Buck creek ramp from 7 to 1 will most more info tomorrow. Should be a great turn out and a real fun event. Come fish and most important, enjoy yourself. I'll be the tournament director and we are going to have some give aways also.
Register: Buck Creek Store from 6-6:30
Launch Ramp: Buck Creek Ramp
Weigh In: Buck Creek Store
Fishing hours: 7:00AM - 1:00PM (must be in weigh-in line by 1:30

Entry fee: Team $45.00 ($5.00 will be for big fish pot) PLEASE HAVE EXACT CHANGE!!!!

If a team wants to register early them they can come to my office in plano and pay their entry. If the tourney gets canceled for serious weather (lightning) then I will refund. If the teams dont show, there money goes into the pot regardless.

(will pay out 100% of entry fees) 10 boat's we will pay out 3 places. Each additional 5 boats will pay out another place.

A team consists of a maximum of three adults. Children 16 or under may accompany the team and may fish as part of the team (over 16 will be considered adults). Please do not exceed the safe and legal capacity of the boat.

These rules are a work in progress so if we missed something obvious please PM us. Rules for future tournaments may be different.

Feel free to trailor your boat to any ramp you like.








Rules for Ray Robert's May 17th, "Sunday Tournament"

1. All fishing must be done from some type of boat. No shore fishing or dock fishing allowed in this tournament.

2. Teams must fish from the same boat.
( A Boat is any vessel propelled by flippers. oars, paddles, sails or a motor.)

3. Team members must have valid applicable fishing and boating licenses when participating in any tournament.

4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section, a Team may be composed of two Team members that fish in two separate kayaks or tubes. Either Team member may fish (line in the water) only if both Team members are less than 30 feet away from each other.

5. Tournament Hours will be set and announced by the Tournament
Director in his sole discretion.
�Tournament Hours� is the time period beginning at the start of a tournament and ending when the weigh-in is concluded, as determined by the Tournament Director in his sole discretion.

6. Teams may start fishing (line in the water) anywhere on the lake at
the starting time announced by the Tournament Director.

7. The Tournament Director may cancel, postpone, delay or shorten
any tournament in his sole discretion due to extreme weather or
water conditions

8. Team members must comply with all applicable State and Federal fishing and boating regulations during tournament hours .

9. PFDs must be worn by Team members during Tournament Hours when their Boat�s gasoline powered engine is running and boat is on plane. . The use of Boat kill switches is highly recommended.

10. Team members may not use or be under the influence of alcohol or
drugs during Tournament Hours. Team members must operate their Boats in a safe and courteous manner at all times during Tournament Hours .

Weigh-Ins

11. Once the Tournament Director announces that the weigh-in line is closed no Team or Team member will be allowed to enter the weigh-in line. If a Team member is also the Tournament Director or is assisting the Tournament Director with the weigh-in, this rule will not apply

12. Not more than 7 Legal Crappie that are caught and landed by
Team members on permissible Fishing Tackle, Bait or Lures may be weighed-in and the total weight of the Legal Crappie weighed-in by each Team will determine the order of finish.
( A Legal Crappie is any crappie that is alive when entering
the weigh-in line, is caught from a Permitted Fishing Area
during the applicable Tournament Hours, was hooked
through the lip or in the mouth, does not have any weight
enhancements, and is legal to be caught and kept by the anglers)

13. Presenting more than 7 Legal Crappie to be weighed-in will result in the disqualification of the extra fish starting with the largest and working down until only 7 remain. (Exception--If an otherwise Legal Crappie is dead when entering the weigh-in line, the dead crappie will be removed and the Team may continue to the scales for the weigh-in without replacing the dead crappie)

14. Presenting any fish to be weighed-in that is not a Legal Crappie will result in the disqualification of the short fish.

15. The first tie breaker after total weight will be the weight of the Teams� biggest Legal Crappie.


16.Permitted Fishing Areas
a. All areas of the designated tournament lake during tournament hours that are open to all Teams and accessible by Boat.
b. Fishing within 50 feet of a marina gas pump is prohibited.
c. Fishing within 50 feet of another Team�s first anchored boat is prohibited.
d. Fishing under a dock that another team is already fishing underneath is prohibited.
e. Fishing within 50 feet of another Team�s marker buoy, if such team has only tossed out one buoy, is prohibited.

17. Permissible Fishing Tackle, Bait and Lures
a. Team Members must use rod and reel combos, hand-held pole and reel combos or hand-held poles.
b. Each Team is limited to not more than 8 poles with not more than 2 baits on each pole in the water at any one time c. Live and artificial baits and lures are permitted
c. Landing Nets may be used.

18. Sportsmanship
a. Team members may not hire or compensate any person in any way to fish with or for a Team Member during any tournament.
( This rule does not restrict Team members from agreeing to share tournament expenses.)
b. Hole sitting (holding a spot for a Team) by any Team, Team member or any non-competitor on behalf of a Team or Team member is prohibited.
c. Unsportsmanlike conduct during Tournament Hours may be grounds for disqualification from the tournament.

19. Violations
a. Unless otherwise specifically state in these Rules, a violation of any
of these Rules will result in disqualification from the tournament in
which the violation occurred and the forfeiture of any prizes
received.

b. Protests alleging a violation of any of these rules during a tournament must be made in writing to the Tournament Director within 30 minutes following the end of the weigh-in. All protests must cite the rule number allegedly broken.

Looking forward to it Brian! Time to break out the long rods with baitcasters.

Im planing to be there.

I bet we have 20 plus teams for this one.

CV and I are fishing this one together. Can't wait to see you guys!

Is there a place to send in your money early? Is there a form to fill out?

Here is the entry form....

Entry form Sunday's Tournament

Date: May 17, 2009


Team Leader__________________________________ (Please Print)


Team Member__________________________________


Team Member__________________________________


Any under 17 team members_______________________________________

___________________________________________________________



Signatures of all adult fishermen _________________________


_________________________ ____________________________


Just bring the money with you the morning of the tourney.

It's going to be fun fishing this tourney. Guy, you and Tim fishing?

Would prefer to get it at the ramp but we may be able to work something out.

I'm going to see if they will put it a sticky.

Slabmesilly is also going to have some 4 pack's of his jigs (20) for the first 20 paid boaters at the ramp.

Thanks CV, that's a great little bonus.

My new partner and I should be there. Looking forward to it.

Yes folks...

I will, for the greatness of Sunday Anglers, have 20 packages of my high end jigs available for the 1st 20 paid boaters at this tournament. 1st come 1st served... did I say FREE?????

There will be at least 4 different color combos, however, I will not mix them..I intentionally will have only 1 color combo in package of 4... Reach in the bag and grab one; whatever color combo you get is by luck (Believe me, they are all good!).

Let emphasize this right off the bat...We never intend for these tournaments to be commerciallized and offtrack so I am NOT a sponsor by any mean. Just plain fun for a good group of anglers to gather...and shall try to keep focus on the intended idea which fomulated by Brian Spanola...

Here are SAMPLE pix of what might be the color combos..(Some color combo might change per my discretion)...
Sorry, I am a professional Jig Tier, not a Professional Photographer...they are out of focus!!! But you at least get an idea!!!