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Well Southern Chuter and I decided to fish in a crappie masters tourney. So to lake Washington we go. The fishing was tuff. If it had been a tourney to see how many you could catch the closest to 3/4 lb, me and Chuter woulda been in the money. We did catch one at 2.33 and another at 1.98. Sadly it just wasn't enuf. Too little too late. Out of ninty teams team Morgan and Freeman came in 50th. But we didn't leave with our heads a hanging. We did our best.
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PS. could you turn the pic over? Pretty sure it's not supposed to be upside down. Thx
Looks like you'll did CDC proud, thanks :highfive :HandsClapping :cheers2
good job boys.....proud of ya......
David - good job
Congratulations guys, you had some TUFF competition....
If you've never gotten to fish with Chuter, you've missed a good time. He's a great guy and a fine fisherman. Proud to call him my friend.
Hey, you guys did great. This was not a routine CrapieMasters Tournament simply because Lake Washington is the site of this year's national championship. Most of the teams you were fishing against were sponsored pros! Lots of big name teams were fishing this tournament to start getting a feel for the lake before the championship. I think you hung with most of them and did good.
Yea, but he hardly says a word. You probably thought he couldn't speak. :Rofl Good going you 2. I would have finished 90th , maybe 89th if someone else quit and didn't weigh in.
90th...pffft...try91st.....need a bream tournament....ya know...honor system.....whoever catches the most bream wins......i couldn't win that either...but i would be able to take part ......Quote:
Originally Posted by dpisani
Good job guys.....wow what a tourney.....I have been hearing reports for over a hour now
The shirts look great too.....way to represent.....y'all are champs in my eyes
Congrats gentlemen.
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Originally Posted by free bird
Why would a sponsor make a difference?:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by luvpt
I guess because they are usually the ones who win these tourneys???? They probably wouldn't be Sponsored and making part of their living from Crappie fishing if they weren't really Good at it??? Does that make sense?
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Originally Posted by jig rig
Don't know that's why I asked. I do know the pro's that get local tips usually do the best. IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by luvpt
I can't argue that....and that's perfectly legal so long as they aren't paying for the tips. Those guys fish lots and lots of tough tournaments and get really good at it......they are tough to beat. James and David are friends of mine and I know they are dedicated and really good Crappie fishermen..... I was simply congratulating them on hanging tough with the Crappie Master tournament and a really good finish for their first tourney. I know of quite a few sponsored teams that didn't finish nearly as well as they did and these are teams made up of guys that Crappie guide regularly and fish tournaments on a regular basis. It just makes sense that these companies wouldn't sponsor a team that couldn't catch fish.
Thanks for the kind words Steve. In a way we won because we had a fantastic time. Crappiemasters,however, did not pay for that. Lol. All in all it was a great experience and I'd do it again.
David.....ya made the home page bud...............http://www.crappie.com/crappie/content.php
Way to go David! Thanks for posting and representing us.
David,
Congrats to you and James, middle of the pack ain't no shame there my friend! I have been wondering all weekend how y'all were enjoying the event. The experience I am sure was great. Just to attend one would be major COOL! Id like to hear your stories sometime soon!
Good Job! Way to Represent!
I read the winning weight was 16.12 or something like that To put that in perspective the 2.3 lb crappie I caught in 2012 is the only 2 plus lb crappie I have ever caught. That was the average in the 7 fish winning stringer. WOW:yikes
Team Dpisani , Fishervet , and Fish on Line ;;;; Last place with every line tied in knots, one fish in the boat and no one knows who caught it.
Funny, Fol. They would put all 3 of us in one boat and spot us 4 fish. Some how we would make it to the weigh in with only 3 fish. Oh well, our weinie dogs think we are good fisherman. Good enough for me.
Thanks for all the kind words. I must say though that Freebird carried most of the load on tournament day. I was catching some good fish the day before but was off the day of the tournament. It was a great time and I had an awesome partner to spend it with. Thanks to Steve (luvpt) for all the support and guidance over the last few years. Also congratulations to Steve and David for finishing in the money. It was a tough tournament. As Crappie Masters was saying; these were some of the best crappie fishermen (and girls) in the nation. Although it would have been great to win or place in the money being in the middle of the pack with this group ain't all bad. On a lighter note 51th place got a consolation price; we missed it by .08#. We did beat a team that was two time national champs; with that and $3.39 and can buy another bag of slab slayers.......
Great job guys. At least you can never fish your first Crappie Masters again. I am sure by what I was able to listen to from you two, you will place in or win tournaments in the future. Sounds like you did real well. Don't stop enjoying fishing together because that is really what it is all about.
I think that's pretty cool, going to another state, in a major tourney, and getting midpack! I'm glad you both enjoyed yourselves and caught fish too!
Congrats Freebird!!
Well bless my Ol soul. It's my ol buddy twalton. Wish I had a dollar for every mile we walked coon huntin.