1. Diving is open to all waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

2. Competition begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 1st and ends when scales close at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, October 31, 2008.

3. Bad Weather Rule: None

4. All SCUBA diving contestants must be SCUBA certified and possess a Certification Card.

5. Eligible fish are flounder and/or snapper. 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.

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 Rodeo, 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 awards.

9. No ties will be considered. An entry must exceed the weight of the previously entered fish.
Decisions by the WEIGHMASTER are final! Contestants must weigh in their own fish.

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. Safety Meeting to be announced

14. Awards will be at Gary's Gulf Diver after the scales close on the 31st. Scales will be located at Gary's
Gulf Divers, 25814 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561.  Call Gary's for hours or to arrange after hours
weighing. 251.968.4279

                                                                                DIVE SAFE !