2013 Gaines Creek Challenge sponsored by CrappiePro

[Eufaula boy]

Where: Gaines Creek on Lake Eufaula( From 31 bridge up the creek as far as you can go)!

When: Saturday July 13

Sign up: 5:00-5:45am @ Hickory Point Boat Ramp

Tournament hours: 6:00am-12:00pm beating the heat!

Weigh-in site: Hickory Point Boat ramp

Entry Fee: 20$ per boat

Big Fish pot: 10$ per man

Rules: Same as CDC Tournaments with a few changes!
*This will be a one pole one bait challenge
*All boats will launch at Hickory point boat ramp.(This ramp is located east of Krebs on Adamson road) Go south 69 to 270 then exit on 31 highway east 3 miles to Adamson road, go till you see the water plant, turn left there!
*We will pay one place for weight of best 7! We will pay one place for big fish pott! Winner take all!
*The lake is Off limits, meaning any water past the bridge out in the lake!
*Gaines Creek is one if the best creeks in the State if Oklahoma, you will have 15 miles of creek, secondary creeks, flats, channels, break lines, ledges, log jams, lay downs, stumps, bushes, bodark trees, etc. if you have never been in this creek your in for a real treat. It is a crappies paradise!

[Eufaula boy]

Gaines Creek Report!

We have been averaging between 50-60 keepers a day for 2 weeks. Lots of .90-1.30lb fish with big fish up too 1.80lbs. Big CrappiePro Wasshappas, Bobby Garland Slab Slayers, and Yum Beaver tails gave all been good. Colors have been Pump Chart, Blk Chart, Red Chart, and pearl on occasion!

Eufaula boy Hot Tip: When you fish the creek in the summer you have to think SHALLOW! When we hear that as fisherman we thinks that's crazy, but these fish will be 3-5ft deep! Sometimes shallower. It's all about visible cover, if you see it fish it! There is a ton of it in this creek.

Challenge: You will catch lots if 1.0 lb fish, but the challenge will be to catch 7 1.50lb fish. I think 10.00lbs just might win this

*If anyone has any questions please call me 918-617-0362

Eufaula boy

[Ranger09]

Ranger is in

[IkenI]

Team Geezer will try to make it - not certain, right now.

[crappie feathers]

what eb said about fishing shallow believe him. was up there a few years ago with him it never got under 100 deg. and they were that shallow.

[swollencrappie]

Swollencrappie may be in on this one. Never fished in that area but hey..what is 30 bucks.

[CrappieWhisperer]

Whisperer and my dad Gaston are in. Wish we had more of these summer tournaments from 6 to 12. Fishin is great during the summer and our C.Com tournaments skip all this good fishin, just sayin...

[Stinkfinger]

If I don't have to work that day, I'll show up for weigh in..........hmmm, what time is weigh in?

[IkenI]

I'm just trying to make sure I understand this since I didn't fish any of the previous tournaments. My background with fly fishing causes my confusion, I'm sure. In fly one rod/one fly tournaments you must chose ahead of time the one fly you will use throughout the tournament. I'm guessing that the one pole one bait challenge in a Crappie tournament means you can only use one jig on one rod at a time (not restricted to one particular bait for the whole tournament.) Can you have other rods rigged in the boat? I found the tournament rules in an old thread but didn't really understand the "one pole one bait challenge" rule. Too much of a Geezer, I guess.

[crappie_jiggin]

Would love to be able to fish this one, but my strength just isn't recovering from my ordeal(having a hard go of it). Plus I am sure the weather will be warming back up by then and I simply can't do it(to weak).