Championship

[torch]

Some folks whe have not fished three tournaments have asked if they could pay and fish the championship. I think yes but all paying teams will be excluded from the carry over. In other words if we have 10 teams pay to fish then they are going for 400.00 on the side but if a person wins that has qualified then that goes to them also.

[yikess]

I say no. We all knew the rules before the series started. We all knew going in that we had to fish three fruitjars to qualify to fish in the championship. Some did and some didn't. For those who didn't qualify they can enjoy fishing with us next year. Why should we start changing the rules and the very end of a series especially the championship? Some of us have put in a lot of work to suddenly have the rules changed at the last minute. My partner has to drive at least 260 miles each way just to fish this series and he did that THREE times to qualify for the championship. He didn't write a check for it, he earned it.

Would MCC change their championship rules at the last minute to include new members? I don't think so and neither should we.

[Speck]

9) Championship qualification. To qualify for the championship, participants must fish at least 3 regular FJ tournaments. If a team places in a regular FJ tournament, their entry fee is waived for the championship. In the event a team disbands prior to the championship, that team must designate 1 person to receive the waiver of the championship entry fee.

I agree with Yikess and say NO It was clear before the tournaments started that you must fish at least 3 FJ's to qualify to fish the championship. If you want to change the requirement, change it next year but this was the understanding all season. If those who didnt qualify, want to have a seperate tournament, why dont they do one the day after the championship? I have driven a total of over 2000 miles this year to participate in the FJ's and qualify to fish the championship. It is not fair to those who have participated all season and contributed to the championship pot to have anyone be able to come in at the end and take a chunck of the prize when not having made the same contributions as everyone else!!!!

[satdoc1]

Torch is not saying that they be allowed to fish the Championship but they will be able to fish a seperate pot. If that is what I understand!

[satdoc1]

Those that have not qualified WILL NOT be elegable to win the Championship pot!!!!!

[yikess]

Satdoc1 what would you do if 1/2 of the same person team was qualified and they won the tournament? The same boat would be getting all of the money with the efforts of an unqualified person.

[torch]

Yikes I see your side but here is what was asked. Some guys have fished maybe one tourney and had fun. They wanted to fish with us and NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP POT. They wanted to pay an entry fee and fish JUST FOR THE ENTRY FEE MONEY. ONLY QUALIFIED TEAMS ARE ALLOWED TO FISH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP POT. They would be there just to fish for fun basically.

[majflyboy]

Torch, if you're talking about non-qualified entrants fishing for their own pot, then that's fine, I would like to meet more crappie fishermen. That said, the propose of having rules is to maintain standards. No one should be allowed to fish for the championship unless they have met the standards.

[TUSHHOG]

Yakess & Speck ----ya'll Stick To Your Guns! I Dident Fish Any Fj's This Year, But Ruels Are Ruels...how You Start Is How You Finish. You Don't Change Direction In The Middle Of The Stream. You Can Change The Ruls Next Year...i Fished Butla & Sardis Same Day As The Fj.s, Just To Just See How I Could Have Finished Up Against Da Pros. Does That Make Me Eligible For The Championship..... I Thank Not!!!! That's My 2 Cents...





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[BigBlue]

Yikess and Speck you have my vote and I am not eligible for championship. Torch had these people fished some of the other tournaments winners payouts would have been bigger at each tournament. I'm sure the winners of all the previous tourneys would have loved to have 4 or 5 more entry fees added to the pot and the championship..Just my $.02..