Welcome to the FeelFree + 3 Waters Kayaks Summer Slam - Customer Appreciation Tournament. This Kayak Fishing Event is being hosted as a fun and casual Customer Appreciation Tournament, specifically for owners of FeelFree and 3 Waters Kayaks.

Dates: Saturday 6/15/2019 6:30am - Sunday 9/15/2019 11pm

Cost: $5.00 - To cover TourneyX Fees

HOW THIS WILL WORK...

First off, the tournament rules:

This is a national tournament but ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT IN PUBLIC WATERS. 

1) Fish must be caught using a FeelFree or 3 Waters Kayak.

2) No live bait!! Only artificial lures may be used.

3) The  ONLY acceptable measuring devices  are:

• Hawg Trough
• YakGear FishStik
• Ketch Board

Please make sure that your lines are easy to see for judging.  

4) Only clear photos of the fish with mouth closed and tail in a natural position will be allowed. You can look at an example on how to photograph your fish at https://www.kayakbassfishing.com/kbf-rules-standards/

5) Fish must be a minimum of eight (8) inches.

6) Each photo must contain your tournament event identifier showing in the picture. The identifier for the tournament will be your kayak model and size. 

For example:

• Moken Lite
• Lure 11.5 
• BigFish 120

Adding in #FeelFreeSummer2019

Copy and print off your kayak model and size and laminate it to include in your photos as your event identifier -0R- if fishing multiple tournaments use model on KBF identifier form like #BigFish120

8) Fish length will be determined by rounding down to the nearest 1/4" of the longest tip of the tail.

9) Catch, Photo, and Release is required. No photos of dead fish will be accepted.

10) In case of a tie the angler with the biggest fish will break the tie.

11) All STATE boating and fishing laws must be followed.

12) A PFD must be worn at all times when on the water.

13) All fish must be submitted to the TourneyX Tournament Management Scoring Site.

14) Qualifying fish include: Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted and Shoal

Disclaimer:

Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. If in the event a participant is caught cheating, he or she, will be disqualified and forfeit any prize/cash winnings. We will also notify other tournament directors and will post about the incident describing the incident and naming each participant who cheated. If you are not willing to comply with the above please do not fish this event.

All participants are required to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, and conservation. Any use of drugs, participation in criminal activities, or other conduct reflecting unfavorably upon our efforts to promote safety, sportsmanship, fair competition, and/or compliance with tournament rules are grounds for immediate disqualification.

Safe boating will be observed at all times. During competition each contestant is required to comply with all state boating and fishing laws.

Judging:

Scoring will be the total of the angler’s largest five (5) fish and largest fish. Tournament officials will judge and verify the submitted fish once submitted.

**Note: to offer fair distribution of prizes, we reserve the right to limit winners to two prize allotments. This does not include the weekly raffle prize. 

Winners will be chosen weekly on Mondays. 

Tournament Director reserves the right to modify rules. Any modification will be communicated in a timely manner.

Prizes:   

This tournament is a customer appreciation event, so no CASH Payouts are being made.  All fees associated with this tournament are to pay for TourneyX. This is a PRIZE based event, winners based on said criteria will receive FeelFree and 3Waters Gear & gift certificates.

Prizes will include FeelFree Coolers,  Fish Cooler Bags, Camo Crate Bags, FeelFree Camo Paddles, Dry Bags, Brand Merchandise and more.

We will be giving out prizes on a weekly basis as follows:

Prize 1: Overall Weekly Score Male
Prize 2: Overall Weekly Score Female
Prize 3: Weekly Biggest Bass

In addition, we will give out one prize weekly to a random winner who posts pictures or updates of their outings within the following groups using the following hashtags:

#FEELFREESUMMERSLAM at 
www.facebook.com/groups/feelfreelure

- Or -

#3WATERSSUMMERSLAM at
www.facebook.com/groups/1900411440210908

Thank you for being part of the Feelfree family and we hope you enjoy your time spent on the water this summer.  We are glad to help provide this small incentive to go chase some nice bass, good luck and be safe!