Indoor heated ice fishing tournament

[fishslayer123]

I work for a large tent and event company & I LOVE ice fishing. I was thinking of putting together an ice fishing tournament on a lake under a huge heated tent complete with polka music on stage, brats & beer, and of course prizes, etc. I thought it would be a hoot & get lots of exposure. The CAD sketch I created allows for 200 / 300 / 400 contestants and my rough cost analysis would put the entry at roughly $40-$50 to break even. Just curious of people's reaction to this type of an idea..... Thanks & pray for hard water!

[folke2000]

Would be great event to take kids to......Not to cold for the little buggers....

[Eric Wettschreck]

If it's not on the other side of the state, go ahead and count me in. Sounds like a great idea.

On a side note, with brats cookin and polka playin, do I have to wear leiderhosen? I've done some really strange things on the ice but nothing that weird.

[Gus]

It's a great idea, but I think that the $40-50 entry fee is going to scare away a lot of potential people especially with little ones like mentioned earlier. It's a big chunk of change for a family. If you could somehow get a lot of services "donated" and brought that cost down, I think you would have a much better chance at filling the tent. Just my opinion though.

[Dan Thiem]

I'm not sure but if you charge money for people to attend you might be liable for accidents. Who knows. Sounds like fun though.

[pikehunter]

I think the atmosphere would really make for a great event. However, I'll have to agree with the others that 40-50 is a little steep for the entry fee. If it were the type of event where people would be in it as hard-core anglers, maybe, but this sounds more like a social type tournament, like the Extravaganza and the other big ones.

Maybe you can get some prizes traded in for promotion?

Good luck!

[PikeTipper]

Sponsors would be key to bring the cost down. I'm sure you could get quite a few companies interested with this idea though.

[Bob Horn]

Your in business, why just break even you have to make money to be there next year. It`s a good idea!!!

[iceman4]

Hey fishslayer, great idea! I'm there! Would there be a discount on family admissions because it would be a great way to get my daughters into ice fishing but being a teacher it's a little steep. I would definetly give you a hand!