Cross Lake OPEN, Jan. 18th/RESULTS

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Our first event of the year will be an OPEN on Cross Lake, Jan. 18th. Registration will be from 5:00am - 6:00am, with a "first cast" at 7:00am. Entry fee is $60/boat (includes BB) and will be paid out 100%. Membership fees will not be collected at registration, but will be deducted from teams placing in the money. Cross Lake will be off-limits from Sunday (Jan.12th) at dark until tournament day, for those fishing this event. For more information and a complete list of rules, check out our website at www.LouisianaPoormans.com or email me at

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...and don't forget about our 2 optional side-pots, the Total Weight Pot is new this year:

24. Optional 7 Pound Pot - $10 entry per boat/per event. At least 1 person in the boat has to be a member and have fished one tournament in the present year. If the balance is ZERO, any member can enter. If no one catches a 7lb.+ fish, the balance will be carried over to the next tournament. If there is a balance after the last regular tournament, it will be added to the Classic pot. If the fish in question is dead, .5 pounds will be subtracted from its weight. If a team with a fish in question is late to weigh in, they will receive a 1 pound per minute penalty towards the fish in question and will be disqualified after 10 minutes. Tournament director has final determination on the legality of a fish in question.

*25. Optional Total Weight Pot - $20 per team for the year. This is a cumulative weight pot for a team's best 6 tournament finishes during a given year. Sack weights will be added up and tallied...the team with the highest total weight in their best 6 events will win the pot. Team members must fish together, and/or use their one guest pass each, for weights to be eligible. The teams total weight pot begins after they have paid into this pot, no preceding events will count in their total.

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Cross Lake is officially OFF-LIMITS until Saturday, Jan.18th, morning.

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I've had several calls/emails today about this, so here goes. Any boats leaving before safe light, must have (and be operating) the required boat lighting (bow and stern lights) in use during those times. You must ALSO have sufficient lighting (Q-beam) adequate to illuminate the area in front of your boat, at a safe stopping distance from obstacles that may be in your path. THERE WILL BE NO RUNNING ON PAD IN THE DARK, WITHOUT A Q-BEAM LIGHTING YOUR WAY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE REQUIRED LIGHTING, YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL SAFE LIGHT (7:00am) TO TAKE-OFF. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS PROCEDURE WILL RESULT IN AN INSTANT DISQUALIFICATION.

[FishinSteelersFan]

Guys, I screwed up and forgot to take membership fees out of the payouts for team's placing in the money...I know that you're all good for it, just pay at the next event that you fish. We had a total of 17 teams fish the OPEN on Cross Lake, here are the results:

1. Darren Ellingwood/Mike Craig...2 fish...15.33 pounds ($425)
2. Shane Martz/Curtis Meshell...4 fish...14.67 pounds ($255)
3. Kevin Lettau/Gary Allen...1 fish...9.03 pounds ($170)
4. Mike Pilgreen/Johnny McCall...2 fish for 7.82
5. Brad Watson/Jeff Lants...1 fish...5.76
6. Todd Meyers/Mike Gomez...1 fish...4.95
7. Chad Pitman/Ray Parish...1 fish...0.94
8. Michael Pilgreen/Michael Scotch
8. Jason Bloxom/Brent McDonald
8. Fred Hays/Chris Dull
8. Cole Cummings/Steven Flanagan
8. Justin Cobb/Jeremy Gallman
8. Sam Maggion/Casey Maggio
8. Trey Thompson
8. Mark Rhodes/Gary Rhodes
8. Kyle Kennington
8. Brett Draper

Big Bass: Lettau/Allen...9.03 pounds ($170 + $120 7 Pound Pot)

Our next event will be on Black Bayou Hosston, on Feb. 1st. The 7 Pound Pot will be open to everyone, since the balance is zero. Also, if anyone wants to get in on the Total Weight Pot...your teams totals will begin accumulating with the next tournament. Hope to see everyone there!



BIG BASS...Lettau/Allen...9.03 Pounds!




WINNING SACK...Craig/Ellingwood...2 Fish for 15.33 Pounds!!!