Almost all kayak tournaments are CPR (catch, photo, release). Some of them are getting pretty crazy too, this year there was a tournament in the states with a 100k top prize.
With designated measuring boards and/or event tokens much of the cheating aspect is removed. Still get the odd guys that try something tricky but just like weight tournaments the cheaters eventually get caught, then give them a lifetime ban and problem solved...
I would love for the walleye tournaments to go to CPR. If I could compete against guys in big boats out of my kayak if I would consider giving it a try. Interesting to know that the south tournaments have already done this, I will have to look into the new rules and see if it would be possible.
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