Thread: Culling question for all the tournament folks....

At most crappie tournaments we weigh in 7 fish. Some folks try to keep too many fish in the boat and overcrowd their fish and make them weak. I try to not have over about 10 fish in the boat most times. I use a balance beam to cull fish most of the time, it seems to be most accurate to me. I have tried to use digital scales but its too difficult for me to remember the weights of the fish. Heck some days we don't have 7 fish so we don't have to worry about it. Where are you going to compete in crappie tournaments at?

Culling beam is the way to go. Like Roger, we only try to keep around 10-15 in the livewell. Usually at the end of the day we have 4-5 that stand out and then have to use the beam to determine the rest.

I use digital scales and markers I got from Academy sports, you can set the weight on each one and cull out the smallest.
In a tourney that doesn't have a dead fish penalty I only have 7 in the box, in a tourney where they have to be alive I have 9 in case something happens to any of them.

Thinking about fishing some with my son.....any good clubs or tournament trails for beginners?

The Coosa River Crappie Club is holding our meeting this coming Saturday the 22nd. Lots of good folks that enjoy fellowship and crappie fishing. Look at the CRCC header at the Alabama home page for information.

Shoals Area Crappe will have their first tournament on Wheeler this Saturday. CRCC is another good club. What area are you located?

Coach where are you located? The area you are in should be where you try to start fishing tournaments so it is close and you can keep your travel expenses down.

We live in Rainbow City.....so Coosa River Crappie Club would be our best bet.