That's the message Robert Stamey wants to emphasize about this monthly tournament series being held at Bob's Fishing Hole. "We aren't getting the necessary participation for this series to be self-sustaining--meaning without the need for sponsorship," he said.
"We established the AOY program to encourage more involvement," he continued, "but it drew very little interest, so we recently pulled the AOY for that reason. We added a guaranteed payout for the April tournament but found this incentive also did little to boost participation."
Another aspect that has to be considered here is the fact that this series must be worthwhile for the ownership of Bob's, who, in the beginning, agreed to urge regular clientele to stay away on Wounded Warrior tourney dates. That way, there would be room for the anticipated 50 rigs per event. The problem, however, is that this series isn't drawing anywhere close to 50 rigs.
As Robert pointed out, "We will make a decision on the future of this series after our May 4 tournament." Hours for that event will be safelight to 2 p.m., and the payout will be based upon 50 percent of the entry fees collected.
Robert hinted that hosting monthly charitable events may be asking too much. "We may have to look into an annual event, instead," he said.
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