Team Tournament Information

 

 

Thompson’s Custom Lures

2022 Team CPR Tourney Rules

 

Digital photographs of each fish submitted to judges for scoring must meet these criteria:

 

Unique – Each digital photo submitted in each Event must be of a different fish. The Judge will deny subsequent digital photos of the same fish submitted by the Competitor in an Event.

 

Visible/Legible – Each photo must be in focus and clear enough for a judge to:

1. Verify the event ID code. The inability of the judge to verify will result in the denial of the photo.

2. Verify the fish's condition. Violation will result in denial of the photo.

3. Verify the fish's length. The judge will score fish at the greatest length of which he is certain.

4. Verify whether the bass' jaw or lip is in contact with the measuring board fence. The inability of the judge to verify will result in a minimum penalty of 1 inch and may result in denial of the entire fish at the judge’s discretion.

5. The entire fish, from its mouth/jaw to the end of its caudal (tail) fin must be visible in photos (Except where allowed to be covered by hand) In addition, the next one-inch increment of the measuring board must be clearly visible to make an accurate length determination. If either end of the fish is covered or cropped off, the photo may be denied at the judge’s discretion.

 

Centered – Camera lens positioned directly over the center of the fish's body, which contributes to accurate measurement by judges. Photos taken at a low angle to obscure an open mouth may be denied or penalized at the judge’s discretion.

 

Hand Position – It is recommended to take the photo without the hand touching the fish. If you must place your hand on the fish then you must follow the following rule standards:

1. No portion of the hand may enter the gill plate.

2. The competitor’s hand may only be placed between the back of the gill plate and forward of the Caudal peduncle (fleshy, scaled part of the bass' body at the base of the caudal fin). Violation will result in denial of photo.)

 

Mouth

1. Bass’ lip or jaw must be in contact with the measuring board fence (bump board, upright), and the fence must be visible in the photo. Violation will result in denial of the photo.

2. In bass fishing competition, a closed mouth is required for uniformity of measurement and to validate contact with the measuring board fence. If a judge considers the mouth to be open (even if it is structurally unable to close) a one-half inch penalty will be assessed. In addition, if the mouth is opened excessively in an attempt to make the fish appear longer, the entire fish may be denied.

 

Scoring

A. Fish length is determined by its caudal fin (tail fin) touching or crossing the manufacturer's quarter-inch mark (e.g., ridges, grooves) on the measuring board. If it falls short of a 1/4-inch factory mark, the length is rounded to the next lower 1/4-inch mark that the bass’ caudal fin touches or crosses. In reviewing photographs, judges will visualize as accurately as possible where a 1/4-inch factory mark would be if it extended the entire width of a board and use that imaginary line to determine a fish's length. Entire caudal fin lifted away and out of contact with the board will result in denial of the photo.

 

B. If any portion of a bass' caudal (tail) fin extends off the edge of a Measuring Board surface, the score will be determined by the highest 1/4-inch measurement reached or crossed by the portion of caudal fin on the measuring board. Any portion of the caudal fin extending off the edge of a Measuring Board is not considered in scoring.

 

C. In the event of a tie-in score, the tied competitors' longest (highest-scored) fish are compared, and the tie breaks in favor of the competitor with the longest (highest-scoring) fish. If the longest fish are equal, the second-longest fish are compared and determine which competitor wins the tie. If the second-longest are identical, the process repeats for each remaining fish. If all of the tied competitors' highest scoring fish are identical, the tie breaks in favor of the competitor whose last leaderboard photo was uploaded earliest.