Tourney Rules, and Etiquette

[macgyver]

Well I have now competed in 3 different tourneys as a non-boater. I have had 2 good guys, and 1 back boating loser > I have a couple of questions for those of you who fish tourneys. I know some of the rules may be petty or insignificant, but they are the rules. So when your partner breaks the rules how do you handle it? I don't want to be a tattle tail, or get a bad reputation as a co-angler considering if I continue to fish tournaments that is what I'll do for at least another year. Here's a couple of examples where, the boater, and I(since I allowed it) have broken the rules. On one of the tourneys my boater was having a decent morning, so he wanted to call his son(15 yrs old) to tell him, which I didn't mind. However it's pretty specific in the rules about no cell phones except in case of an emergency. Another tourney, the guy would never wait till I got my life jacket on before starting the motor, he was putting off a wake in no wake zones(my opinion). He had me run the trolling motor while he was retieing. As a general rule he was a complete a$$ IMO, and didn't care about anything other than him catching fish to stay in the top 40. He did several things that could have gotten him DQ'd. Now I have not reported any of these, and I am leary to say anything. The phone call was really no big deal, but the other issues from the other jerk were a lot more drastic. I could have been DQ'd also, but how do you handle it delicately? If I say something, then I'm gonna have a pissed off boater all day, if I don't report it, and someone else does, I look like a cheater too, and get DQ'd? Anyway I would like to have some input from you guys that do tourney fish. Kinda new to this, and trying to work it out. Most of you know I'm probably a little more straight laced then most folks, so this does put some questions in my mind as to the whole fairness/cheating thing.

Lizards