September 28th & 29th, 2024

• Tournament of Champions Practice/Pre-Fish Rules –There are NO off limit days prior to tournament date, Note the following specifics
  • Tournament of Champions rules may be updated and/or changed and will be announced prior to event and may not be the same for Qualifying events.
  • The Qualified CAN ONLY pre-fish with their team partner if you fish both divisions you must pick a partner and that is the only partner you may fish with from 09/01/24 you must let the tournament director know prior to 09/01/2024, or a parent or child, spouse from September 01, 2024 this includes the both members of the team.
  • For both the boater/non-boater you may NOT have the assistance or advice of anyone including but not limited to other teams, state or federal wildlife agency, other Cen Cal Member or any other person deemed an “expert“ on these tournament waters for the purposes of locating or catching bass on/after 9/01/2024.
  • After the tournament begins, fishing the tournament waters is PROHIBITED except during tournament hours to all Cen Cal Elite Events unless otherwise notified by Cen Cal Elite Bass Tournaments/Tournament Director/s.
  •  NO Competitor may buy or barter a fishing location from any other competitor for use during any competition day.
  • During the official competition day(s) of the tournament a competitor may not make cell calls for the purpose of locating or catching fish on tournament waters. Cell phones may be used for emergency situations.  Competitors are allowed to call lockmasters for locking purposes only.  Competitors are allowed to use smart phones for global maps, weather, power generation, tidal charts, notes, etc., however using smart phones during competition to log into daily tournament blogs or social media is not permitted.
  • Each competitor agrees to report to the Tournament Operations immediately any violation or infraction of any tournament rules. Failure to report violations, or suggestions to another competitor that they violate these rules, or false verification of weigh-in forms, may be cause for disqualification.  OFFICIAL PROTESTS MUST BE FILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 1. ALL PARTIES OF INTEREST WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY.