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| The 2012 Fox River Spring Wallaye Classic will be held Saturday, May 19th. As has been the case in the past, more information will be posted as the event gets closer. Headquarters for the tournament will again be Jimmy Seas. |
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| Randy,
That's the same weekend as the second tournament of the MWS Series in Oshkosh; any chance there could be an alternate date? I hate to miss the Classic but can't skip a stop in the NTC qualifying series either. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | MWS events are on Sunday, so it would be possible to fish both. |
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Location: Badgerland | BeFishin - 12/28/2011 9:56 AM
MWS events are on Sunday, so it would be possible to fish both.
Mandatory rules meeting for the MWS would be the only hurdle. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I'm sure Jim would work with anyone who had a conflict in this case. |
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Location: Badgerland | true dat. |
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| Having time pre-fishing for both would be a hurdle too; could go one place and have partner go the other I guess. |
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| Hey Randy
Why is the classic one week later, it has always been the weekend after the opening of inland fishing , at lease it has the last 5 years, sure going to miss it, have to fish the mws. |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | If my memory serves me correctly Randy said right after last year's tourney that they cannot run it the same weekend as the opening weekend for inland lakes even though Green Bay is already open for gamefish. I do believe this is something the DNR has put in the rules in regards to tournament fishing. |
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| Jerry, Please look at a CALENDAR !!! WEEK AFTER !!!! |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | guest - 12/30/2011 8:12 PM
Jerry, Please look at a CALENDAR !!! WEEK AFTER !!!!
Hahahahahahahahah YES JERRY! Cant you read? hahahahahahahaha thats hilarious. |
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| I belive Randy mentioned moving it back a week last year. If you've fished the it last 3 or 4 years its been pretty brutal weather, and there hoping for a little nicer weather by moving it back. |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | Yup......MY BAD!!!! LOL!!!! |
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| Randy! Please move this back to May 12! Alot of us guys have counted on fishing TFRC this weekend. I too am committed to another tournament this weekend. It would upset me greatly to miss your tourney. |
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| Remember Gents, the DNR permit apps for tourneys now are filed a LONG time ago for this year. I believe like last June or July. So changing the date is not as easy as it seems.
Also if I am not mistaken The weekend of the 12th is Mothers Day weekend. I know the tourrney is on Sat. but maybe that was a factor in the date selection also. |
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| You are correct regarding the permit. It was pulled some time ago. It is unfortunate that the FRSWC is the same weekend as the MWS qualifier. I believe last year they were the same weekend but on the same body of water. This worked out well. We moved the tournament last year in an attempt to possible enjoy nicer weather a little later in May. We also had some concerns about Mother's Day being the following day. I understand some of our loyal competitors have a conflict here. If it is possible at all to fish both and you need me to talk with Jim about the MWS rules meeting let me know. |
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| I understand some people not being able to fish 1 tourney or the other but there will be no exceptions to missing the rules meeting!!! 1 team partner present or that team is disqualified. End of story. |
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Location: Badgerland | guest - 1/20/2012 6:43 PM
I understand some people not being able to fish 1 tourney or the other but there will be no exceptions to missing the rules meeting!!! 1 team partner present or that team is disqualified. End of story.
Guest your speaking for Jim Coon ? Does he know? |
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| Nice comment guest. We are done fishing at three, with awards at 4:30. What time is the rules meeting at? Both Jim, Karl, and myself have been running tournaments for many years. I'm sure we could figure something out. |
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Location: Badgerland | I'd be willing to bet Jim would be willing to hold if he deems necessary a second meeting to accommodate those teams, he's all about promoting the sport not inhibiting it. |
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| i have fished this tourny for about 20 yrs wether it was run by the hockey club or suda or randy its fun and all the prefishing goes out the window come game day so pre fish your other tourny then sat morning when the sun comes up either you go to the bay or stay in river the wind dictatates where you go. so fish have fun there is a lot worse things in this world to worry about |
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| I understand the date can't be change. I just ask that you guys consider moving TFRSC back to it's previous date next year. The weekend before Memorial Weekend is a popular tournament weekend. I won't be able to attend TFRSC this year because my local tournament is the same weekend. It was nice to fish TFRSC the week before and my local tournament the next week.
You guys have a great tournament and I always looked forwarded to it. Good luck this year and I hope you consider a date change for next.
