2020 Tournament Process Changes

Fishers and Patrons of the Texas Trio Classic,

It’s hard to believe it’s October already and our tournament is fast approaching! All of us here at the TTC are excited to see everyone and to continue our tradition of hosting this tournament for great causes in and around our community. This year we’ve had to make a few changes to the schedule and regular events to ensure the health and safety of all in attendance. In addition to the bullet points below, we encourage everyone to protect yourselves and respect the health of others at all times by maintaining appropriate social distancing guidelines.

Patrons:

• This year we will not be hosting the Thursday night dinner during check-in.

• There will be no live auction, however, tournament merchandise will still be available for purchase during the weigh-ins

• On Friday Lazy R BBQ will be serving and on Saturday we’ll have Come and Taste It BBQ - so make sure you come hungry and support these two great local businesses!

• Both weigh-ins on Friday and Saturday will be open to the public

• The award ceremony will be Saturday immediately following the Open division weigh-in, and is open to the public

Fishers:

• Artificial fishes on Friday and Open fishes on Saturday

• Check-in will be Thursday night (October 22nd) at the Pavilion from 5 PM to 7 PM. Only one member from each team is required, but ALL TEAMS must check-in during this time to receive your tournament packet.

• Since Artificial and Open are fishing on separate days, we will be releasing boats from the harbor starting at 7 AM on the day your division fishes. As in years past, you will still be released in order according to your team number, and your entire team must be present with ID’s to sign in prior to your boat being released.

• Weigh-in is from 3 PM to 4:30 PM. You must be in line by 4:30 PM with your fish to weigh-in.

• Lie Detector Tests will be administered both days for those teams who place.
  IMPORTANT: Friday teams who place must not leave before having their lie detector test administered. After your lie detector test, you are free to leave.

• Awards for both the Artificial and Open divisions will be held after weigh-in on Saturday

Quick Notes for Captains:

• Someone from your team must pick up the tournament packet between 5 PM and 7 PM on Thursday, October 22nd

• Your entire team must be present with ID’s in the Harbor to sign-in starting at 7 AM on the day of your tournament

• Weigh-in is from 3 PM to 4:30 PM both days and you must be in line with your fish by 4:30 to weigh-in

• Lie detector tests will be required for teams who place and will be administered both days. DO NOT LEAVE THE HARBOR if you place in either tournament before you have had your lie detector test.

• The award ceremony is Saturday after the weigh-in

Thanks, everyone, and we look forward to hosting you at the Texas Trio Classic!

2020 Leaving Order - As of 10/7

Open Division			Artificial Division
Team Number	Team Name		Team Number	Team Name
1	Reel Laid Back		1	Texas Farm Bureau Insurance¹
2	Capital Farm Credit		2	Davies Transport¹
3	Salty Perros¹		3	Salty Perros¹
4	Davies Transport¹		4	Johnny's Sport Shop¹
5	Texas Farm Bureau Insurance¹		5	WD Von Gonten
6	Pot Bellies¹		6	Reel E-Z
7	Croker Cartels		7	Zig and Zag
8	Waterloo¹		8	Saltwater Addiction¹
9	Hookers and Blow-Ups¹		9	Drunken Sunburnt Adventures
10	WeNeeDeep¹		10	Slap Stix¹
11	The Shocker¹		11	Super Knockers
12	Johnny's Sport Shop¹		12	Eastbound & Down
13	Bottom Feeders¹		13	The Shocker¹
14	No flounder for old men		14	WeNeeDeep¹
15	Weary Vaqueros		15	Poppin Tops
16	Get The Net		16	Hookers and Blow-Ups¹
17	Team long shot		17	Shake N Bake
18	Tran Sport Boats		18	Salt n’ Peppa
19	GET THA NET		19	Hot Shots
20	Team Hot Sauce		20	Matagorda Waders
21	Slap Stix¹		21	Long Shot
22	Nut Deep		22	BWVAC
23	HANYAKS¹		23	Slow Roll¹
24	Reel Time		24	Benny and the Jets
25	Reef Hopper		25	Bump -N-Grind¹
26	Lunatics¹		26	Cut'em Deep
27	Thump Train		27	Bottom Feeders¹
28	Chasen tails		28	HANYAKS¹
29	Saltwater Addiction¹		29	That's what I do
30	Ward Real Estate		30	Liquid Assets
31	Cuatro Borracho's		31	Soggy Bottom Boys
32	Bump -N-Grind¹		32	Bump N Thump
33	2gs		33	Pot Bellies¹
34	SaltDaze		34	FATN
35	Spread Oaks Lodge¹		35	The Donkey Show
36	Alleyton Resource		36	All Hooked Up
37	Slow Roll¹		37	Pluggers
38	DAVIDS TACKLE BOX		38	Spread Oaks Lodge¹
39	Deez Nuts		39	SUNRISE
40	Roughneck Hookers		40	Knot Sure
41	Foreverlast¹		41	Say When
42	Team Xtreme¹		42	Salt and Pepper
			43	Waterloo¹
			44	Croaker Lives Matter
			45	Lunatics¹
			46	Spare Time
			47	Foreverlast¹
			48	Off Two Men
			49	Pluggers Pub
			50	Team Xtreme¹

¹ Indicates a team is competing in both divisions

2020 Texas Trio Classic Postponement

To all fishermen and women, patrons, and friends of the Texas Trio Classic,

I hope this note finds you and your families happy and healthy during these uncertain times. After many weeks of conferring with port, city, county, and state officials, our Tournament Directors have made the difficult decision to postpone the 12th Annual Texas Trio Classic due to the continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The new dates for our tournament are October 22nd – October 24th.   

