If those two weekends are too full come next year, then I will go for the last weekend of September (Sat. 9/29/07) Hopefully one of those is available, I am trying to get close into the fall run so having the tourney around August is out. So it will have to be somewhere between the last of Sept. to the end of Oct. I know that mid to late Oct is Classic time for a lot of folks, but not everyone makes the classic and half the ones who make it don't go. If I get 20 boats that's satisfying, with 20 boats at $90 a boat and 80% payback, that is $800-1st, $400-2nd, $240-3rd, sound satisfying?
As far as high winds, no matter how high they get some will travel around the lake anyway, Cool Crk and Ledbetter ain't that big, I'm just concerned with loading the boat, but let's hope for good weather and an available weekend. I thought about a Sunday tournament, but I think Saturday is best. I don't believe there will be a minimum wt limit on the fish, this way the money is won as long as someone weighs a fish.
And YES, the winning boat must stay for a lie detector test before collecting the money.. :)