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| Matt - 1/21/2012 3:09 PM
I understand the date can't be change. I just ask that you guys consider moving TFRSC back to it's previous date next year. The weekend before Memorial Weekend is a popular tournament weekend. I won't be able to attend TFRSC this year because my local tournament is the same weekend. It was nice to fish TFRSC the week before and my local tournament the next week.
You guys have a great tournament and I always looked forwarded to it. Good luck this year and I hope you consider a date change for next.
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| Since the date has been moved back I will be able to fish it for the first time as it always overlapped with another engagment. Thank you ! The weather and the bite should be an improvement from what I've followed from previous years. Thanks again, I am pumped ! |
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| This is great news. I have a prior commitment before merc nationals that i would not have been able to make the rules meeting on time but now I will just have Jim hold a second meeting for a few of us that can't make it and we will be all set for the big tourney saturday morning!!! Oh yeah, forgot to mention my tardiness would be due to other tournament issues also. |
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Location: Badgerland | guest - 1/22/2012 8:46 AM
This is great news. I have a prior commitment before merc nationals that i would not have been able to make the rules meeting on time but now I will just have Jim hold a second meeting for a few of us that can't make it and we will be all set for the big tourney saturday morning!!! Oh yeah, forgot to mention my tardiness would be due to other tournament issues also.
As much crying that you do, you may want to consider adding a second bilge pump to your boat. |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | C'mon guys! It's not rocket science! I too have fished both in the past. I have also run into the same situation with 2 tourneys on the same weekend. One partner takes his boat and pre-fishes the MWS body of water and attends the rules meeting while the other partner takes his boat and pre-fishes the other body of water. Best of both worlds and you each get to fish with someone else who just may provide some valuable info for the tourney. Have fun and good luck. |
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Location: Lincolnshire, IL | I’ve watched this thread and have been hesitant to comment. I have donated to this tournament for double digit years as well. But, because of the date change I also have a conflict. The Cellcom Marathon is on Sunday the 20th and I wanted to run it in again and really make an attempt at a PR. Alas, I am not sure how I will be able to do that after a full day of fishing on Saturday as that should really be a pre-marathon rest day for me. I have checked the weekend schedule for the Marathon and I am confident that I can make the all-u-can eat spaghetti dinner late Saturday afternoon since chances are that I won’t have a limit of walleyes to weigh anyway. Because marathons are usually on Sundays and Walleye tournaments are on Saturdays, I am sure many of you have run in to this dilemma as well, if so how have you balanced the Walleye/Marathon weekends? |
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| Just remember guys there has been a waiting list to fish the classic from past years, so if you miss this tounry chances are you will loose your priority, just a thought, hope to see you there.
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | Last year there wasn't a waiting list. The tourney filled about 2-3 weeks after the mail-in day. |
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| I think Randy and Karl both have heard enough on this subject. Thanks to Randy for responding to questions. Have a good tournament this year and see you next year I hope
Matt |
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| Hey Randy, anyway i could get your email to ask you a couple of questions about the tournament...thanks |
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| I have two email addresses. They are [email protected] and [email protected] |
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| your still the greatest even though you wouldn't ha ve a beer with me this weekend. |
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| Here is the deal either you fish it or you don't, yes we will miss you and hopefully some other team will take your spot. If not we will only have 99 teams next year. I know i am going to make it and have a blast win or lose. |
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| I'll be there this year again. And that is all the really matters, anyway! |
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| Randy will the registration form be posted on this thread again this year? |
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| If we are allowed to post it we will do so in the next week or two. We usually do so a couple weeks before the entry is due. Entries are typically first due back in the second or third week of March. This will be spelled out in detail on the entry. |
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| Randy when will the registration forms be mailed out? |
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| It will also be mailed to those who are on our mailing list. |
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Location: Suamico, Wisconsin | I'm just finishing the entry blank right now and it will be going to the printer today. Look for them to arrive in your mailbox the week of February 20th. I'll also be posting a pdf version of the entry here on Walleye First. I'll be starting a new posting to make it easier to find in this forum. Just a reminder...pay attention to the entry blank where it shows the earliest POSTMARK I will accept on the entries. Just make sure it gets postmarked on March 21st. I'll be collecting all entries over a period of time and sorting them by postmark, regardless when they finally arrive in my mailbox. Each postmarked day will be thrown in a hat and team numbers will be assigned. |
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| If I fished the tournament last year will I automatically receive an entry form in the mail this year? |
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| If you fished the tournament last year you should be receiving an entry via mail. They will be mailed in the next couple days. We will also post it here. Entries will not be due until later in March. |
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2012 Fox River Spring Walleye Classic