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KEEPING FISH ALIVE & HEALTHY

2017 Crappie USA Trail

Schedule of Events

Logan Martin, AL 02/18/17
Eufaula, AL 02/25/17
Neely-Henry, AL 03/03-04/17
Lake of Egypt, IL 03/10-11/17
Weiss Lake, AL 03/18/17
Ky & Barkley Lakes , TN 03/24-25/17
Cave Run Lake, KY 04/01/17
Lake Wylie, NC 04/01/17 Crappie USA
Lake Cumberland, KY 04/07-08/17
Old Hickory Lake, TN 04/15/17
Green River Lake, KY 04/21-22/17 220 Mohawk Ave.
Grand Lk St. Marys, OH 04/28-29/17
Mississinewa/Salamonie, IN 05/06/17 Louisville, KY 40209
Lake Shelbyville, IL 05/13/17
Patoka Lake, IN 05/20/17 502-384-5924
2017 Crappie USA Classic www.crappieusa.com
Ky & Barkley Lakes , Paris, TN - 10/26-28/17

“So the bottom line for care is oxygen, livewell when the boat is moving including
temperatures and chemicals. Tournaments on plane. A boat on plane typically just sucks
must improve and do everything possible air through a pump and can draw water out
for successful releases. All fishermen must of the livewell but not when using a Survivor.
practice release of bigger fish especially “We recommend a simple program.
before and during the spawn. The future of First, as soon as you put the boat into the
crappie fishing depends upon all fishermen water go ahead and fill your livewell. If you
caring for the resource for today and are running to a spot the Survivor will fill it
generations to come. It takes a long time for for you. When you stop, the boat’s pump will
a fish to get big so we need to eat the small take over. If you leave your pump on, there
ones and release the big ones.” will be no time on the water that you will not
be taking in fresh, oxygenated water. We also
Aiding “Healthy & Alive” suggest plugging your livewell. Having water
Survivor by Krusher Marine Products ease out around the lid is okay because the
is an item that helps fish by adding more bilge pump will get it out of the boat. Since the
oxygen. Owner Robert Idzikowski knows goal is to give the fish the best environment
oxygen levels are a determining factor for possible, removing the air gap between the
fish survival. livewell lid and the water will stop most of the
Idzikowski says, “Our product works to solve sloshing when motoring. Sloshing causes
a problem of keeping water flowing into the stress on fish and bounces them into the

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