1. VIOLATION OF THESE RULES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ALL RIGHTS, PRIZES, OR WINNINGS, IN ANY CATEGORY, BY THE PERSON DISQUALIFIED. THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES IS FINAL.

2. JACKPOTS - BOATS ENTERING ANY JACKPOT MUST HAVE ONE JACKPOT TICKET PER BOAT, PLUS EACH PERSON ON BOARD MUST HAVE A RODEO TICKET - SEE JACKPOT RULES.

3. ALL FISH ENTERED INTO COMPETITION MUST BE CAUGHT BY THE PARTICIPANT REGISTERING THE FISH, AND IT MUST BE CAUGHT WITH A MANUAL ROD AND REEL, OR POLE AND LINE.

4. THE CATCH SHALL NOT BE FROZEN, GIGGED, NETTED, SNAGGED, OR SHOT, AND MUST BE WHOLE. THE ONLY HOLES ALLOWED ARE HOOK AND GAFF.

5. EACH PERSON ON BOARD MUST HAVE A RODEO TICKET, OR JUNIOR ANGLER TICKET (IF UNDER 15), WHETHER THEY FISH OR NOT. FAILURE TO MAKE SURE ALL OCCUPENTS HAVE THE REQUIRED TICKET WILL RESULT IN ALL CATCHES ON THAT VESSEL BEING DISQUALIFIED.

6. NO PERSON SHALL INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF THE FISH BY "STUFFING". (THE FISH WILL BE CUT.)

7. ALL CATCHES MUST BE WEIGHED IN AT DAUPHIN ISLAND MARINA DURING THE ABOVE HOURS AS SET. IN THE EVENT OF A LINE HAVING FORMED PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL ENDING TIME AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE RODEO, ALL ANGLERS WHO ARE IN LINE WHEN TIME IS CALLED WILL BE WEIGHED. IN LINE IS DEFINED AS BEING PHYSICALLY IN LINE (NOT “ON THE DOCK”), WITH ALL FISH TO BE WEIGHED IN. THE END OF THIS LINE WILL BE MARKED WITH A RODEO STAFF MEMBER. HAVING FISH BROUGHT TO YOU WHILE IN LINE, AFTER THE CLOSING, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

8. ALL FISHING WILL BE DONE IN A SPORTSMAN-LIKE MANNER AS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

9. THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES WILL BE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS. INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WEIGHT, SPECIES, AND METHOD OF CATCH.

10. IN CASE OF A TIE, WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FIRST WEIGHT RECORDED AT THE SCALES.

11. ALL FISH ENTERED IN THE RODEO MUST BE CAUGHT IN THE SPECIFIED TIME PERIOD.

12. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, NO UNDERSIZE FISH WILL BE ALLOWED. IN THE REDFISH AND SPECKLED TROUT CATEGORIES, ALL ENTRIES MUST MEASURE WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE “SLOT”. (Redfish slot is 16 inch minimum – 26 inch maximum : Speckled Trout slot is 15 inch minimum – 22 inch maximum) NO OVER SIZE FISH WILL BE ALLOWED. ALL LENGTHS WILL BE MEASURED WITH TAILS IN THE “NATURAL” POSITION" (NOT PINCHED), UNLESS REGULATIONS REQUIRE OTHERWISE. TAILS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN CUT MAY DISQUALIFY THE ANGLER.

13. C.C.M.G.F.R. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY FISH SPECIES FOR COMPETITION SHOULD CONSERVATION LAWS PROHIBIT THE HARVEST OF ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED SPECIES FOR COMPETITION.

14. ONE EIGHT (8) HOUR PERIOD WITHOUT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE SHALL CONSTITUTE A RODEO. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH, JUDGE AND COMMITTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESCHEDULE.

15. PROTEST OF ANY NATURE MUST BE IN WRITING AND PERSONALLY TURNED IN TO THE RODEO CHAIRMAN NO 
LATER THAN 5:00 P.M SUNDAY, AUGUST 10th, 2025 AT THE WEIGH-IN STATION..

16. ALL PRIZES NOT CLAIMED BY SETPTEMBER 30, 2025 MAY BECOME PROPERTY OF THE CONDE CAVALIERS MARDI GRAS FISHING RODEO.