Let's talk about next year's FJ's

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10-13-2009, 11:13 AM
Wannabe...

Let's talk about next year's FJ's

In my mind, I kind of like what we've started with the same basic rules. I don't see much that needs tweaking, but I'm open to hearing suggestions if anyone has any.

The only changes I see we might need is to start earlier in the year and try to finish up by Sept so we don't have so many conflicts with football and with the school year getting into full swing.

I'm also thinking we ought to increase the total T's to 6 + a championship with the 4 same lakes plus 1 Delta Lake and maybe Ross Barnett thrown in once just so DD will quit whining. I'm not sold on any 1 particular lake if ya'll want to kick one of the COEs though. I wouldn't even care if we visited 1 lake more than once even.

Haven't done it yet, but I plan on laying out the schedules of MCC, CM and CUSA and scheduling around them as best we can. We'll set the dates, choose the lakes and proceed from there.

So, let's get some discussion going for next year.

Wannabe...
10-13-2009, 11:20 AM
feelay

Sounds good, I've always wanted to fish one of the delta lakes other than Tunica...But, Tunica would be good as well, since I know it fairly well.
10-13-2009, 11:25 AM
DonDon

Thanks you BUTT

I'm gonna find something to WHINE ABOUT hehe
10-13-2009, 01:16 PM
torch

Lets fish Washington, Ferguson or Whtiington.
10-13-2009, 01:48 PM
yikess

Anything but Tunica.
10-13-2009, 02:03 PM
pstone

Bee and Wolfe are good lakes as well as far a delta lakes go.
10-13-2009, 02:10 PM
DonDon

List of lakes to pick from

Ross Barnett
Wolf
Washington
Chotard/Albermarle
Eagle
Ferguson
Bee Lake (in the Spring)
10-13-2009, 02:39 PM
biggerjigger

I vote Washington
10-13-2009, 02:47 PM
torch

Washington in Feb and March is hard to beat.
10-13-2009, 02:50 PM
feelay

I still like Tunica! Don't forget ... There are casinos there.
10-13-2009, 03:05 PM
pstone

FF, are you saying that after WB takes your money, he can go gamble with it? Is that what you are trying to say?
10-13-2009, 03:16 PM
feelay

After who takes my money? That is funny right there!:rolleyes:
10-13-2009, 03:22 PM
munta

it doesnt matter where just pick a lake that the suns shinning and think about the entry fee maybe 40 and big fish pot 10 just a thought
10-13-2009, 03:29 PM
DonDon

I don;t have a problem with 40 and 10

big fish this weekend woulda been 40 instead on 20. LOL
10-13-2009, 03:46 PM
munta

thats some gas money anyway
10-13-2009, 04:04 PM
biggerjigger

No beef here with upping the ante!!!
10-14-2009, 11:05 AM
Wannabe...

That's all ya'll got to say on it? C'mon, get it off your chest, you'll feel better.

Wannabe...
10-14-2009, 11:13 AM
DonDon

Think there needs to be a little more FISHING TIME

Maybe have weigh in at 2:30 or 3:00. I'm just looking at most of us having to drive a 1, 2 and some even 3 hours to fish and it'd be nice to have more time to enjoy being on the water
10-14-2009, 11:32 AM
duckhunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonDon

Maybe have weigh in at 2:30 or 3:00. I'm just looking at most of us having to drive a 1, 2 and some even 3 hours to fish and it'd be nice to have more time to enjoy being on the water

did not get to fish this year, but hopefully will next year. i agree with don about the longer fishing hours.
10-14-2009, 11:42 AM
biggerjigger

No beef there either....more time is ok too
10-14-2009, 11:52 AM
DonDon

DANG, I'm on a roll

Bigger has agreed to what I said TWICE in a row. GOT to be some kind a record. LOL
10-14-2009, 12:58 PM
satdoc1

Well DD ifin ya smart you will stop while you are ahead. That 3rd one would blow up yo puter.
10-14-2009, 03:22 PM
pstone

I think there needs to be a stop fishing time, and a time to be in the weigh in line. Think I saw where that was done this weekend. I agree to up it to 40 and 10 on the entry as well, but still only keep about 5 per entry to go towards the championship....

