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BASS Announces Field for 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series

January 28, 2009 hellabass

BASS announced today the full field for the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series, the most visible and prestigious tournament trail in fishing. The field of 101 of the world’s top anglers will visit 8 fisheries during the Elite Series regular season and will compete to advance to the Bassmaster Elite Series postseason. Down a few anglers from last year which started with 110 anglers.

The star-studded field accounts for 15 Bassmaster Classic titles, 18 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year trophies and more than 200 BASS victories. The Elite circuit will kick off in less than two months with the March 12-15 Battle on the Border on Texas’ Lake Amistad in Del Rio. .

See the complete alphabetically ordered list of qualifying anglers and their hometowns below.

2009 Bassmaster Elite Series Anglers

1. Casey Ashley, Donalds, SC
2. Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, SC
3. Tommy Biffle, Wagoner, OK
4. Jon Bondy, Windsor, Ontario
5. Denny Brauer, Camdenton, MO
6. Brent Broderick, Oregonia, OH
7. Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, AR
8. Mark Burgess, Norton, MA
9. Terry Butcher, Talala, OK.
10. Scott Campbell, Springfield, MO
11. Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira, KS
12. Brian Clark, Haltom City, TX
13. Rick Clunn, Ava, MO
14. Jeff Connella, Bentley, LA
15. Ken Cook, Meers, OK
16. John Crews, Salem, VA
17. Steve Daniel, Clewiston, FL
18. Mark Davis, Mount Ida, AR
19. Boyd Duckett, Demopolis, AL
20. Guy Eaker, Cherryville, NC
21. Paul Elias, Laurel, MS
22. Edwin Evers , Talala, OK
23. Todd Faircloth, Jasper, TX
24. Jami Fralick, Martin, SD
25. Vince Fulks, Purcell, OK
26. Grant Goldbeck, Gaithersburg, MD
27. Pat Golden, High Point, NC
28. Chad Griffin, Cresson, TX
29. Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville, FL
30. Luke Gritter, Kalamazoo, MI
31. Wade Grooms, Bonneau, SC
32. Greg Hackney , Gonzales, LA
33. Bradley Hallman, Norman, OK
34. Charlie Hartley, Grove City, OH
35. Matt Herren, Trussville, AL
36. Kenyon Hill, Norman, OK
37. Davy Hite, Ninety Six, SC
38. Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, AL
39. Randy Howell, Springville, AL
40. Michael Iaconelli , Runnemede, NJ
41. Alton Jones, Waco, TX
42. Kelly Jordon, Mineola, TX
43. Steve Kennedy, Auburn, AL
44. Kotaro Kiriyama, Moody, AL
45. Gary Klein, Weatherford, TX
46. Jeff Kriet , Ardmore, OK
47. Bobby Lane, Lakeland, FL
48. Chris Lane, Winter Haven, FL
49. Russ Lane, Prattville, AL
50. Kevin Langill, Terrell, NC

51. Jared Lintner, Arroyo Grande, CA
52. Bill Lowen, Cincinnati, OH
53. Elton Luce Jr., Brookeland, TX
54. Aaron Martens, Leeds, AL
55. Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, AR
56. Mike McClelland, Bella Vista, AR
57. Mark Menendez, Paducah, KY
58. Yusuke Miyazaki, Forney, TX
59. Jimmy Mize, Ben Lomond, AR
60. Ish Monroe, Hughson, CA
61. Rick Morris, Virginia Beach, VA
62. Jim Murray, Arabi, GA
63. John Murray, Phoenix, AZ
64. Britt Myers, Lake Wylie, NC
65. James Niggemeyer, Van, TX
66. Takahiro Omori, Emory, TX
67. Cliff Pace, Petal, MS
68. Pete Ponds, Madison, MS
69. Jason Quinn, York, SC
70. Matt Reed, Madisonville, TX
71. Clark Reehm, Russellville, AR
72. Skeet Reese , Auburn, CA
73. Derek Remitz, Grant, AL
74. Jeff Reynolds, Idabel, OK
75. Marty Robinson, Landrum, SC
76. Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu, AZ
77. Scott Rook, Little Rock, AR
78. Fred Roumbanis, Bixby, OK
79. Zell Rowland, Montgomery, TX
80. Bernie Schultz, Gainesville, FL
81. Terry Scroggins , San Mateo, FL
82. Morizo Shimizu, Suita Osaka, Japan
83. Kevin Short, Mayflower, AR
84. Dave Smith, Del City, OK
85. Brian Snowden, Reeds Spring, MO
86. Matthew Sphar, Pavilion, NY
87. Jeremy Starks, Charleston, WV
88. Marty Stone, Fayetteville, NC
89. Gerald Swindle, Warrior, AL
90. Peter Thliveros, St. Augustine, FL
91. J. Todd Tucker, Moultrie, GA
92. Mark Tucker , Saint Louis, MO
93. Mark Tyler, Vian, AZ
94. Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, MI
95. Byron Velvick, Del Rio, TX
96. Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, AL
97. Dustin Wilks, Rocky Mount, NC
98. Jason Williamson, Aiken, SC
99. Kevin Wirth, Crestwood, KY
100. Dave Wolak, Wake Forest, NC
101. Mike Wurm, Hot Springs, AR

Below are the 2008 pros that are not returning in 2009. Note that Bobby Myers and Greg Gutierrez are not on the list below, as they withdrew from the Elite Series prior to the end of the 2008 season.

2008 Elite Pros Not Returning
Glenn DeLong — Bellville, OH
Kurt Dove — Warrenton, VA
Jay Fuller — Kingston, OK
Paul Hirosky — Guys Mills, PA
Bryan Hudgins — Orange Park, FL
James Kennedy — Lacombe, LA
Ben Matsubu — Hemphill, TX
Ray Sedgwick — Cross, SC
David Sherrer — Shreveport, LA
Corey Waldrop — Fort Worth, TX

Fantasy Bass Fishing Corner

Join My FLW Fantasy Fishing Leauge

January 27, 2009 hellabass

I have re-opened my FLW Fantasy Fishing group from last year & inviting you to play FLW Fantasy Fishing where you can become an instant millionaire! Other guaranteed prizes include six $100,000 winners and 1,800 other prizes like a Chevy Silverado, Ranger Boats and more. Don’t worry, if you’ve never played fantasy sports before, FLW Fantasy Fishing will help pick a team for you when you sign up. This year, should be bigger and better, as I intend to send out prizes for every tournament to highest finishers of our group that don’t win FLW prizes. Prizes will be compromised of gifts from my sponsors. So tackle, sunglasses, hats, and other gear will be up for grabs

Here is the details to sign up:
Please go to www.FantasyFishing.com to sign-up or learn more. After you have completed the sign-up process, click “Join a League” in the Game Tracker and enter the following information to become part of RichLindgren.com’s League:

League Id: 11590
Password: bassin

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Best regards,
The Commissioner
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Advanced Bass Tactics, Tips and Techniques

How to Rig a “Stupid Tube” – Best Jig Heads & Baits

January 23, 2009 hellabass

I have had many people leave messages both on my blogs and social media. How do you rig the “Stupid Tube”?

The Stupid Tube was made famous when Federation Nation angler Terry McWilliams from Indiana made the Bassmaster Classic through the Federation Nation ranks, largely on the fish he caught on his “Stupid Tube”. It got the name because anglers back home always asked if he was catching fish on “That Stupid Tube” he so often used to beat them with. See article on Terry here.

The only real difference between a Stupid Tube and a normal tube jig is the way you rig it. The stupid tube still used a tube jig head or similar jig head, but you kind of rig in a hybrid between a Texas rig, normal tube rig, and a shaky head! Below are picture diagrams of how to rig your own “Stupid Tube”. The reason the stupid tube rig is so deadly, you get a similar erratic fall and action as an exposed tube jig, but its virtually weedless and still gets great hook ups on fish!

