Crappie Tornament @ Benbrook( Updated 3-1)

Crappie
Tournament
April 3rd at
Benbrook Marina
Open to ALL anglers. Everyone is invited. There will be a
100% payout. 1st 2nd place pays a 70/30 split. Kids tournament will award prizes to as many places as prizes permit. There will be a fish fry following the tournament.
Entry fee is $10 per man. Boat is allowed 2 adults and as many kids as you want to bring. If your wading, kayaking,tubing,or bank fishing, you can compete too! The same entry applies. The marina has a barge that you can fish from if you wish (fee required).
Registration starts at 7am. Takeoff is at 8:30am.
Weigh in starts at 2:30 pm. Must be in by 2:45

You must preregister by email. To register or ask questions
email Matt.
Crappietournament@yahoo.com

I will list the anglers here.

Adult
1. Bikeman , Binman JR Angler LilBikman
2. Simple Man JR Angler Simple Man Jr
3. Crappie Hunter
4. Stucky76 ,Fishin aholic
5. Fishfinder Frank
6. Kerry and gang
7.TxRedbone , Shea
8. Crappie hook and son
9. Randy Wood
10.Onewolf and Gang
11.Keaton
12. Imgonefishing

By the way guys you can PM me or post here if you want to fish in this. The email is for the flyer Im hanging at the marina

where all that support this thing had in the begining

Im sure its all there. As it gets closer, everyone will get it going. Its still over a month away.

I'm sure Jim (Stucky76) and I will be there.

LOL I know. I just dont want to fish against Bill and my son. Im sure I would get 3rd place.
Kerry hows that reel fell

As mentioned before, i will be there also. Not fishing, but just helping out and hopefully can get a fish fry going for the weight in or the "BS" session after the tourney.

Bikeman it will happen you know how things ebb and flow.As it gets closer and we begin to post the prizes,anglers ect.

I have alot so sandbass I can bring.

Sounds good....I'm in! I think I can BS pretty good, so I'll see ya'll up there.

Yup, let's do it!

How about a few kid adult challenges Biggest bluegill,most blue gill in 20 minutes,Just a few thoughts i will bring some youth to help work will be part of their GAO service hours.

I will buy 2 $25 gift certificates for kids and some other stuff.Lets pile the stuff on these kids.

I think a crappie tournament should be enough. Most adults are not going to pay an entry to fish a tounament then go after sunfish.

ttt

how does it work as far as weigh-in? 5 fish or what? if it is less than limit is it against the rules to go aheah and keep a limit? and payout is to adult anglers only right? and prizes for kids?

My Son and Daughter have since changed my mind about fishing the tourney, We will be fishing it. Of course if there is enough interest, i will still do the fish fry afterwards, i will go ahead and get my 10 limit and just head in a little early to get things together.

Payout is for adults only. We will weight 10 fish. You can keep a limit if you want. Or you could donate some to the fish fry following the tournament.

sounds good. I will be there as well as a buddy of mine, shea cassaday

so 2 more!

me + 1 boy for sure..maybe both. hopefully by then itll be wading time

Ill come if I am not guiding at PK. I loves me some Crappie fishing.

- I am going to tell Laura that we should try to make this one.
Bikeman, count Onewolf, Rachel (9), and Laura. I'll do what ever chores I gotta to make it happen.
Gotta try to Stay true to the Thump!! Onewolf

I got a wally marshall set up to give away too. Pretty new condition. Sounds like a great time.

ima be there and maybe a friend but for sure me

This is a note for some guys that haven't fished Benbrook. There is some serious Timber in the main lake y'all should look out for. With the water being up a little it will be tough/impossible to see it. I think it would be a good idea for Bikeman, Sac-Lait-Pat, Kerry or someone else that fishes the lake a lot to chime in to help y'all with some dangerous areas.

Theres Timber in Benbrook??? Thats what i get asked, when i try to tell some folks when i see them running down the east bank on pad!!

Stucky is right on, The timber pretty much starts on the NE side out from the school house and runs the east bank side all the way south. And it is of course heavy down south by mustang park also, And also in the clear fork arm, there is alot more, i just down have time to post all of it, any questions feel free to PM me and i will answere best i can.

I wish someone could put up a map with the timber marked. I dont know where it is either. I have been very lucky. Kerry says its there, but I have yet to see it. Some is obvious. But alot isnt.

I just went up Clear fork. Is is thick all through the area leading up to the river?

Is there really a lot of stumps on Benbrook Kerry?

Awesome Frank lets pile the prizes on these kids.

