•  Rules and Regulations 

Interpretation

• Interpretation of these rules will be left exclusively to the tournament director. Decisions of the tournament director are final in all matters and not subject to appeal.

Participation

• Participation is open to anyone 16 years of age or older. Anyone entering a tournament under the age of 18 must also have the signature of their parent or legal guardian in the provided space on the entry form.

Sportsmanship

• All individual anglers are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy and conservation, and to conduct themselves in a manner that will be a credit to themselves, to tournament sponsors, the sport of fishing and the tournaments efforts to promote the sport.
• No alcohol or drugs will be allowed during tournament hours extending through the weigh-in procedure. Intoxication will be cause for immediate disqualification.
• Any words, conduct or actions reflecting unfavorably upon the sport and efforts to promote safety, sportsmanship, fair competition and compliance with tournament rules are grounds for disqualification.

Safety

• Safe Boating must be observed at all times and any speed restrictions adhered to. Each individual angler is required to wear a fastened, Waterways approved, personal flotation device anytime the boat is on the plane. All boats must be equipped with an emergency ignition shut-off device that must be securely attached to the driver's body whenever on the plane.
• At the discretion of the Tournament Director Tournament days may be shortened or cancelled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.
• All competitors are requested to proceed to their fishing spots with due care and attention to the safety of themselves, other competing boats and the general public.

Insurance and Liability

• It is the sole responsibility of the boat owner to carry adequate public liability insurance covering them and their passengers. All contestants are required to sign a waiver absolving the tournament sponsors, so-sponsors, and their employees from any responsibility for any damage or personal injury sustained as a result of their participation in the tournament or related activities.

Licensing

• Each team member must have in possession a valid and current fishing license governing the fishable waters of the event. Penalty for such an offense is disqualification for that day's catch. Additionally, contestants must have current, valid registration for their boats in order to be eligible to fish the event

Boat Regulations and Operation

• All boats must be a minimum of 3.75 metres in length and have a minimum of a 25hp motor. No barges or similarly cumbersome craft will be permitted. Each boat must have all required Waterways safety equipment.
• Boats must contain a 60lt minimum aerated livewell to maintain the limit catch of bream for both individuals.
• During the hours of competition contestants may not obtain or receive outside assistance, except in an emergency.
• The use of mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, marine radios, walkie-talkies, CB's, etc. to communicate fishing information to other competitors or outside people, during tournament hours is strictly prohibited.

Fishing Methods

• All Bream must be a caught in a conventional sporting manner. No Burley allowed. Only lures or fly may be used.
• Only one fishing rod may be used at a time. A snagged lure which is still attached to the rod, pick up another rod and begin casting constitutes using two rods.
• Trolling as a method of fishing is prohibited.
• Anglers fishing together must remain together at all times and within sight of each other until the weigh-in. The momentary condition of being out of sight of each other for rest room breaks is permitted.

Permitted Fishing Locations

• Contestants may fish anywhere on tournament waters accessible by boat, except:
  • areas designated as “off limits” or “no fishing” by local, state or National and Tournament officials;
  • within any marina marked with a No Fishing Sign;
  • within 30 metres of a competitors boat which was first anchored, under electric motor power or actively fishing .

Emergency

• In the event of equipment failure or emergency, the individual is required to contact the Tournament Director via a supplied Mobile number. The Tournament Director will then assess and decide on the appropriate course of action. STC will have Marshal boats which the Tournament Director may at his/her discretion, despatch to render assistance. Anglers who elect to return to the official check-in by other means than cited above will forfeit their day's catch to that point in time of the tournament day.
• If Anglers fishing together are separated due to an emergency or for any other reason, their catch for that day will not be counted.

Starts

• Starts are to be a shot gun start. All boats are to remain behind a point designated by the tournament directors until the start siren.
• Boats Live Wells will be checked by tournament officials prior to the start.

Checkin

• All boats are to be checked in by no latter than the finish time of 2.00pm each day.
• Checkin locations and procedures per round will be notified at Briefing.
• All fishing must cease upon check-in.

Weigh Ins

• Teams are to present their live catch to the Weigh master in the tournament approved bags (supplied) at the conclusion of the days fishing.
• Dead Fish will be disqualified.
• Under sized fish will be disqualified.

Registration

• Registration for the events can only be done on the morning. Registration however, will finish 30 minutes before the fishing start time.
• A registration form will be available on www.ausbream.com.au or can be collected at the start location.

Scoring

• Scoring will be determined by the ladder positions of each team at the conclusion of the session.
• Additional points will be awarded for the biggest Bream.
• Only Bream are accepted species.
• The limit will be five live (5) bream per team per day. If you already have five fish in your livewell and catch another, immediately release a fish.
• Any Team who possesses at any time, more than the tournament limit will have their catch for that day disqualified.
• The official minimum length for Bream is 25cm measure to the fork of the tail.
• Bream presented to the weigh-in, which fail to measure the prescribed length limit, will not be weighed.
• Each teams catch must be presented in an official weigh-in bag or container.

Late Penalty

• Teams who are not at the official check-in area at the appointed time will be penalised 50 grams per minute deducted from the total weight including any weight to be counted toward a big bream award. Any team more than 15 minutes late will not be eligibile to weigh-in.

Presentation

• The Presentation will be held as soon as the final standings are calculated, which is directly after all fish are weighed. Competitors are asked to be present at the Presentation as a sign of respect to other anglers.