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General Discussion / Re: AZCA Members Fishing the M...

Last post by OneBlade - October 25, 2025, 07:27 AM

They didn't reach the top 25 but did catch crappie, big blue cats, and other fish. They entered the big fish derby for those who aren't in the top 25 and doing that today.  Randy said the white crappie have some big shoulders on them and that river system crappie fight hard so you think you've got a 2+lb white crappie on there but it ends up smaller - they are fighters.  Hoping they catch the big one today.  Links for results and standings and so forth on the Facebook link provided in the original post.

#72

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / Re: 2025 Bob Hirch Crappie Cla...

Last post by Tweeder - October 21, 2025, 09:35 PM

Echo the appreciation for everyones help and support! Great time as always on top of some beautiful weather. Matt take a bow for your hard work organizing another successful chapter of BHCC.

#73

General Discussion / Re: AZCA Members Fishing the M...

Last post by Tweeder - October 21, 2025, 09:24 PM

Way to represent!

#74

General Discussion / AZCA Members Fishing the Midwe...

Last post by OneBlade - October 21, 2025, 07:27 AM

The Arizona Crappie Association is excited to have a few of its members represent Arizona on the national scale for crappie fishing! AZCA members Randy Howton, Brian Bernard, and Tim Mraz along with JT Butler are competing October 23-25 in the Midwest Crappie Alliance (MCA) Pickwick Shoot-out in Tennessee. In this 3-day event, they are competing for $50,000 (based on a 150 boat field) in prize money! They got up there late last week and started prefishing last weekend. It's a huge lake so they have a lot of water to break down prior to the tournament. As you can see by the pictures, they have found some crappie already. Also representing Arizona at the Expo is Richard Johnson, owner of Get Out and Fish LLC, of which crappie fishermen nationwide buy their crappie soft plastic baits from. Follow the tournament progress via the MCA Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/midwestcrappiealliance) and website (https://midwestcrappiealliance.com/).

#75

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / Re: 2025 Bob Hirsch Crappie Cl...

Last post by OneBlade - October 19, 2025, 03:32 PM

more pictures

#76

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / Re: 2025 Bob Hirsch Crappie Cl...

Last post by OneBlade - October 19, 2025, 03:31 PM

And here are others from the AZCA who competed.

#77

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / Re: 2025 Bob Hirch Crappie Cla...

Last post by OneBlade - October 19, 2025, 03:06 PM

More pictures

#78

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / 2025 Bob Hirch Crappie Classic...

Last post by OneBlade - October 19, 2025, 03:05 PM

The 2025 Arizona Crappie Association Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic event is in the books. We were blessed with some great weather for pre-fishing and on tournament day.  Team AZ Slab Hunters (James Rollins, Robert Geist) won with 7 crappie at total weight of 8.16 lbs and the Wild Willie Biggest Crappie at 1.44 lbs.  Many members arrived at camp as early as Wednesday to start prefishing.  With lake levels at 46% full, it left the AZGFD habitats in ideal depths to find plenty of crappie to catch. Friday night teams showed up and camped overnight at Windy Hill - no staying out late all were in bed early. On Saturday, many members also fished the Let's Talk Fishin' crappie tournament at the same time.  After the LTF winner's announcement, we headed back to camp and announced the winners or the AZCA event, then held our meeting, and then gave away over $500 worth of prizes in the raffle. We then had the fish fry potluck (everything was amazing) and capped off the night with a big campfire.

Thank you to Let's Talk Fishin' for weighing in all of our crappie (even those who didn't fish the LTF tournament). Thank you to James Rollins the AZCA Tournament Director for running the tournament and cleaning the fish. Thank you to Tommy Rufrano for running the raffle and being the best treasurer ever.  Thank you to Kevin Morgan and Rich Wheat for doing the fish fry - it was excellent!  Thank you to Tim Fitzgerald (Timbo) and Jeff Rankin for also cleaning fish. Thank you to Robert Geist for also helping coordinate the event with LTF.  Thank you to Leon and Bobby DeLong for bringing firewood and marshmallows or the campfire. Thank you to Randy Howton (AZ Crappie Sniper Guide Service) for the monthly fishing reports and providing the BnM Diamond Series rod, Sam Heaton rod, and Canyon Cooler raffle prizes. Thank you to Get Out and Fish (Richard Johnson) for donating 2 crappie kits for the raffle.  Thank you to Mudshark Marine (Brian Bernard) for donating lots and lots of prizes for the raffle.  Thank you to AZ Lead Works (Matthew Picklesimer) for providing the jig/weight kits for the raffle. Thank you to Liars Korner for always having fresh minnows available for all AZ crappie fishermen.  Thank you to everyone else who helped out, brought food for the potluck, and the work you do behind the scenes to make the AZCA persist as the longest running crappie fishing club in Arizona.

#79

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / 2025 Bob Hirsch Crappie Classi...

Last post by OneBlade - October 19, 2025, 02:41 PM

The Arizona Crappie Association Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic 2025 is in the books!  Your winners for heaviest bag of 7 crappie was the AZ Slab Hunters team consisting of James Rollins and Robert Geist. Their 7 crappie weighed in at 8.16 lbs, so they get to take home the Art Chamberlin cup for the year. They also won the Wild Willie Biggest Crappie with a weight of 1.44 lbs. They also won the Let's Talk Fishin' crappie tournament with those weights. 8 teams competed in this year's AZCA event with 2nd place going to "4 Guys in a Little Boat" (Tommy Rufrano and Frank Kroehler) with a weight of 7.69 lbs and 3rd place going to Leon and Bobby DeLong with a weight of 6.63 lbs.

#80

Bob Hirsch Crappie Classic / Re: 2025 Bob Hirsch Crappie Cl...

Last post by OneBlade - October 15, 2025, 04:34 PM

I'm bringing my cornhole boards so bring your A game.  Also, since we'll be having the fish fry at someone's campsite, we might want a few more tables. If you have an extra camp table, bring it please.  Bring wood for fire as well if you want that.