Also, think all the rules need to be set in stone before the season starts, and make sure everyone agrees with them via vote. I also think that if non-c.c members are not welcome at the tournaments that should be included in the rules as well.

I'm done. Sorry bout the list...
10-14-2009, 04:15 PM
Wannabe...

Now, THAT's more like it. I thought I remembered ya'll whining a lot more than that. Bwahahahaha.

Keep it going, let's get it out there.

Wannabe...
10-14-2009, 04:17 PM
DonDon

I think that it would be a good idea

to have another score keeper cause the one we got can't add. I nominate Feelay for that job
10-14-2009, 04:25 PM
satdoc1

This is really gettin bad , I am startin to agree with Patrick. What ever time we set as start time plus 7 hours ( one hour per fish)? If you aint catching one a hour ya need to quit anyway.

Weigh in is 30 min after stop fishing time. That should give most all plenty of time to get to weigh in point.

All that want to fish are welcome but have to fish in at least 3 of the 6 or so FJ's to be elegable for the Championship.

Lets set entry at $40. per team of two per boat.. $10. on big fish. $5. to go to Championship. Anyone placing in any of the 6 tourneys wont have to post entry fee in Championship.
10-14-2009, 04:45 PM
DonDon

Could always do 10 to the championship

then the winner gets 60%, 2nd gets 25% and 3rd 15%. That way you'd have 3 teams getting Something. Just thinking out loud. If we have 6 tourneys and average 20 teams. that's be 120 times 10, thats $1200, then add in say another $400 for people that didn't place so you've got $1600 bucks to work with. $960 for the winner, $400 for 2nd and $240 for 3rd. Still not bad at all and gives more people a chance to win something
10-14-2009, 05:36 PM
pstone

The more you pay back during the season, the more people you will have.

I have said it before, but you can't make money fishing crappie tournaments, but if you break even you have done good. The easier it is to break even (gas, minners, ect) the more participation you will get, generally. That's my outlook anyway.
10-14-2009, 05:49 PM
Speck

It would be nice if Wannabe had donuts and coffee at check in and burgers and brats on the grill at weigh in!:D That being said, you all have some great suggestions.
10-14-2009, 06:13 PM
yikess

I would like to see the entries limited to c.com members only. This would require us to establish some kind of guidelines for what qualifies as a member. I don't think it's fair to allow some yahoo to sign up Friday night before the tournament and make one post that says "Hi ya'll" so he/she would be allowed to compete the next morning as a member.

+1 on the wannabee donuts suggestion.
10-14-2009, 07:41 PM
pstone

Yikes, I see your point, but the problem is there are a whole lot more people that read everything every day then there are people that post every day. Take Kent and John, they both check the boards regularly, and make a post every now and then.....or Kenny Browning, been a member for a while now and has like 3 post or something.......it's situations like this that there is no way to really police. I personally don't care if they are members of the board or not. if they pay their money, then there is more going to the winners.

Sorry Kent, John, and Kenny for using y'all as examples.....and I don't wanna hear anything out of y'all, all of you have taken my money this year at one point or another.
10-14-2009, 08:17 PM
crappieman101

I don't fish these things....but I do have a suggestion that none have come up with.

You should have someone that is not fishing to do the weighing and keeping up with the weights...or al least the person keeping up with all the weights and keeping a running total....should not be fishing. One person should keep the Records...and have one person to back him/her up, and do the checks and balances. This main person should be compensated his/her expenses. There is a good chance there will be a lot more entries next year. Expenses would consist of gas money and nothing else.

I am not volunteering but would be open to think about doing it.
10-14-2009, 08:21 PM
Speck

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstone

Yikes, I see your point, but the problem is there are a whole lot more people that read everything every day then there are people that post every day. Take Kent and John, they both check the boards regularly, and make a post every now and then.....or Kenny Browning, been a member for a while now and has like 3 post or something.......it's situations like this that there is no way to really police. I personally don't care if they are members of the board or not. if they pay their money, then there is more going to the winners.

