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The Future of Crappie Tournaments

tournaments annually.
Tournament costs are
$100 amateur and
$200 semi-pro. There
are Super Events with
$10,000 guaranteed
paybacks. Their 2016
Classic recently at
Kentucky/Barkley Lakes
paid back over $100,000
in cash and prizes.
The American
Crappie Association is
for all crappie anglers.
Membership is $25, or $99
premium membership.
ACA was created to
influence manufacturers
to produce more and
better crappie products,
establish a voice and
lobby for crappie anglers,
and elevate the sport of
crappie fishing through
media.
Crappie USA
business address is 220
Mohawk Ave, Louisville,
KY 40209. 502-384-5924.
office@crappieuse.com.
Operations Manager
Darrell Van Vactor 270-748-5703;
dvanvactor@crappieuse.com. President Catching seven good fish is the goal on
is Vince Camisano. tournament day. Here’s one just caught

and headed for the livewell.

Crappie Masters
Crappie Masters has been a premier
crappie fishing tournament trail for over
a decade. It’s known for good payouts
and highly competitive fishing. The level
of competition increased with this circuit
format.
“Crappie Masters started as a
dream of Joe Miller and myself,” says
Paul Alpers. “We started the tournament
trail with good guaranteed paybacks. We
helped support it by putting bubble gum
machines out to earn money, giving out
free tee-shirts, and handing out fliers.
Our first tournament was on Truman Lake
with 132 boats.”

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