Southern Illinois Crappie Association 2006 Tournament dates

PRESS RELEASE

Southern Illinois Crappie Association, Inc.
129 N. 4th St.
Dupo, IL 62239
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Southern Illinois Crappie Association, Inc.
618 286-5280 Fax: 618 286-8950

March 8, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CRAPPIE ASSOCIATION, INC. ANNOUNCES 2006 SPRING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE


The S.I.C.A., Inc. an affiliate chapter of the American Crappie Association, has set Sunday, April 2 as the date for its first spring tournament to be held on Lake Egypt. A pre-tournament meeting will be held on Saturday, April 1, 6:00 P.M. at Helen’s Lounge 3756 Route 37 Marion, IL with the weigh in at the Egyptian Hills Marina on Sunday at 3:00 P.M.

The second tournament of the season will be on Lake Kinkaid on Sunday, April 22. The pre-tournament meeting will be at Gert’s Bar and Grill which is located just off Illinois Route 3 south of the intersection with Illinois Route 149 at 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 21 with the weigh in at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday at Gert’s. The Kinkaid tournament is sponsored by Good Tymes Bar and Grill and the I’ll Be Jigged Company of Dupo.

Rend Lake will be the site of the next tournament on Sunday, May 7. The pre-tournament meeting will be held at Bubba’s Place at Nason, IL on Saturday, May 6 at 6:00 P.M. and the weigh in is scheduled for Sunday at Bubba’s Place starting at 3:00 P.M. The Rend Lake tournament is sponsored by Bubba’s Place.

The final regular season tournament will be held on the Smithland Pool of the Ohio River on Sunday, May 21. The pre-tournament meeting will be at the Creek Bar and Grill on Highway 146 next to the Golconda Marina in Golconda starting at 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 20 with the weigh in at the same location on Sunday at 3:00 P.m. The
Smithland Pool tournament is sponsored by the Golconda Marina and the Williamson County Tourism Bureau.

The S.I.C.A., Inc. tournaments are only open to members but everyone is welcome to join. The cost to join SICA is $15 per person initially and $10 for renewal. Each tournament costs $80.00 per boat to fish with a two person team or you can fish alone. Any team that fishes a minium of two tournaments will qualify for the club championship to be held on Lake Egypt on October 7th of this year.

There is a pre-tournament meeting at each tournament with free food and attendance prizes for the tournament contestants but attendance at the meeting is not mandatory to fish the tournament.

For more information or to obtain entry forms,. contact the SICA, Inc. at 618 286-3885 or 286-5280, e-mail [email protected] or visit its web site at:
http:sicasite.freeservers.com