Sorry Kent, John, and Kenny for using y'all as examples.....and I don't wanna hear anything out of y'all, all of you have taken my money this year at one point or another.

What about something like you have to be a CDC member for at least a month before the tournament. or 2 months or 3 but you get the idea.
10-14-2009, 08:22 PM
munta

PSTONE is right the mo money there is the more boats you will have and the championship at the end of the year should be a good turnout even if its 50 bucks a boat you could put 10 towards the champ. You are not going to find many crappie tourn. for 50 bucks
10-14-2009, 08:40 PM
G-3 Driver

Has anyone thought of having one of the tournaments at pickwick? you would probably have more anglers out of tenn entering.
10-14-2009, 08:51 PM
Jeepster04

What about sticking a single pole tourney in there for the spring. I heard someone bring that up at the weigh in and it sounded like it would be fun. Grenada would be a good lake for it.
I don't have a preference on who to allow to fish. I can see both sides, but I think all boats were allowed to fish regardless of how many posts this year. How many showed up to the tourneys that weren't members?
10-14-2009, 09:04 PM
yikess

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstone

Yikes, I see your point, but the problem is there are a whole lot more people that read everything every day then there are people that post every day. Take Kent and John, they both check the boards regularly, and make a post every now and then.....or Kenny Browning, been a member for a while now and has like 3 post or something.......it's situations like this that there is no way to really police. I personally don't care if they are members of the board or not. if they pay their money, then there is more going to the winners.

Sorry Kent, John, and Kenny for using y'all as examples.....and I don't wanna hear anything out of y'all, all of you have taken my money this year at one point or another.

Pstone I certainly wouldn't want to do anything to disqualify any of those three guys but there has to be a way to discourage or eliminate a dishonest joe blow that may be inclined to invest $25-$40 and cheat to win. We don't check livewells regularly and don't do polygraph tests. We had a great first season and I look forward to the next one. Perhaps a recommendation from a member would work or use time on the board as Speckhunter suggested. I think as the size of the pot increases so does the attraction to bad elements.
10-14-2009, 09:24 PM
feelay

Quote:

Originally Posted by crappieman101

I don't fish these things....but I do have a suggestion that none have come up with.

You should have someone that is not fishing to do the weighing and keeping up with the weights...or al least the person keeping up with all the weights and keeping a running total....should not be fishing. One person should keep the Records...and have one person to back him/her up, and do the checks and balances. This main person should be compensated his/her expenses. There is a good chance there will be a lot more entries next year. Expenses would consist of gas money and nothing else.

I am not volunteering but would be open to think about doing it.

Tim, Wb can continue to keep up with the weights since he doesn't really fish, just boat rides til it's time for the weigh in.:D
10-14-2009, 09:39 PM
crappie cowboy

Nex Years FJ's

Just a thought.....Some don't like giving up there money to the pro's, so maybe we could have a pro division and amateur division.
Say if you have fished a cusa or crappiemaster's in the pro division tournaments in the last 3 years, you have to compete against other pro's in our tournaments.
Maybe a pro/am division where a pro must have a amateur in the same boat fishing together, wow... that could really get interesting there...lol

Another thought.... These CDC tournaments were originally intended as a ''low cost'' friendly tournament's among CDC members and family.
Now entrance fee's may be doubled, and double big fish pot, so if we gonna go bigger with everything, and get technical with the rules, let's do like the pro tournament's and have two division's Pro $40 or what ever per boat, and Amateur $20 per boat and be really fair for all fisherman.

crappie cowboy
10-14-2009, 11:28 PM
Minnerman

Quote:

Originally Posted by pstone

The more you pay back during the season, the more people you will have.

I have said it before, but you can't make money fishing crappie tournaments, but if you break even you have done good. The easier it is to break even (gas, minners, ect) the more participation you will get, generally. That's my outlook anyway.

Unless you fish a tourney with me. I let another guy fish one this past weekend and told him we would split the winnings unless it was big fish then the catcher would get it all. I should have kept my mouth shut cause I paid fer the trip, minners and tourney and he came home with $80 for big fish.

Tracy h

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