Thread: 2nd ANNUAL CRAPPIE FOR CANINES

Second Annual Crappie For Canines Tournament
To Benefit the Chattanooga Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy

When: Sunday, April 13, 2014

Where: Chester Frost Park

Time: 7:45am-1pm / Weigh In at 1:15

Entry Fee: $40 Per Boat/ 2 People Per Boat

Fish Limit: 5 Live Fish

Prizes: 1st Place: $300 plus our own MadDogs MasterPiece Custom Jigs

2nd Place: 2 Tow Boat US Membership and Prize Package (Tote Bag, T-shirt, towel, key chain, lanyard, adhesive ruler (additional 100.00 will go to the highest placing TowBoatU.S. member with unlimited towing)

3rd Place: 2 Shimano Sellus UR rods and 2 Shimano Sonara Reels from DJ Marine and Electronics

(additional add on prizes will be announced and added as we get closer to Tournament time)

Big Fish (Lamar's Catch): $100 Bass Pro Shop Gift Card (With Donation For Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy)
Big Fish is now renamed Lamar's Catch in Memory of Lamar Nichols, our Devoted Volunteer and Brother to our GADA Staff.


All Money Raised Stays Local For The Therapy And Service Dogs.
All Proceeds Benefit the Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy.
Fish and Release Tournament


Crappie for Canines Tournament Rules 2013

1. Entry fee for the tournament is $40 per boat. Registration and signed waiver/rule form is required. This is a team tournament. One or two anglers make up a team. (Children under the age of ten will not count.)

2. Single-member teams are permitted but must pay the $40 entry fee.

3. Prizes are as follows:
First Place = $300.00 cash
Second Place = 2 Tow Boat U.S. Membership and Prize Package (Tote Bag, T-shirt, towel, key chain, lanyard, adhesive ruler)(100.00 will go to the highest placing TowBoatUS member with unlimited towing)
Third Place = 2 Shimano Sellus URrods combo 2 Shimano Sonara Reels from DJ Marines and Electronics

4. Big Fish (Lamar's Catch) = $100 Bass Pro Shop Gift Card(To Qualify, Make a cash donation to Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy at pre-registration/sign in)

5. All Teams or entrants must take off from Chester Frost Park Boat ramp, after a quick live well check. Boats will leave from ramp in the order of registration.

6. All crappies must be caught during tournament hours 7:45a.m. – 1 p.m., and all entrants must be in the weigh-in line by 1:15 p.m. or be disqualified.

7. No passengers and/or spectators allowed with the Team while tournament fishing.

8. Each team must fish together as a Team, one team per boat. This includes pontoon boats.

9. All Teams must comply with all state (Tennessee) regulations and boating regulations while fishing the tournament.

10. All crappies must be alive when they are brought to weigh-in. All live fish at weigh-in will be returned to the lake.

11. Anglers may bring up to five (5) crappie to weigh-in.

12. The winner will be determined by the total weigh of five (5) crappie. In the event of a tie between Teams, the weight of the largest crappie will determine the winner. If that is also a tie, the winner will be determined by coin flip.

13. For Big Fish (Lamar's Catch) consideration, entrants must make a donation to the Goodwill Assistance Dog Academy at sign-in, and only one Big Fish per participant will be weighed in at the scales.

14. The Tournament Director has the right to disqualify any questionable fish.

15. The Tournament Director, who reserves the right to make additional rules conducting the Crappie Tournament if circumstances require the change, will make all the decisions regarding compliance with these rules and interpretation of these rules.

16. The Tournament and its representatives and Sponsors are not responsible for any theft or injury that may occur at the event.

17. Weigh-in location is at Chester Frost Park (CBA weigh in stand)

18. All participants must fish from boat.


19. All Participants Fishing Tournament must sign a rule and waiver form.


20. Early pre-register Friday April 11,2014 at Tow Boat US on Hwy 58 5:30-7PM. In the order of sign-in will be the order you will take off the morning of the Tournament. You will line up at dock for a live well check.



We had a wonderful turn out last year an sure hope this year will be even better. You are participating, with your donation in a life changing local program for our local disabled people. These dogs are trained in learning over 90 commands, that will be matched and partnered with someone free of charge because of donations and fund raising events like this.

Danny, Murphy, and Topper will be matched this year with their partner because you helped last year. Take Pride in knowing that when you see these teams together out in pubic that you had a helpful hand in making all that possible.

Come support us again this year, if you cannot fish the tournament and would like to make a donation in anyway please contact me by email [email protected] or send me a message here. Follow us on facebook too at www.facebook.com/crappieforcanines

This year Bliss Welch, Ms Wheelchair Tennessee 2013 will be our special weigh-in guest. I am anticipating as time gets closer to events we will have some more special announcements, gifts/prizes/donations.. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE...




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hope to see everyone there