Tournament Information


The Buckeye Crappie Challenge is a tournament trail that was started in 2002. It is a team formatted tournament. This year there will be seven regular tournaments. To fish a tournament each team member must pay a $ 20.00 membership fee. Once you pay your membership fee, you can fish any or all of the regular tournaments. The entry fee for each tournament is $ 75.00 per team. 80 % of this money will be paid back at that tournament. The remaining 20% will be put back for the fall classic. (There will be a $10.00 late fee for all tournaments that are not paid at least seven days in advance of the tournament date.) The team that finishes in first place at any regular tournament, and fishes at least four tournaments will automatically qualify for the Classic. The remainder of the Classic spots will be determined by the points race. The top 50 teams in the points race, or 50 % (which ever is higher) will qualify for the classic. The classic will cost $ 60.00 per team ( this will include big fish), to all who qualify. Teams must fish at least four tournaments to qualify for the points race, or the Classic. Teams will get points for their top six tournaments fished during the regular season. Any team that fishes 6 regular tournaments will receive a 10 point bonus, any team that fishes all 7 will receive an additional 20 points in the points race. Each payout (regular tournaments) will depend strictly on the number of teams entered in each tournament. Remember all the entry fee money will be paid back to the fishermen. We will have The Anglers of the Year Award again. This will be open to all teams that join the Buckeye Crappie Challenge in 2012. Points will be based on each team’s finish in each tournament, with a bonus to be awarded to the first place team. To be eligible for this award, a team must fish a minimum of four 2012 regular tournaments. Each of the tournaments must be fished with the same partner (for the points race or Classic qualification), however each team may get a substitute fisherman for one regular tournament and get credit towards the points race. If a team fishes more than 3 tournaments they may use one additional substitute. The substitute must become a member (if not already). The team must let the tournament directors know this is a sub at the seminar before the tournament. No substitutes will be allowed for the Classic tournament. The Anglers of the Year Award winners will receive plaques at the end of the year.