NEW-AWFA/ECOMEGATOUR GENERAL RULES
*Revised/Effective --2012 SEASON


1-MEMBER SHIP REQUIRED TO FISH ANY AWFA-ECOMEGATOUR.COM EVENT AND  MUST BE VALID PRIOR TO EVENT. THE
DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE MEMBERSHIP TO ANY ANGLER THAT DISPLAYS POOR SPORTSMANSHIP OR UNETHICAL
PRACTICES IN THE PAST--DEADLINE 4 DAYS PRIOR ONLINE OR 10 DAYS PRIOR US MAIL.
2-MANDATORY CAPTAIN'S MEETING MUST FRIDAY PRIOR TO EVENT (DAY BEFORE)-SPECIAL RULES GIVEN AND UPDATES TO
ALL MEMBERS 3 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT VIA EMAIL OR WEB PAGE. IT IS ANGLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK. ALL TEAM
MEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGN IN. BOATER REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
3-REGISTRATION DEADLINES BY  INTERNET REQUIRED 4 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT OR 10 DAYS PRIOR BY US MAIL.
4-SPECIES AND LIMITS-UNLESS ADDITIONAL SPECIES ADDED AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING, THE DAILY LIMIT IS 2 FISH CONSISTING
OF GRAY TROUT, SPECKLED SEA TROUT OR REDFISH. BIG PAIR WINS AND TIES ARE SETTLED MY BIG FISH THEN SECOND BIG
FISH. SEE RESULT PRIORITIES ON COO TOUR PAGE. ALL STATE WILDLIFE REGULATIONS APPLY AND ARE  CHECKED. TO
INSURE ACCURACY. NO MANGLED, ALTERED OR SHORT FISH COUNT FOR EVENT RESULTS. ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT THE
DAY OR DAYS OF THE EVENT WITH NO OUTSIDE HELP OF ANY KIND. NO DEAD FISH CAN BE CULLED ON THE WATER AND MUST
BE PRESENTED AS TABLE FARE IN BRING YOUR CATCH IN EVENTS. CPR/PHOTO EVENTS REQUIRE FISH TO BE RELEASED
EXACTLY WHERE CAUGHT AFTER PHOTOS ARE TAKEN. AT NO TIME CAN ANY FISH BE PLACED IN THE BOAT LIVE WELL OVER
THE 2 FISH DAILY LIMIT. CULLING MUST TAKE PLACE QUICKLY BY REMOVING ONE FISH THAT IS TO BE REPLACED THEN
PLACING LARGER FISH IN LIVE WELL FOR BRING YOUR CATCH IN EVENTS.
5-FISHING METHODS- CASTING, SPINNING AND FLY RODS AND REELS ONLY CAN BE USED. NO WIRE LINE OR TROLLING
PERMITTED. ALL EVENTS STATE ON ECO TOUR PAGE WHETHER EVENT IS PRO LURE OR AM ANY BAIT EVENTS.
6-FAIR TO ALL POLICY-PRO EVENTS ARE FOR PROS/GUIDES/CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS. ALL OTHER EVENTS ARE FOR
WEEKEND ANGLERS WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING MONETARY HELP OR ARE NOT ON THE WATER WITH CLIENTS AT ANY TIME.
7-SAFE CASTING DISTANCE-ALL ANGLERS MUST KEEP OUT OF CASTING DISTANCE OF ANY BOATS AND RESPECT ANY
ANGLERS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA BY IDLING BY THEM.  NO FISH CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER BOAT.
8-MEASURING STATIONS-LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING AND ARE GENERALLY AT HOST CITIES GIVER ON
VENUE PAGE OF WEB SITE. CHECK IN TIMES ARE GIVEN AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING. TEAM IS DISQUALIFIED AFTER 5 MINUTE
GRACE PERIOD. UPDATES ARE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT AT VENUE/DATE PAGE.
