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and start points will be carried out by competitors and their controllers,
IFFA officials and will take place not however, they must not encroach
less than 36 hours before the start of within 30 metres of a competitor from
the Match. The Team Captains will another country, or communicate in
draw their team members’ morning & any way with that competitor or their
afternoon beats and start points within controller.
the beats.
3. The river stretches to be used for the 6. Controllers are responsible for
Match may not be fished by anyone ensuring that the competitors on their
during the day preceding the event but beats comply with the rules, including
beats may be walked. the start and close times of their
4. Subject to any direction of the sessions. To be fair to all, controllers
Association, any Match shall be fished are not to give advice, net fish or in
under the rules of the governing body any other way give advantage to their
of the water on which the Match is anglers.
fished, insofar as these are compatible 7. Catch & release will apply. All
with the rules of the Association. For fish must be netted and presented to the
every Match, the Association shall fix controllers whilst still in the landing
the hours of fishing. The minimum size net. At the time of netting the fish, the
and species of fish to be measured will fly must be in the fish’s mouth; if the fly
be decided by the Host organisation. drops out in the net, the fish will still
Such information will be included in count. The controller and competitor
the Match Booklet. will agree the overall length of the
5. Each competitor will have a fish and the controller will record it
controller. Controllers may remain on on the score card. The competitor will
the same beat at the discretion of the carefully return the fish to the river,
host country. making sure that it can swim away
For the duration of the match, apart before releasing it. At the end of each
from competitors and controllers, session the score card must be signed
access to the competition beats will be by the angler and the controller.
restricted to the following persons: 8. Each qualifying fish will score 20
a.those who are on the beats for points plus 1 point for each centimetre
the sole purpose of collecting score or part thereof. For example, a fish of
cards. 30.3 centimetres will score 20 plus 31
b. two nominated persons from each i.e. 51 points.
country who are only allowed to 9. The score cards for Sessions 1 and
communicate with their respective 2 must be collected and handed to an