Start out with your favorite 3-4″ Tube, and either a tube jig head, shakey head jig or even a ball head jig. The jig shown here is a Shakey Head and a 3-1/2″ Strike King Coffee Tube. My new jig head of choice is the BassTEK Tungsten Agitator Finesse Head.

Start by inserting the hook point into the hollow end of the tube

Stupid Tube Rigging — Important to have a jig head with a wide gap hook

Run is all the way up and poke it out through the tube wall near the head, about whereTexasxas rig hook would come out, about a 1/4″ from the nose of the bait. You will find where you like it for your jig with a little practice.

Rigging a Stupid Tube — This is by far the trickiest part to master

Pull the hook out, so the head fits snug up in the nose of the tube & then poke the eye of your jig head out the other side of the tube, so you can tie your line there

The Perfect Stupid Tube Rig — Almost there….

Then bring the hook back into the tube body and out the other side like a Texas rig and then skin hook the tip of the hook back into the tube wall so it covers the point of the hook (Texposed). This keeps the hook from catching on snags & weeds, but only takes a little pressure to stick a fish!

Fully Rigged Stupid Tube — Just add water & catch’em!

Experiment with different jig heads, weights, hook & tube sizes to fit your needs, just be sure your hook has enough throat to stick the fish and let tube collapse on the hook set. This bait comes through cover and skips great. Another big advantage over Texas rigging your tube is that Texas rigging tends to tear up tubes real bad after just a few fish. You usually can catch a limit or more before you need to replace your tube with this rig. So rig a handful up the night before and you should be set for the day!

June 1, 2015 – Update
Just to refresh this post and keep it up to date, few things to add. I still use this rig all the time for both smallmouth bass and largemouth both. Details on my setup, usually I fish this with 12lb Fluorocarbon, Dobyns DX743C baitcasting rod, and the jig head is usually a 3/16oz BassTEK Agitator Finesse Head.

Also if you prefer videos, check out this How to Rig a Stupid Tube video.

Rich
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Fun Fishing

Bronze Gold in the Dead of Winter

January 22, 2009 hellabass

Well up here in Minnesota, we finally got out of a week, where we never reached above zero degrees Fahrenheit, had a day or two of weather that hovered around 30 degrees, so I took that as a cue to get some fishing done!! My club member Dave Cindrich joined me for the day. Early on, it was pretty cold, as it was about 20 degrees when we started fishing. It was nice to have my new Akinetix beanie to keep my head nice & warm

You can see the rocks and the very clear water in this picture
The first spot we stopped at for about 15 minutes, not a single bite, so we quickly moved on. The next area, was slow to get going but we did pluck 10 smallmouth from the area and had a couple more on. I got one close to 4lbs and another over 3lbs there right before we left. The first four fish came on tubes, 2 on a stupid tube rig and the other two on a rattling tube jig. The next 6 came on a Fork Craw rigged on a shakey head (Picasso Shakedown & Buckeye Spot Remover heads). We spent about 2 hours catching those 10 fish.

You know its cold when the fish have snow on their fins!!!
We then went scouting and spent about 45 minutes checking out some new areas without any luck. Lastly we headed to a different stretch that had proven fruitful in the past. It did not take long for both of us to hook up on fish in the next area. Dave and I had at least one double here. I caught most of these fish on a coffee tube with a regular 1/8oz tube jig, but the bigger fish came on a Watermelon Red Flake Chompers grub on a Chompers head. The fish seemed to be biting closer to the bank here and occasionally we would see them swim by our feet. I caught two more in this area that were between 3 & 4lbs.

Notice this one has a face full of Chompers Grub
All in all, I ended up with 21 or 22 smallies and probably 4 or 5 more that I had on for a bit. Dave caught somewhere around 10 fish, and hooked into a couple big carp as well. My best 5, would have probably weighed, right around 17lbs. For guys that really do not care to drill holes to fish in the winter, this was a great outing!

Below I got some pictures of the baits and rigging methods used

(Top to Bottom) – Fork Craw on Shakedown, Chompers Grub, Coffee Tube

Check John Haynes’ & Josh Douglas’ blogs for their entries on there smallmouth trips as well.
This just proves what dedicated fanatic anglers will do to wet a line in unfrozen waters in the dead of winter!!

