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Heavy Hitters Program Rules & Format
Program Format
This will be a 12 month program where all participants will weigh their largest 10 trout caught over the course of a year.
Submissions will be submitted in video format to Gulf Coast Weighmaster Services via Dropbox.
Leaderboards will be organized by Heaviest 10 Trout Stringer per State and a National Heaviest 10 Trout Stringer.
Each Month the Heavy Hitters Program will recognize the Heaviest Trout Submitted.
Each Month the Heavy Hitters Program will draw a winner (at random) which only includes submissions made for that month. Participants will be awarded a prize pack.
Program Rules
This program will begin January 1, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. and conclude December 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. This will be for the Ten (10) largest Speckled Trout submitted via Dropbox to be entered legally into our program and entered legally into our contest for Speckled Trout. At the end of the program we will recognize the participant who entered the largest total weight by decimal pounds. We will also recognize the angler who entered the largest weight by pounds per state (VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, & TX). If any rules of the contest, laws of the participating State, or anything illegal or immoral is done the individual will be removed from the program and banned from any future contest.
All Federal, State, and Local laws shall be obeyed at all times. All participants will be entered in the same division. In this case, Heaviest Speckled Trout stringer by weight. There will be no separation between guides or novice fishermen. Speckled Truth, LLC has the right to reject or refuse entry to anyone for any reason without cause, at its sole discretion.
Contestants must have a valid fishing license if required by law meaning minors may be exempt, which may vary by state. All contestants are encouraged to wear safety devices and practice safe boating when in a boat and the utmost sportsmanship, courtesy, and ethics.
All fish must be caught by rod and reel using ONLY artificial lures.
Only paid members of the Heavy Hitters program can participate in the 12 month program. Fee of $100.00 enters one individual into the program.
This is a friendly program, which encourages anglers to catch their 10 largest trout over the course of 12 months. As a result, no cash will be awarded to program participants based on tournament results. Instead, at the end of the calendar year there will be prizes and recognition for the top 3 members entering the heaviest total weight. In addition, we will also recognize the person with the heaviest weight for each state.
For the Heavy Hitters program, no trout will be kept by the angler. We want to encourage safe release for future generations, so we will accept only videos that have the special object of the program included in the video. Rules for submission will be specified. After video is taken of the fish with the weight locked in, the same video must show safe release for proper submission.
Others can assist with videoing your catch and we encourage that for safekeeping and safe release.
Trout must be a minimum of 3lbs in order to be eligible for entry into the program.
Live Leaderboard is Maintained by Gulf Coast Weighmaster Services
