Sardis - John Harrison wins it all ……..

In my years of tournament fishing I’ve discovered one simple fact, the weather will not cooperate with tournament fishing events. That was the case for MCC on Friday and Saturday. We left Jackson Fri-day morning with a temperature of 43 deg. no wind and arrived at Batesville around 6AM to a cold 25 deg. with 20mph winds out of the north. That’s COLD my friends, too cold to fish. I didn't see a boat on the water until around 10am. John Harrison was the first boat I saw Friday morning. Seems he found his ‘nest’ early that morning, caught two 16” slabs and moved on. I learned a valuable lesson, ‘watch John Harrison, see him fishing a spot and you automatically need to hit a way-point”. I know, that’s not ethical but.. John’s a great guy, you can’t find a better person, he don’t care how many boats crowd him, he’s gonna catch fish regardless. I really think he’s kin to a crappie. My interview with John revealed several things. He caught his fish fishing only 3’ deep, he used 16’ BGJP poles. He wanted his bait as far away from the boat as possible. He also turned off all his electronics, no need for a depth-finder, hit the trolling motor as little as possible. No noise, shallow fish are spooky enough, no need in letting them know you’re there. That’s a genius move. However, there are issues using the extra-long poles fishing solo. The fish are hard to land without a net-man. John endured, he says he lost at least two fish larger than the 2.95 due to not having a net-man. John has another quality that’s hard to find, humility. John doesn’t have an arrogant bone in his body. That’s more than I can say for some of my buddies. Ain't calling no names y’all know who you are. Winning doesn’t affect John in any way, all he says is ‘hey buddy, I just got lucky today’. All I can say is when John’s fishing one of his lakes, we’re fishing for 2nd place. That’s ok, I’ll take 2nd place any day. The Lord blessed you with a remarkable talent.

Continued……... On another note, MCC now has members in 9 states, that’s right, nine states. We had a team join us from Decatur, IL. That’s an 8 hour drive any way you look at it. Rick Barnes and Bryan Cleland drove down again to fish the MCC Sardis event. Both had fished the Big Mama Open last fall and loved it. Rick and Bryan are great guys and good fisherman. I think the big slabs got em hooked. We also had Jackie Corman from Nicholasville, KY and Don Beasley from Lancaster, KY join us. They live almost 9 hours away. Now when I hear our members complain about driving around 3 hours, I say so what. Jackie and Don live with hollowing distance from Kentucky Lake, what is it about the MS Lakes that makes guys drive a day just to fish here? I know, the fish. Last but not least, we had Neil Hillard from Coal Creek, CO team up with Grenada guide Vick Finkley and fish the Sardis tournament. Neil says the drive from home is around 1,200 mile, that’s 21 hours pulling a boat. Wow, ain't no way I could do that. Neil, when those boys from out west hear about how you’re catching em’ slabs, I’m sure more of them will migrate this way. I met another young man Saturday, 12-year-old Beau Nichols from Star, MS. Beau is the right-guard for McLaurin Jr. High Tigers. He joined his dad Jake and Uncle Chris Criswell. I love seeing the boys and girls brave the cold and rain to fish. Teach them to fish and feed them for a life time. Beau is a good kid, yes sir and no sir is how he speaks. You can tell when a kid has that discipline, it shows in everything they do. Who knows, we may see Beau playing on Sundays one of these days. I must commend the MCC bunch, we’re on the down side of the tournament season. We’re headed to some big-fish lakes from now on out. The pre-spawn is just around the corner, and the weather will get better, hopefully. The fishing is going to get better, the fish are going to get bigger. If you’ve never experienced the thrill of walking on stage with a big bucket of slabs, getting your name called and seeing your name on that big electronic scoreboard in 1st place. You don't know what you’re missing. It’s addicting, nothing you can do can compare to that feeling. I know we’re an amateur club of weekend guys and gals that love the sport of crappie fishing. I saw something Saturday morning that struck home. Chris and Jake were having boat trouble, Mr. Charles Lindsay and Charles Jr., would not leave the landing until Chris and Jake got their boat started. Don and I did what we could to help, but Charles Jr., got the engine cranked, diagnosed the problem and away they went. Now that my friends is what MCC is all about. None of us make a living tournament fishing. We’re doing it for fun. When we can help each other we stop the presses. On the way home Don and I pulled over to relieve ourselves and 3 or 4 trucks stopped to see if we were having trouble. Now I’ve seen so-called ‘Church Folk’ keep going. So what does that tell you. Naw, you make the decision. Lake Washington is next, Last year our biggest fish came out of here. Don’t miss the action, should be off the chain. We’re planning a Friday-Nite get-to-gather like no other, buffet style all you can eat. I wouldn’t miss that for the world, I don’t know what restaurant in-its-right-mine would offer this bunch an all-you-can-eat. Maybe it’s a going-out-of-business deal, if not it probably will. See you Later. BW

