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Only members in good standing of the Coastal Conservation Association Texas (CCA TX), the Coastal Conservation Association, or its youth organization, New Tide, and who are at least six (6) years old or older anytime during 2026, who register for the Tournament are eligible and licensed to participate. The Youth member must sign-up for the current year STAR tournament. Entry fee is \"FREE\" but will not be automatically included with a Youth membership. The entire responsibility for valid member status and correctness of any official entry form rests solely on the entrant. 2. CCA TX assumes no responsibility for registration availability at any retail outlet, nor is any retail outlet authorized to back-time or backdate any STAR registration, or weigh-in form. 3. No Top Prize Winners or member of their immediate family (father, mother, spouse, children, or relative aged 18 or older, living in the same household at the time of catch) are eligible for entry into the tournament for five years after winning a top prize, or ten years if participant has won twice before. A Top Prize Winner is defined as someone who wins any truck/boat package, boat package, UTV, or a first, second or third place scholarship or of equal or greater value if won in any past STAR Tournament Scholarship drawing.  \n4. Participants and fish must comply with State of Texas and Federal Rules and Regulations and agree to be bound by the terms of these STAR Tournament Rules, Release and Indemnity Agreement. 5. With the exception of the Guides Division, persons who presently or during the three (3) years prior to the beginning of the Tournament have acted as saltwater fishing guides, commercial fisherman, commercial finfisherman, bay shrimpers, bait shrimpers, gulf shrimpers, bait shrimp dealers as those terms are defined by Chapters 47 and 77 of the Parks and Wildlife code, or who have held licenses issued pursuant to those chapters or pursuant to any federal law are not eligible. The nominal sharing of expenses by participants is not considered operating a boat for compensation.  \n6. No salaried employee of the Coastal Conservation Association Texas or Coastal Conservation Association or their immediate family shall be eligible to enter the competition for a prize. 7. Any person who has failed to pass the required polygraph examination, or any person who has at any time been charged with or committed an offense as defined in TPWD Rules & Regulations or Chapter 66, Section 66.023, Parks and Wildlife Code entitled,“Fraud in Fishing Tournaments” is BANNED from participating in the remainder of the tournament and any future CCA STAR State tournaments.  \nDATES/TIME: 8. The Tournament will begin at 6:00 a.m. CST on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026 and end at 6:00 p.m. CST on Monday, September 7th, 2026. Only fish caught during this period will be eligible.  \nFISHING METHOD: 9. Once a fish strikes a bait or lure, including if in a rod holder, the angler must hook, fight, and land the fish without aid of another person. Assistance by another is limited to rigging, casting, leadering, gaffing, netting, grabbing, or tail-roping the fish. Handling of the rod or reel any time after the initial strike will result in disqualification.  \nGENERAL RULES: 10. All winning fish (except tagged red drum) shall be determined by weight. In the event of a tie, the fish that was submitted at the weigh station first shall be declared the winner. If weigh-in times are identical, the person who registered for the Tournament first shall be declared the winner. 11. All fish entered into competition must have been caught by the Participant and must be weighed, or in the case ofred drum tags,(TAG ONLY) presented at a designated Official CCA TX Weigh-in Station. No transfer of fish among Tournament participants shall be allowed. No fish will be eligible for entry without signing the official weigh-in registration form. 12. 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