Some of you may be wondering why we’re postponing, and why we’ve made the decision now versus waiting until later when more information could be available. In the spirit of transparency, we want to share with you a few of the considerations that ultimately drove us to make this decision sooner rather than later.  

The purpose of our tournament has always been to support the health, wellness, and well-being of families in Matagorda County and surrounding areas. After conferring with experts, our team felt that holding the tournament in early June places at risk the very communities we serve and care so deeply about. In addition, we felt strongly that this decision should be made sooner rather than later to minimize the impact of the local economy where our tournament is held. Each year, local businesses in Matagorda and surrounding areas see an influx of business the week of our tournament, especially retail and vacation rentals. Deciding to postpone now allows companies the opportunity to adjust their plans and mitigate the financial losses that would almost certainly occur if we delayed the decision. Related to this, many patrons book vacation rentals that require a 30-day notice of cancellation to receive a refund of their deposit, and we wanted to allow ample time for this as well. For these reasons, we decided that now was the time to announce our decision to postpone the tournament until fall.

We hope you understand why we’ve made this decision and will join us in October for some cool weather fishing (for a change). Thank you again for your continued support of our tournament, and we’ll see you soon.

2020 Leaving Order - After 1st Drawing

Open Division			Artificial Division
Take Off Number	Team Name		Take Off Number	Team Name
1	Reel Laid Back		1	Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
2	Capital Farm Credit		2	Davies Transport
3	Salty Perros		3	Salty Perros
4	Davies Transport		4	Johnny's Sport Shop
5	Texas Farm Bureau Insurance		5	WD Von Gonten
6	Pot Bellies		6	Reel E-Z
7	Croker Cartels		7	Zig and Zag
8	Waterloo		8	THISLDU
9	Hookers and Blow-Ups		9	Saltwater Addiction
10	WeNeeDeep		10	Paw Paws Crew
11	The Shocker		11	Drunken Sunburnt Adventures
12	Johnny's Sport Shop		12	Slap Stix
13	Bottom Feeders		13	Super Knockers
14	No flounder for old men		14	Eastbound & Down
15	Weary Vaqueros		15	The Shocker
16	Get The Net		16	WeNeeDeep
17	Team long shot		17	Poppin Tops
18	Tran Sport Boats		18	Hookers and Blow-Ups
19	GET THA NET		19	Lone Star Smoke Syndicate(LS3)
20	Team Hot Sauce		20	ED Special Lure
21	Slap Stix		21	Shake N Bake
22	Nut Deep		22	Salt n’ Peppa
23	HANYAKS		23	Hot Shots
24	Reel Time		24	Matagorda Waders
25	Fish Aholics		25	Long Shot
26	Reef Hopper		26	BWVAC
27	TEAM MULE		27	Slow Roll
28	Lunatics		28	Benny and the Jets
29	Lone Star Smoke Syndicate(LS3)		29	Bump-N-Grind
30	Thump Train		30	Cut'em Deep
31	Chasen tails		31	Bottom Feeders
32	Saltwater Addiction		32	HANYAKS
33	Hooked Up		33	That's what I do
34	Gimme Some Water		34	Liquid Assets
35	Ward Real Estate		35	Soggy Bottom Boys
36	Cuatro Borracho's		36	Bump N Thump
37	Bump-N-Grind		37	Pot Bellies
38	2gs		38	team ankle fish
39	SaltDaze		39	FATN
40	Spread Oaks Lodge		40	B.I.C
41	Deplorables 2020		41	The Donkey Show
42	Alleyton Resource		42	All Hooked Up
43	Paw Paws Crew		43	Pluggers
44	Slow Roll		44	H3O
45	DAVIDS TACKLE BOX		45	Spread Oaks Lodge
			46	SUNRISE
			47	Knot Sure
			48	Say When
			49	Salt and Pepper
			50	Waterloo

2020 Texas Trio Classic Update

Here are a couple updates for the 2020 tournament.

• Online live Facebook drawing will be done Tuesday, February 11th to decide which division fishes Friday and Saturday. This will be the only year a live drawing will be conducted. Every year the divisions will switch.

*Example: If artificial is drawn on Friday this year, next year (2021) they will fish on Saturday. The following year (2022) they will fish on Friday.

• Online entry will begin Monday, March 2nd at 8am. There will only be 75 teams allowed in each division. You will have the option to enter artificial only, open only, or both divisions.

• Live Facebook drawings for tournament day takeoff positions will be conducted as follows:

  • Teams that sign up on Monday, March 2nd until Monday, March 9th at 8am will be drawn first. This will be a random draw on March 11th.

  • Teams that sign up on Monday, March 9th at 8:01am until Monday, March 16th at 8am will be drawn second (if needed). This will be a random draw on March 18th.

*Example: If 60 artificial teams are entered in the first drawing, the second artificial drawing will start with team 61.

• If needed, a third drawing will be conducted on June 3rd.

If you are wanting a chance of being one of the first teams to takeoff on your tournament morning or mornings, we suggest you get signed up the first week of registration. Last year the tournament sold out in one day.

Feel free to contact a tournament director if you have any questions. Sign up is getting close!

Texas Trio Team