From James Rollins, the AZCA tournament director:
We had 8 teams compete this year. We had a beautiful start and launched just after 6:00 am. We all had to endure some windy conditions mid morning but almost everyone was on fish.
The win this year goes to team Crappietiers (Florin Nesiu & Andrew Nesiu) with a weight of 10.37 lbs they also had the Wild Willy Big Crappie of 1.77 lbs. They won $160 plus a $50 Scheels gift card. 2nd place was captured by David Toyne with 9.92 lbs winning him $96 plus a $50 Scheels gift card, 3rd place went to Team Gotcha (JT Butler & Matthew Picklesimer) with 9.43 lbs, winning them $64 plus a $75 Scheels gift card.
Rounding out the rest of the field;
8.66 lbs - AZ Slab Hunters (James N Mary Rollins & Gilbert Seballos)
8.49 lbs - 4 guys in a little boat (Tommy Rufrano, Larry Larson & Frank Kroeher)
8.07 lbs - No Ski (Scott Wisniewski & Josh Wisniewski)
7.42 lbs - One Blade (Matt Rokusek & Bill Poppert)
Rounding out field was Team Slab Maxxers (Nicholas Mason & Lukas Laramio) who competed in their first Arizona Crappie Association tournament.
Congratulations to all the winners and hope to see everyone next year.
The Spring Crappie Fest will be at Alamo again next year, April 3, 2027, and we plan to have the large group site next year.
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And thank you to the following business and individuals who donated to the Arizona Crappie Association for this event:
* Scheels Chandler (Michelle Johnson): $225 worth of Gift Cards for the tournament winners
* Mudshark Marine (Brian Bernard): 1 Lithium Ionic 4-Bank 12V 10A Charger
* AZ Crappie Sniper Guide Service (Randy Howton, Tim Mraz): 1 BnM 8' Pole, 1 Sam Heaton 7' Pole
* Get Out & Fish (Richard Johnson): 2 AZ Crappie Sniper Crappie Kits
* James Rollins: 2 Waterproof Rain Jackets
* Ben Nesiu: 2 360 Swivel Stable Hunting/Livescope Chairs
* Ellen Rokusek: 1 Hand Painted Crappie Picture
* Let's Talk Fishin' (Tracy & Theresa Purtee): Ran both AZCA and LTF crappie tournaments, doing the livewell checks, morning send-off, took pictures, and did the weigh-in. They also let the AZCA use their mic/speaker and stage for the meeting and raffle.
And thank you to following business who gave the Arizona Crappie Association a discounted price for the following raffle item:
* Liars Korner: Shimano XLS Xt Reel
Please show your support to these local businesses by using their services or stores when you can and be sure and mention your thanks from the Arizona Crappie Association.
A few more pictures from Saturday's weigh-in for both AZCA and LTF crappie tournaments, provided by Tracy and Theresa from LTF. https://www.letstalkfishin.com/
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