My .02 on JCAA Tournament

[dfish28]

Great post! We left SRI at 7:00 waiting out some of the rain- wasn't very nice out there... Got as far as Asbury and set up a couple drifts deploying the boat brakes- no bueno- surfed back into the inlet around lunchtime with nothing but snapper blues to show for it, fished the river for a bit,but you shouldn't have to flank 40-50' boats in the river fluking... That was enough for me.
Spoke to my buddy on another boat as well- we both said never again. Congrats to those who placed!

[hammer4reel]

ALL the tourneys should have a rain date. MANY guys went out yesterday because they had payed pre entry. And I for one am not interested in paying to have a winner drawn from a hat because of inclement weather.

If I wanted to play the lottery at a chance of winning ALOT of money and dropping a hundred or two on that would be ok.

To draw for a few grand I would never be interested.

The fees to enter a tourney are for FISHING the tourney, and the bragging rights to go with the day. NOT just to win a few bucks.

SAFETY should def be first and formost of anyone setting one of these days up

[stevelikes2fish]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

SAFETY should def be first and formost of anyone setting one of these days up

MY thoughts exactly

[arat]

The conditions were tough not unfishable the guys that won the flukemasters tourney were fishing 16 to 24 ounces of lead. That's how tournaments are sometimes you get them and sometimes they get you

[bbfisherman]

Fluke tourneys should not be about big boats, and crazy weights. It should be a fun day of fishing with friends. Just my opinion.

Paul,

Thanks again for taking time to respond and addressing people's concerns here. I think your idea of having alternate dates with the ceremonies scheduled at a slightly later date is a great idea and addresses the issue at hand. At minimum it gives entrants hope if the first scheduled date is cancelled they will still have an opportunity to fish the second date. There's always the chance we'll have inclement weather two weeks in a row but your suggestion is a 100% improvement over the current rules, is well thought out and I believe will be well received and appreciated by the folks who support your tournament. That's my .02, curious what everyone else has to stay. If it's viewed a positive, it might make sense to communicate that decision before next year as I'm sure many anglers would appreciate knowing that the tournament officials listened to their concerns and acted promptly in addressing them. As I said, I think your structure makes perfect sense for both the anglers as well as the JCAA since I would think more people would sign up knowing there was an alternate slot.

Thanks again for taking the time to address this on the site.

Dakota

[Sharkyispy]

My ultimate point here being, I understand rain or shine and fully understand the disclaimers put forth by the JCAA.org for a captain to make a decision on whether to fish or not , but when the forecasted weather was as bad as it was and posted by 2AM in the morning, many anglers are putting up entry fees they are then not able to use. Consideration in the future needs to be given to a potential cancellation or postponement date. This is my .02 on this right , wrong indifferent and hope that the feedback is taken into consideration for all just as the date changes that have been made based on angler input.[/QUOTE]

An excerpt from my original post quoting what my intent was. Some would rather turn this into something else than attempting to influence change for all involved, so be it and that will probably never change in itself. I have sent Paul PMs to which he has also responded and appears publicly, he is looking for input to help make that change. Maybe energy provided towards your input for all is best. Thank you Paul and the others posting for having the wherewithal to listen and attempt to make a difference.