Welcome to The 2010 SCBA Tournament Schedule
Each Lake and its date is shown below for the 2010 Tournament schedule. Interactive links are included in case you haven't fished the lake before. Hopefully this will allow all to research further the lakes for 2010.
2010 Team Tourney Info
I have had a lot of inquiries regarding the Team Tournament format and rules. The Team Tournament is a tournament inside the normal qualifier that qualifies 15 teams to fish for the pot monies at Championship within their division. The Top Ten overall teams plus the 5 Teams with best 3 of 4 finishes fish for the Total Team entry fees throughout the year at Championship with the Top 5 splitting the monies. 100 percent payback and a 1 in 3 payback at Championship can mean for some extra travel money at the end. Last year's first, second, third and fourth place finishers didn't fish or qualify for Team and the fifth place overall team of Bauder and Roybal might have taken as much home as the third place team. And teams like Staver and Stangel and Hansel and Lechel actually did quite well because even though their overall finish wasn't as high as they may have wanted they won monies in Overall, and East and West Team standings by qualifying on both sides. If you plan on fishing Championship then the extra Team entry can pay off big if you qualify and finish high at the tournament in October even if you don't pull a Beckner.
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2010 Tournament Schedule
Lake Amistad (East and West) - February 27th and 28th
First Tournaments of the year for each division. East and West divisions get started at a lake well known to most of us but fishing has been anything but friendly lately. Might have a few early spawners but look out for the cold winds.
Ute Lake (East and West) - March 27th and 28th
Second Qualifiers for each division at New Mexico's eastern most lake. East and West divisions will compete together for one last time before Championship. Might be a little early for the spawn but the Smallies should be ready to bite. Windy and cold so keep the Goretex out from the first tournament.
Conchas Lake (East only) - April 17th and 18th
Third Qualifier for the East division brings us back to Conchas Lake hoping for better overall results with being a month earlier. The first lake along the Canadian River has been very tough to all anglers and hopefully she will treat us a little better than 2009.
Elephant Butte Lake (West only) - June 12th and 13th
Third Qualifier for the West division takes us to an old friend on the Rio Grande. Elephant Butte is still down compared to the 80's and 90's but the fishing is definitely coming back. Warm weather and plenty of action this time of year.
Ute Lake (East only) - June 26th and 27th
Fourth and Final Qualifier for the East division takes us back to Logan, NM and Ute lake. Final chance to get your 3 tournaments to qualify to championship.
Navajo Lake (West only) - July 31st and August 1st
This is the one tournament that could change date and lake as we look to membership in the first 3 tournaments. Although the fishing is always good, facilities are a challenge and the travel is long. We will keep you posted.
Championship Tournament
TBA October 10th thru 15th
I know everyone enjoyed Falcon and the Zapata Chamber was great but don't bet the farm on going back this year. I will announce for sure in June as we will send out letters of interest and work with local Chambers before we make a decision and announce where we are for 2010.