1. ALL ANGLERS HOLDING A 2025 MARDI GRAS FISHING RODEO TICKET ARE ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE MASTER ANGLER AWARD.

2. POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN EACH CATEGORY ACCORDING TO RANKING ON THE OFFICIAL JUDGE'S SCORE SHEETS. (ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL.)

3. FOUR POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR FIRST PLACE, THREE FOR SECOND PLACE, TWO FOR THIRD PLACE IN EACH CATEGORY.

4. POINTS MUST BE ACCUMULATED IN MORE THAN ONE CATEGORY.

5. NO ANGLER WILL BE AWARDED MASTER ANGLER POINTS FOR MULTIPLE FISH IN THE SAME CATEGORY, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE FISH ON THE BOARD IN ANY CATEGORY.

6. IN THE CASE OF MORE THAN ONE FISH IN A CATEGORY, POINTS WILL BE AWARDED ACCORDING TO THE HIGHEST PLACED FISH.

7. IN THE CASE OF A TIE IN THE TOTAL POINTS AWARDED, WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ANGLER WITH THE HIGHEST CUMULATIVE TOTAL WEIGHT OF FISH FOR WHICH POINTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED.

8. THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL.