BigEyeCrappieman Tournament Info

Alright Crappie Fishermen it’s been a cold couple of weeks and the lakes are either very cold or frozen over But the weatherman brings good news !! “Warmer weather is on the way “ so with that in mind don’t forget the 1st Tournament of the 2018 BigEyeCrappieman Fishing Series is coming up on January 20th at Harris Lake NC. Entry fee is $25.00 per team . Team May consist of what ever your Boat is rated for . 16 pole limit per boat . 7 Fish Creel . All alive . Registration will be from 5:30am till 6:30 am at posted Registration sites. Registration will close at 6:30 am. You start fishing at 7:00am and stop Fishing with lines out of water by 3:00pm you have to be in weigh in line at posted weigh in site by 4:00pm I look forward to seeing all the guys and gals again for another year of Fellowship on and beside the water . I will be checking on Holleman Landing to see how it’s coming with the New construction . If anyone has any new info on Holleman please share. The Fish should be bunched up tight and on the bottom . So come on out and join us and catch a few and share a few tips and wisdom . Below is our Schedule so check it out ! Hope to see you there!!

The 2018 dates and Lakes

Jan 20 - Shearon Harris Lake
Feb 3 - Jordan Lake
Feb 17 - Shearon Harris Lake
Feb 24 - Jordan Lake
March 10 - Shearon Harris Lake
March 17- Falls Lake - Neuse
March 24- Jordan Lake
March 31 - Championship

As of Right now Ramp Locations for Registration and Weigh in sites for Events are as follows.

Shearon Harris Lake - Holleman Landing

Jordan Lake - Farrington Landing

Falls Lake - Hickory Hill Landing
Sites are subject to change to due Lake Levels or Ramp Construction.

Entries will remain the same $25.00 per Boat 7 Fish Creel .
16 pole limit

Looking forward to another tournament season. The press release from the Wildlife Resources Commission is below. Looks like it will re-open in the Spring.


Holleman’s Landing Boating Access to Close Jan. 2 for Renovations

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HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (Dec. 11, 2017) — On Tuesday, Jan. 2, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will close the Holleman’s Landing boating access area for renovations. The Wake County boating access area, located on Bartley-Holleman’s Road in Holly Springs, grants boaters access to Shearon Harris Lake.

After the renovations are complete, the site will have two new double lane ramps with floating docks and a handicap-accessible fishing pier. The site will also have 95 parking spaces for vehicles with trailers and 22 vehicle-only spaces, including six ADA-compliant spaces. The Commission plans to reopen the access area in the spring.

The nearest alternative boating access area is Cross Point Landing, located at 233 Cross Point Road in New Hill. To locate other boat ramps in the area or for more information on boating in North Carolina, visit the Commission’s online locater map. For more information on fishing in North Carolina, including where to fish, visit the fishing page.

First off I would like to say hey to everyone, I'm not new but rarely post on here but love to read all of the comments. I live 5 minutes from Jordan and 25 from Harris. heres my question. I really would like to fish in some of these tournaments but I have a hard time keeping the fish ALIVE in the livewell by the time I get done fishing. I went the week of Christmas with great luck but by the time the trip was over, over half of the fish had died or belly up. Again I went back the week after with same results on Jordan. I have a Carolina Skiff 218 DLV with a nice livewell. Any help is much appreciated. Happy Fishing Everyone.

Sounds like you need to "fizz" or vent those fish coming from down deep. Just like fishing at the Gulf Stream, you need a tool to release the air from the swim bladder. Here's a video that may help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExstJbu5kWY

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Sounds like you need to "fizz" or vent those fish coming from down deep. Just like fishing at the Gulf Stream, you need a tool to release the air from the swim bladder. Here's a video that may help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExstJbu5kWY

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Thank you for the video, i've also wondered this. Is there a depth that you know you need to fizz the fish? say anything below 20' or do you watch them in the livewell and fizz if they're floating?

dont over crowd your livewell and have some type of areation recirculation system going,

The fish we caught a couple of weeks ago were right on the bottom in 34' water. I didn't have a fish venting tool, so the local bald eagle was enjoying a good meal from fish floating on the top of the water.

straighten a hook out and bend the barb flat, works in a pinch, but a hollow syringe needle or filed sharp ball inflator needle works better, just go at a slight angle behind the scale to cover the hole u make

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straighten a hook out and bend the barb flat, works in a pinch, but a hollow syringe needle or filed sharp ball inflator needle works better, just go at a slight angle behind the scale to cover the hole u make

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Could also try dropping them back down on a heavy wieght with a barbless hook with a heavy weight and let the shake off or with a little hook barely hooked in and rip it out.

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Could also try dropping them back down on a heavy wieght with a barbless hook with a heavy weight and let the shake off or with a little hook barely hooked in and rip it out.

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it would make it hard to keep them alive in the LIVEWELL if u release them

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it would make it hard to keep them alive in the LIVEWELL if u release them

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I didn't realize Jordanlimit was venting them to keep them alive in the livewell as he mentioned and eagle eating them.

Thanks, I will give this a try next time out.

Snow on Wednesday. 40 on Thursday. 49 on Friday. 55 on Saturday. The way I am looking at it. The 3rd day of a warming trend should have the fish biting good!