Sardis - New Tournament Lake Record - John Harrison - Need I say more 662-907-4080 2012-13 Issue 6 Feb. 2, 2013

Grenada Lake Guide & B’n’M Prostaff Member John Harrison blew everyone away with 16.29#s. John fished solo so all the “green leaves” went to him. Good job ‘Lil Buddy’, You showed us that you really don’t need a net man. John also had the big fish, a huge 2.95# monster, unheard of for Sardis this time of year.

From the Tournament Director’s Desk From the Tournament Director’s Desk -- Terry StewartTerry Stewart Page 2 2012-13 Issue 6 Feb. 2 , 2013

Pre-spawn is on at Sardis!!

Another rough, cold and windy weather condition hit us at Sardis! And while everyone didn’t smack em including my partner and I there were a lot of good fish caught. Especially by our first place winner Big John Harrison with 16.29 lbs of Sardis Slabs!! MCC is really lucky to have a member like John fishing in the club. I mean he may kick our tails pretty often but we always learn some-thing from him!! Congratulations John on another MCC victory!! And way to go Carl Painter and Chaney Starnes with 13.24 lbs and second place!! Hope you fish some more with us Carl. And coming in third place was Johnny Walker and his guest Austin Byrd with 13.15 lbs.!! Great job guys especially for your first tournament Austin!! We hope you can make some more with us Austin.

Next up is beautiful Lake Washington!! We all remember the weather conditions there last year! Hey our last 2 tournaments have been pretty tough so maybe were due a fair weather day!! Rest assured there will be some heavy weights at this one as we will be in pre-spawn and possible early spawning if we have some warm weather!! Ken is lining up a buffet dinner at Roy’s Store on Friday evening and we’re going to have an early tournament registration there also. Hope ya’ll smack em!! Any questions call Terry 601-502-5699. Early Registration Friday March 1st around 6:30pm

Saturday Registration 5:00am – 5:45am Start fishing time 6:30am

Stop fishing time 2:00pm Weigh tickets turned in by 3:00pm

Weigh in at Roy’s Store

The WeighThe Weigh--Master’sMaster’s-- Bo HudsonBo Hudson Sardis - Cold, Wet - Perfect Tournament Weather - No Way !!!!

Sardis was one of those tournaments that you know is coming, just don't know when. The weather both days was either super cold or super wet and cold. The crappie didn't care, they’re already wet. We tried everything in our arsenal to catch the big ones except minnows. Brad & I like to use artificial baits, It just don't seem like fishing using minnows. I know, its do or die with lures. We still prefer to try and trick them with our favorite Bobby Garland lures. Sometimes it just don't work. We get beat and beat bad. Saturday was one of those days. We just couldn't trick them on that day, but rest assured our day is coming.