Just a few left....I have shaved most of them down with a prop

The stumps I can deal with. It was the day that My trailer was up in Rocky Creek Park and I was trying out a Piranha prop to find what size blade my boat was happy with. and found a fricken TREE near Richardson slue in 33 ft of water 1 ft down. Now that ruined my day. lost all 3 blades and had to run trolling motor all the way back to the ramp

Forgot to add I will be fishing this. I might have my boy with me or I might have an open seat in the boat. I won't know for sure until it gets a bit closer.

I wanna sell that retriever in yer signutour - -
He's gonna hurt the boy.
Maybe if I sic a cat on him I would be staying true to the Thump!! Onewolf

I believe i might have found that TREE ( or one just like it) also a few years back, It does make for a long trip back to the ramp

We have Boat Eatin Trees on Ray Hub that try to prevent you from staying true to the Thump!!
Onewolf

man i wish i could make it over there baby duties will restrict me from joining yall. I found an area that holds some monsters at that time of year, and I NEVER see anyone fishing the area

Guys this is going to be awesome and a blast.Thank you Bikeman for having a kids/youth division.Great talking to you last night look forward to it.

ronnie..im sure well have a talk on that area before then right...ill just get u drunk so youll tell it all..lol

wolf..when u get used to the few trees hubbard has to offer, let me know and well go somewhere fun!! lol

this should be a fun deal with kids involved..

Be sure to post if you ne a copilot. Im sure that seat will be taken. I got you on the list!!

- I talked with my co-pilot today and she said we are in. All I gotta do is some stuff on a list she's making up. I wonder what all could be on it.
Can three people be in the boat? Me, Rachel (9), and Laura--Anyway, Stay true to the Thump folks!! Onewolf

If one is a JR angler then yes.

Rachel is nine (9). Does that make the cut??
Onewolf

Sure Your in.

you have a GPS?? i have some hot coord's for benbrook LOL!! bring a map and I'll mark em all.

shhh.. ill come by sometime between now and then! hell yall need to come see the new house anyway...and we still havent seen the boy yet!

TTT

Adult
1. Bikeman , Binman JR Angler LilBikman
2. Simple Man JR Angler Simple Man Jr
3. Crappie Hunter
4. Stucky76 ,Fishin aholic
5. Fishfinder Frank
6. Kerry and gang
7.TxRedbone , Shea
8. Crappie hook and son
9. Randy Wood
10.Onewolf and Gang
11.Keaton
12. Imgonefishing
13.WCLbass, James V.

gonna talk to my dad and see if he wants to do this tourney with me

ttt

whats the latest number of entries

21 sr anglers and some kids.

bikeman

Myself +1 would like to donate to the winners of the tourney provided I am not on duty at NAS. I am just looking forward to meeting fellow TFF members and shooting the poo afterwards. Hopefully that dang Benbrook wind will be nice to us all.

i love fishing in that 20mph south wind LOL! sure makes it nice for me, cause nobody will fish where I do. LOL!

Its not a whole lot of fun, Ive been out in 25+ and it made it interesting to say the least!

I need a list of the kids prizes. Anyone who is donating please PM me.

Ask some tackle shop or buisness to sponsor the tourney. Im not talking about Bass Pro or Cabellas Maybe try Finny Tribe or Crazy Angler. Just a thought.

Great Adventure Outdoors ministries is donating the following.

1.Bass pro gift certificates

2.A rod and reel

3.A few hats

4.Lures

And some other things coming

Other than the barge at the Marina is there any place to fish from the bank? Thanks

never been there

The lake is 100% surounded by Corp land. There are miles of shore to fish from.

you could use a float tube and fish all the area around benbrook marina and have a shot a winning.

Cool deal. If we decide to fish it the morning of; do we just register @ the marina when we get there?

benbrook marina is HQ.

Registration starts at 7am. Takeoff is at 8:30am.
Weigh in starts at 2:30 pm. Must be in by 2:45

Thanks Ronnie. Are you in on this one?

still checking with dad. his health isnt the best right now.

My Kiddo has decided he wants to fish it with me. So as of now Its me, and the boy(10)with a possible on my wife. No idea where the fish will be. Cold snap threw them for a loop. I was out last Thursday with 64-65F water temp and the sand bass were starting to get up in the creeks. Then we had that crazy snow weekend and Monday morning temp was 47F I don't think I even graphed a fish above 12' all morning.

As of friday 3/26/10 the water temp was 55/56 i was out from around 1;30 till 6;30pm, Didnt boat anthing till right about 5pm, no keepers at all. Majority of everything i marked was 20 + foot.

