1st Annual WCF Deep Lake Fall Classic

I am IN

Rules/pools:

-Biggest fish(pike included?)
-Total weight?(1 big pike could win it all?)
-Total fish per boat?
-Judges before you leave the dock?
(no bring your latest live well catch from last week or a planted stringer set in the lake FULL with bass :shock: )
- Fish finders?
- Poles per boat?(2 per man?)
- Parity in each boat?(who hooks up with who...draw out of a hat?)
or Aris you have a spot and can i use all your Pop-r's
- Do we have to register with the folks at deep lake? or just show up rent some boats and go?
- Is there a fee if we tell them what we are doing?
- Do they get a cut?

We all like to fish but when it's for money (and setup over the internet even just a small amount)it changes everthing....and may bring out a few ringers/cheats

Been there seen it in home game poker tournamnets set up on the internet.(even very small ones) It may attract some off the wall entries

I sure don't want to kill a great idea.... it's just a few things to think about and watch for that's all

I would set a date and also add a rain date.

Fishing(with firends in a WCF tee shirt and hat) for money ......price less 8)

Certainly some details to work out.

I'm tending to agree with it being a bass-only outing. Northern pike are always a bonus, but not plentiful enough at Deep Lake to make a tourney of it.

I'm also thinking that a Saturday would be better as many of us have church responsibilities on Sundays. But that's not set in stone. I can always take a week off church.

Most bass tournaments go by 5 heaviest bass. One thing to keep in mind is that we won't have livewells to keep the bass before selecting the 5 largest. I think we're gonna have to have some serious "honor system" going on.

Perhaps we should ALL have digital scales. We can award prizes for biggest fish, and total weight of 5 largest fish.

My idea for cost and prize money goes like this...
-$20.00 to play
-HALF, yes, HALF the pot goes to Jack & Lidia's Deep Lake Stocking Fund
- 60% of remaining money goes to total weight of 5 bass
- 40% goes to biggest bass

So if we have 10 fishermen, that is...
$100 for stocking
$60 for total weight
$40 for biggest fish

None of this is concrete, just my ideas. BUT... i'd really like a portion to go to the stocking fund.

1/2 the pool to the stocking fund? :shock:

OR a WCF donation drive at another time if it means that much (may get more money in the long run :lol: )

Top dollar winner should/may pay a portion of the winnings to the stocking fund. Their choice(we have the winner of the last tournament(poker) buy the food for the next game...some times chips some time shrimp) depends.

Maybe each top winner pays a portion 15%?
to the stocking fund

1/2 the pool is to much.

5 boats (10 players X $20) = $200 prize pool

$100 to the stocking fund

$60 for winner on weight($60 for 1 guy or per boat?)
$40 for big fish($40 for 1 guy or per boat?)

SO.............

Break down

$20.00 per man entry fee
$ 7.50 per man boat rental
$12.50 more if you need a motor(this will kill your profit)

Total to play (no motor)

$40.00

You may not even break even on a good day

Beer and food + $20.00 per man?

Is there a cook out fee per car if we stay ?

Just more things to think about

Who said a fun day of fish for money would be easy :evil:

Simple is best (but it get complicted quick)
SO...

WCF members........

70% to the stocking fund

split the rest 60%(3 BASS weight( i hope I can catch 3) + teeshirt)
40% (big BASS + teeshirt)

(teeshirt is good adverising when worn/seen at other local lakes?)

draw for a seat(2 players per boat, 2 poles per player). Bring your own cook out food/motor?

Simple