Brad and I had an emergency at home, a flooded house. No way around it, we had to go, My wife is recovering from an auto accident a few months ago and she’s not able to handle things like that. I want to thank eve-ryone for chipping in and working the weigh-in. Let us know if you have any complaints, suggestions, or anything that will help us improve the process. We’re always open to suggestions. I’ve truly enjoyed being the weigh-master, it’s great when you have a great group to work with. Thanks Again. Bo Hudson

Who says Sardis doesn’t produce big fish?

When the first team weighed in Saturday and they went over 12 lbs, we all went “uh ohhhhhh”. After that, the enormous weights just kept on coming until it was our turn. Some days you’re the windshield but today we were the bug. The weather was fantastic, horrible, and then fantastic again, all within six hours. Just amazing! Larry and I pre-fished the general area John Harrison fished on Saturday, but he was all the way across the lake keeping his eyeball on us. Not that it would have mattered, he can catch fish in your bathtub in your home anytime he gets ready!

What a great weight for the day! John told me he only had 11lbs at 9:30 and was com-pletely satisfied with the weight for the day, but he started picking up huge fish every now and then after that. Glad to have you back in the fold John, and look forward to seeing you and Kent down my way next month.

Now for the good news next month is setting up to be huge! The water level is topped out and the spawning area has doubled to the fish this spring. That’s fantastic news for the future generations of crappie and crappie fishermen.

Due to the fact that we will impact the lake at prime spawn time, we are going to have some kind of live tank to get the huge females back in the lake as soon and healthy as we

can. I’m not asking you to return all of your fish to the lake, but would ask that you allow us to put back the females ready to spawn. We may even have a cooler full of males and might trade you two for one for your females full of eggs. We are set to catch a huge number of fish and we encourage everyone to release the females and keep the males for the freezer. You might think this is silly but one mature female can mean thousands of fry for the lake. I’m not telling you what to do, I’m asking for your help in this endeavor.

We have a buffet and early registration set for 6:00 March 1 at Roy’s Store. Pam will be open the next morning for breakfast and registration Saturday, March 2. I’m excited and let’s hope the weather is fair. If so, this could be a record setting tournament!

Stay safe and see you there,

More to come…………..

KEN

From the President’s Desk From the President’s Desk -- Kenneth Middleton IIKenneth Middleton II

Come join the fun at Lake Washington March 2, 2013

Magnolia Crappie Tournament Magnolia Crappie Club rules apply

Call 662-907-4080 for tournament info.

Vick, you and your partner been getting luck lately. Vick, you and your partner been getting luck lately. But remember this ain’t Grenada. These monsters are But remember this ain’t Grenada. These monsters are

harder to fool than them Sardis Slabsharder to fool than them Sardis Slabs

Tonya, that was the biggest fish we seen all of Tonya, that was the biggest fish we seen all of last year. We know who caught it. Wasn’t Terry.last year. We know who caught it. Wasn’t Terry.

Robbie & David, I know Washington is just up the Robbie & David, I know Washington is just up the road from you guys. Sometimes you know the lake road from you guys. Sometimes you know the lake

too good. Good Luck guys.too good. Good Luck guys.

Warren Cotton & Kirk Lewis won last year at Washington, you can bet they’re gonna have them minnows out and roll-ing. Well guys it’s a different month and year this time. You may have to re-think that strategy. Them big ole Delta Slabs may not be where they were last year. Better have a backup plan, just in case. Tonya, Terry, Ken, Larry, Vick, David & Robbie, y’all did good last year. This is pre-spawn, big fish. It’s anybody’s ball game. Y’all get ready we headed over to the River come 1st of March, it’s on.

Ken & Larry, no more of those bogus fishing Ken & Larry, no more of those bogus fishing reports about them biting on the north end of the reports about them biting on the north end of the

lake. You’ve used that one too many times.lake. You’ve used that one too many times.

