CTFishTalk.com: Gardner Lake - 8/16 - SIGN UP THREAD - CTFT EVENT #2 - Connecticut Fishing Tournaments ( CT Fishing Tournaments ) - A Community Built for Connecticut Fisherman.

Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Here is the sign up thread for the CTFT Event #2 -

Gardner Lake

August 16, 2008

6am - 12pm

Team DRAW Tournament

5 fish limit

$40 per boat including lunker

SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE CLOSED @ 10:01pm on August 14th

Each Boater and Non-Boater will be paired randomly by a computer drawing system. In the case that we have more boaters than non-baters, boaters will be paired by the same random draw system and they can figure out whos boat they want to use.

Sign up on this thread and please indicate BOATER or NON-BOATER

*** TEAMS WILL BE SELECTED & ANNOUCED ON 8/14 @ 10:30 P.M. ***

There will be a cookout afterward so please bring an item of your choosing.

Rules:

No live bait, artificials only
5 Fish weighed in per boat, 12 inch minimum length
Largemouth and or Smallmouth Bass Only
All boats will be 1 or 2 person teams
All local and state speed limits, no wake zones, and laws on the water will be obeyed
All boats must have a working aerated livewell
Life jackets must be worn when outboard is running
Any dead fish brought to the scale will incur an 8oz. penalty
All anglers will be courteous to one another
All boats will keep 60 feet from each other
All weights called at the scale are final, any complaints regarding weight of fish must be done at the time the fish are on the scale.

Cash Breakdown:

1st place: 75%
2nd place: 25%
3rd place: TBA

Team Sign Up List

Boaters:

1-Justin Tralli
2- Just 4 Fun
3- Rich B.
4- Johnny Skeeter
5- BigBeave1
6- Pointingdog
7-Mike Rez
8- Chuck C
9- Slimecoat
10-

20-

Non-Boaters
1- Will R.
2 -
3- Steve "wally"
4- Djmon
5-thestinkycrappie
6-kidbass
7-cobalt
8-PDcrack
9-Ryan G
10-

20-
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Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

I don't know Justin,..you've probably scared away all the competitors already by saying that you always catch those 5-lbers at Gardner!! Shocked

Oh well, count me in,...I'll just have to go buy some dd22's now!! Wink

ps: I really hope you can get enough people to make this work!!

C'MON EVERYONE & DON'T BE A WEENIE,...SIGNUP FOR THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

LOL I hope not.... Well Im glad you are signing up! Are you a boater or non? I cant remember who's what.....Im gettin old maybe....
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CT RIVER
Every Tuesday Night @ 5 p.m.
EAST HARTFORD LAUNCH
$10 Per Person
Winner Take All!

Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

Put me down as a boater,..but I'll volunteer to fish from the back if there's too many (boaters)!
Also, if I can give you a hand with anything let me know! Wink

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Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Sounds great! Thanks for the offer!
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CT RIVER
Every Tuesday Night @ 5 p.m.
EAST HARTFORD LAUNCH
$10 Per Person
Winner Take All!

MarkO · Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 330

Justin, please put me down as a non boater. I will have to check with the boss first to see when the in-laws are coming up from Florida. As a side note; I will cover the $40 entry fee for who ever I get paired with. MarkO

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

Justin, put me down for a non boater for now, if we get my motor running right, I'll change to a boater if we need boaters. As a non boater I will cover the $40 entry fee, and pay the boater additional $$$$$ for gas, to cover truck and boat gas.
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toptech · Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 322 Location: Vernon

Im in as a non-boater...As usual I will cover half the entry fee and through another 20 at them for gas. Hope this one works out. Thumbs Up

Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Sounds great guys! I'm sure these generous offers will help get some interest! I'm looking forward to it already!

- Tral
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CT RIVER
Every Tuesday Night @ 5 p.m.
EAST HARTFORD LAUNCH
$10 Per Person
Winner Take All!

Johnny Skeeter · Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 700 Location: Vernon Ct

i am in as a boater for now,pending schedule changes.
Johnny
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MarkO · Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 330

Justin, please take my name off the non-boater list. Not only are in-laws in town but there will be 10 to 15 five year olds running around our house that day for our sons birthday party. MarkO

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

WOW, here we go!
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Bass Rebel · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Watertown, CT

I noticed a lot of complaints about lack of sign up's on the tournaments. I would sign up for this event but 6hrs? Why not a standard length? Also the random pairing might turn people off since most people have partners they fish with on a regular basis. Just an observation, don't blast me for it. Good luck with the tourney and I hope you fill the field.

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

Bass Rebel, I will try to answer your questions, I am not going to bash you, but I'll try to clarify things, no harm intended.

We asked for input and got like 4 posts, then once we post the tournament format, all these people come out of the wood work, and start making suggestions on how to attract more fisherman per tournament, and on how we should run the tournament.

These tournaments are 4 to 6 hour tourney's because they are fun based, and have a cookout afterward. They are not cash based, if that's what people want, to fish with a regular partner to make money, this is not the place for you. This tourney in particular is set up so that guys on this site and elsewhere, that don't have a boat, and would like to fish a tourney, and learn some new technique's from a seasoned bass fisherman, without having to break the bank, can do so fishing from the back of someone elses boat. I do these tournaments to give a little something back to the community, and maybe learn a new spot or technique myself, because let's face it, all of us are still learning, or we would be fishing at a professional level. Hopefully we can all make some new friends in the local fishing community, while gaining some knowledge.

The cookout afterward is a good time for guys to talk about different baits, how to use them, where guys caught fish that day, and many other life topics that come up in conversation. A good time is had by all, if this is for you.

Hope this helps.
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Bass Rebel · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Watertown, CT

Sounds like a good plan, I'm all for the fun part.