We're just a little over one month away from the 5th Annual Big Catfish Splash at Lake Fork, TX! This year's event is the richest payback in catfish history, so you you don't want to miss it!

2008 Big Catfish Splash
Minnow Bucket Marina
Lake Fork, TX
July 12 and 13

$60,000 Guaranteed Cash and Prizes
(Regardless of Entries)

OVERALL WINNERS
1st Place: Triton Aluminum Boat, Mercury Motor & Trailer
2nd Place: Triton Aluminum Boat & Trailer
3rd Place: $2,000
4th Place: $1,500
5th Place: $1,000

HOURLY WINNERS
1st Place: $600
2nd Place: $500
3rd Place: $400
4th Place: $300
5th Place: $200
6th Place: $100

BONUS WINNERS
Exact Weight: The contestant who weighs in the first 7.00 exact weight catfish of the tournament will be awarded $2,500!

Open Drawing: All tournament contestants and spectators age 18 years and up are eligible for a chance to win a Triton Aluminum Boat & Trailer! The drawing will be held on Sunday, July 13, and you must be present to win.

ENTRY FEES
One Day: $70
Two Day: $110

For more information, please go to http://www.sealyoutdoors.com/directory_tournament.htm#Catfish_Schedule_Page
(it's at the bottom of the page)

To register online go to http://sealyoutdoors.com/entry_form_fk_catfish.htm



Start making your plans now to come on down to Lake Fork on the weekend of July 12 and 13, 2008, and have a great time at the 5th Annual Big Catfish Splash.

We at the Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce look forward to seeing you there!

Man I wish this was on a better catfish lake. I like Fork for bass and crappie, but it aint much for big blues. A flathead will most likely win this one Im guessing. Wish some tournaments around here had payoffs like that though. That is nice. Not so much on the 2 rod limit though...ouch. Still might try and get out and fish it if I can.

Is this one person team ? One fish like uncle jesse s tourny ?

Individual, boat or bank, and a yellow cat has won once overall.

Twenty pounds was broke for the first time last year.

We wacked the blues, just not the right ones. First year 4.5 pounder was money in the bank, last year, you got bumped with a 4.5.

You can weigh in one fish per hour, and each person cannot have more than three catfish at any one time on the boat. For more on Rules and Regulations, you can click here.

http://www.sealyoutdoors.com/rules_cat.htm

One month away!

Hook'em,
You are ahead of the crowd. We have been fishing the Splash since it started at Fork, we have won money w/ Channels but have never caught a blue there nor have we seen a Blue weighted in. So if you are onto blues at Lake Fork, you are leaps and bounds ahead of all the people we know that fish the Splash at Fork.

I hear people swear that they catch Blues at Fork but would love to see someone weight one in. The ones that come to the weight-in that people claim are Blues that I have seen have always been the Male Channels that are blue colored w/ the big heads. I actually weighted in a 6 lb male channel w/ a big head and the people at the weight-in were calling it a "Blue Cat', but it wasn't a blue.

I accidentialy won a boat at this tournament two years ago with a 8.6# channel cat, i'll be back to fish this year.

If you're thinking your NOT going to fish becaue you CANT win...fish it, your chances are good that you will place in the money.

C-Ya there!

BUMP!

Not the biggest payout in catfish history.
Last the 07 or 06 ACATS classic had a $100,000 payout.

According to the Texas Parks and wildlife the lake record Blue is a 71 pounder, so there must be some decents size ones swimming around in there somewhere..

Will be there with a pole in each hand. I also will have the pleasure of fishing with my 13 yr old daughter. Took her catfishing once and she caught more and bigger. If I zero maybe she'll win enough to pay for the trip. It's great that she wants to go because her life is sooooo busy with lots of other stuff (school, cheerleading. softball, basket ball, and of course those nasty ole BOYS)and she is going to go with me to actually spend some time with me.
Just having her there with me makes me a winner!

Rookie, hope ya'll do well!!!

BUMP!

Less than 2 weeks away!

Im in, see ya there catfishsalsa.

Bump. One week out! Get on down here for some catfishing fun!

I and two of my fishing buddies will be there.

I'm almost done bumping. Promise.

see yall there

PopesLanding how early do you open for launch/ And remember guys and gals ONLY 2POLES per person on this tournament.

41 hours and 15 minutes! WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'll be open from 6am - 6pm. If you get here before I open you can pay on your way out.

Good luck everyone!

if anyone has room on their boat for one more.. i will be willing to pay for half of your entry and half of gas =) want to do something fun... send me a pm