XFL – Extreme Fishing League

The PayDay Program is designed to reward qualifying PAA General and Advantage level members who fish in thousands of tournaments each year across the country. More than $35,000 has been awarded to anglers since 2009 for tournaments at various levels of competition. Bonuses of $250 will be paid to General and Advantage level members of PAA for winning (first place) at the sanctioned events on the trails listed below.  All winners of the bonus will have name listed on www.fishpaa.com. Join the PAA, win a qualifying tournament and cash in through the PayDay Program. For a full set of rules, go to the PAA web site:

http://fishpaa.com/membership/payday-rules/

The Skeeter Extreme Fishing League hosted it’s 4th and final regular season event at Martin’s Landing on Grand Lake.  151 teams entered this event and Grand certainly lived up to its reputation as one of the premier bass fisheries in the country by giving up 101 five fish limits with an impressive 3 lb avg. fish. Only 47 teams failed (more likely opted not to weigh) to weigh-in. A total of $52,720 was paid out to the field yielding a 175% payback over the total amount of entry fees collected.  It was a very close finish as only a few ounces separated the top teams and it took 19.57 lbs to get in the top 10.  Topping the field was the team of Allen Head, Pryor, OK. and Gary Carrier, Vinita, OK.  with a total weight of 21.36lbs.  Allen and Gary are certainly no strangers to the Oklahoma team tournament scene.  Wherever they fish they are always considered one of the teams to beat.  Gary was available for comment and was kind enough to share some details about their day. Continue reading June 3, 2012 – Grand Lake

XFL Fish Care 101

 

1. Livewells should be filled early in the morning when surface water is the coolest. You can then periodically add ice, if needed, to maintain the cool water temperature throughout the day. This will increase the oxygen carrying capacity of the water in your livewell and reduce heat stress on the fish. After filling your livewell with cool water add the appropriate amount of Rejuvenade as outlined on the bottle and turn your aerator on to saturate the water with oxygen prior to catching your first fish. Preparing your livewell prior to takeoff will save you time and preserve the weight of your catch.
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1)      You may launch from the ramp of your choice, but you must go through boat check at the official launch site and wait for take-off. Boat check will always be at the take-off/weigh-in site. Live well checks will be done both at the ramp(s), and on the water at the pontoon boat. If the official launch site has more than one ramp, please try to use all of them.

2)      Trailering is not allowed (except in the case of bad weather, and it will always be announced prior to take-off). You may trailer to weigh your fish if you launched from the official launch/weigh-in site. This is always recommended due to crowded conditions on the water. Continue reading Take-Off procedures explained…

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The XFL-Extreme Fishing League hosted it’s third event of the 2012 season at Lake Eufaula out of Eufaula Cove. 157 teams entered this event with 88 limits brought to the scales with the average fish weighing a very respectable 2.6 lbs. Total payout for this event was $54,035 which yielded a very impressive 172% payout.  Topping the field and taking home the $20,000 first place prize was the team of Rick Matthews of Checotah, OK and his cousin and long-time fishing partner Darren Clinton of Ada, OK. Rick and Darren weighed in 20.62 lbs anchored by a 5.39lb fish.  I had a chance to visit with Rick about their day and he was very gracious to share their experience.
Continue reading Eufaula – May 6, 2012 Matthews and Clinton Win $20,000!

Take off numbers for May 6th Eufaula Tournament.

Continue reading May 6th Eufaula Take Off Numbers

Our next event for 2012 will be Sunday May 6th at Lake Eufaula. We will be set up at the Eufaula Cove pavilion on Saturday from noon until the 6 PM cutoff taking entries. It looks like the weather is going to be great for this weekend, so get your entries in early. We expect to have a 6 AM/ 615 AM take off on Sunday morning, so please give yourself plenty of time to get your boats launched. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

XFL held it’s second tournament of the year at Grand Lake on Sunday, April 1, 2012.  Recent rains caused the lake to rise about 6′ above normal the week prior to the tournament.  The bass were just beginning their annual spawning ritual and the rising waters caused them to scatter somewhat making pre tournament practice a whole new ballgame.   However, the lake managers dropped the lake quickly and by tournament time the lake was about 4′ above normal.  The flows were cut back on Thursday  to allow the downstream lakes to dump their excess water and the lake stabilized.  Continue reading Grand Lake-4/1/12 Frakes and Carlton Win $20,000!

Click here for the Grand Lake take off numbers.