The TFF Matchplay is in need..... We need some new Teams as well as the old ones to get back into it. Right now the very enjoyable tourney trail is at risk of becoming extinct. We are looking at the chance of Starting this in July or even August so that most can still follow thier normal trails without interuption. This is an excellent way to meet new Forum Members as well as Make some new Friends on the water. I can tell you from my own personal experience that your chatting on this website will be much more enhanced once you have met some of the guys that you are chatting with. There are so many posters on this board that I have now met and am honored to call my friends thanks to the TFF Matchplay......


Jody

Jody is right. You guys are welcome to come on down to the pit with the rest of us and discover the true meaning of "smack talk".
This years is ripe for change, so join us in some brainstorming to make the Match Play process even more fun than it has been in the last two years. Just remember, the members make the rules for each season, so get in there and make it happen! I just wish I was there with you guys to actually participate. The best thing about it is meeting the other guys for low-key take off the gloves type fishing event. In the final analysis you will meet some of the finest folks you've ever met on the internet, in person!

wish i could, but with gas can't really afford to drive to dallas for just a match

same here. if you guys came up to like alan henry i wouldnt mind fishing with all you guys, getting to know some people. but dallas is a little out of range for young'ins like me.

Yeah, right!

Team RiverSlung/Anglers Lodge is HERE !

I don't think this thing needs to be limited to Dallas, but we need to figure out how to have a number of satellite divisions that can compete in thier own areas, then marry it together at the end of the year with one big divisional fish-off. I know it can be done, but we need some folks who willing to devote some time to brainstorming and putting something together. I can keep score, if need be, as long as everyone sends me the results of the various matches. My biggest drawback is my location prohibits me from collecting entry fees (if you guys truly want a pot at the end of the season). So we need some volunteers to kind of run, and play, the matchplay in the various areas.

I will make this sticky this thread for a few days to see how many folks are interested. Please go to the TFF Match Play discussion section down in the Tournament section and jump into the conversation. Thanks guys (this baby was my brainchild a couple of years ago, and I'm not willing to see it fall apart without some effort).

Hey Jody, I would be willing to meat with a few "captains" to see what we could come up with that will help those in differents areas compete. I would also be open to starting a page on our website (it would be easier to use our program to keep score and put a link in the matchplay section). Let me know what you want to do.

Bob and Donny, I am also willing to do anything I can but we need to find a way to get our numbers up first.. We might think about using cameras when we fish and maybe even be able to compete with those out of town by each fishing thier home lake and posting pictures of the best 5 on a measuring board or something like that. Only problem with that is the face to face experience will be lost.

Jody

Just remember, "Where there's a will, there's a way!". If we can get enough folks interested we can still pull something together. The Team format that has endured for the last two years was born out of smack talking, and kind of had a natural evolution into the 10 man Team, broken into 5 two man squads, and it grew in the DFW metro area because that is where most of us lived (in or around). There is nothing that says it has to remain that way. It could be broken down into smaller Teams, it could be further broken into individual vs individual (the team format was created to give non-boaters an opportunity to fish and learn. That didn't really pan out because the 2 man squads developed from a lot of existing teams from other venues). The point is we can do whatever the majority wants to try.

I'll help anyway I can to get the next season off the ground.

TFF MatchPlay is a great concept and and inexpensive way to fish Tournament.

Plus with gas soaring out of control, this TFF MatchPlay turns into a great way to fish for little gas money and entry money and a great way to meet other fellow TFF'ers.....

Pics from last years meeting to start the 2007 Season:

Bob Smith, Chad Kellner, Rmax and RedRanger.....

That pic was taken before we kicked off the matchplay last year. Is'nt it funny that Elite and Sweeeet was right behind the money from the first and all the way to the last tournament...

This is a great way to meet some people that like to fish. Last year we went all the way to Amistad to have a match and it was a blast.

is there any interest in the san antonio area? if so, i would be willing to organize it. i have been a hs basketball coach for 14 years and have a lot of experience running a bracket style tourny. i am also the tournament director for local club.

Mattman, I hope you can get something together.. You might get with that riverslung gang and see about getting at least 4 teams of 3 squads. I think this is what we will have to go to for this to work. I am thinking 6 man/women teams @ 100 per man/woman. Try to make at least 4 tourneys and this is just 25.00 per tourney and still adds quite a bit to the main pot so that we can keep the interest up. We might even pay a 3rd place team so have 3 teams show up for the Championship. I would love to see some of you guys in Lubbock / Midland area put together 4 teams then we get 4 team in Dallas and this thing will be a blast and scheduling will not be that much trouble.

Jody

Hey Bob, I'll bring it up at the club meeting tonight and see if any of the guys are interested in getting in to this. we have a few in the club that do belong to the TFF. I'll see if I can get a whole team out of it or maybe just a partial. I just don't think I am going to have time to do it again this year. Mama said we are going to spend a whole lot of time in Port A this summer and that is Hampering my schedule a lot. I'll see what I can do at the meeting. Mike

With the new toy you have, can't say I can blame her!! Maybe you can still be an alternate though!

Alternate, Well I guess that certainly shows my fishing expertice. LOL.. You gonna drag me in some way HUH.. Mike

I wanna play but I am to far away unless we can get something started in west texas

Would be in for Central Texas/Austin Area, would help set something up here. We can all start preparing now and try to have something going by August.

I am trying to figure out how this match play works . You build a team of ten and your team against another and is kind of playoff system or what.

