
3. PURCHASING OF INFORMATION � Boat captains, coaches, parents, advisors and participating student anglers
may not solicit, receive, purchase, or barter for information about locating or catching fish on tournament
waters, including GPS way points 14 days prior to any THSBA tournament. In addition, during the 14 day �no
information span� no competitors will be permitted to practice or gain assistance from anyone for the purpose of
locating or catching fish, except a teammate, coach, advisor, family member or other person entered into the
same event. Boat captains, coaches, parents, advisors and participating student anglers are prohibited in hiring
guides 30 days prior to ANY event. Violation of these rules may result in disqualification. This rule will be
presented as a question on polygraph. The hiring of a guide as a boat captain is also not permitted, unless they
have not guided in the past 30 days.