Some of my ideas:

[ul][*]Largest two fish of the season should be calculated together to get a final weight for the tournament[*]Yes sir..Oneshot7 suggested this early..We will go with each individuals 2 best fish
[*]Possibly different species divisions (ie. Largemouth, Smallmouth, Striper?) [Do this because a big Small Mouth will get no recognition aganist a Largemouth??] (just an idea?)[*]Probably stay with just smallmouth and largemouth
[*]Keep the North/South Divisions[*]yes sir..and like Josh said if your in VA..you may opt to sign in north..Those states can not compare to Texas and Fl.
[*]Date must be in the picture some way or another[*]AMEN..we will stick with that rule religiously..[*]no mercy on the date
[*]No need for a ruler IMO, judging Bass weight isn't that difficult and if someone is that hard up to lie for a "Just for fun online tourney", well, let them win.10-4 too much time for fish to be out of the water As long as the picture has some sort of object to judge size against you can differentiate a 3 and 5 pound fish.[*]I may use a ruler anyway { When I can}because I plan to get a 10 pounder this year.in which I will mount..[*]All hook and line techniques (excluding snagging) yep
[*]All bait (live and artificial)The local tackle shop will love me..I'm out for the double digit this year..[/ul]