9-EMERGENCIES/BOAT EQUIPMENT-TEAM MEMBERS MUST REMAIN IN BOAT DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS WHILE ON THE
WATER UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS MEDICAL PROBLEMS OR SAFETY ISSUES. IT WILL BE THE DIRECTORS
OPINION ONLY AS TO WHETHER THE REASON THE TEAM OR TEAM MEMBER LEFT THE BOAT WAS JUSTIFIED. ALL COAST
GUARD MANDATED SAFETY EQUIPMENT MUST BE ON BOARD AND U.S.C.G. APPROVED LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN WHEN
THE GAS MOTOR  IS ON OR IF THE TEAM IS IN A CANOE OR KAYAK. BOATS CAN NOT EXCEED H.P. POWER RATING.
10-DEAD FISH PENALTY-THERE WILL BE ONE INCH DEDUCTED FROM FISH TOTAL LENGTH FOR THE FIRST DEAD FISH. TWO
DEAD FISH DISQUALIFIES TEAM. THE AWFA USES LENGTH RATHER THAN WEIGHT TO ELIMINATE THE PRACTICE OF
<LEADING> WHICH IS PLACING FOREIGN OBJECTS OR PREY IN A FISH GUT TO ADD TO THE TOTAL WEIGHT.
11-WINNERS MUST RELEASE ALL INFO CONCERNING THE BODY OF WATER, BAIT, TACKLE AND STRUCTURE FISH WHERE THE
FISH WERE CAUGHT.
12-ALL ANGLERS MUST RELEASE THEIR PHOTOS AND ALL FISH PHOTOS TO THE AWFA TO DOCUMENT THE EVENT.
13-MEMBERSHIP FEES-- PAYABLE ONLY ONLINE OR US MAIL - SEE DEADLINES-- CHECKS MUST BE PRE-APPROVED
MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE POSTED ON JOIN NOW PAGE
14-ENTRY FEES-- PAYABLE ONLY AT CAPT. MEETING -- CHECKS MUST BE PRE- APPROVED-- SEE DEADLINES
ENTRY FEES ARE POSTED ON ECO TOUR PAGE
15-RE-SCHEDULING --DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE DATES OF ANY EVENT DUE TO BAD WEATHER, SAFETY
CONCERNS OR LIMITED ENTRY WITH A 3 DAY NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS VIA EMAIL OR THE VENUE/DATE  WEB PAGE.
16--DISQUALIFICATION: --ANY RULE VIOLATION GIVEN AT CAPT. MEETING OR POSTED ON THE WEB, FAILING A LIE
DETECTOR OR STRESS TEST ANYTIME, USING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS, BAD
SPORTSMANSHIP OR ANY PREVIOUS DISQUALIFICATION FROM ANY TOURNAMENTS**IN FISHING ECOMEGATOUR EVENTS
ALL ANGLERS AGREE TO THE RESULTS OF A LIE DETECTOR OR STRESS TEST WITHOUT FURTHER APPEAL-THE
DIRECTORS OPINION AND RULINGS ARE FINAL-INTERPRETATION  OF SAME RULES ARE DIRECTORS PRIORITY OR OF
STATE WILDLIFE RULES. IT IS ANGLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ADHERE TO ALL AWFA/ECOMEGATOUR AND WILDLIFE STATE
RULES. *ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS INSIDE OF FISH BANS TEAM FOREVER.