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Sardis ~ Top Teams

B’n’M Pro-Staffer John Harrison found his ‘nest’, drugged over 16 pounds out of it. John says he missed 2 better than the 2.95 pounder he won big fish with. Wow, talk about bad luck, you miss 2 and still beat the snot out of us. 16.29#’s. Amazing.

In The Running 6th S Steen / S Steen 12.49 lbs

7th McClamrock/Darbonne 12.04 lbs

8th A Tackett / C Harris 11.99 lbs

9th C Horton / K Horton 11.96 lbs

10th R Rogers / P Jeffcoats 11.94 lbs

11th A Smith / L Butler 11.93 lbs

12th R Womack / K Womack11.88 lbs

13th B Taylor / M Taylor 11.60 lbs

14th Bouchillion / Lowery 11.19 lbs

15th R Williams / D Williams 11.06 lbs

Big Fish 1st John Harrison 2.95 lbs

2nd P Johnson / T Moss 2.79 lbs

Other Sardis Stats We actually had 35 teams entered.

33 teams weighed 204 fish.

Total weight 340.28 lbs

Average Team Weight 9.45 lbs

Avg weight: 1.67 lbs

Split # 2 Big Mama

2.95 lbs J. Harrison / K. Driscoll

2.79 lbs P. Johnson / T. Moss

2.77 lbs A.E. Smith / L. Smith

2.67 lbs Sid Steen / Scott Steen

2.63 lbs B Barnett / M Porter

Johnny Walker & Austin Byrd finish 3rd with 13.15#s. I think Johnny done figured this thing out. Congratulations Guys.

Carl Painter & Chaney Starnes finishes 2nd AGAIN with 13.24#’s. Chaney you can’t keep leaving Deanna at home.

4th place was captured by Neil Hillard & Vick Finkley with 13.11#’s. Very good guys. Vick, I think Neil has forgot about Colorado.

Johnny Smith & Jimmy L. Smith finish the top 5 with 13.07#’s. They earned that check. Congratulations Guys. “Friends, Family & Fun”

