Reply With QuoteDon't forget what the guides take out of the lakes. It's a lot. You would not believe - The take.
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Yeah but you’re forgetting the weeks worth of prefishing. That’s where the tournament guys mop up with keepers. They will throw the big fish back and keep the smalls.Originally Posted by Foxy Jig
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Don't forget what the guides take out of the lakes. It's a lot. You would not believe - The take.
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Crappie Wall Hanger
I suggest you look at some of the tournaments in places like MS. IE the Crappie Masters last month at Grenada . Over 1000 2+ pounders weighed in and then "released" by being slid down 30' of PVC pipe . I wouldn't count on a huge survival rate .
Trophy King
That photo at the beginning of this post is the front end of the legendary crappie team of Ronnie Capps (R) and Steve Coleman's (L) boat. The main screen in the center probably is there by choice as much as it's there because it's needed to compete in todays tournaments. Garmin LiveScope. That can of worms has been open and kicked around enough.
A benefit of the tournaments that isn't often discussed is the large amount of information the can be learned in a short amount of time if you will only look and listen. You don't have to pay the entry fee or the thousands needed for travel expenses. Thanks to the internet, I can be here in Pa. and "watch" tournaments around the country. Sometimes I even will be able to "get in the boat with them during the completion". New lures, techniques, and locations that you weren't aware of could be exposed. They don't hold back when it's go time.
Although there might be 100 teams entered, normally about only ten or fifteen teams have a strong chance of winning. At the Mr. Crappie event in Branson, I saw that several teams never caught a fish.
Mike
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Aren't the tournament released? The every day fisherman need to think about releasing the big fish to spawn as well. I don't keep females before or during the spawn. I released 25 fish the other day over 14". I will keep some to eat after the spawn. If everyone would do that, the fishery would be in better shape.
