Several folks have mentioned just cause you don’t have the most expensive tools don’t mean you can’t do the job. I don’t fish tourneys so don’t have an opinion on ban or not. Do know I have a power auger a fl-18 and some nice combos. And have been out fished by as of last season was a 81 year old guy who has been fishing the lake back when it was a creek. Hand auger no electronics and schooly reels! So go figure!
Keep it safe! JDL