Overall Points Race 2012-13

PlaceTeam No

TeamGrenada 

IWolf Barnett

Chotard Eagle I

Chotard Eagle II

Sardis WashGrenada 

IIArka Enid Total

1 6 RANDY BOUCHILLON / JOE LOWREY 23.36 17.67 21.02 23.71 18.17 21.19 125.122 5 SHELTON CULPEPPER / DAVID THORNTON 20.53 19.04 21.28 24.77 17.93 20.94 124.493 10 CHARLES LINDSAY / CHARLES LINDSAY, JR. 20.31 19.18 21.95 24.00 17.73 20.99 124.164 36 CHRIS HORTON / KEVIN HORTON 20.57 17.74 17.47 23.60 21.80 21.96 123.145 7 RABBIT ROGERS / PAT JEFFCOATS 20.84 18.28 18.75 20.85 22.38 21.94 123.046 61 ANDY TACKETT / CALLAWAY HARRIS 18.80 17.29 19.19 24.62 20.52 21.99 122.417 64 RAY WILLIAMS / DAWN WILLIAMS 21.81 18.66 17.42 24.51 18.45 21.06 121.918 59 BRAD TAYLOR / MELODY TAYLOR 19.76 16.95 20.81 23.25 18.00 21.60 120.379 13 JOHNNY SMITH / JIMMY L SMITH 21.71 18.23 17.29 20.62 18.96 23.07 119.8810 26 TERRY STEWART / TONYA STEWART 20.67 17.69 19.52 25.09 21.16 14.93 119.0611 3 RODGER WOMACK / KATIE WOMACK 19.62 15.93 18.79 23.81 18.23 21.88 118.2612 34 JIMMY SMITH / RICKEY SMITH 20.47 18.94 18.24 23.86 17.17 18.95 117.6313 35 HUGH KRUTZ / STEVE STEVENSON 21.88 16.98 18.25 24.56 19.34 15.74 116.7514 60 (*)BILL BURNETT / JERRY GROSS 19.73 15.00 20.05 21.30 19.45 21.01 116.5415 56 MIKE SUMRALL / JAY CARR 22.03 11.76 19.11 22.95 20.74 19.74 116.3316 24 KENT HOLMES / ALLEN MORGAN 19.56 18.01 16.16 23.64 20.31 18.56 116.2417 65 CHANEY STARNES / DEANNA STARNES 19.57 15.64 14.11 24.82 18.29 23.24 115.6718 44 RICHARD SANDERS / WILLIAM TYER 19.09 17.95 19.14 22.55 18.61 16.93 114.2719 1 PAUL JOHNSON / TOMMY MOSS 19.43 17.41 18.70 22.61 17.76 17.78 113.6920 74 JOHNNY WALKER / JOHN LEE 19.69 15.79 13.21 21.03 18.29 23.15 111.1621 8 BERNARD WILLIAMS / DON TERRY 19.76 18.86 16.51 21.51 16.55 16.51 109.7022 53 DAVID MCWILLIAMS / ROBBIE NIVEN 17.89 16.99 17.15 18.48 18.52 20.45 109.4823 4 MONTY BLOUNT / KEITH SULLIVAN 19.73 18.69 15.90 20.49 18.65 15.49 108.9524 2 CHRIS CRISWELL / JAKE NICHOLS 19.21 15.13 18.03 20.13 16.49 19.29 108.2825 19 BRAD CHAPPELL / BO HUDSON 20.63 15.05 18.88 24.74 17.62 10.00 106.9226 23 KEN MIDDLETON / LARRY NIPPER 10.00 17.62 17.73 22.54 21.61 14.97 104.4727 71 LANCE EVANS / JOEY SAXTON 20.70 16.37 15.73 18.94 18.38 10.00 100.1228 57 (*)CHRIS SAVAGE / JOSH SAVAGE / KYLE SAVAGE 20.66 10.00 18.46 10.00 18.78 20.20 98.1029 25 RAY CLARY / PHIL KIRK 22.01 13.70 17.60 22.91 17.67 0.00 93.8930 22 DANNY WADE / RONALD WADE 21.47 15.85 16.52 19.78 15.26 0.00 88.8831 82 (*)D.NICHOLS‐A.NICHOLS 18.69 15.75 10.00 22.45 13.12 0.00 80.0132 55 (*)GREG LADNER / GINGER LADNER 20.20 16.79 0.00 24.52 18.11 0.00 79.6233 20 VIC FINKLEY / LEE HANKINS 20.46 13.88 10.00 10.00 0.00 23.11 77.4534 18 JEFF WARD / CHARLES HARTMAN 10.00 18.25 19.45 20.57 0.00 0.00 68.2735 39 SAMMY HUGHES / RICHARD LACK 0.00 16.11 10.00 23.52 17.32 0.00 66.9536 28 SID STEEN / SID STEEN 19.17 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 22.49 61.6637 31 A E SMITH / LARRY BUTLER 21.78 0.00 15.57 0.00 0.00 21.93 59.2838 37 MICHAEL NOWELL / PAULA NOWELL 16.82 15.49 0.00 23.36 0.00 0.00 55.6739 79 (*)GUY WILLIAMS 19.84 0.00 0.00 18.75 16.83 0.00 55.4240 84 JOHN RATCLIFF / JENNIFER RATCLIFF 0.00 19.09 16.59 18.93 0.00 0.00 54.6141 78 (*)MIKE MCCLAMROCK / CECILIA MCCLAMROCK 21.99 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.04 54.0342 52 DENNIS MOAK / SIDNEY MOAK / ABIGALE MOAK 19.23 16.63 17.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 53.1243 40 JOHN HARRISON / EARL HARRIS 21.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.29 47.6044 50 ROY NORWOOD 0.00 16.27 17.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.1045 48 (*)JACOB THOMPSON / MELISSA THOMPSON 20.82 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.8246 46 (*)DEE FERGUSON / FERGUSON 0.00 10.00 16.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.8747 70 STEVE HART / JOHN WILLIS 10.00 15.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.3448 54 EARL OSWALT / LOGAN GRICE / JOHN ROBINSON 10.00 12.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.6349 76 (*)KEVIN STOCKBRIDGE / DONALD HERSON 21.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 21.6750 21 ANTHONY REASONS / BENJAMIN COOK 20.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.9851 73 (*)JACKIE CORMAN / DON BEASLEY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.63 20.6352 45 ERIC NETH / BRIDGETT NETH 20.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.3153 77 (*)BRIAN CLELAND / RICK BARNES 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.23 20.2354 51 DON COLLINS / CHARLIE EPPS 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 20.0055 102 (*)NATHAN MCFARLIN / SCOTT MCFARLIN 19.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.8956 29 TORCH TINDLE / RUSTY BURROUGH 19.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.0757 38 JARED GRAY / CRAIGG CANNON 18.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.1758 83 TROY GARRETT 0.00 16.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.98

