The tournament's rules remain the same in that each team may still weigh their three biggest fish, and only fish of legal size may be weighed in. Information defining Virginia’s striped bass regulations for the 2021 fall season can be found here.  The two geographical areas that fall within the tournament's fishable boundaries are referred to by the VMRC as the "Coastal area" and "Cheasapeake area." The VMRC website defines these areas as follows: "Coastal area" means the area that includes Virginia's portion of the Territorial Sea, plus all of the creeks, bays, inlets, and tributaries on the seaside of Accomack County, Northampton County (including areas east of the causeway from Fisherman Island to the mainland), and the City of Virginia Beach (including federal areas and state parks, fronting on the Atlantic Ocean and east and south of the point where the shoreward boundary of the Territorial Sea joins the mainland at Cape Henry). "Chesapeake area" means the area that includes the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries and the Potomac River tributaries.  "Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries" means all tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries within Virginia, westward of the shoreward boundary of the Territorial Sea, excluding the Coastal area and the Potomac River tributaries.