Rip Van Winkle Open Rules All Contestants must be 16 years of age min. All Boaters must carry $100,000 Liability boat ins. Each boat must have at least one working live well. Each boat must have a working kill switch. Horse power may not exceed US Coast Guard Rating Boats must be a minimum 14 feet in length. Scoring determined by total weight of 7 fish. Winners will be determined by total weight of 7 fish minimum length 15 in per state law. penility for short fish 1 lb per fish. Penility for dead fish is 6 oz per each legal fish not kepy alive. Only artificial lures may be used. No Live bait permitted( Exception pork strips only). ANY FISH SHOWING LIVE WELL ABUSE OR IMPROPER HANDLING, AFRESH INJURY ETC., WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 2 POUND PER FISH PENILTY; TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS DECISION IS FINAL. Tournament waters are: Hudson River and it's tributaries from Troy Dam to Tappan Zee Bridge. NO FISHING within 50 yards weigh-in site. No locking through allowed. Contestants may not depart boat to land fish. No boats may leave tournament waters or be trailored during tournament. All waters are OFF_LIMITS from 6 pm Saturday untill the start of tournament. Contestants not cleared at check-in on time shall be penalized 1 pound off total weight for each minute late. Contestants arriving more than 10 miniutes late to dock shall lose all weight for day. All protests must be delivered to Tournament dirrector in writing with a $25 deposit before the start of the contestants flight's official weigh-in. Tournament Directors decision is final.(Valid protests deposit will be refunded) No alcohol or drugs shall be allowed in possession of any contestant during tournament fishing hours or weigh-in. The interpretation of these rules shall be at the discretion of the Tournament Director. All contestants may be subject to a polygraph test.