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Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
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07/24/15 07:48 PM
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Douglas J
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I have fished quite a few of their tourneys and they were ran well. Why has the turnout in these trails plummeted so much in the N.Texas area?
They run a good trail and have good people running the ones I have fished.
I think they had less than 5 boats at the last BNB @ Fork.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 07:56 PM
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Danny L. Weems
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I don't know about the other lakes but I do know that there are many (including me) that don't like stringer tournaments on Fork.
Phil 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 08:21 PM
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Delvec
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I have fished quite a few of their tourneys and they were ran well. Why has the turnout in these trails plummeted so much in the N.Texas area?
They run a good trail and have good people running the ones I have fished.
I think they had less than 5 boats at the last BNB @ Fork. PM sent
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 08:29 PM
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WillieKetchum
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Not all their tournaments ran as smooth at they appear.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 08:34 PM
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buda13
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This may have something to do with it.... the tournament angler has way to much to choose from these days, so if a particular trail is fishing a lake folks don't like they can easily find 3 or 4 others the same day on lakes that fit their eye. IMO doesnt matter how well they are run , as long as tournament trails remain content with 10-20 boat tournaments and continue to add divisions despite the weak turnouts the fields will remain small and inconsistent. Again, just my opinion from my own observations over the last 11 years.
BLT Divisions Belton/Waco Del Rio Fork Ft Worth Hill Country Houston Longview Marshall OK SOuth Bass n Bucks Platinum Team Trail
Media Divisions austin Central Individual and Team Cowtown Individual and Team Deep East Individual and Team Northeast Individual and Team Cowtown West East Fork I-35
JC Outdoors Divisions Tyler Texoma Fork Team Fork Solo
Bass Champs Divisions North South East Central
Texas Team Trail
Team Trail Outdoors
South 40
ABA
Plus you have opens, Hourly tournaments, workingmans, and benefit tournaments. (I'm sure I left a bunch out)
Each division has at least 4 tournaments, do the math and it equals watered down.
Last edited by buda13; 07/24/15 08:36 PM.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 08:42 PM
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RodBreaker CWill
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They have also fell off on Toledo Bend. Pretty sure this year is the last year for BassNBucks on Toledo Bend. Brian (who usually handles the weigh-ins) said it is done and he is going to take over the BLT
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: RodBreaker CWill]
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07/24/15 09:01 PM
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reelswift
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Sure hate to hear that. They have also fell off on Toledo Bend. Pretty sure this year is the last year for BassNBucks on Toledo Bend. Brian (who usually handles the weigh-ins) said it is done and he is going to take over the BLT
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 10:58 PM
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cwright
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Ya I think they are trying to accommodate all the guys that bitch about not having a tournament on there area lakes. To much satisfaction = the other half bitching about to many options.
It's a Win win.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 11:29 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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Its a business at the end of the day. Every tournament is a profit.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/24/15 11:33 PM
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Justin DuBose
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Obama and Jade Helm 15 are taking anglers away from tourneys......
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Jarrett Latta]
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07/25/15 12:40 AM
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criglizard
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Its a business at the end of the day. Every tournament is a profit. Or at least an attempted profit
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/25/15 01:12 AM
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TBT
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Anglers,
Our plan for next year will be to offer fewer BLT team divisions with 5 tournaments per division in the spring, provide Bass N Bucks divisions in the summer with 3 tournaments per division and we will provide Solo divisions in the Spring, Summer and Fall leading up to a fall solo championship. The number and location of the divisions are yet to be determined.
Just a side note based on the comments made so far.
* Anglers are very divided on two basic concepts: 1) Some want high entry fees and some want low fees 2) Some want to fish only a couple local lakes in a division close to their homes and others prefer to fish a variety of lakes in a division.
We have tweaked our program over the past 5 years by trying to give the anglers what they have asked for in each division. Overall, many of our divisions are doing just fine and others have yet to pull the numbers we would have liked.
We appreciate those who have supported us and we are working hard to attract more anglers.
The high school and college tournament programs are experiencing tremendous growth. This will spill over in a few years to improve participation. Lots of dad's are boat captains in these high school tournaments.
Contrary to what some anglers may think, we appreciate criticism. Our goal is and always has been to provide quality fish care and well run tournaments with a good payout for anglers to enter.
Thanks for the comments.
USAFT staff
Last edited by TBT; 07/25/15 09:47 PM.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/25/15 01:43 AM
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Jarrett Latta
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Blt toledo? Keep those spring events there lol
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/25/15 01:55 AM
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Andrew Y'Barbo
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Summer devision on Rayburn. June July August.
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Re: Bud Light / Bass n Bucks
[Re: Douglas J]
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07/25/15 01:01 PM
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Fish AKA Jerry
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There are only a finite number of hard core tournament fishermen and I think that number is falling as the number of tournaments is rising and the cost of fishing increases. I would be curious about the total number of guys who fish every tournament on the trial or trails they fish in Texas. I would think that would be a fairly small number.
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