If we dont get some consistant weather this week, which early outlook looks decent, gonna be pretty tough. Also looks like the "infamous" wind is gonna hang around. Gonna make the tourney interesting to say the least.

Best wishes for your Dad

Bikeman,

I have a new tackle box that Me & Briscoe Real Estate would like to donate for the kids prize. How and where can I get it to you?

how oftrnn is this tourny put on and how much entry fee ?

Bikeman is hosting it,

This is his first tourney,

Im not sure how often he's gonna run them, i think it depends on how this one goes

If all goes well and there is a good turnout,I see no reason why there cant be more. Entry is $10 PER MAN. 2 adults allowed per boat. Jr anglers fish for free with a chance at prizes but no cash. See the first post in this thread for more details.

Wiggins thank you and your office for the donation. You should be able to leave it with Don, and I will pick it up from him.

Is someone bringing scales? I have rapala handheld digital if not.


Basswax Please call me. We need to find out who is bringing what for the fish fry. If we cand get some help with fryers and oil, we may skip the fry this time.

bikeman,

I will leave the tackle box with Don. The marina has some very nice scales you could use. Talk to Don, Ron, or Kayla about the scales.

bikeman,
I'll donate a $25.00 gift card from Academy in the name of my business, Berry Patch Fabrics. I'll leave it at the Marina and you can decide how to use it. I sure hope the fish are more active by then. I know everyone appreciates your efforts on this.
Bob

So if this is a single person event how many fish can you weight in 5-7?

Come on guys more prizes for the kiddos

bikeman,

I dropped off the tackle box for the kids prize at the marina today. Check with Don or Ron and they will fix you up. I don't think I will be able to make it to the tourny, I hope you guys have a ball and the kids catch a lot of fish!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, looks like I'm out boys on this tourney. Anthony is taking his mom and sister fishing which is great. If someone has a back seat for me, let me know. I know of some spots on Benbrook too

Ok guys there is no one stepping up to help out with the fish fry. I have made the decision not to have a fry. I cant afford to fund it alone.

Any chance we can get a roll call of how many are coming?

Probably Sac-a-lait Pat and I will be there still pending on my dads decision.

The boy and I will make it if the fish do. Lol.

Change of plans.

Benbrook Marina has generously donated the oil for the fish fry. The fry is on. Even if noone shows for the tournament we are frying fish. I have a bunch in the freezer, and will bring it. You guys that are fishing, bring your familys and make a day of it.

Im going to go pick up my fryer, but is someone wants to bring thier gas fryer it would make it easier on me. I will bring corn meal batter, and taters for fryin unless someone else wants to help out.

Basswax Call ME!!

Hey Bikeman, I'm fishing this tourney with Kerry now. I'm in for the fish fry and I'll talk to Kerry to see if we can bring some stuff to make it a fun day. I'm looking forward to fishing this thing just hope the weather works out...

How many teams do we have coming?

You want me to bring some onions and ketchup to make the real deal tators and onions. Also, do you need a pan to cook em' in.

Ok Brandon are you sayin you are in charge of taters? What all are ya bringing?

I thing about 20- 30 paying adults.

I planned this thing when I had a job, so anything people can help with will be great.

I can bring tators and onions and ketchup if it helps. And a pan too I guess. I am going to dig my fryer out of the shed tomorrow, hope the rats didnt eat the hose. How many fryers do you have. If you have one for the fish and one for tators, then probably be good to go. So, do I need my fryer is the question I guess.

If each person brought 1 prize man that would be awesome.Pick up a package of lures,a rod,something we can give these kids a awesome time and prizes.

One of my customers Jeff and Family, who are not fishing in this one.Donated a $25 Walmart gift card for the Jr anglers. Thanks Jeff.

Can somebody bring a fryer. I dont know if mine is opperable

matt, if somebody is coming from up here you can use my fryer. i have to go out of town and cant make it

Looks like about 25 or so entries. There are some non TFFers coming to.

Tom , Shane L is coming. How far are you from him?

about 3 minutes i will call him

Rekon he will go out of his way that far?

dropping it and gas off in the mornin to him

I have a new tank of gas Tom. Just the fryer will be great.

thatll work

So is that 2 fryers or 1 that we have as of NOW?

1 for now. Im pming dalejrfan

Sorry guys Family Style is out for the Crappie tourny. I have a guide trip at PK. I was hoping for some fried Crappie!

done deal...I'm bringin' the fryer. Lookin' forward to seeing everyone and catching/eating some fish.

I fixed mine today so we can have a spare.

