Thread: Any Poor Man Crappie Tournaments

We have one a month on KY lake (twin lakes crappie club) are next one is Feb 9,if anyone is interested just pm me and i will fill you in.

I am interested also as long as they are geared toward fun, family and friendship. I guess I would be more interested in "get together" fishing rather than tournaments. We had some small "country store" tournaments on Lake Malone but everyone still tooked them pretty seriously. Too seriously! Me included!

Did they have crappie tournaments at Malone? I didn't know it was that good of a lake for that, I know that they do have some bass tourneys though.

I am all for the fun also. If we did a tournament I would want it real cheap, because I am just a poor crappie fisherman. A thought might be to have one in different regions of the state.

Eddy Creek Marina used to have one several years ago. The entry fee was only $10 or $15 dollars and the prize money was distributed among the first 5 finishers and just about everyone else received some type of gift certificate that had been donated by local merchants and bait shops. They consisted of everything from a free meal, $10 dollars worth of gas, $10 dollar coupon at the local grocery, free baits, or maybe a hat. They were really neat tournaments with just everyday weekend fishermen and no big money at stake. Once the cost went up to $50 a boat the big boys came in with their big boats and spider rigs and the little guy didn't have a chance. I think that if you could keep it cheap and spread the entry fee amoung several places, it would really be a success.

Originally Posted by newblade

Did they have crappie tournaments at Malone? I didn't know it was that good of a lake for that, I know that they do have some bass tourneys though.

It was just 10 or 12 locals that "battled it out" for bragging rights and a little prize money. I think it was about $25 entry fee including big fish.

Was it crappie or bass?

The tournaments I used to do at Rough River were for crappie and they ran these every other weekend. The weekend we were fishing for crappie, they had a bass tournament. They started these tounaments at the end of February and went to the end of May. They then started back up in the fall, but I did not participate. The cost was $25 per person but I it really didn't matter because a local guy one every single tournament. Even the times I thought I had them and would take the money I would be short by a few ounces. The one tournament my partner and I had them right up till my partner lifted a crappie out that should have been netted and fell off the hook. There went the fish and the money.