(*) Denotes Rookie Team

Wildcat Trolling By Bernard Williams, Magnolia Crappie Club

I love to troll; I think any other type of fishing is boring unless you are tearing them up. I started pulling crankbaits and long lining jigs a few years ago and found this to be a very effective way to catch fish. This method works best when water temperature is above 50 degrees.

The method works will with any type of trolling, from spider-rigging, long lining jigs to pulling crankbaits. The expert trollers will never tell this so listen closely. My method in-volves making large looping turns that crisscross each other. What happens when you make turns is the outside baits pick up and the inside baits fall and vise-versa.

Since crappie are predator fish, they will attack anything that tries to get away or looks crippled. It’s the same principle as a bully uses, if you run you get beat up. It’s the same concept with crappie. When they see that jig or crankbait slow down or speed up their basic instinct is to attack. So there you have it, the turns are the key.

The wildcat method got its name from me looking back at the GPS route and seeing that I had made a bunch of turns, my partner said that looks wild, and there you have it. Foot-ball has its wildcat, why not crappie fishing. This works so well because you can do this on a river channel or a flat. The key to this method is to overlap your turns when working a certain area.

We use the wildcat very effective on the River Lakes, Bar-nett, Grenada, and Sardis, during the pre-spawn, spawn, sum-mer, and fall. We use this technique during the spawn for no other reason than to just fine the location of the big sows, and then spider-rig them.

Speed is another critical factor; sometimes we simply turn the trolling motor off for a few seconds and back on or speed up and slow back down. I’ll try anything to give that jig or crankbait an erratic move. This triggers what we call “Reaction Strikes”. The crappie might not be feeding but something coming alone and stop or speed up in front of them they can resist.

• Tip: I use a Minn-Kota trolling motor with the I-Pilot. While most fishermen use the re-mote, I use the foot control to control my speed. I have more control over the speed with the foot control than I do with the remote. Don’t get me wrong, I still attach the remote to my belt for times when I need it, but for my speed adjustments, I use the roller control on the foot control. It is truly variable control. I can go from 30% to 100% and back to 20% much faster with the roller than the remote.

This technique can be used with any method of trolling, from spider-rigging to long-lining to cranking. It can be utilized any season of the year. The key to making it produc-tive is to let the fish tell you the speed they prefer. BW

