Crappie USA News

Crappie USA $10,000.00 Super Event Coming to Missouri's Table Rock Lake

Crappie USA Inc., "America's Premier National Crappie Fishing Tournament Organization" will hold a $10,000.00 guaranteed payback super event on Table Rock Lake April 26, 2008. Anglers will be fishing for a 7-fish limit of crappie, along with the opportunity to advance to the regional event and the Cabela's Crappie USA Classic, the most prestigious event in crappie fishing today. This year's classic will be held on Patoka Lake in Southern Indiana.

A pre-tournament seminar will be held on Friday evening at the Ramada Resort & Conference Center on Hwy 76, Branson, Missouri. Sign up will begin at 5:00pm with the meeting and a National Sponsor Field Test Product Drawing starting at 7:00pm local time. This seminar is open to the public. For those not fishing the event, we encourage you to come out to this meeting and meet the top crappie anglers in the region.

The tournament weigh-in will be held on Saturday the 26th at Area 57 on Hwy 76 in Branson beginning at 3:00pm. We are looking for a great weigh-in on Table Rock Lake, which is known for excellent springtime crappie action. This is the perfect opportunity for non-competitors to come and learn how the big ones are caught. Interviews of the top 5 teams will be conducted after the weigh in.

Branson Creek-Gage's Long Creek Marina and Area 57 would like to welcome all Crappie USA anglers and their guest to the area and hope they take the opportunity to enjoy the many attractions in the area. For more information on the area call: Branson Creek-Gage's Long Creek Marina at: 417-334-4860 or Area 57 at: 417-332-1960. You can also visit their website at: http://www.area57events.com. Host lodging for the event will be the Ramada Resort & Conference Center, 1700 W Hwy 76, Branson. For reservations call: 417-334-1000 or 1-800-641-4106. Rooms may be limited so make your reservations early and mention Crappie USA for the Fisherman's rate of $54.00 plus tax.

You can enter our tournaments by filling out and sending in an entry form or by registering on our website at www.crappieusa.com before the deadline listed on the form. You can call Crappie USA for an entry form at the number below or pick up a tournament brochure located at many local area businesses. Entry fees for Super Events are $200.00 in the amateur division and $300.00 in the semi-pro division. There is also an optional $10.00 (Per Team) big fish pot available. Teams may also enter at the pre-tournament seminar on Friday night. All late entries will be subject to a $20.00 late fee. All participants must be a member of the American Crappie Association to fish in these events. American Crappie Association membership is $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for spouse and youth memberships. Each membership will include a subscription to the official publication of Crappie USA, one of the top fishing publications in the nation.

Crappie USA "Crappie Kids Rodeo"

Held in conjunction with the tournament will be the Crappie Kids Fishing Rodeo to be held Saturday morning at Branson Creek-Gages Long Creek Marina on Long Creek Road, Ridgedale, Missouri. Sign up for the Kids Rodeo will be at 8:00am with the rodeo from 9:00am till 11:00am. The Crappie USA Kids Fishing Rodeo is a chance for children of the area to get out and enjoy nature, do a little fishing and win some prizes. The event is free to all children 12 and under with all participants eligible for a chance to win one of the four, Crappie USA $5,000.00 scholarships to be awarded at the Cabela's Crappie USA Classic.

Crappie USA and our anglers have contributed nearly $250,000.00 to the "Crappie Kids" Scholarships since 1997. We are very proud to be a part of the education process for the youngsters who participate in our tournaments as adult/youth teams and those who fish in the Crappie USA "Kids Fishing Rodeos".