I guess it was the wrong post to say anything
No it wasn't. It was a good a post as any to say something and the point you raise is certainly a valid one.
There are 3 "regular" bass tournaments that are held on Muskrat every year.
1) Lowe Memorial - First Sun after bass opener. Usually 40-50 boats. A portion of the entry fees to go CHEO.
2) SEBO - The Sun of the Aug long weekend. Usually 40-50 boats. Personally, I think the SEBO organizers should hold this on a different weekend. I think adding 40-50 bassboat to a busy recreational lake on a summer long weekend is just not a very good idea from several angles.
3) Hawg'n'Bass - This is hosted by Valley Bass in mid-Sept. This a "big fish every hour" tournament where only 1 fish is allowed in the livewell at any given time and any bass under 3 pounds usually goes right back in the water. Usually around 50 boats in this one with several father and son/daughter teams and husband/wife teams.
Other semi-regular tournaments held on Muskrat
- Renegade shows up every couple of years with up to 80 some odd boats. With that many boats, my opinion is that Renegade should add more waters to the list they cycle through.
- Petawawa Bassmasters pops in every other year or so with around 25 boats.
- Valley Bass pops in every other year of so with 20-25 boats.
- Each year there might be an ad-hoc outing that some might call a tournament Those are usually word of mouth, are held in Oct when the lake is pretty much empty and maybe 10-12 teams will show up if the weather is OK.
There might be a few smaller tournaments that I don't know about but I've listed all the big ones.
Is this too many tournaments for Muskrat? I don't happen to think so given the reports that come out of there but if there were five or six 50+ boat tournaments there every year I might think differently.
