Mrdux, crappie tourneys are way different than bass tourneys , crappie you don't have boaters and non-boaters. You don't draw for partners, everybody already has a partner or fishes by their self and are based more on a trust system than bass tourneys..I am not be a butt hole but crappie fisherman are way more honest than bass fisherman as a whole when it comes to tourneys. For the most part the only people that has a problem with crappie tourneys are the ones that fish bass tourneys because of the trust system. So most everything you posted does not apply to crappie tourneys. And mostly crappie tourneys are laid back and have way more FUN and meeting new people.