18-ADVISOR BOARD:
19-MEMBER RIGHTS:
20-DIRECTOR RIGHTS:
21-ECO CARE MANDATE:
ONE EVENT QUALIFYING FOR CLASSICS - 4 TOURS TO QUALIFY IN AND 4 DIVISIONS
NOW ! Top (25) Each Event locked into 3 MEGA Classics In SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL''' SEE 2012 mega classics
1-ALL BRING CATCH IN  RTU SIZE TOURS QUALIFY IN EACH TOUR EVENT FOR THEIR CLASSIC
2- CPR MEGA  SLAM PHOTO TOURS QUALIFY IN THEIR TOUR AT EACH EVENT
3-TOP 25 BIG TROUT CPR MEGA CALCUTTAS ALSO QUALIFY IN EACH  EVENT
ANGERS CAN QUALIFY FOR ANY CLASSIC BY FINISHING TIN THE TOP 25 IN ANY TOUR EVENT
A MINIMUM OF 3 QUALIFYING EVENT WILL BE HELD IN EACH TOUR
SPRING CLASSIC -QUALIFY MARCH, APRIL, MAY--- SUMMER QUALIFY JUNE, JULY AUGUST--- FALL CLASSIC QUALIFY SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER
NEW-AWFA/ECOMEGATOUR.COM GENERAL RULES
*Revised/Effective NOV. 1, 2011 & 2012 SEASON-- UPDATES OR SPECIAL RULES POSTED AT CAPT. MEETING


1-AWFA -MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED TO FISH ANY AWFA-ECOMEGATOUR.COM EVENT AND  MUST BE VALID PRIOR TO EVENT. THE
DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE MEMBERSHIP TO ANY ANGLER THAT DISPLAYS POOR SPORTSMANSHIP OR UNETHICAL
PRACTICES IN THE PAST-- DEADLINE 4 DAYS PRIOR ONLINE OR 10 DAYS PRIOR US MAIL..payable to ECO CARE
2-MANDATORY CAPTAIN'S MEETING  FRIDAY PRIOR TO EVENT (DAY BEFORE)-SPECIAL RULES;UPDATES,LINES IN/OUT, CHECK IN
TIMES AND LOCATIONS POSTED. ALL UPDATES GIVEN 3 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT VIA EMAIL OR WEB PAGE. IT IS ANGLERS
RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGN IN. BOATER REGISTRATION REQUIRED. A GRACE
PERIOD FOR CHECK IN MEASURING STATIONS IS 5 MINUTES, AFTERWARDS TEAM IS DISQUALIFIED..
3-REGISTRATION DEADLINES BY  INTERNET REQUIRED 4 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT OR 10 DAYS PRIOR BY US MAIL.
4-SPECIES AND LIMITS-UNLESS ADDITIONAL SPECIES ADDED AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING, THE DAILY LIMIT IS 2 FISH CONSISTING OF
RESULT PRIORITIES ON ECO TOUR PAGE. ALL STATE WILDLIFE REGULATIONS APPLY AND ARE  CHECKED. TO INSURE ACCURACY.
NO MANGLED, ALTERED OR SHORT FISH COUNT FOR EVENT RESULTS. ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT THE DAY OR DAYS OF THE
EVENT WITH NO OUTSIDE HELP OF ANY KIND. NO DEAD FISH CAN BE CULLED ON THE WATER AND MUST BE PRESENTED
CPR/PHOTO EVENTS REQUIRE FISH TO BE RELEASED EXACTLY WHERE CAUGHT AFTER PHOTOS ARE TAKEN. BRING YOUR CATCH
IN EVENTS-AT NO TIME CAN ANY FISH BE PLACED IN THE BOAT LIVE WELL OVER THE 2 FISH DAILY LIMIT. CULLING MUST TAKE
PLACE QUICKLY BY REMOVING ONE LIVE FISH THAT IS TO BE REPLACED THEN PLACING LARGER FISH IN LIVE WELL. FOR BRING
YOUR CATCH IN EVENTS.  WORKING LIVE WELL REQUIRED.
5-FISHING METHODS- CASTING, SPINNING AND FLY RODS AND REELS ONLY CAN BE USED. NO WIRE LINE OR TROLLING
PERMITTED. ALL EVENTS STATE ON ECO TOUR PAGE WHETHER EVENT IS PRO LURE OR AM ANY BAIT EVENTS EACH ANGLER CAN
ONLY FISH WITH ONE ROD AND REEL AT A TIME. CHUMMING NOT PERMITTED. ELECTRIC MOTORS PERMITTED.
6-FAIR TO ALL POLICY-PRO EVENTS ARE FOR PROS/GUIDES/CHARTER BOAT CAPTAINS. ALL OTHER EVENTS ARE FOR WEEKEND
ANGLERS WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING MONETARY HELP GUIDING OR ARE NOT ON THE WATER WITH CLIENTS AT ANY TIME.
7-SAFE CASTING DISTANCE-ALL ANGLERS MUST KEEP OUT OF CASTING DISTANCE OF ANY BOATS AND RESPECT ANY ANGLERS
THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA BY IDLING BY THEM.  NO FISH CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER BOAT.
