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OVERVIEW

Join us Saturday, May 18th for the Speck & Redfish Cut tournament, a fish-anywhere in the state of Louisiana Catch Photo Submit (CPS) style tournament.  This will be the second tournament as part of our Cajun Kayak Angler Series sponsored by Pack & Paddle. 

******************** NEW THIS YEAR ********************

This year all entrants may use an electric motor on your kayak.  The electric motor may not exceed the lesser of:

   (a) manufacturer's labeled Maximum HP / Thrust Capacity

   (b) 3 HP

   (c) 155 ft-pound thrust

If you are using a motor, your kayak must be legally registered with LDWF.  

   Examples of motors would be:

      -Newport

      -Torquedo

      -Trolling Motor

CATEGORIES:

• MAIN STRINGER: Longest stringer consisting of a maximum of 2 Speckled Trout and 2 Redfish. Full Stringer (all 4 fish) will trump non-full stringers, then it goes by length.  Trout must be a over 13" and Redfish must be legal Louisiana slot size, 16" minimum and under 27" (tail cannot touch the 27" line).
• OPTIONAL CALCUTTA ($5): Longest Speckled Trout. You CAN place & win Calcutta.

LKFC CAJUN KAYAK ANGLER SERIES:

EVENT AND LKFC SERIES RULES:

1. ENTRY: $40 (+$1.50 PayPal fee) - Entry fee breakdown: $22 to Main Stringer Pot, $6.50 TourneyX fee, $11.50 to AOY Series Pot & Club Fund.  
2. OPTIONAL CALCUTTA: $5 - Entry into side pot for Longest Speckled Trout. Winner takes the entire side pot.
3. REGISTRATION: Open to public until 7PM on Friday, May 17th.
4. BOUNDARIES / LEGAL LAUNCH AREAS: Any publicly accessible launch site in the state of Louisiana.  Anglers shall launch kayaks only from properties with access available to all participants. If an angler desires to use a private or questionable launch this information must be communicated to Tournament Director 2 weeks prior to start of a tournament.
5. LAUNCH TIME: Anglers may launch at any time, but may not begin fishing until the Legal Fishing Time.
6. LEGAL FISHING TIME: 5:30a.m. until 3:00p.m.  Anglers can fish until 3:00 PM, at that time anglers must immediately stop fishing. Photo submission will be open until 3:30 PM. Any photos taken after 3:00 PM will be rejected. 
7. LEGAL STRINGER: Maximum of 2 Speckled Trout and 2 Redfish.  Trout must be at least 13" minimum length and Redfish must be legal Louisiana slot size, 16" minimum and under 27" (tail cannot touch the 27" line). Fish must be caught during the events Legal Fishing Time.  
   • Full Stringer (all 4 fish) will trump non-full stringers, then it goes by length.  
   • In the event of a tie, the angler with the longest fish will place higher. If the first fish does not break the tie, the anglers next largest fish will be used, and so on down their list of submissions. In the event that the anglers are still tied, then the angler who submitted their final fish first that is used in their stringer will win. 
8. CPS FISH SUBMISSIONS:  See full CPS Details at the bottom of the rules.
9. WEIGH-IN: There will be no weigh-in as this is an online/TourneyX CPS style tournament.  
10. SAFETY: It is every anglers responsibility to navigate their vessel in a safe manner and abide by all LDWF rules and regulations.  A white light MUST be illuminated and visible when navigating your vessel between legal sunset and legal sunrise, any angler without proper lighting may be asked to remain at the launch until safe light, 30 minutes prior to legal sunrise. Failure to comply could result in a disqualification. A Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device(PFD) SHALL be worn at all times during tournaments. Failure to comply could result in a disqualification. Tournament days may be shortened, postponed or cancelled due to unsafe weather or conditions. The decision to shorten or to cancel will be left to the discretion of the Tournament Director. A 4-hour period shall constitute a day of fishing.
11. SERIES POINTS: Series Points System applies to Main Stringer Category Only, you are only awarded points if you weigh in fish, so WEIGH YOUR FISH even if you don't think you have a chance to win those points could become valuable later on. You MUST be an registered LKFC member with a paid-current, non-expired LKFC membership prior to the day-of the tournament. No membership = no points, no exceptions. 
12. PAYOUTS: Cash
    • Top 3 w/ < 40 anglers
    • Top 5 w/ 40-74 anglers
    • Top 7 w/ 75+
13. FRAUD: Cheating and attempt to defraud, including but not limited to: altering fish, exchanging fish, weighing fish caught prior to tournament hours, catching fish from powerboat or other illegal craft and/or using illegal bait may result in disqualification from the tournament, loss of membership and loss of participation privileges for future events. The LKFC Board Members reserves the right to investigate, polygraph and/or prosecute any participant. The LKFC Board Members reserves the right to withhold prizes until a full investigation is completed and/or a polygraph examination is completed. Any Series participant or winner shall agree to submit to a polygraph examination.  The LKFC Board Members reserves the right to select polygraphists to administer polygraph examinations.  All polygraph examinations required shall be taken at the time, place, and by the polygraphists designated by the LKFC Board Members.  Each contestant agrees by his/her signature on the Tournament / Series entry form, to submit to a polygraph examination and abide by its conclusion.  All travel expenses are to be paid by entrant.  Failure to submit to or pass the polygraph examination may result in 1) disqualification from the series, 2) loss of series points earned, 3) loss of membership, 4) relinquishing of prizes won, and 5) disqualification from future events.
14. RESPONSIBILITY: Anglers shall understand all rules and conduct themselves respectably.
15. COURTESY: Use common sense and stay several yards greater than maximum casting distance from anglers.
16. COMMUNICATION: Anglers SHALL NOT communicate with non-registered participants (phones or in-person) for the purpose of gaining fishing information.
17. REFUNDS: Entry may be applied to another event or refunds may be requested to the treasurer for consideration. 
18. LEGAL FISHING METHODS: Must be caught on reel + rod combo.  Trolling is allowed.  No more than 2 rods in the water. Artificial lures only. 
19. JUDGE/WEIGH-MASTER: Will make decisions on accepting fish and the decision is final.  
20. PROTEST: Any protest must be made in writing and submitted electronically (text/email/direct message from social media) to the Tournament Director within 30 minutes of the photo submission deadline to be considered. The tournament director is the final authority on deciding the merits/outcomes of a protest.  All anglers are encouraged to report cheating.
21. RULE CHANGES: Rules interpretation is exclusively left to the Tournament Director. The decisions of the Director are final in all matters and are not subject to appeal. 
22. SERIES STANDING TIE-BREAK: In the event of a tie, the following will determine a tie break for overall series standing:
    • The angler who fishes more tournaments will win.
    • If still tied, the angler who drops the highest total number of points (based on 1 dropped event scores) will win.
    • If still tied, the angler who scores the highest points in any single event will win.
    • If still tied, the angler who scores the highest points in the Series Finale will win.
    • If still tied, the angler whose highest score was in an event with more participants will win.