Larry is bringing one too.

I still dont have a head count. Im bringinf fillets for the fry.
I think its gonna be a big time.

I have a $40 gift certificate donated by JayDon and Rhonda at www.finnytribe.com for the kids at the tourny , i will pass it along to "bikeman" i highly doubt i will attend, i have been under the weather for a couple days now! Looks like i have a few to go according to the doctor

Yuch! I had a brutal stomach virus thing recently, lasted about three days. Hope you don't have it. feel better soon!!!

I will bring some hybrid to throw in the grease.

Bob,

I am a couple days past 3, and dont feel any better.

Aww come on Kerry You can do it. I was in The ER Wed night-Thur morning with some annoying heart issues and I am still going to fish this.

I picked up 4 of these this morning for give aways to kids. Academy does not have them on their website but they were only $9.99 each there

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2571934&CAWELAID=110578808

We picked up 2- zebco combos for kids prizes.

Bring on the kids prizes guys

Tommorrow is the day gents......

Ok guys we should have a great turn out. It seem the wind is in full cooperation. Just a few reminders:
You must leave the marina at or after the launch time.
No fishing prior to the launch.
We will have a short meeting prior to launch
There will be an option for a $5 big fish pot, open to all ages.
There is a fry after. Drinks are up to the individual(not provided)
If you drink adult beverages, do it responsibly.
WATCH FOR STUMPS they are there


For those not taking part, we will have a full report after the event.

I will be at the marina by 6:30 You must see me for registration. Im a big ugly guy in a brown and white boat. Not to be confused for the meduim sized ugly guy fishing with me. (sorry Bill)

What u mean leave the marina? I thought folks were going to be able to fish from there? Understood that is an extra fee. Just wanna clear it up.

Let me clear that up.lol

You must begin your fishing adventure at the designated launch time. Wether it be by boat, plane, submarine, hang glider, tube kayak, tube, snakers, boots ,sandels, are any other means of approaching the water to catch fish.

lol!!!

i will be there, Woohoo!

"No fishing prior to the lunch." I need the head start.

Guys I have to say, Bikeman put on a great tourney. And I enjoyed meeting a lot of you. I must also commend Basswax for what he does. I had a great time even though the fish were far and few. I must also give thanks to all those who donated for the kids. I am sure Bikeman will come along with the results for y'all. Wonderful day.

Couple of pics from today. First is the kids getting there prizes. Next is my boy with his fish.

Ok guys here are the results.

We ended up with 5t1 total anglers. 36 adult anglers .And 15 Jr anglers. All the Jrs that were present at weigh in recieved a prize.
SR Angler
1st Place James Crump 4 fish 4.65 lbs
2nd place Larry Kirkland 4 fish 3.35 lbs
3rd Place Matt Sanders 3 fish 3.20 lbs

Big fis pot went to me at 1.80lbs

JR Angler
1st place Wyatt Sanders 1 fish 2.10lbs
2nd place Hunter Wells 1 fish 1.25lbs
3rd place Zach Stricklin 1 fish 1.15lbs


There were 2 JR Angler Lake records broke today.
My son Wyatt with White Crappie record 2.10lbs
Hunter Wells with a 1.25lbs Black
Both of these boys will be the new water body record holders.

I would like to thank all who donated to the kids.
Also I would like to thank Bill (Binman) and Ken (Basswax) for doing all the cooking. A big thanks to Benbrook Marina for putting up with us.

Guys I had a great time. I do think we should do this again . Thank you to everyone who fished this event, I cant wait till we do it again.

Like to thank you bikeman and everyone that put it together, and helped . I couldn't stay for the fish fry, cause I had to get to work. Congrats to the winners and jr anglers!! Awesome job. Should do another one soon.
Basswax..Cool thing your doing, Keep up the good work !!

a friend of mine a kid 20yrs old and just learning to fish. had a bad experience today fishing. he wanted to be in the tourament so he went up there to pay his 10.00 dollars and was treated rudely by some of the entrants because drove up in a car and was going to be fishing in a john boat. to me they should be incourageing people to learn how to fish not discourageing them. idon't know who you are but you do. thanks a lot i hope someday i can return the favor.

I dont know what your talking about. There was noone that I delt with that was treated bad. I personaly delt with each angler that signed up. EXCEPT for the 2 guys that showed up about 45 minutes late. That was handled by phone. I still allowed them to enter even late. I doubt your friend was mistrated because he was in a jon boat. Have your friend call me. Ill pay him his entry fee backout of my pocket.

bikeman,

Great job. There always has to be at least one.

That's no shart.