Rules and Regulations
2007 CBA Match
Rules
- Pegs/flags shall be 10-20 yards apart
and must be staked out by club officers and numbered prior to drawing
peg numbers.
- The draw will begin exactly 1 hour and
30 minutes before the start of fishing.
- Anglers may go to their pegs after the
draw is completed.
- During the preparation time competitors
may set up their gear, test their rigs, and plumb the depth. No
feeding/chumming is allowed during this time. Hooks must not be baited.
- Groundbait/chum may be thrown in by
hand, by catapult, throwing sticks, bait droppers, bait cups, and swim
feeders. No bait shall be introduced with a pole cup or bait dropper attached
to an extra rod or pole while continuing to fish.
- Anglers must be positioned not farther
than 1 yard to either side from their peg/flag. Anglers may not move their
peg/flag. An angler may fish as far as half the distance between their
peg/flag and the pegs on either side.
- Wading is not permitted.
- Anglers will be restricted to the use of
one rod or pole, one line, and a single plain hook at one time. An
angler may have spare rods and poles assembled on the bank.
- Pole length limit is 13 meters
maximum.
- Ledgering, feeder fishing, and hair
rigging are allowed.
- Any natural bait can be used except live
or dead fish. Artificial baits, lures and jigs are not allowed.
- A competitor must strike, play and land
his/her own fish. No physical help is allowed.
- An angler under the age of 13 needs
adult supervision.
- Competitors must stop fishing when the
end of the match is signaled. At this time, all lines must be immediately
removed from the water. Fish must be out of the water or inside landing net at
the time of the final horn. Any fish landed after the final horn will not
count and must be released immediately.
- Anglers are responsible to keep their
catch alive during the duration of the match. A keepnet or a bucket may be
used.
- Any species of fish may be weighed. Any
undersized or out of season fish must be released immediately and must not be
placed in a keep net or other receptacle. Trout or salmon may be weighed only
if the angler is in possession of the required stamp.
- Weigh-in must be conducted by at least 2
designated club officers. All fish must be released after the weigh-in.
- In case of any violation of the above
rules, where a complaint was launched, the joint decision of the club officers
will be final.
- Anglers shall at all times conduct
themselves in a manner not prejudicial to the sport of match fishing.
Reserving a peg before a
match
- Anglers should reserve their pegs before
the match in the special section of the
Match Forum.
- Anglers who have not reserved a peg must
be present prior to the start of the draw in order to ensure a peg is placed
for them.
- Anglers who have not reserved a peg and
arrive after the draw will not be allowed to fish the match.
- Anglers who reserved a peg, but can not
attend the match, must contact designated club officials prior to the match to
cancel their reservation. Anglers who reserve a peg and then fail to appear at
the match without canceling the reservation will lose the privilege of
reserving pegs at future matches.
CBA Championships and 2007 CBA
League
- The CBA Championships will be
contested over 2 matches fished over two days.
- The 2007 CBA League will be
contested over 10 matches (including 2 championship matches). Five best
scores of the season will be used to determine the winner. In case of a tie,
five best weights of the season will be used as a tie breaker.
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