. During competition contestants may not obtain or receive assistance including but not limited to following a non-competitor’s boat, the placing of markers by a non-competitor, being towed or riding motorized vessels, or receiving electronic, voice, or data communications from non-competitors.

10. SCORING. The event uses catch-photo-release scoring determined by the length of each fish, combined in the case of slam and individually for each class. Each angler will be issued a uniform measuring device and unique scoring marker/token at the Captain’s Meeting.. The first photo on the camera must be of your rigged boat as put in at launch with measuring device and scoring marker visible. Fish must be photographed in or on the boat, on the provided measure, clearly showing the length of the fish with the scoring marker visible. More than one photo of a fish may be taken to insure a usable photo. Length is determined from the forward-most point of the fish to the natural un-pinched top of the tail. Fish may be of any length. Any fish measuring longer than the measuring device will receive the length of the measuring device as its official score. In the event of a tie the entry checked in earliest will be declared the winner. The judging committee will review the photos to verify reported results and determine place winners. The tournament director is responsible for the final call in all matters.

11. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. Participants may only use digital cameras for recording scoring fish. Entrants must bring the storage chip from their camera to check-in or bring the download cable for their camera so that pictures may be retrieved. The following media formats can be handled without a cable at check-in. CompactFlash Type 1 CompactFlash Type 2, SD Card, miniSD, MultiMediaCard, RS-MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SmartMedia, xD. Media cards will be returned to participant after pictures are copied off it.

12. TANDEMS/SHARING. It is permissible for more than one entrant to share the same paddle vessel. Each paddler must be a registered participant and is scored separately. Fish may NEVER be shared among entrants. If more than one person is in a tandem both must be registered anglers – use of an extra person strictly as a paddler/motor is forbidden.

13. PROTEST. All protests must be made in writing and delivered to a tournament official within 30 minutes of the check-in time. The tournament director is the final authority in all considerations.

14. RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE. A waiver, release of liability, and covenant not to sue are part of the entry form. It is required that all contestants take responsibility for themselves while participating in event activities.

15. PHOTO RELEASE. Scoring photos remain the sole ownership of Classic Tournaments, Inc./KayakSlam to be used at their discretion. Contestants grant Classic Tournaments, Inc./KayakSlam and their sponsors the unconditional right to use their name, voice, photographic likeness and biographical information in connection with Classic Tournaments, Inc./KayakSlam tournaments, production, promotion, and/or articles and press releases, and shall not be entitled to receive any royalties or other compensation in connection with such use.

16. RULE CHANGES. Rules interpretation is exclusively left to the Tournament Director. The decisions of the Tournament Director are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal.

17. PRIZE STRUCTURE. All prizes are as outlined in the official tournament brochure. All cash prizes are based on 100 anglers participating in that particular tournament. In the event the field is less than 100 anglers, prize money will be adjusted using the percentage method.

18. JR ANGLER AWARD. There will be a Jr. Angler Award for entrants younger than 16 years of age on the tournament day. Jr. Anglers are also eligible to win prizes in the open tournament and all other applicable categories.

19. LADY ANGLER AWARD. There will be a Lady Angler Award for all female entrants. Female Anglers are also eligible to win prizes in the open tournament and all other applicable categories.

20. SENIOR ANGLER. There will be a Senior Angler Award for entrants 6o years of age or older on the tournament day. Senior Anglers are also eligible to win prizes in the open tournament and all other applicable categories.

21. BIG FISH AWARDS. In each event, awards will be given to the angler who catches the longest fish in each category: Snook, Redfish, and Trout.

22. DIVISIONS. For the 2008 KayakSlam Season there will be 2 separate divisions:

West Central Florida and Southwest Florida. Each Division will consist of 3 separate tournaments. Anglers can earn KayakSlam points based on their order of finish in each separate tournament in that division. The top forty anglers in points from each division will be eligible to compete in the 2008 KayakSlam Championship.

23. KAYAK SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP. The KayakSlam Championship will be a 2 day event held in Punta Gorda, Fl. The top forty anglers in points will be invited to participate in the Championship. On Day #1, all 80 anglers will participate; on Day #2 the top 40 anglers by total length will compete with their Day #1 scores added to their Day #2 Total. The Total length of the two days of competition will determine the winners.

24. POLYGRAPH TESTS. All contestants agree to submit to a polygraph test if requested by tournament officials. All Anglers further agree to abide by the findings of said polygraph test and shall not contest the results in any way. Failure or Refusal to participate in a polygraph test is grounds for immediate forfeiture of all prizes and expulsion from all Classic Tournaments manage events for a period of 36 months.