Reply With QuoteI crappie fish quite a bit and I won't ever fish a tourney unless it under 2 rods and artificials and neither will any of my avid fIshing friends. They should try it and see what happens.
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The 'TRUTH' be known,,,, it's NOT lure manufactures giving the most $$$$ to WINNERS. <*)}}}><
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I crappie fish quite a bit and I won't ever fish a tourney unless it under 2 rods and artificials and neither will any of my avid fIshing friends. They should try it and see what happens.
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Originally Posted by taylmatr
SCARED???RoflRoflRofl <*)}}}><
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It's not working now and PROB won't work untill we wash our hands of live bait, 8-16 rods and trolling. Sure it catches fish but like I said before "the public won't understand" Media coverage, that's where the real sponsors, and real money comes into play. It's not about baits, rods, and reels. This is what we need, and it will NEVER happen with 2 guys sitting in the front of the boat with 14 rods hanging off the boat with live bait. The whole format of a crappie tour. v/s a bass tourn. is like apples to oranges. Exampe. One guy fishing for 5 bites, v/s two guys sitting down, fishing live bait on 20 different rods, catching 100+ fish then culling down to 7??????? Check this out.
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Just me ranting. I know we all view things different but this is how I see it. The truth be known I don't know if I want crappie fishing to even go there.
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Trophy King
Scared? Not hardly. The whole point for me ,is me tricking a fish. especially if I was fishing a tourny. I mean come on with all the high tech electronics these days who can't find fish. There is something special about knowing you caught that fish and not another fish doing all the work (minnow). If you wanna fill up the freezer use them by all means I sure have. Just a tournament seems a venue for people who wanna advance there talents and take them to the next level not just meat hunt. Just my 2 cents, others may not feel the same.
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Just 1 question. Do you have any idea of how much the 'Pro's' pay 'UPFRONT' to compete at this level? <*)}}}><
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Bringing big money in requires big sponsorship, and the dollars just aren't there for the sport of crappie fishing. It's the boat companies that are the big tournament sponsors for bass fishing, and the average crappie guy is spending what, 1/3 of what the bass guy spends on a rig? The poles, baits, boats, etc... are all substantially cheaper than bass fishing gear, so the retailers aren't going to stray from bass fishing with their sponsorship dollars. Crappie fishing is never going to be bass fishing, so it needs to evolve into its own thing. If you want the payouts to get anywhere near those of bass fishing you're going to have to think outside of the box, outside of the industry, and find those sponsors who can benefit from placing advertising budgets (as small as those are these days) behind a family oriented fishing trail. It's that or Boone Pickens decides to do for the sport what he did for OSU football...buy success out of his hip pocket.
And no offense to you tournament crappie guys, but I think you're extraordinary in your desire to fish competitively for crappie. Most crappie fishermen I know fish for food and would not be interested in fishing for competition (especially since they may have to give up a hole or two to win). When they do get competitive it's more about bragging rights and who put the most fish in the freezer than who caught the 7 biggest fish. In fact, most of the crappie fishermen I know despise bass tournaments and the rude behavior the anglers often display on the water - behavior brought on by greed. I'm not so sure bring in the dollars and all the attention and hoopla would be good for the sport - I imagine most of you would end up missing the "good ol' days" when things were simple...
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