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The guys and I are making our way to Weiss in April and one of the guys got wind of this "crappie rodeo", has anyone ever caught one of the tagged crappie? We are all going to participate in the rodeo if nothing else to help support that great fishery.
I caught one about 5 years ago. We took a 3 day trip to Weiss and when I got home and started cleaning the fish we caught on the last day I noticed a tag behind the dorsal fin. I called and they said it was worth $100.00. I did not enter the rodeo but I was just curious what it was worth. Check the fish because we had no idea we caught it before I put the knife to them.
Thanks! WOW $100 crappie, that would be cool. I did read that the fish needs to be alive when you check it in at one of the official locations.
Don't know as I have not kept up with it for several years but to the best of my memory there were fish tagged for more than 100 dollars. I think its worth the money taking a chance on catching a tagged fish.
13- $10,000. 2-$1000, 998- $50-1000. That's what I've found out.
a group of guys and myself from our crappie club in Tennessee are coming down the first week of april,is the rodeo over by then?and if not what are the details about the rodeo?
$ 180,000 total this year.
Weisslakecrappierodeo.com
Question: How much is the entry fee/crappie badge? I looked on the website and could not find the pricing.
$10.00 entry fee
Sounds like a great $10 opportunity :scratchhead
Worth ten bucks. Money go for good cause. My dad caught one a couple yrs ago 50 dollar fish I believe.
The Crappie Rodeo will start Feb 1 2019 - April 15,,, there will be 6 taged fish worth $10,000. One is good the whole rodeo. The other 5 will be good on certain weekends. There will be a total of 1006 crappie tagged. 52 crappie will have a tag for $1,000. The rest will be $50.00 fish. Don't forget the WLIA card, its $15.00 you have to have it to claim prizes. There saying over $162,000 in cash and prizes. Tag color this year is RED.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wade2131
$15.00 for the Weiss Lake Crappie Rodeo WLIA card/tag
WEISS LAKE CRAPPIE RODEO - The Crappie Rodeo will start Feb 1 2019 - April 15 2019,,, there will be 6 taged fish worth $10,000. One is good the whole rodeo. The other 5 will be good on certain weekends. There will be a total of 1006 crappie tagged. 52 crappie will have a tag for $1,000. The rest will be $50.00 fish. Don't forget the WLIA card, its $15.00 you have to have it to claim prizes. There saying over $162,000 in cash and prizes. Tag color this year is RED.
We caught a $50 fish two years in a row and caught one with a tag from the year before also. We always get in to support the association.
We enter every time we are there, was cleaning the fish when right before I ran the electric knife thru it we discovered the tag. Rushed it back to the livewell. Next morning it was still alive, got $50.00 for it!!!
Good cause and not a wallet breaker. If I get down that way this year, I'm in.