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Does anyone know of any poor man tournaments around? I used to fish some crappie tournaments at Rough River but wanted to know if anyone has heard of any other ones around. If no one knows about any, any thoughts about putting some together? Some $25 to $50 per boat tournaments are fun and I believe would be fun to have across the commonwealth.
Sounds interesting to me.
I'd be all for all of us trying to put something together. I know the guys on the Tenn board are organizing a Crappie club and planning a tournament on Reelfoot. Weather permitting I may try to join them.
It would be a good time and good way to get to meet everyone.
Sounds interesting to me also!
lets do it! i have been wanting to try it, maybe having more than one a year at different lakes, i will be more than happy to help.
We have one a month on KY lake (twin lakes crappie club) are next one is Feb 9,if anyone is interested just pm me and i will fill you in.
I am interested also as long as they are geared toward fun, family and friendship. I guess I would be more interested in "get together" fishing rather than tournaments. We had some small "country store" tournaments on Lake Malone but everyone still tooked them pretty seriously. Too seriously! Me included!
Did they have crappie tournaments at Malone? I didn't know it was that good of a lake for that, I know that they do have some bass tourneys though.
I am all for the fun also. If we did a tournament I would want it real cheap, because I am just a poor crappie fisherman. A thought might be to have one in different regions of the state.
Eddy Creek Marina used to have one several years ago. The entry fee was only $10 or $15 dollars and the prize money was distributed among the first 5 finishers and just about everyone else received some type of gift certificate that had been donated by local merchants and bait shops. They consisted of everything from a free meal, $10 dollars worth of gas, $10 dollar coupon at the local grocery, free baits, or maybe a hat. They were really neat tournaments with just everyday weekend fishermen and no big money at stake. Once the cost went up to $50 a boat the big boys came in with their big boats and spider rigs and the little guy didn't have a chance. I think that if you could keep it cheap and spread the entry fee amoung several places, it would really be a success.
It was just 10 or 12 locals that "battled it out" for bragging rights and a little prize money. I think it was about $25 entry fee including big fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by newblade
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Over on the tenn board I have posted a crappie tournament for reelfoot lake. It may be too far of a drive for some, but all are invited.
I would be interested in fishin some lakes in KY. Our club is going to be fishing KY Lake some in the future!
We could pick a few different lakes to do over different parts of the state and just have a tournament of some sorts and have people bring some grub for a cookout of some sort maybe. The one's I used to do at Rough River where fun but it was always a local boy who won. His home lake, his money to take, but regardless, it was fun. I thought I scored a trip to Weiss Lake last night because my brother-in-law is getting married about one hour away, but I just can't work it into the schedule. It was heartbreaking news to find out I will be that close and not get to fish, but have to make the wife happy.
Was it crappie or bass?
The tournaments I used to do at Rough River were for crappie and they ran these every other weekend. The weekend we were fishing for crappie, they had a bass tournament. They started these tounaments at the end of February and went to the end of May. They then started back up in the fall, but I did not participate. The cost was $25 per person but I it really didn't matter because a local guy one every single tournament. Even the times I thought I had them and would take the money I would be short by a few ounces. The one tournament my partner and I had them right up till my partner lifted a crappie out that should have been netted and fell off the hook. There went the fish and the money.