2006 RED NECK RIVIERA SPEARFISHING TOURNAMENT RULES

1.   Diving is open to all waters between the Destin Pass and the west end of Horn Island.
2.   Competition begins at 5:00 a.m. Friday, May 5th and ends when scales close at 7:00 p.m.
      Saturday, May 6th, 2006.
3.   Bad Weather Rule: 12 consecutive hours without small a craft caution issued by the National
      Weather constitute a valid tournament.
4.   All SCUBA diving contestants must be SCUBA certified and possess a Certification Card.
5.   All fish must be speared by the diver while submerged and must be brought to the beach or
      boat by the diver who speared it. Fish caught by line or by means other than a spear gun are not
      eligible. Eligible fish are amberjack, barracuda, flounder, grouper, snapper, Bluewater category
      are dolphin, tripletail and wahoo.
6.   Only rubber powered and pneumatic spear guns, loaded by contestants muscle power, will be
      permitted. Gas guns, power heads, shark darts, or spears powered by explosive means,
      chumming, or chemicals, will not be permitted.
7.   All fish are subject to autopsy. No frozen fish will be accepted. Any attempt to defraud or cheat
       in the tournament in any way, will automatically disqualify the offender and all his/her fish.
8.    Both male and female contestants will be eligible for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash award, but may
       win only once in each of five (5) categories. 1st place trophy only in the Bluewater category,
       unless a prize is donated. All contestants must enter their own fish.
9.    No ties will be considered. An entry must exceed the weight of the previously entered fish.
       Decisions by the WEIGHMASTER are final!  Fish must be weighed at the scales located at the
       Tacky Jack's Marina ONLY.
10.  Winners must be present at the awards ceremony, or notify a Tournament Official personally in
        advance if a representative is to accept an award on their behalf.
11.  All protests must be submitted in writing before the awards ceremony. Tournament official will
        rule on these prior to this time. Decisions by the Tournament Officials will be final.
12.  All fish weighed in remain the property of the contestant.
13.  The Master Spearfisher Award will be given to the diver that shoots the most categories and has
        the highest score.  Fish do not have to place to be counted.  Scoring is as follows: 
        Ten (10) points per fish CATEGORY entered and one (1) point per POUND,
        up to Fifty (50) points maximum per category.
14.  A Team Award will be given to the team accumulating the most points. Points are awarded
        as follows: 1st place = 5 points, 2nd place = 3 points, 3rd place = 1 point. Team points will be
        counted from the top three (3) finishers of the team. A team must consist of at least two divers
        with a maximum of six.
15.  Divers must state team affiliation on the registration form. No changes will be accepted after the
        safety meeting on Wednesday May 3, 2006.
  

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Total diver entries for the 2nd Annual Red Neck Riviera Spearfishing Tournament
held on May 5-6, 2006 at Tacky Jack's in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Steve Turner                                                                              

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