1. This will be a 12 month program where all participants will weigh their largest 10 trout caught over the course of a year.
    
2. Submissions will be submitted in video format to Gulf Coast Weighmaster Services via Catch Submission form.
    
3. Leaderboards will be organized by Heaviest 10 Trout Stringer per State, National Heaviest 10 Trout Stringer, Youth National Heaviest 10 Trout Stringer, and Angler Total Weight for the year. 
    
4. Each Month the Heavy Hitters Program will award winners of the monthly mini contest. The monthly contests will be announced during the prior months webinars. Participants can win multiple months.
    
5. Each Month the Heavy Hitters Program will draw a winner (at random) out of all registrants entered into the program. Participants will be awarded a prize pack from our generous sponsors. One prize pack per participant.
    
6. Each month the Heavy Hitters Program will also award the Heaviest Trout of the Month. Participants can win multiple months.

1. This program will begin January 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. and conclude December 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.  This will be for the Ten (10) largest Speckled Trout submitted via Catch Submission Form 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 anglers who entered the largest weight by pounds per state (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL East, FL West, 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.
2. 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. Any angler that has been caught cheating in any tournament or competition or is banned from any tournament, is not allowed to enter this program.
3. 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. 
4. All fish must be caught by rod and reel using ONLY artificial lures.
5. 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. Youth participants can enter the program for no charge. Youth is defined as any person (17 & under).
6. 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 top 3 anglers with the heaviest weight for each state. 
7. 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, or that say the designated code phrase.  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. 
8. Others can assist with videoing your catch and we encourage that for safekeeping and safe release. 
9. Anglers can only submit a fish into the program that THEY caught. Cannot use another person's fish to submit into the program.
10. There is no Port of Origin rule. All fish must be entered into the state waters where they were caught. (Chandeleur Islands fish will count towards Louisana Heavy Stringer, etc.)

11. Trout must be a minimum of 3lbs in order to be eligible for entry into the program.

National - 1st-3rd Places awarded for Top 3 Heaviest Overall 10 Fish Stringers in the program.

National Youth - 1st-3rd Places awarded for Top 3 Heaviest Overall 10 Fish Stringers in the Youth Division. (17 & Under)

State - 1st-3rd Places awarded for Top 3 Heaviest Overall 10 Fish Stringers in each State. (Florida will have 6 awards total. 1st-3rd for Florida East & 1st-3rd for Florida West) Anglers can win Multiple States.

Angler Total Weight - 1st Place ONLY will be awarded to the angler that submits the highest total weight of all entries in a calendar year. (This category will count the weight of all your entries, not just your top 10 heaviest)

Heaviest Trout of the Year - 1st Place ONLY. At the end of the year, we will award who caught the Heaviest Trout of the Year for the ENTIRE PROGRAM! 

Heaviest Trout in Each State - 1st Place ONLY. At the end of the year, we will award the anglers that caught the Heaviest Trout in EACH STATE. 

Monthly Mini Contests - 1st Place Only. Each month, the angler who wins the monthly mini contest will be awarded a prize. Anglers can win multiple months.

Monthly Heavy Trout - 1st Place Only. Each month, the angler who weighs in the Heaviest Trout for that month will be awarded a prize. Anglers can win multiple months.

Monthly Random Drawings - Each month, all anglers that registered into the program will have the opportunity to win a monthly prize pack courtesy of our generous sponsors. Anglers can only win once.

Tie Breakers

All tie breakers for National/State/Angler Total Weight/Heaviest Trout of the Year/Montly Mini Contests/Monthly Heavy Trout will be awarded to the angler that turned in the submissions first.