| 4th Place 10.99 lbs. Sid Steen, Ethel & Scott Steen, Water Valley |
| 5th Place 10.69lbs. Bobby Strange, Bogue Chitto & James Gatlin, Bogue Chitto |
| 3rd Place 11.28 lbs. Monty Blount, Byram & Mike Rainer, Ridgeland |
| 2nd Place 11.49 lbs. Jane Rogers, Brandon & Rabbit Rogers, Brandon |
| 1st Place 12.17 lbs. Charles Lindsay Sr., Pelahatchie & Charles Lindsay Jr., Pelahatchie |
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Magnolia Crappie Club
| Registration 4:30 AM— 5:30 AM Sylva Rena Grocery (On Hwy 32 east of Water Vally Landing) Start fishing time 6:00 AM Stop fishing time 2:00 PM Weigh-in 2:30 PM Longbranch Landing |
| Where You Gonna Be May 17, 2008 |
| T-Bow says, The ‘Big Mamas” have been eatin’ it up at Enid for the last several weeks. They’ll be done spawning when we get there. The big fish will be rested up from their annual ritual. Those big perch will be hitting anything they can catch. Me and Jim plan to get there early and get ’em hemmed up. We got some catching up to do in the points, so don’t look for us to go easy on ya’ll. Jim has already polished up a new box of hot rod, never before seen, crank baits. I’m sure this will be the ticket for Enid. I was checking the stats on the World Record White Crappie( 5lbs. 3 oz. ) and it was caught in July only a few years after Enid was built. There are offspring from this “Big Mama” still swimming around in the lake and we aim to catch at least 7 of them. Actually our plans are to hang a new World Record. Jim will have his game face on just like me. Ya’ll just wells to get ready for a butt kicking like you ain’t never had! Our only deterrent will be another sphincter tightening experience like Barnett II! Sign-up — Sylva Rena Grocery 4:30 AM til 5:30 AM Start Fishing Time 6:00 AM Stop fishing time 2:00 PM Weigh-in 2:30 PM Longbranch Landing |
| —From the Tournament Director’s Desk— |
Big Bad Barnett has gone and done it again! I believe that may have been the worst storm we have ever had on tournament day. The hard rain and strong winds wouldn't keep us at bay for long though, there were crappie to catch. Team Lindsay proved the weather wouldn't keep them down as they brought in a fine catch of 12.17 pounds to take the top spot. Charles, Sr. told me they were fishing a ledge junior had found pre-fishing. Congratulations on a fine catch! We saw some major movement in the points race this tournament also as some of the top competitors couldn't figure the fish out after the storms. It seems the guys who fished deep ledges were able to find the bite. Steve and I were watching the barometer on our GPS and there were some drastic changes throughout the day. The good news is we still have two fine fisheries left, so keep on plugging away if your trying to get into the top ten. As mentioned in earlier newsletters the Enid tournament will be run a little different than we are accustomed to. We are required by the Corp. of Engineers to keep all fish alive to be released after the weigh-in. Also you are to have no more than seven fish in your live well at a time during tournament hours. Please take the time to ensure your fish are brought to the scales alive. It helps if you add a product called keep alive to your live well. This can be bought at Bass Pro in the bass fishing section. There will be no penalty for dead fish, but remember the time may be coming where we will go to live fish every tournament so it will be good practice. Now on to Lake Enid. The spawn will have come and gone by the time we hit this great fishery which is home to the world record white crappie weighing in at just over 5 pounds. Can you imagine what that thump must have felt like. The fish should be moved back out to the deeper water where there are loads of standing timber to fish so get your jig poles ready. If you see Kevin Rundlett sitting on a particular spot in front of the Water Valley ramp he has some structure in the lake he dropped in a few years back. Maybe he will be nice enough to fill you in on his secret hole! See ya at Enid. |
| April Showers Highlight Barnett II |
| Split # 1 Big Mama Brad Taylor & Ken Middleton 2.36 lbs. Johnny Smith & Jimmy L. Smith 2.35 lbs. Jimmy Smith & Ricky Smith 2.28 lbs. Allen Morgan & Scott Cupstid 2.25 lbs. David Thornton & Shelton Culpepper 2.23 lbs. |
| Big Fish Steve Stevenson & Hugh Krutz 2.51 lbs. |