8-MEASURING STATIONS-LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING AND ARE GENERALLY AT HOST CITIES LISTED ON
VENUE PAGE OF WEB SITE. CHECK IN TIMES ARE GIVEN AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING. TEAM IS DISQUALIFIED AFTER 5 MINUTE GRACE
PERIOD. UPDATES ARE POSTED ON THE WEB SITE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT AT VENUE/DATE PAGE. SPECIAL PHOTO RULES WILL
BE POSTED AT CAPTAIN'S MEETING.
9-EMERGENCIES/BOAT EQUIPMENT-TEAM MEMBERS MUST REMAIN IN BOAT DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS WHILE ON THE
WATER UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SUCH AS MEDICAL PROBLEMS OR SAFETY ISSUES. IT WILL BE THE DIRECTORS OPINION
ONLY AS TO WHETHER THE REASON THE TEAM OR TEAM MEMBER LEFT THE BOAT WAS JUSTIFIED. ALL COAST GUARD MANDATED
SAFETY EQUIPMENT MUST BE ON BOARD AND U.S.C.G. APPROVED LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN WHEN THE GAS MOTOR  IS ON
OR IF THE TEAM IS IN A CANOE OR KAYAK. BOATS CAN NOT EXCEED H.P. POWER RATING.
10-DEAD FISH PENALTY-THERE WILL BE ONE INCH DEDUCTED FROM FISH TOTAL LENGTH FOR THE FIRST DEAD FISH. TWO DEAD
FISH DISQUALIFIES TEAM. THE AWFA USES LENGTH RATHER THAN WEIGHT TO ELIMINATE THE PRACTICE OF <LEADING> WHICH
IS PLACING FOREIGN OBJECTS OR PREY IN A FISH GUT TO ADD TO THE TOTAL WEIGHT. NO DEAD FISH CAN BE CULLED ANYTIME.
11-WINNERS MUST RELEASE ALL INFO CONCERNING THE BODY OF WATER, BAIT, TACKLE AND STRUCTURE  WHERE THE FISH
WERE CAUGHT BY FILING OUT A TOURNAMENT RECAP SHEET..
12-ALL ANGLERS MUST RELEASE THEIR FISH, CAMERA AND ALL FISH PHOTOS TO THE AWFA TO DOCUMENT THE EVENT.
13-MEMBERSHIP FEES-- PAYABLE ONLY ONLINE OR US MAIL - SEE DEADLINES-- CHECKS MUST BE PRE APPROVED
AND PAYABLE TO ECO CARE .MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE POSTED ON JOIN NOW PAGE-SEE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
14-ENTRY FEES-- PAYABLE ONLY AT CAPT. MEETING -- CHECKS MUST BE PRE APPROVED-- SEE DEADLINES
ENTRY FEES ARE POSTED ON ECO TOUR PAGE..PAYABLE TO ECO CARE
15-RE-SCHEDULING --DIRECTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE DATES OF ANY EVENT DUE TO BAD WEATHER, SAFETY
CONCERNS OR LIMITED ENTRY WITH A 3 DAY NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS VIA EMAIL OR THE VENUE/DATE  WEB PAGE.
16--DISQUALIFICATION: --ANY RULE VIOLATION GIVEN AT CAPT. MEETING OR POSTED ON THE WEB, FAILING A LIE
DETECTOR OR STRESS TEST ANYTIME, USING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS DURING TOURNAMENT HOURS, BAD SPORTSMANSHIP
OR ANY PREVIOUS DISQUALIFICATION FROM ANY TOURNAMENTS**IN FISHING ECOMEGATOUR.COM EVENTS ALL
ANGLERS AGREE TO THE RESULTS OF A LIE DETECTOR OR STRESS TEST WITHOUT FURTHER APPEAL-THE DIRECTORS
OPINION AND RULINGS ARE FINAL-INTERPRETATION  OF SAME RULES ARE DIRECTORS PRIORITY OR OF STATE WILDLIFE
RULES. IT IS ANGLERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ADHERE TO ALL AWFA/ECOMEGATOUR AND WILDLIFE STATE RULES AND OFF
LIMIT SIGNS POSTED BY WILDLIFE OFFICIALS OR MARINAS.