Sick & Shut-In Members MCC would like to wish James Hamlin, one of our members a speedy recovery. James started with a winter cold, and ended up in the hospital with double pneumonia. We hear that-James is recovering slowly. We all pray that he gets well soon. We need you back out there with us, but not too soon. We’ll keep you up to date on all things going on with MCC. Another one of our members, Robbie Nevin would like to thank everyone for all their pray-ers and calls during his illness. Robbie was able to fish with us at Sardis and is progressing well. Glad to see you back in the boat with David. Y’all did good. Mrs. Jane Rogers would like to thank all MCC members and friends for everything they did during her illness. From what her husband Rabbit says, she’s almost back to herself. Take it easy Ms Jane, let us know if Rabbit get’s on your nerves. He really means well. Just don't pay him any attention like we do. You done spoiled him I guess. Mrs. Amanda Tomasich wants all MCC members to know she really appreciated the calls and prayers during her illness. She is recovering well and should be back on the lake when the weather breaks. Please let us know when we have a Member or Sponsor that’s sick, we’ll get the word out. You were here for us, we will be in your corner when you need us. The MCC Members

MCC Governing Board 2012-13 President, Kenneth Middleton 662-907-4080 Vice President, Eli Rowell 601-467-2831 Sec\Treasurer, Tonya Robertson 601-624-2692 Tournament Director, Terry Stewart 601-502-5699 Weigh-Master, Bo Hudson 601-503-6417 Imm-Past President, Paul Johnson 601-624-0359 Director 2013 Hugh Krutz 601-946-3111 Director 2013 Bernard Williams 601-454-0196 Director 2013 Ray Williams 601-591-4039 Director 2014 Tommy Moss 601-260-6267 Director 2014 Andy Tackett 662-299-5763 Director 2014 Rod Womack 601-942-8907 Director 2015 Don Terry 601-291-2987 Director 2015 Brad Chappell 601-317-6681 Director 2015 Ricky Smith 601-757-5406

12/13 Tournament Season

Regular Tournaments

Sep 15 Grenada

Oct 13 Wolf Lake

Nov 10 Barnett

Dec 8 Chotard/Eagle

Jan 5 Chotard/Eagle

Feb 2 Sardis

Mar 2 Washington

Mar 23 Grenada & BMO

Apr 13 Arkabutla

May 4 $100,000 Enid

May 31-Jun 1 Barnett

Minimum participation level for Post-Season qualification is to enter 7 tournaments and earn at least 90 points. You get 10 points for enter-ing and 1 point per pound of weighed in fish.

Another season is upon us so is a new Splash-For-Cash contest for 2012-13. This contest is sponsored by Acade-my Sports and Outdoors and they supply the $1,000 gift card free of charge. Thank you Academy. Paula & Mi-chael Nowell have agreed to direct this project. Guess when you do a great job you get to do it over and over. Thank You Paula and Mike. Just a reminder to all club members, all the profits from this contest go directly to our post-season payouts. Remember, all members that are above high-school age must sell or buy one book ($125) worth of tickets to qualify for post-season. See Paula or Mike for your tickets. They will be setup to issue or collect for tickets at each weigh-in. Door-prizes will be drawn for members that turn in their ticket money early in the season.

Charitable Organization—Naming Contest

MCC is forming a charitable corporation that will be a separate arm of MCC. This organization will have a 501-C3 Federal Charity Status. It will allow MCC to solicit full charitable donations from major companies and individuals. These monies WILL NOT be used for any MCC Tour-nament Payouts. The organization will have a sep-arate board of directors, made up of MCC mem-bers. We will use these funds for events like Wounded-Warriors, Take-A-Kid-Fishing, and Disaster Assistance Events. We need your help, we’re having a Naming Contest to give this organization its own identity. You have until March. 2, 2013 to submit your en-try. The name selection will be chosen by the MCC Board of Directors at the Sardis Tourna-ment. MCC is in the process of putting together a prize package that will include tackle, clothing and money.

Magnolia Crappie Club P.O. Box 644 Clinton, MS 39060

Brad & Melody, we’re gonna ask her where y’all fishing on Washington, bet she tells me the

truth. I got a spy working for me.

Kent, does she like to fish as much as her daddy?!!!

Keith, Jake, & Beau, we’ll be looking for you guys at Washington. Don’t catch em’ all before March 2nd. Look Out Washington!