Just a heads up for you fellow fisherman that are in the Ranger Casino Series, there are 2 different pay sheets out there. Maybe further conversation in this thread will confirm which one was used at Devils Lake and Mobridge. Last weekend in New Town, there were 119 teams registered at the rules meeting. There was no payouts displayed there and the question was brought up "where is the money from the other 19 teams going?" To me, there was never an answer given to that question and the meeting went on. Saturday after every team had weighed in, the MC announced the extra prize money will be added to teams that placed 21st thru 39th. Only the top 20 teams were displayed leaving 5 teams in limbo whether they were getting invited to the big show, and others wondering if they cashed a check. It was a typical 4 Bears ran tournament, which a guy should know better. I was in the c-store waiting to use the bathroom and one of the tournament guys in charge, the same guy with the 2 scale fiasco a few years back, came in and asked the store employees "where's the sheet that says what we are paying these guys?" That moment I thought to myself "here we go again!" How hard is it to be organized after running tournaments that long? The tournament itself ran smoother with 3 spots to check in/launch in the morning, but then cue the weigh in. I figured with Ranger boats having their brand tied to this that it would be a tournament that would have their act together and not having 2 different pay sheets floating around and where the extra prize money would go before the rules meeting started. The MC "Keenan" was good with keeping us in the loop and gave the news today that they are sticking with the sheet they paid out at the tournament. I was a victim of the 2 scales a few years back and havent fished it until this year thinking less boats, less chaos, less BS with Ranger boats involved. I fish quite a few tournaments every year and this is the only one that has given me problems. Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me.
I will post the conflicting paysheets in the comments as this post is long enough.
I will post the conflicting paysheets in the comments as this post is long enough.