CPS Details:

• TourneyX Pro is the App that will be used for this tournament.  It is available for both Apple and Android Phones.  For assistance on how to use TourneyX, please visit TourneyX Pro
• Approved Measuring Boards (Boards must be clean and easily readable):
• • Hawg Trough – Lunes must be traced with a marker.
  • Ketch Boards – all models except foldable / hinged model
  • Check-it Stick – Kayak Elite Series
• The unique identifier/code will be released Friday, May 17th at 7:00pm
• The live leaderboard will be turned off at Noon

Photo Submission Rules:

1. Photos of fish MUST be taken between 5:30am and 3:00pm. You may submit pictures between 5:30am and 3:30pm.
2. The fish must be photographed on a tournament approved measuring board with the body centered between the rails, and alive. 
3. Caught fish must be photographed before your next cast.  This means an angler must bring a caught fish into their kayak and take a picture before they begin fishing again.  A fish that the tournament director suspect is dead due to being out of the water too long may be rejected.  Examples of issues that may result in a disqualified fish are faded color, no slime coat, shriveled tail, etc.
4. The fish must be facing to the left with the tail to the right and the belly of the fish facing the angler.
5. The fish must be submitted in 0.25” increments.
6. If the tail is not obviously touching or crossing a measurement line, it will be rounded down to the next lower quarter inch length.
7. The nose must be pressed up against the post of the measuring device.  Please ensure that shadows do not obscure the nose and post.  If the judge cannot see that the nose is clearly up against the post, the angler will face a 0.5” length deduction.
8. You can submit pictures of as many fish as you like; however, you can only submit one picture of the fish you want judged.  In the event that a submitted fish picture is denied, you can request that the judge review another picture of the same fish.
9. For Redfish, the minimum length a fish can be submitted is 16.00" and the maximum length a fish can be submitted is 26.75”.
10. For Speckled Trout, the minimum length a fish can be submitted is 13.00" (no maximum).  The mouth MUST be entirely closed with the nose pressed firmly against the post of the measuring board. If the mouth is open at all, a 0.5” length deduction will be taken.
11. There may be no lures or fish retaining tools in the fish’s mouth for the picture or the angler will face a 0.5” length deduction.  This deduction may be inclusive or in addition to the open mouth penalty at the judges discretion.
12. No other tools, devices, materials, etc... may be touching or under the fish for any reason.
13. The mouth, eye, and edge of tail must be visible for the picture to be accepted, with the tail flat on the measuring board.  The angler is not allowed to place their hand or fingers under the fill plate of the fish.  You CANNOT manipulate the fish (tail or body) in any way to make the fish shorter or longer.  The nose must be naturally resting against the post of the board. See below for acceptable hand placement for each fish.
14. The top lobe of the tail of your fish must be inside the boundaries of your board.  If using a Check it stick, the top lobe must be over the lines on the flat (bottom) portion of your board, and not over the slanted lip on the side.
15. Pictures must be taken while in your kayak and showing your kayak and surrounding area in photo.
16. The picture must be taken overhead and not at an extreme angle.
17. Picture will only be accepted if they include original metadata which contains GPS coordinates. LKFC retains all metadata information which may be reviewed by a single designated tournament director in the event of a valid location or time-based protest.
18. The unique tournament identifier code must be visible in the picture (written on a card or the back of your hand). 
19. If the judge deems your picture to be inauthentic or otherwise too problematic to accept, it will be rejected. Appeals may be made to the tournament directors as described below in the protests section. All submissions are subject to final review by the tournament director.  If the tournament director overrules the judge on a submission, the angler will have the opportunity to submit another picture of the same fish or a replacement fish before the standings will be finalized.  
20. Following completion of the tournament and awards ceremony, anglers may make a formal written request that their entry is deleted from TourneyX. Doing so will delete all of the fish pictures, metadata, GPS, and statistics from the angler’s TourneyX account. This means these pictures/metadata/GPS will no longer be accessible to anyone including the angler or tournament directors. This is a permanent irreversible decision. Making this request will not disqualify the angler from qualifying for awards in this tournament.