open Tournament to raise funds

I'm holding the first of what I hope will be many family frendly inexpensive tournaments on November 3rd. I will bave lures foe the boats from small jig co. around the states. it will be:

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Entry fee is $10 per boat $5 of that is payout to the winner of each tournament.

RULES
• Entries will be taken from 6:15 am – 6:45 am at Fish Tales Store at Anna Point Marina.
• These are CASH ONLY tournaments the day of.
• If severe weather conditions are forecasted or happening the tournament will not happen and there will be no make up date.
• Participants must be 18 years of age unless fishing with an adult or has parental consent.
• The tournament will begin at 7:00 Am (6:00 AM for June,July & August tournaments) and you must have fish ready for weigh-in at 3:00 pm. (12:00 PM for June,July & August tournaments) If you arrive at 3:15 pm (12:15 for summer tournaments) your fish will not count for that day’s tournament.
• We will weigh your 7 largest fish.” All weighed fish will be returned to the lake.
• All fish must be alive. Dead fish will be eaten!!! But will not count in the tournament.
• Live bait is allowed. We prefer you get your minnows at Anna Point from Fish Tales store.
• Spider rigging will be allowed. So no rods limit restrictions.
• Point system will be 100 points for a win and will go down 5 points for every position after that down to 25 points. Any fish weighed will get at least 25 points. And 10 points if you have no fish but stay through the weigh-in.
• Points will be for a 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place team for the year. You must fish with the same partner each tournament. You can fish alone if your partner cannot make a tournament. If fishing with another partner points will be figured for those two as a new team.
• You cannot be a professional guide and or fish with a guide on Lake Anna during the tournament.
• You can fish anywhere on Lake Anna unless marked no fishing.
• The top three winning positions will tell how they caught their fish. General area, technique, depth, jig color, etc. WE ARE A LEARNING CLUB.
• Final decisions on eligible teams, fish, weigh-in results and tournament standings will be decided by the tournament director and Darin Clements.
• The club accepts no liability for accidents, injury, or death while hosting an event.
I hope you can make it maybe even bring a kid!

its a shame your so far away.

Could choo a moog a, that means ya gota have a live well, Me dont, I dont like filleting live fish. 7 largest, OMG I seldom catch that many.
Got t give up the honey hole if you win. what the!
Sorry I do not mean to come across as a nay sayer but I do not do tournaments. I do not like throwing back good eating fish.
dang
even got a "The club accepts no liability for accidents, injury, or death while hosting an event."
Must b a lawyer in the bunch.
Tell ya what you post up where, how, what lure, what depth the winners catch them big fish and I may be happy camper!
Where is shoe-er when he is needed.
No worries I never fish lake anna,

Too far from me and too many rules...Very good concept but I like the laid back nature of the bashes who gets the other $5? I mean who are you raising funds for?

Seriously This board is all about sharing honey holes. lures, Techniques etc. It's about helping each other learn and teaching kids and folks who like your self can't catch 7 fish when you go out in an informal tournament setting. Too many rules? Just look and any tournament series out there, they would laugh at the lack of rules. The other $5 from each person at each tournament will go toward the picnic and trophies for 1st 2nd 3rd and big fish over all. Every tournament series has a discloser exempting anyone involved of responsibly in case of boat accidents drownings etc. If you have ever been in court for this kind of stuff, everyone can and will be sued! I just want to give back to folks who want to learn or who want to learn from each other.
Lake Anna is not a small pond it's full of fish. Everytime I go to Anna I catch 20 plus crappie. There are so many areas that hold big fish it's unreal. As far as releasing the weigh in fish,Each day one can keep 25 fish each daily from Lake Anna. I'm just asking you to put back 7 out of 50. You may want to give it a try it could be informative and fun.
This November 3 is a fund raiser to get started I'm printing flyers buying a nice, accurate scale, give aways etc. It's not who I'm raising funds for it's the club expenses.
No hard feelings. If you don't want to do it you can just by pass the post, you don't have to slam an idea.

Didnt see that nowhere in your post. Sorry I really wasnt trying to strike a nerve. Sorry you took it that way. I wish your club the best of luck.

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Originally Posted by crappyman

This board is all about sharing honey holes.

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There may be some private discussion among members, but nobody posts public information pinpointing his hot spots.

ok Corker! whatever. It's about sharing info. And with modern electronics there are no honey holes on any body of water. Again if you don't want to do it or don't agree with it you can just pass the post without posting a response.Also I'm not asking anyone to give up their honey hole just general location bait and style of fishing.
I don't mean to sound upset but it looks like if someone posts something that some people on the board does not agree with it gets balsted. Maybe I need to just take my info somewhere else to post for floks to decide if they want to come out.

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Originally Posted by ifish4redd

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But he posted: "General area" in the rules. Nothing about pinpointing hotspots. Give crappyman a chance on here, please.

Thanks Slab, Guys all I want to do is move the sport of crappie fishing into another direction of conservation through catch and release, and an understanding of how where and when to catch crappie. While bringing kids into the sport of crappie tournament fishing. I hope this format will bring folks that usally don't fish tournaments and people who want to start into an educational format by disclosing how where and on what one caught their fish.The good part about this that small lakes will benifit from is that we will be releasing fish that would be removed and eaten. These fish will hopefully grow to citation size and other anglers can catch them. Crappie grow very fast so if we eat a lot of 12" fish there will be fewer 15" fish to catch. I'm not saying don't keep anything. I'm saying throw some back. Thanks guys
I look forward to fishing with each of you sometime.

Sorry gentlemen--a difference in lingo. I understand the term "honey hole" to mean a very specific location where you can anchor the boat and load a cooler, not a whole lake or large section of one. Good luck with your tournament.

I wish your tournament well Crappyman best of luck.

I only speak for myself, and others can surly speak for themselves.
BUT
Crappy Tournaments with 100% payout and NO rules round here still get poor attendance.
I think NWR in winter and our new June Beaverdam will be exceptions.

I'm hoping that with all the folks that want to learn, some fun inexpensive competition and a chance to win a trophy for overall points maybe teach a kid the love of our sport, the new format and some give aways, it will draw at least 12 or 15 boats. hopefully will be like having a bash once a month.

Darin I think your doing a very good thing gettn the kids involved in this club you gotta get them out there early. I really hope this club takes off and becomes big for the kids.as a club official myself I'm familar with how much there is involved in making this work. Its a lot of work.ill be checking in on your progress often.good fishn.respectfully james lasswell indiana slab masters

Darin, its a good thing your trying to do here, I thank you. I will contribute some cash next time I am at Anna. I see your rules are very fair. I think,,most of the guys that post here, may not fit into the "Tourament mold" ..Not that either is bad. I doubt I will fish any tournaments, as I tend fish when I like, and keep any fish I want, etc. (don't fit that mold either)
I do wish you good luck and hope that it works out well! Hope to see you out there catching a slab !!