| 2nd Big Fish Bobby Strange & James Gatlin 2.26 lbs. |
| “Katfishing Kids” will be held on June 14, 2008. For those who aren’t familiar, this program is put on jointly by the MS Wildlife Federation and the Department of Wildlife , Fisheries and Parks. MCC members volunteer and spend the day teaching youngsters how to fish. The event is held at Turcotte Labs in Madison County on Hwy 43 just north of the Tommy’s Trading Post. Rabbit Rogers, our special events coordinator, is in charge of our involvement in the program. If you’d like a fun day on the pond, watching and helping little kids catch catfish, let Rabbit know. MCC has helped with this event since its inception several years ago. Folks, a day at Turcotte is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. So call Rabbit and ask what you can do to help support our community projects. |
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| Tommy Moss |
| Hugh Krutz TD |
| Barnett II By The Numbers Top Five Teams Lindsay & Lindsay 12.17 lbs Rogers & Rogers 11.49 lbs Blount & Rainer 11.28 lbs Steen & Steen 10.99 lbs Strange & Gatlin 10.69 lbs Big Fish Krutz & Stevenson 2.51 lbs. Strange & Gatlin 2.26 lbs. Other Stats 37 teams in tournament 33 teams weighed in 217 crappie 28 teams weighed a 7 fish limit Total Weight @ 272.39 lbs. Avg size crappie 1.26lbs. |
| Split #2 Big Mama Steen & Steen 2.81 lbs. Cupstid & Morgan 2.69 lbs. Krutz & Stevenson 2.51 lbs. Jo. Smith & J. L. Smith 2.47 lbs. Jo. Smith & J. L. Smith 2.45 lbs. |
6th Guidry & McMurtrey 10.50 lbs 7th Fisackerly & Fisackerly 10.27lbs 8th Clark & Hollingsworth 10.22 lbs 9th McKay & Moss 9.96 lbs 10th Krutz & Stevenson 9.94 lbs 11th Thomas & Thomas 9.92 lbs 12th Cupstid & Morgan 9.86 lbs 13th Stewart & Stewart 9.38 lbs 14th Hannah & Talley 9.37 lbs 15th Jones & Blackwell 9.35 lbs |
| If April showers bring May flowers, then there should be a good bloom next month. Tournament day is usually tough, but this was by far the most trying of this season. When the storm came through, we feared the lighting; more than that, we feared the ride across open water to safety. The Old Master looked out for all of us and I’m truly thankful to the Good Lord that we made it through the day without anyone getting hurt. Folks, do you ever stop to give thanks for all the great times and the safe returns we have on tournament day? If you don’t, I think you should take the time to do it. It was great to see new folks signing up Saturday morning. We had two brand new teams fish with us today for the first time. Terry Stewart and his young son Cole finished in the money. Cole, at the tender age of twelve, caught their biggest fish allowing his team to finish in 13th place. Way to go Cole, good job buddy! Also the Fisackerly brothers from Winona, Bill and Tommy did a fine job catching fish. They smoked some of the old hands with a 7th place finish. Fellows, ya’ll done good! Another rookie team, Bobby Strange & James Gatlin showed out with their first appearance in the Fabulous Top Five. Congratulations, fellows, ya’ll will have this tournament fishing down pat fore too long. The luck was with the Lindsay boys today. Actually, it was Charlie that picked the starting hole and he ran the trolling motor most of the day. I didn’t know how to act doing nothing but catching fish. Charlie knows about a half dozen holes around Saddle Bags and Oil Well Woods he really likes; he pre-fished them all Friday and told me he had us a good spot. Having done poorly all year at picking good spots, I figured he might be on to something. This win can be primarily attributed to Charlie’s expertise. I admit I did catch most of the weigh fish. Congratulations to Charles Jr. and Charles Sr. on an impressive win at a most prestigious venue! Congratulations to Hugh and Steve on winning Big Fish (2.51 lbs.) This “Big Mama” was holding on a breakline in deeper water somewhere around Mill Creek. Hugh caught the fish; Steve netted and put her in the live well so fast, Hugh didn’t get a good look at the fish. Hugh said that was a pretty good fish; Steve said yeah, it weighed about a pound and three quarters. Duh! Congratulations to Bobby and James on 2nd Big Fish (2.26 lbs.) Fellows, just because ya’ll are rookies don’t mean you can’t go ahead and win one of these tournaments. Ya’ll did an excellent job. |
| In the running |
| Tournament Winners on Calender page |