CRK’S CANADIAN FISHING TOUR CANCELS SEASON
CRK’S CANADIAN FISHING TOUR CANCELS SEASON
Bracebridge ON- After an incredible and unforgettable inaugural 2006 season, Canada’s premier tournament series, CRK’s Canadian Fishing Tour, is closing its doors for 2007 and will revisit the opportunity for 2008. The tour marked its first season with close to a million dollars in guaranteed paybacks and the finest promotions through television, radio, internet and print the sport has ever seen in over two decades.
CRK’s CFT Management understood the importance this tour has had within the industry and the affect it had to encourage individuals to take up the great sport of fishing, and to support the industry financially by purchasing tackle, boats and other related equipment. It also managed to launch and promote the careers of many great Professional anglers who supported the tour and represented the tour with great passion.
After carefully reviewing the 2006 season, which included the highest guaranteed paybacks and most elaborate operation ever seen in Canada, the high expenditures were and never could be off set with the lack of financial support. One contributing factor was the lack of angler support with below than average size fields in 2006 and even less forecasted for 2007. Further, what was even more disheartening was all the negativity that surrounded this organization throughout the fishing industry despite their proven attempts to invest great deals of money and time to a positive cause and to a type of series that the angling community has wanted for over two decades. It ultimately comes down to business and the belief is that Canada may not be ready to support a tour of such caliber. Management has concluded that in many ways the company is just not viable.
Over the last four months registrations have been taken and all anglers will be fully refunded in a timely fashion within 30 days of this announcement by cheque through the mail. The office will operate until April 30, 2007 to take any calls and tend to any administrative matters.
CRK’s Canadian Fishing Tour would like to thank the anglers, the sponsors, the staff, the numerous locations and municipalities, and the all the fans who supported the tour. CRK’s CFT has been the benchmark for many improvements to the sport of competitive fishing and leaves behind a tradition that will live on for some time. With this door being closed, many doors of opportunity will open offering others possibilities of success.
CRK’s CFT wishes the entire angling community the best and encourages everyone to continue to support the sport of competitive fishing.
CRK’s Canadian Fishing Tour
Most of us know the pros from this board and the ones that were going to experinece thier first AM .
I know it,s not the only series thats out there,but there are alot of people involved with big time dollars involved with boats/motors entries that are going to be effected major.
Hopefully someone will step in and resurect the series again. Maybe BASS PRO ?????????????????????