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Magnolia Crappie Club Adventures Magazine
From the Editor Ridgeland Tourism Commission.
So you say a change in weather Ridgeland will give away five $100
PUBLISHER effects crappie fishing, no joke. cash prizes to members that stay
in Ridgeland Hotels. We’ll have
Michael Nowell Two days before our Saturday on the water filming for our 1st
tournament, the fishing at Lake
President Washington was on FIRE. Here Magnolia Crappie Club Adventures
comes a cold front, dropping the Television Show. If you want your
temperature 20+ degrees, and clips included, you must submit a
EDITOR wow, you couldn’t buy a bite on GoPro video.
Another change we voted to
Bernard Williams Friday or early Saturday morning implement is Championship Bump
for most of our teams. As always,
Vice-President some of the MCC teams caught Downs, if we have a qualifying
fish. team that can’t fish the Champion-
Sixty-four teams fished our ship, we’ll invite the next non-qual-
WRITERS Washington Club Tournament, ifying team until we have at least
Michael Nowell, 35 teams entered the Big Mama 50 teams. If all qualifying teams
fish the Championship, we won’t
Open. It should have been the
President same number. One team would have to use this new rule.
have won money had they en- Our 2020 Season is half over; we
Paula Nowell, tered. I say this to all MCC mem- head to Okatibbee next. Fishing
bers; this is our only fundraiser for
should be fantastic if the weather
Secretary/Treasurer our Club Champion- prevails. This lake
ship, we have the is loaded with fish.
Stephen Turner, Big Mama Opens to Okatibbee should be
Weigh-Master increase our Cham- a tournament where
pionship Payouts. If
everyone weighs
you don’t bring in seven fish. Okatibbee
Rabbit Rogers a sponsorship, you is a beautiful lake with
Charter Member should enter the excellent facilities.
BMO’s. Nothing in
Thank you, par-
our entry fees go ents and guardians,
PHOTOGRAPHER towards our Cham- for bringing the kids
Bernard Williams pionship, every- to our tournaments.
body wants to fish
for the big dollars I don’t know who
has to most fun, the
Contact us at: but don’t want to grown-ups or the
magnoliacrappieclub@gmail. contribute. That kids; my money is on
makes no sense
com whatsoever. the kids.
I want to commend
Congratulations to Pat Jeffcoats the weigh-in group for their awe-
MCC Adventures Magazine and Rabbit Rogers, that’s three some and professional effort. The
is publication of Magnolia wins out of 5 tournaments. Who entire group from Tournament Di-
Crappie Club. No portion may said the Garmin Livescope was rector, Weigh-Master, to Checking
be reproduced without written changing the face of crappie fish- Station is impressive. They have
permission. @Copyright 2019 ing? That’s not the case with Rab- their act together. Nothing gets slid
bit and Pat. These guys have tons in, and each basket gets checked
of experience, like my dad use to for correct size and number, thus
Photographs can be pur- say, “They’ve forgotten more than
chased from Magnolia Crappie we’ll ever know.” Just imagine giving all of us a fair chance.
Club upon request. what’s going to happen when they That’s all we can ask from any
tournament circuit.
learn how to use a Livescope. We’ll
MCC does not profess to be a
See our website for mem- be fishing for 2nd place like we Professional For Profit Crappie
bership,rules or tournament used to when Rabbit was fishing Organization; we do operate our
schedules at: with Ms. Jane. club and hold ourselves to the
www.magnoliacrappieclub.com Cheers to Lisa and Gene Lister professional standards used by
for winning the Big Mama Open, tournament circuits. We have an
their 2.44# slab was the only fish excellent team and an outstanding
they caught. It allowed them to group of members.
win Big Fish for the Club Tourna-
ment too. That payday was worth Finally, I must say that we’ve
getting out in freezing tempera- had an excellent half-season. The
tures. Great job Lisa and Gene, Lord has blessed us tremendously.
you’ve made great strides for a No accidents, mishaps, or major
Rookie Team. drama. Let’s work and pray for
that to continue. We’re coming
The Board of Directors voted to the meat of our season. Let’s
to hold the 2020 Championship
Tournament on Barnett, June sit back and enjoy our blessing.
12th and 13th sponsored by The Bernard
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