Rich
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Multimedia

New Place to watch Fishing Shows

January 19, 2009 hellabass

Found a new website through my Google Ads on this page, its called MyOutdoorTV.com. From what I can tell, you can watch all kind of outdoor TV shows that may or may not be on your local cable or satellite package, plus you can watch them On Demand on your computer, you can even skip through the commercials, although they would prefer you don’t

This is my attempt to embed an interesting show from Fishers of Men outdoors where they throw heavy jigs into Lake Minnetonka milfoil

So this is a trial to see how it works to some degree, hope you like it! Looks like it works to some degree, but the frame is a little small, so you may want to head to the site to watch it.

Rich
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Announcements, Tournament Info

Gopher Bassmasters 2009 Schedule

January 17, 2009 hellabass

The 2009 Gopher Bassmasters Schedule has recently been set, I plan to fish all the events this year on top of my Bassmaster Weekend Series tournaments, the BFN Northern Divisional, MNBFN TOC and maybe a BFL or 2. Looks like a fun schedule, few bodies I have never fished and a couple that I am pretty familiar with. If you are thinking about joining a bass club, Gopher Bassmasters is taking new members for this year yet, check out their website.

Mississippi River – Pool 2
Cottage Grove, MN
May 17, 2009

North & South Center Lakes
Center City, MN
June 13, 2009

Chisago & Lindstrom Lakes Chain
Chisago, MN
June 14, 2009

Knife Lake
Mora, MN
July 11, 2009

East & West Rush Lakes
Rush City, MN
July 12, 2009

2009 State Tournament Waters
Day 1
TBD, MN
August 29, 2009

Day 2
TBD, MN
August 30, 2009

My synopsis of the events:
Mississippi River – Pool 2
This should be an interesting early season event. Only a few guys in our club have been on this water and not necessarily at this time of year. We chose this because its catch & release all year and we will be doing paper tournament, where your partner will verify the length of your catch and convert to pounds. It offers both smallmouth & largemouth. We usually drive to WI in May for our first tourneys, so this will be a new body of water for most and save expenses this year.

North & South Center Lakes / Chisago & Lindstrom Lakes Chain
June can be a very good bite or finicky bite on these lakes based on what stage of Post Spawn we are likely in at this point. Should be a mixture of deep fish and fish that are still raiding bluegill beds on these lakes. Should take some solid weights on both, Chisago will also be a paper tournament

Knife Lake / East & West Rush Lakes
Knife Lake I know nothing about and I think only one or two members have been on the lake, I am guessing it will fish strong. Rush lakes maybe hitting their full algae bloom at this time, which may trip up a few anglers on this body of water, but it has big fish if you can find them in the summer.

The TOC waters will likely be one of the large chains of water like Gull or Whitefish, but we will not know until April. That is all for now, watch my website for my official tournament schedule very soon!

Rich
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BASS Tour

Bass Tweaks Elite Series again….

January 16, 2009 hellabass

BASS yesterday released newly revised payouts and entry fees for its 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series. BASS stated that the newest revision was made “in light of recent feedback.”

Entry fees were increased to $41,600 for the 8-event season (up from the previously announced $32,000). Payouts were adjusted accordingly and can be found below. Note that significant money was moved from the Angler of the Year program into regular-season events, alongside the increase in entry fees, so that anglers who finish 50th or better will now win at least $10,000.

In addition, BASS moved its rescheduled Oneida Elite Series back to its original dates of Aug. 13–16, and hence there is no longer a Forrest Wood Cup conflict. Which is excellant news for Ish Monroe, Takahiro Omori, Greg Hackney & Tommy Biffle who have qualified for this event.

