Biggest Payback Trail to hit Ohio River

[mattplapp]

October 17, 2005

Plapp's Pro Outdoors, Skeeter Boats and Yamaha Outboards annonced one of the largest Ohio River Tournament Trails to Every hit the region. Over $225,000 in Cash and a 2006 Skeeter Boat will be awarded

"Plapp's Ohio River Challenge" presented by Skeeter Boats & Yamaha Outboards.

In August & September 2005 over 30 anglers met with Matt Plapp of Plapp's Pro Outdoors to build an angler friendly tournament trail on the Ohio River to Link Northern Kentucky and Louisville together. The tag line is "GET PAID" and as you will see, you will. The Tournament Trail will consist of 4 River Touranments stopping in Northern Kentucky at Big Bone Marina in April, Maysville, Ky in May, Louisville, KY at Cox Park in June and Carrollton KY at Point Park in July. A 2-Day Classic Sept 16-17 at JR's Executive Inn with banquet and indoor in-boat weigh-in will cap off the trail. $200 per team, 100% Payback per tournament. Roughly 150 boats are expected per tournament, That's over $30,000 payback per tournament. Mandatory Polygraph for Each Winning team, both members and random tests for other anlgers. Top 50% qualify for the classic and any team that pre-registered and fished all 4 tournaments also qualify for the Classic. Exact Dates and registration forms will be available Friday October 21st at www.plapps.com

OH Yeah I almost forgot....The Classic is also $200 per team 100% payback (aprox $20,000), Classic Champion gets a LOADED $25,000 2006 Skeeter SX 190 w/ Yamaha V150, Plapp's has already secured $50,000 in prize money for the remaining places and over $20,000 IN DOORPRIZES. THAT'S OVER $115,000 JUST FOR THE CLASSIC, YES OVER $115,000, that's why we said "GET PAID."

Plapp's will promote this tournament trail via print, cable TV in a joint marketing venture with Joe Thomass' Real In The Outdoors, Booths at Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Indianapolis & Louisville Boat & Fishing Shows. For anyone interesting in sponsorship, helping or general questions email Matt Plapp at [email protected].

This will be the biggest local tournament trail you have ever fished.

GET PAID

[bass33]

i see where you figured the payback for 150 boats. what happens when you only draw 40-70 boats per tx? sounds like a great trail and if my health allows me i plan on fishing it. not trying to be negative but seems to me tx's on the river just dont get the draws they used to. come calling on carrolton tx is a perfect example. if i remember right you had about fifty boats for that. just wondering how this would effect the payouts and if the boat will still be there even if you dont get the entries you expected. keep up the great work matt. you guys are doing alot for the sport.

[mattplapp]

Considering I've had over 100 phone calls and emails regarding this, under 125-150 boats is highly unusual. Look at the Classic, it's already got $40,000 plua a $25,000 boat before entry fee's. If you fish any type of tournaments, you know this will be HUGE. I have no doubt we'll have the boats, if we do it's just like any other tournament, it's 100% payback of the entry fees. The only other money is in the classic. Where someone is going to get paid bigtime.

Matt

[bass33]

so if for some strange reason you dont get the # of boats you anticipate it will be money only, no boat? not trying to ruffle your feathers, but i have fished the river for 15+ years and ive seen many trails schedule 3-4 tx's on the river only to reschedule 2 or 3 of them due to high water. then when you move a tx from 1 weekend to another you generally lose 20-30% of the original field due to other tx's & obligations.thanks matt

[mattplapp]

The boat count has nothing to do with the classic prizes. The payout for EVERY tournament is 100% for 1 boat or 5,000 boats. At the classic wether there is 1 boat or 5,000 boats competeing it will be 100% payback ($200 entry fee on each tourny), the classic champion will get a 2006 Skeeter valued at $25,000 and the rest of the field will split up at least $40,000 in sponsor money and $20,000 in door prizes.

So use this example for the classic. If 10 boats are there at $200 a pop the payback is 1 2006 Skeeter valued at $25,000 for the winner and $2,000 entry fees and $40,000 sponsor money & $20,000 in Door Prizes for the rest of the contestants or 9 boats

Or if the Classic field is 100 boats are there at $200 a pop the payback is 1 2006 Skeeter valued at $25,000 for the winner and $20,000 entry fees and $40,000 sponsor money & $20,000 in Door Prizes for the rest of the contestants or 9 boats.

I think you need to go to our website and read the rules. My tournaments are always 100% payback. The prizes are NEVER funded by the entry fees. This tournament will be HUGE.

If for some wild reason we have a flood, then we will go from there, no one can predict mother nature, but I can tell you there is already a $25,000 boat, $40,000 in cash and $ 20,000 in door prizes for the Classic and that was before 1 person had signed up.

Matt

[bass33]

thanks matt thats what i wanted to know.

[mattplapp]

Registration forms and all the details of this HUGE tournament trail are now available online at www.plapps.com. Just click the logos for "Plapp's Ohio River Challenge".

Good luck,
Matt

[Barry]

I checked out the website, I don't see any new informaiton. I'm I missing something?

[mattplapp]

I will have it up on Thurs or Fri this week. I got sick this weekend and then had to go out of town, so that delayed it. Sorry, my phone has rang off the hook with questions just like yours, I guess this is going to be big!!

Matt

[LCG]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Oct-20-05 AT 09:52AM (EST)[/font][p]Yea, but it's the Ohio River...I'll stay home

[MarkW]

Matt,
I was glad to be at the meeting and am really looking forward to this trail. Can't wait til the 2006 season rolls around. Thanks for putting this trail together---sounds like everybody will benefit from this trail.

[getthenet]

I bought a boat from Plapps's about three months ago. And I'm here to say that Plapps is a first class organization that strives to keep their fisherman on the water no matter what it takes. This river circuit is a great bonus for the region and is going to attract allot of fisherman. Thanks Matt.
- Also if there are any serious fisherman in the Louisville or surrounding area that is interested in fishing the Plapps owners tournament on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of November send me a email. I might also need a partner for this circuit next year.

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