Contest Question

[SkunkedAgain]

Hey Everyone the spring challenge is soon coming to a close at the end of the month.  I posted some thoughts and questions on the contest board, but I know not everyone visits that site very often unless they are adding fish or checking on the standings.  So I thought I'd post here so more will see my thoughts and questions...

First question:  After watching the contest this spring, what are your thoughts or opinion of the new format for a summer contest?  (Do you like it, hate it, wish we wouldn't have changed???? etc.)

Second question:  Have you followed the scoring changes this season?  (We have had probably seven different leaders throughout this contest and have just had another lead change and it is still very possible to have another before the contest ends on the 30th.)

Third question:  Fall Challenge is scheduled to begin on the 1st of July, do you want it to be like the spring challenge in format or former year catfish contest?  (Spring challenge is multi species, old cat contest is best 3 catfish for your score)

Fourth question:  Do you have any suggestions that we might consider adding in future contests?

Anyway thank you for your participation, it has been a lot of fun for me to watch, even though I haven't had much time to get out and try to get my fish I've still enjoyed watching the competition as the competitors have focused their strategies to catch the right fish to put them on top... Thanks all... Later Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I just saw this thread.....Thanks for asking all the questions and for the time and mental energy you put into this.

I have liked a little more diversity than just catfish, but I liked the old format for cats as well. I think that many folks want to be able to participate by just doing the fishing they want to do and still have a chance at the contest part, rather than trying to change what they are doing to improve score.

The large number of catfish entries speaks pretty loudly toward a catfish contest though. 

I've said before I'm willing to help however I can. I'll send you a PM

I've said before that I'll help

Hey guys Jim and I have been discussing how to do the Fall portion of the contest and thanks for his offer to help we are going to have a two headed contest come July 1.  We will have the second round of the challenge, it will be the fall challenge and it will be basically the same as the spring challenge, with just a new reset of the scores.  We decided we would allow all the spring sign up's to roll over into the fall contest so everyone won't need to re enter to be taking part.  We will have a new placard available soon.  

Then there is the second head to the new contest, Jim will cover this one for the forum.  This contest will be the same as the old catfish contest, best 3 fish score.  We decided that we will take everyone's biggest catfish from the spring challenge and roll it into the new catfish contest.  Sorry I know some of you had a couple over 29 and 30, but we'll only take your largest fish to roll over into this new contest.  This was to help out some of the areas that get good spring cats and have a tougher run later in the year.  

Okay since you are signed up for spring you will also be considered signed up for both heads of the fall contest, so you can choose whether you will participate in the challenge, the cat contest or both.  That will depend on what you want to do.  We will have two different posts for the contest entries and if you have a cat that you want to enter in both contests you will need to enter it in both your fall challenge post and your cat contest 2023 post.  Sorry a little more work for you, but will make our job much easier with less chance of missing your entry.  I've probably missed a lot of stuff, but wanted to get you the info as soon as we can, so you will know what to plan on if you want to join the contest...

PS... We are finding there isn't a ton of interest in prizes, so we most likely won't go nuts on prizes, but we'll try to have a few along the way... Later Jeff