The bass cat owners tournament has a similar number of boats. They about 25 weigh in bags that are specifically marked. You stant in line to get a bag and then go get your fish from the live well and weigh them. This makes the long line be for getting the weigh bag, not standing in line with fish. It seems to work well.

I probably would be out on a big bass event, I've never been a fan of that type of format.

Obviously there is a lot of support for a "team/stringer" tournament. The "Mad Dog" board will reconsider our options on the best changes that need to be made to the tournament. It is impossible to please everyone but we have continued for the last 20 years to try and improve the problems that are brought to our attention or that we encounter. We will strive to make the changes to the tournament that will make it run smoother and continue to make it a fun tournament for the majority of fishermen. Some of the issues pointed out in this forum are good points that we will be taking into consideration and work to resolve. One of the issues brought us is the donation bucket at the food line. That will be resolved.

Please don't misinterpret our concerns, I think,we all just want this tournament to thrive.

I don't want to divert the conversation here and I'm more that happy to start a new thread but I was really surprised to hear the widespread objections to a BB tournament. What is it that you don't like about BB tourneys? Given the same amount of payout money and the same number of payout places, what's the downside to BB tourneys? Is it that you really don't like BB format or that you like stringer tourneys better? Is it that the stringer format is more enjoyable or is it about odds/confidence of getting paid? Would love to hear more specific input.

I just enjoy bag tourneys more. The hourly thing makes the fishing less enjoyable IMO.

you guys will do the right thing some great suggestions on here so looks like it will be a flighted tourny held later in sept when weather is little cooler.

The reason BB tournaments are so exciting is the hourly pay-out's and the end money. Yes the Mad Dog money is great but it is not good enough for a BB tournament with hourly pay-out's. Now if all you want to do is a big fish tournament then bring your 5 biggest and weigh them in. This is why BB tournaments are 2-3 days long. The object of a BB tourn. is to get your money in the hourly's. To do this there is a lot of time wasted in the weigh-in line. This is okay for 3 days but not for 1.

Like I said in an earlier quote "If it ain't broke don't fix it". It has been working great for a long time. It just need's to be tweeked a little bit to handle the greater number of fisherman.

Stagger the flights and weigh ins.....big bass hourly events are a serious beating

Change is good for you, need more raffle prizes.