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chuckc · Forum Police Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 1440

I was thinking

5 fish limit team or solo (just in case your partner over sleeps or over drinks)
$40 entry (includes lunker)
7 hr tourneys

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

chuckc · Forum Police Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 1440

Thats the stuff I really need imput on. I wouldn't mind mixing it up.

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

You can do it a few different ways Chuck. You could do a split season with 10 tourney's total, 5 being partners cash and points race tourney's, and 5 just partner computer draw cash opens, or no draw cash opens.

Or

All points races....

Or

All cash partner computer draw opens....

Or

All regular partner cash opens -no draw.....

The point is, It's your deal so you make the rules, because your gonna get guys that want it all different ways.

Personally I like the computer draw cash opens, boater and non boater. It allows you to meet new people and make new friends, and share baits and technique's. The down fall is on some lakes, that you give away secret spot's to other people you may not want to tell. Some lakes are really small and everybody knows where everybody else is fishing anyway, so it doesn't matter.

How ever you do it, I'm in if I can make them.
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Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

I vote for the events to be equally split,..50% draw and 50% buddy events.

Then, I like slimey's idea to have just the buddy events counting towards a season-long race but I'm not too sure that you will have enough people willing to commit to it to make it work,..so maybe just have them all be cash events for the first season and then see how much interest there is to take it further, after that! That would make it a lot simpler and I'm sure, less headaches for you!
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NX 882 BASS · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 180 Location: Terryville

ya chuck get rid of mansfield that place is a toilet,go there if you like to catch 11"bass all day,i would rather catch 5 & 6lb bass its alot more fun Laughing

Nickp · Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 708

Its taken 12lbs there multiple times to win.

I personally like the place. It caters to a more shallow type of fishing and ive done very well there in 3 out of the 4 t's weve had there. That last one was my muligan- zeroed.

The average size there in a 5fish limit has a few 2's and a 3 tossed in for good messaure and its not difficult to fish. I personally havent caught much under 14-15inches there besides a few rats.

Who said you were allowed john? Lol

NX 882 BASS · Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 180 Location: Terryville

that place needs to take lessons from highland & c-mond on how to get BASS BIG,nick you woundnt no because all you come to the scales with is a story on how i lost a 4lb,5lb ALL THE TIME!! Laughing

Stratos17 · Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 372 Location: Bristol, Ct.

I'm new to this tourney thing. I like to fish for fun. $50 bucks to throw in to a pot isnt really a big thing, it will sure keep you on the water longer. Nothing wrong with a little friendly competition. I would do a couple of tournaments maybe 5 at the most. Between work and family it would pretty tuff to dedicate 10 days of fishing. It is pretty addicting though.

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

Stratos17,

Here's what you do, as long as Chuck pulls the permits within the next 2 months, you have a list of lakes and dates. Put them on the calendar and carve them in stone, tell your wife these dates are not negotable unless something major comes up like a wedding or a funeral or a kids ballgame or something.

I fish a 15 tournament trail every season, and then pick up a few extra's here and there, and I have a wife and kids too. I have to dump 1 every once in a while, or do a trade off for another tourney if I miss one, but for the most part, I have my wife trained to look at the calendar before making any plans for me on weekends.

Good Luck, but it's also not worth divorce court either, well then again........ Shocked

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MIKE REZ · Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 61 Location: Ledyard, CT.

chuck

kidbass and I are looking for a new trail to fish. hows this.

6 fish limit. Teams or solo if your fishing alone you can keep 6 fish but once you put that 6th fish in the well your dune.
$50 entey $10 for big fish.
8 hr. tourneys.
All regular partners
Cash open only
NO POINTS go with lbs. & oz that way if someone missis a tourney you can still be in the race. Because you can make up lbs & oz . you cant make up points.

By the way Lilly & Zoar SUCK to.

just my $0.02
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slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

I'm with you Mike on Lilli and Zoar, there are plenty of other places to fish, like Long Pond, Coventry, East Twin, or Mashapaug.

Mike , so you're proposing, if you are fishing alone, you can only keep your first 6 fish period, no culling? What if you catch 6 fish by 7:30am, that makes for a long day waiting to weigh in at 2pm, do you just sit at the ramp and have your wife order you a pizza? LOL Rolling Eyes

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

Stratos17 · Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 372 Location: Bristol, Ct.

Thanks for the advise Slimecoat. I also hunt, have two sleds, a camper..etc..Seems I'm always doin something. I just have to make room for the fishing thing. The wife likes to fish as well. She will never do a tourney though. I'll wait for the trail and mark my times. Thanks again,
Marty

cobalt · Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 196 Location: central ct