Greatest Show On Earth.

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Greatest Show On Earth.

Well, it might not have been the greatest show on earth, but it certainly was the greatest “Crappie fishing” show on earth. And it really was. I loved it. And everyone I spoke with thought it was great. Wally did a bang up job. It was very professional. I can't wait till next year, especially since this was the very first one, and no-one knew what to expect. Heck, next years is gonna be twice as good, I guarantee.

Here's a summary of what you missed.

The Crappie Expo and Mr. Crappie Classic Invitational was held on October 4-6 2019, at the Hot Springs Arkansas Convention center. The tournament was fished on Lake Hamilton. This was the first event of this kind ever held, and it will not be the last.

The event also hosted world’s largest crappie fish fry. It's estimate that 8,000 people received a free basket of fried crappie, french fries and hush puppies on Saturday and enjoyed a wonderful lunch. Wally did it right, workers filled the baskets for the lunch goers which kept fish hot, and the line moving pretty darn fast. I went maybe an hour after the line first opened, and was able to grab a basket in about 5 minutes. I was hungry and it did hit the spot, mmm good.






Great sound, great big screens on each side of the stage...very impressive.


They raffled off a boat each night of the three day event, including a $30,000 Ranger on Sunday. Look at that crowd size! WOW


Crappie.com even had a booth, yay. Our booth was in the hallway, and kinda out of the main traffic pattern, but I got to tell you, I never stopped talking. From when the doors opened up Friday morning I spoke with members and non-members constantly. I want to thank "G" for coming with, I think he had fun too. I could not have done the event without him. Heck, I can't run the site without him, right! Anyway, I was very impressed with the entire event. The whole show was very professional. Wally and everyone that helped, really did a great job.