Newest Revision: 2009 Elite Series Event Payout
1. $100,000
2. $25,000
3. $20,000
4. $15,000
5. $14,000
6. $13,500
7. $13,000
8. $12,500
9. $12,000
10. $11,500
11. $11,000
12. $10,500
13-50: $10,000
> Total = $638,000 (an increase of $178,000 per event)

Newest Revision: 2009 BASS Angler of the Year Payout
1. $200,000
2. $75,000
3. $40,000
4. $35,000
5. $25,000
6. $22,500
7. $20,000
8. $19,000
9. $18,000
10. $16,000
11. $15,000
12. $14,000
13. $13,000
14. $12,000
15. $11,500
16. $11,000
17. $10,500
18. $10,200
19. $10,000
20. $9,700
21. $9,300
22. $8,900
23. $8,520
24. $8,100
25. $7,750
26. $7,700
27. $7,500
28. $7,300
29. $7,200
30. $7,050
31. $6,850
32. $6,680
33. $6,545
34. $6,352
35. $6,255
36. $6,160
37. $6,060
38. $6,020
39. $5,964
40. $5,868
41. $5,770
42. $5,722
43. $5,674
44. $5,626
45. $5,577
46. $5,529
47. $5,480
48. $5,430
49. $5,384
50. $5,334
> Total = 785,000 (a decrease of $225,000)

Overall, most elite series anglers reactions have been more positive about the recent changes!

Also, on another note. BASS has now moved the BASS Federation Nation Northern Divisional Tournament to Escanaba, MI, so Big Bay De Noc will be hosting a large BASS event, with 104 anglers in that tournament. I will be one of them and I am excited to fish these waters!!!

Rich
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General, Product Reviews

Listening to a Legend

January 11, 2009 hellabass

It was the best title that I could come up with for my excursion to watch Denny Brauer’s seminar at Warner Dock on Saturday. I will give the nod to my buddy Josh’s blog title (Schooled by Denny Brauer). Speaking of which, I really miss that TV show, but I guess it did not get watched as much as “Beat Charlie Moore” and now we are stuck with the Mad Fisherman, rather then intelligent fishing programming like “Schooled by Denny Brauer” was.

Denny’s seminar focused mainly on flipping and picthing techniques which are his bread and butter, that is how he won his Classic Title and multiple AOY titles as well. Overall, some of it was basic in my mind, some stuff reinforced my thoughts on how I fish shallow cover and I did pick up a few pointers as well, so all in all, worth the drive. Heck, what else was I going to do when it was 15 degrees outside???

Of course, Denny plugged his signature Strike King Jig & Chunks, talked about the new Rage baits. Mentioned that he will have some new signature rods coming out with American RodSmiths, and probably one of the cooler things was his new Ardent F500 flipping and pitching reel. It has some unique things:
No Drag Adjustment, preset to 22.5lbs
Super Narrow Spool, only about 60 yards of Line
No level wind, because of skinny spool

According to Denny, they will be available in about a month or so, so watch for them here.Rich
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Announcements, Tips and Techniques

MNBFN Presnents Free Bass Fishing Seminars

January 11, 2009 hellabass

January 17th will be the next installment of Free Bass Fishing Seminars (open to the public) brought to you by the MN BASS Federation Nation

January 17, 2009 at the Medina Entertainment Center
9:30am – 11:00am Ross Evans – Side Imaging Systems – GPS Screens, Mapping Screens, Interlinking Units, extensive understanding of SI and how to link together with the GPS & Mapping

Here is the details of the SI seminar:
1. Transducers – Difference cone angles and why.
2. Mapping – Talk about the Chips and how to modify your screen to make better use of your chips.
3. Mounting and Interlinking Units to improve your over all performance of the units.
4. SI – Will explain in better detail how it works and why it works. I will also use the above three discussion points to help the unit work better.

I will use two overriding themes for the day:
1. Concentrate on what your Unit CAN DO and not what it can’t do!
2. Side Imaging is a “System” and not a single unit!

