Ok, I've stayed out of the shared weight thread, But...
 

The Mid-Tenn Classic is set up as a team event where one boat can only have
five fish weighed in at the end of the day. This is pretty much the way that
we've had all of the MTC's so far and does promote a team effort to the
tournament. But it appears that some people are having conflicts about this
way of thinking.

So here's my question, and I'm open for anything. We want everyone to have a
good time and to put all indifferences aside, so would you like to see the
rules changed where the MTC is a one against one tournament or keep it a
team effort? It just takes about 3 minutes to alter the rules page, so let's
hear your vote and the majority will win.

Have fun y'all!

Charles I thought that it would be the same as Okeechobee was ..teams for
the first and second days plus single weigh for both days for individuals
for single champ.
I thought that Okeechobee was the way the MTC was always ran? but the teams
where allowed 10 fish per boat not just 5.
I would like to see it like Okeechobee was ran.
--
Chris S

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"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
...
The Mid-Tenn Classic is set up as a team event where one boat can only
have
five fish weighed in at the end of the day. This is pretty much the way
that
we've had all of the MTC's so far and does promote a team effort to the
tournament. But it appears that some people are having conflicts about
this
way of thinking.

So here's my question, and I'm open for anything. We want everyone to have
a
good time and to put all indifferences aside, so would you like to see the
rules changed where the MTC is a one against one tournament or keep it a
team effort? It just takes about 3 minutes to alter the rules page, so
let's
hear your vote and the majority will win.

Have fun y'all!

On 2005-03-13 01:32:19 -0600, "Charles B. Summers"
said:

snip... would you like to see the rules changed where the MTC is a
one against one tournament or keep it a team effort?

New newsreader... Let's see how it posts. (Unison for Mac)

Refresh my memory.... what's the penalty again for bringing in dead
fish? Because if I put more than five bass in the ODF's livewell, I can
pretty much guarantee I'll have to eat the penalty (as well as the
fillets, eventually). I'm counting on me and my partner bringing in ten
bass per day on this thing if we each can weigh in five. Either that,
or I'll put them on a stringer and toss them over the side... which
doesn't do much for the survival rate either.

Actually, I've always enjoyed buddy tournaments... where both anglers
both contribute to the creel and share the prizes. Nothing at all wrong
with that format... there are probably a thousand buddy tournaments
held each week across the country during fishing seasons.

Having said that, though, I'm game for anything. Among this group, I
doubt competing against the guy on the other end of the boat will have
any impact on how freely we share advice, lures, casting deck space,
and likely targets.
--
Joe
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Well, I guess I know how the newsreader worked out... it didn't wrap the text.
I haven't found how to do that, so I'll just start using this thing
like a typewriter.

Chris brought up a good point.... it's worked well in the past. No plan
is going
to please everyone entirely, but this is a far cry from the topic
discussed in the
"shared weight" thread. That is not a buddy tournament... the MTC always has
been.

I vote for the team effort, cuts down the possibilities of hard
feelings.

I vote for the team effort, cuts down the possibilities of hard
feelings.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.



"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
...
The Mid-Tenn Classic is set up as a team event where one boat can only
have
five fish weighed in at the end of the day. This is pretty much the way
that
we've had all of the MTC's so far and does promote a team effort to the
tournament. But it appears that some people are having conflicts about
this
way of thinking.

So here's my question, and I'm open for anything. We want everyone to have
a
good time and to put all indifferences aside, so would you like to see the
rules changed where the MTC is a one against one tournament or keep it a
team effort? It just takes about 3 minutes to alter the rules page, so
let's
hear your vote and the majority will win.

Have fun y'all!

Personally I fish mostly team tournaments, and I feel it eliminates most
conflicts between boaters and non-boaters. Of course since I won't be
making it...

For a two day even I think a team format with random draws for boater and
non-boater and no team can fish together two days in a row makes it as level
as you can get.



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"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
...
The Mid-Tenn Classic is set up as a team event where one boat can only
have
five fish weighed in at the end of the day. This is pretty much the way
that
we've had all of the MTC's so far and does promote a team effort to the
tournament. But it appears that some people are having conflicts about
this
way of thinking.

So here's my question, and I'm open for anything. We want everyone to have
a
good time and to put all indifferences aside, so would you like to see the
rules changed where the MTC is a one against one tournament or keep it a
team effort? It just takes about 3 minutes to alter the rules page, so
let's
hear your vote and the majority will win.

Have fun y'all!

For some reason you're listed on the roster as a non-boater. I knew your
boat wouldn't handle a 10 fish limit and checked the site before mentioning
this. Need me to change you to a boater? If so, the rules will stay the way
you wrote them three years ago. It's worked before, and no-one has
complained. Plus... what are the chances with Warren not attending that
we'll have ten fish anyway? LOL


"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe-at-secretweaponlures-dot-com wrote in message
news:2005031307033023017%swljoeatsecretweaponlures .
net...
On 2005-03-13 01:32:19 -0600, "Charles B. Summers"
said:

snip... would you like to see the rules changed where the MTC is a
one against one tournament or keep it a team effort?

New newsreader... Let's see how it posts. (Unison for Mac)

Refresh my memory.... what's the penalty again for bringing in dead
fish? Because if I put more than five bass in the ODF's livewell, I can
pretty much guarantee I'll have to eat the penalty (as well as the
fillets, eventually). I'm counting on me and my partner bringing in ten
bass per day on this thing if we each can weigh in five. Either that,
or I'll put them on a stringer and toss them over the side... which
doesn't do much for the survival rate either.

Actually, I've always enjoyed buddy tournaments... where both anglers
both contribute to the creel and share the prizes. Nothing at all wrong
with that format... there are probably a thousand buddy tournaments
held each week across the country during fishing seasons.

Having said that, though, I'm game for anything. Among this group, I
doubt competing against the guy on the other end of the boat will have
any impact on how freely we share advice, lures, casting deck space,
and likely targets.
--
Joe
-------------------------
secretweaponlures.com
Secret Weapon Lures... first true
spinnerbait design innovation in 50 years!
--------------------------------------------------= 0"))))

On 2005-03-13 11:25:10 -0600, "Charles B. Summers"
said:
snip
Need me to change you to a boater? If so, the rules will stay the way
you wrote them three years ago. It's worked before, and no-one has
complained. Plus... what are the chances with Warren not attending that
we'll have ten fish anyway? LOL


Yes, put me down as a boater. I'll haul the ODF down there, and whoever
comes in first place the first day has to go out with me the second day
as a handicap to level the playing field. :-)

Actually, Rickard ended up on the back end (bailing end) of the ODF in
the first Mid-TN Classic, and although we never got out of site of the
ramp, he ended up winning big fish and we took first place in the
event, too.

If it turns out we have enough boats, then I can just park it. Better
to have too many than too few.

Joe
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