H2O, let me know whats up. i am very interested, and I have a partner who is interested as well.

Guy's I'll chime in here for the cause.
I've fished Match Play for two seasons, and made some very good friends thru this format.

Match play is more than just winning or losing the Matches, there will be a ton of trash talking and
boasting prior to matches all in fun of course. You'll
meet people on this forum you would normally never meet.

Bob, Chad and Jody will make sure you enjoy the competition
where ever you live or fish.

I liked the earlier season we had the first year that started in March and was over in July.. The heat last year was a whipp'n..

Billy

Team RiverSlung/Anglers Lodge is looking for a few more good sticks. Positions available LOL. Weekender, what are you calling a squad ? How many ?

I am very interested but I am in Corpus Christi. I could work out of a division in San Antonio. Keep me posted.
Thanks...........Robert

2 things here. And they both can be decided on by captains in our first meeting..


1. A Squad is 3 teams of 2 fisherpersons (important to not forget the ladies) (I hope some of our young ladies of the TFF will form a squad). Last year we did 5 teams of two per squad but I think it will be easier with just 3 teams per squad.


2. MatchPlay: TFF Matchplay was started 2 years ago by Bob Smith and I am sure a few others but Bob is the Father of Matchplay (I think RedRanger is the mother LOL). It started by just average I'm better than you smack talking. They formed I think just 6 Squads of 5 teams each and then took all the teams and macthed them up in individual tourneys (2 boats on the lake). You fished against the other team and the winner got 3 points and the loser got 1 point. These points go back to the Squad and after each team had fished 6 tourneys each the 2 Squads that had the most points accumulated fished against each other (10 boats on the water) to determine the winners of Matchplay. For 2 Years Team Sweet won and I think Team Elite was 2nd both times.

How were the matches fished? Matchplay went for 6 months so you had 1 tourney per month. You checked the file to find your opponents for that month and then you called them and hashed out a time and lake to compete (the only rule on this was that the Tourney had to be at least 4 hours long). Some were fished on the weekends while others were fished during the week just whatever could be done.

I hope I have explained how this works enough for everyone to understand. Now lets get some Squads started....


Jody

Team All In was 2nd last year. Elite did not exist at that time.

Sorry bout that Team ALL IN........

Jody

Jody, you did good there, Bubba. Except you got the "teams and Squads" definitions reversed! LOL. We had Teams consisting of 5 ea 2 man squads, the rest is really good! Keep it up, Jody!

Atta Boy Bob, Smack him and let him know who the Father of Matchplay really is. Teams and squads, there is a difference HUH......

1. Has it been decided when matchplay is going to begin the '08 season?

2. If so, Will it be July-October?

3. Will there be four teams consisting of 3-2 person squads?

4. Will they compete against one another as teams instead of squads, that will include a schedule of the matches?

5. will it be branched into regions/divisions?

Hey Donny and all We need to get some Team Captians and talk about this. We still have time I was thinking that it would be better to start in July and fish 4 Tourneys ending in October with the Championship in November.

Personally I would like to see 4 Teams put together in each of our 3 Known areas.
AREA 1 DFW

AREA 2 West Texas

AREA 3 South Texas

More would be very welcome but I believe if we can get 4 Teams in each area then the TFF Matchplay '08 would be a Huge Success and even start some new traditions.....

Jody

What about an East?

You would make a GREAT Pres. and Team CaptAIN with your knowledge and time and all

Sounds good to me jody.

Centex?

I was roping the East in with DFW until we know how many teams we would have.

Now lets start making some teams


Jody

Keep it rolling, Jody! You're doing great!

Carl if you would like a couple of ex Team Sweeeet members, the wife and I are living 1/2 mile from your place now! We may not be good enough sticks for you mega fishermen here in south texas, but we would give it a shot!!! JVON

I bet ft worth west can come up with some teams.

Oh there are a few of us out here Dave that Im sure would be interested.

I know of some guys that are interested.

Team Basshole is here now I know theres some more sticks out there that would love to be a team bassholer.

I know a lot of the Team Misfits were out our way Dave, I'm sure some of them will chime in if they don't make this year.

Hey jiggin good to here from ya looks like were Bassholes getin bigger already.

I would be interested if the Misfits dont get back together.

Sounds great let us know when you know.

Carl,
Don't let JVON fool you, he and the Mrs. are great anglers and great teamates.

Oh my GAWD! "Team
Bassholes"? I can see some serious "smack ramifications" with this one! LMAO!

I'll second that Tommy... Those two have been wrestling those big fork bass for a long time.. and fish'n is fish'n.. They can definitely do that.

Jeff and Susan would be a welcome addition to any team! They are good (notice "they", because both of them are seriously capable of putting fish in the livewell!).

If this thing gets rollin later in the year, I would be game to join a team if anyone would have me. Just got too many T's happening through the first part of the season to commit. Dallas area team would be best for me.

Keeb, the original concept was to coordinate your Match play with some other pre-fishing or just an evening on a local lake. We set a minimum of 4 hours of competition but encouraged that rule to be "flexed" in both directions so that the squads could make something happen. Part of the fun is the "negotiation" for times and lake selection. If it will teach one thing, that would be the art of compromising effectively! LOL.

Being able to do something early in the day or afternoon during the week would be a great way to handle that. It would probably take some pressure off of weekend commitments to pre-fish for upcoming T's if that lake(s) could not be "compromised" on.

JVON,
come on by and sign up ! Be glad to have ya !