March 7, 2009 at the Medina Entertainment Center
9:30am Sport Smith – Tackle Craft & Modification
10:15am Rick Billings – 2008 Divisional & National Tournaments Recap

April 18, 2009 at the Medina Entertainment Center
9:30am TBD
10:15am TBD

Look forward to seeing many of you there!!!! – http://www.mnbfn.org/membership/meetings.html

Announcements, BASS Tour

BASS Announces 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series Postseason, Reduced Entry Fees

January 9, 2009 hellabass

This is a pretty big announcement from BASS. While it is a bit of a shocker, I think this demonstrates that BASS is committed to helping the pro anglers and making it easier for them to compete in these times where sponsor money can be very hard to get. I also am sure, it will only be a few moments before Sport stops by to comment and complain about Bay De Noc getting bumped, but its an expensive place to travel to for both anglers and tournament staff, it would have likely been a great event, but I am sure BASS will get another event their soon in the next year or two!

BASS Announces 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series
Postseason, Reduced Entry Fees

BASS announced today it has revamped the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series, decreasing entry fees per angler by $25,200 for the season and introducing a two-event, no-entry-fee postseason. The postseason places an increased focus on one of the most prestigious awards in the sport, the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year. Despite the reduced entry fees, the top finisher in the AOY race will take home $250,000 and the total payout will remain at more than $1 million.

The postseason events will feature only the Top 12 anglers in the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, determined after the regular season. Each postseason event will receive one hour of ESPN2 television coverage and the entire Elite Series will receive 15 hours of original programming on ESPN2 in 2009. Anglers who reach the postseason will be provided with unmatched brand-building opportunities.

The qualifiers will start the postseason with the AOY points that correspond with their standings among the Top 12, based on the regular season. The top qualifier heading into the postseason will begin with 300 points, and the rest of the field will receive points that correspond with the AOY points structure. The postseason will be scored with the traditional AOY points system.

The postseason events will follow the culmination of the regular season, which ends with the Champion’s Choice on Lake Oneida out of Syracuse, NY. That final regular-season event has been moved to July 30-Aug 2. Dates and locations for the postseason events will be announced at a later date.

With the announcement of the postseason, BASS has reduced its previously announced Elite Series regular-season schedule to eight events. The three events eliminated are the Alabama Charge (May 14-17; Pickwick Lake; Florence, AL), Cold Water Clash (July 23-26; Big Bay de Noc/Little Bay de Noc; Escanaba, MI) and the Empire Chase (Aug. 6-9; Lake Champlain; Plattsburgh, NY). Click here to view the revised 2009 Elite Series regular-season schedule. The amended payouts for the Elite Series regular season can be found at Bassmaster.com or by clicking here. The 2010 Elite schedule will remain as previously announced.

“We have had a number of productive discussions with Elite anglers and various stakeholders and determined that much like everyone else in this challenging economy, our sport and anglers have been impacted,” said Tom Ricks, vice president and general manager, BASS and ESPN Outdoors. “We feel this decision is in the best interest of the industry, our anglers and sponsors.”

The entire roster for the 2009 Bassmaster Elite Series will be released in the coming weeks and Kevin VanDam, 2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year, was in support of the format change.

“For the long-term health of the sport, this is a reasonable move,” said VanDam. “Looking at the entire Elite Series field, this announcement is helpful and appropriate and it serves the industry, anglers and sponsors well in a challenging environment.”

“Bass fishing is not immune to this economic climate,” said Tim Horton, Elite Series pro. “I’ve spoken with a lot of anglers and feel that this is the right move for the industry.”

The Elite Series regular-season tournament format will follow the 2008 model, with the top 50 anglers qualifying for the third day of competition and the top 12 competing on the final day.

BASS will operate the Bassmaster Opens, the Women’s Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors, the BASS Federation Nation presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats and all other tournament programs in the same manner as previously announced.

In other news, the Bassmaster Elite Series Marshal Program has resonated tremendously with BASS members. To date, the available slots for Marshals are more than 75% filled for the eight Elite events. With limited space available, BASS members are encouraged to call 1-877-BASS-USA to reserve a spot.

Marshals who were registered for any Elite events that have been changed will be contacted by BASS. Any BASS member registered as a Marshal in the impacted areas will have the option of receiving a full refund or transferring his or her deposit to another Elite event that has available slots on a first-come, first-served basis.