*ANY ALTERING OF FISH OR PHOTOS OR DEAD FISH PHOTOS DISQUALIFIES AND BANS TEAM FOREVER.
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED BAD SPORTSMANSHIP: RECKLESS OR UNSAFE BOAT DRIVING, PROFANITY OF ANY
KIND, TRASH TALK TO INCLUDE UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS DIRECTED TO THE AWFA OR ITS MEMBERS, DIRECTORS,
STAFF OR EVENT HOST, USING ANY FISHING METHODS NOT APPROVED BY AWFA RULES, CHANGING THE BOAT
MANUFACTURE  OR TYPE USING IN TOURNAMENT WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE DIRECTOR, DOCUMENTING YOUR CATCH
WITH FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION. DEGRADING COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET TO INCLUDE FORUMS, CHAT
ROOMS, BLOGS, MEDIA POSTINGS AND SO CALLED SOCIAL MEDIAS/NETWORKS...REST ASSURED THE AWFA WILL SEEK ALL
LEGAL MEANS TO PROSECUTE ANY UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS AND THREATS TO THE CHARACTER OR INTEGRITY OF THE
AWFA , ECO CARE AND THE ECOMEGATOUR.COM..PROVE IT IF YOU SAY IT !!
17-ADVISOR BOARD: AN ADVISORY BOARD OF TWO OR MORE ACTIVE MEMBERS CAN BE SELECTED TO ASSIST THE
DIRECTOR IN A FAIR PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TEAM SHOULD BE DISQUALIFIED PRIOR TO A STRSS/LIE
DETECTOR EXAM. THE ADVISORY BOARD CAN NOT INCLUDE ANY WITNESSES OR ACCUSERS OF THE VIOLATION. THE
RESULTS OF THE BOARD IS FINAL WITHOUT APPEAL. THE AWFA HAS TOTAL EDITING ABILITIES OF ALL PHOTOS.
18-ABOUT THE AWFA AND ITS MEMBERS AND ECO CARE...:
MEMBER RIGHTS: THE AWFA IS MEMBER DRIVEN AND ENCOURAGES ALL MEMBERS TO REPORT ANY RULE VIOLATIONS
WHICH WILL BE IN COMPLETE CONFIDENTIAL STATUS SO AS NOT TO REVEAL THE MEMBERS NAMES. ALSO, THE AWFA
ENCOURAGES MEMBERS TO SUGGEST ANY PROCEDURES OR CHANGES THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR MEMBERS.
DIRECTOR RIGHTS: THE DIRECTOR OF ANY ECOMEGATOUR.COM EVENTS HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE AN ANGLERS
MEMBERSHIP THAT IS DEEMED HARMFUL OR DISRUPTIVE TO OUR MEMBERS.
ECO CARE MANDATE: ECO CARE, A CONSERVATION COMPANY, IS PRIMARILY CHARGED WITH ADMINISTRATING THE
AWFA AND ECOMEGATOUR.COM CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND ALLOCATING AND REGULATING ALL FEES AND EXPENSES.
THE MEMBER FEES ARE USED TO DONATE TO OUR CHARITY PARTNERS AND PAY OUR TOURNAMENT TRAVEL AND
ADVERTISING EXPENSES. ALL OF THE ENTRY FEES ARE RETURNED TO THE ANGLERS AT EVERY EVENT IN PRIZES OR CASH,
WHICH IS CERTIFIED TO ALL MEMBERS AFTER EACH EVENT. FISH WITH CONFIDENCE KNOWING THE AWFA
ECOMEGATOUR.COM IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF INTEGRITY.  ANGLERS ARE KEPT AWARE OF ANY CHANGES IN
POLICIES IN THE Reel-E-Scoop MONTHLY MEMBER ONLINE PUBLICATION. ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE A YEAR END SUMMARY
OF ALL AWFA ECOMEGATOUR.COM ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS DIRECTED FOR ANGLERS BY ANGLERS.