2014 Spring Crappiefest at Lake Russell 3-22-14

[STUMP HUNTER]

Our Spring Crappiefest will be held on Saturday March 22, 2014 at Russell State Park. We try to plan these events so we hit the spawn just right and this years event date should put everyone on some great crappie fishing on Lake Russell.

This is a event for the entire family to come and spend the day with other Crappie.com members and friends. We will have our tournament to began the day and after weigh in we will have the meal. This is a great event each year and gives everyone a chance to fellowship with our Crappie.com family and friends. Make your plans to attend this years event, you will enjoy the day.

There are no fees charged for any of our events and we only ask for the ones that come to help out with any supplies needed for the meal and other events of the day. If you would like to make a small donation that goes to the cost of renting the shelter and trophies please do so at the event, there will be a "donation box" at the shelter. Any money left over will go toward next years event. We want to thank everyone that has helped in the past events for their support.
If anyone has something they would like to donate for door prizes please let myself, gabowman or Fisher-o-Men know so we can add it to the other prizes. Again this year we will also have some fishing gear that we will raffle off.
We will have a swap meet again this year also, if you have anything you want to sell be sure to bring it with you. You never know what others my be looking to buy and the swap meet has always been interesting. I have bought things I didn't even know I needed

Fishing Tournament
Our rules are simple, each boat will weigh in their 5 best crappie. We will give out trophies for the weights of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. If there is a tie the biggest crappie for the team will be the tie breaker for the win. We will also have a prize for the biggest crappie and the biggest fish so be sure to keep your big fish for the weigh-in.

Rules
1. Live-wells will be checked. Once your live-well has been checked and you have signed in you will be able to trailer your boat to any of the ramps on Russell but you "must" be back for the weigh-in start time. ( if the lake is busy it is your responsibility to allow the time you need to be at weigh-in time)
2. Each boat is a team, 5 crappie weigh-in.
3. If anyone is caught trying to cheat they will be disqualified and banned from any of our future events and could be banned from Crappie.com also.
4. All Ga. and S.C. game laws are to be followed.
5. No matter what is happening at the lake it is your responsibility to allow time to be at the weigh-in.
6. Sign-in will be from 6 am til 7 am for the tournament. Fishing times are from 7 am until 12 noon. (No fishing before 7 am and no fishing after 12 noon) Weigh-in will be held at 12:30 at shelter #3. You must be at the weigh-in when your name is called or you will be disqualified.

(sign-in will be at the main park ramp)
When you come into the park take the first road to your left and follow it to the ramp.

This year we are having hamburgers and hotdogs. I will go buy the hamburger meat and wienies once we have the number of people coming. I am adding a list for the other supplies we will need for the meal. Please let me know what you can bring and I'll add your name beside the item.

hamburger and wienies - stump hunter
1. grills and cooks - we could use two -
2. hamburger buns - Jimmy Swanson
3. hotdog buns - Jimmy Swanson
4. chili - sccamper --
5. ketchup, mustard and mayo - Fisher-o-Men
6. pickles and onions - Fisholishous
7. aluminum serving trays - Fisholishous
8. slaw - goodoleboyz mom
9. plates, napkins - Dave Willis
10. forks and spoons - Fisher-o-Men
11. paper towels - sinkermaker
12. tin foil - hollidas
13. sweet tea - goodoleboyz
14. drinks, need a couple to bring some - SeaRay & dangit 1- I go a fishing, 2 liter drinks - V Matt
15. ice and cups - SeaRay
16. chips - sinkermaker
17. desserts - goodoleboyz - Jiggs
18. trash bags - SeaRay

We look forward to seeing all of our friends and also look forward to meeting some of our new members. If you have never been to a CrappieFest before please plan to attend this years event.

Thanks,
STUMP HUNTER, gabowman and Fisher-o-Men

List of those attending

1. stump hunter & grandson
2. SeaRay plus 1
3. Jimmy Swanson
4. Dave Willis plus 5
5. sinkermaker and Grandson
6. hollidas, Brock and dad
7. Fisher-o-Men & 2
8. goodoleboyz and wife and mom
9. Travis and son
10. dangit 1 and daughter
11. gabowman & Allen
12. ofishlbizzness
13. uncle remus ? maybe
14. Fisholishous & another adult plus 3 kids
15. sccamper
16. Bigtime + 1
17. I go a fishing & son
18. turk plus 1
19. Jiggs + 4
20. bringingblood + 2
21. BoGator Earle
22. tps0998
23. V Matt
24. Andrew 7& Erwin
25. The Outdoorsman
26. VioHolda & 1
27.
28.

2-18-14

Got the trophies in today for First, Second & Third place in the Crappiefest Tournament. Thought y'all would like to see them.

[SeaRay]

Ronnie,
Hopefully I have this date blocked out so I can attend. Assuming that holds, I can bring ice and drinks and solo cups and also several large trash bags. I also will have 2 or 3 Fish counters that I can donate as prizes.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Ronnie,
Hopefully I have this date blocked out so I can attend. Assuming that holds, I can bring ice and drinks and solo cups and also several large trash bags. I also will have 2 or 3 Fish counters that I can donate as prizes.

Thanks Ray

[SeaRay]

Ronnie, add Drinks to mine also.

[Tracy Swanson]

ronnie i will pick the buns up for both i will also work on some prizes to

[STUMP HUNTER]

ronnie i will pick the buns up for both i will also work on some prizes to

Thanks Jimmy.

[Dave Willis]

I will bring plates,forks,spoons,napkins,looking forward to a great time.

[sinkermaker]

Ronnie I will be there with Grandson and will bring paper towels and chips Don

[STUMP HUNTER]

I will bring plates,forks,spoons,napkins,looking forward to a great time.

Thanks Dave, look forward to seeing again.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Ronnie I will be there with Grandson and will bring paper towels and chips Don

Thanks Don, hope you and your Grandson puts some nice crappie in the boat.