Continue reading »]]> Tournament Trail is proud to support the Tight Lines For Troops Charity Fishing Tournament May 19th in Manistee.  We’ll be on hand for the official weigh in at Seng’s Marina Saturday afternoon.  Prior to that we’re asking for your help to welcome the participating vets back to shore.  If you were on hand last year you certainly remember what an emotional and moving scene it was as the boats returned from the big lake to be greeted by hundreds of people standing along the pier holding American Flags.   This year Tight Lines wants to take it step further by lining the entire Manistee Riverwalk – from the US-31 Bridge all the way out to the piers – with more people and more flags!

There are 13 flag distribution points along the Riverwalk and members of Rolling Thunder will be at each handing out loaner flags.  Of course, you can also bring your own flag, but the most important thing is to just be there!  Families, groups, teams, etc.  Everyone is welcome and the more the merrier.  All we ask is that you let us know your coming so we can evenly distribute everyone along the Riverwalk.

To sign up just send an email to dianna@manisteechamber.org – include your name or group name, number of individuals, preferred location and your cell phone #.  You can also just call 231-723-2575.

For more info, and to check out the map of flag distribution points go to the Tight Lines Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tight-Lines-For-Troops/274453552621412

We hope to see you out there!

Continue reading »]]> In honor of our 10th anniversary season TT is proud to unveil this snazzy new duffle bag!  We’ll have them in the 333 at every stop on the trail this season, but why wait for that when you can get yours right now for free!  Every day in the month of May we’ll be conducting a random drawing from everyone that “LIKES” us on Facebook.  Each winner will get the new Duffle Bag free!  There may also be some bonus drawings for other prizes sprinkled in there throughout the month as well.  If you already Like us on Facebook (thank you very much!), you’re already in for all 31 drawings!  If not, just Like our Facebook Page and you’ll be automatically registered immediately.  Check it out at www.facebook.com/tournamenttrail

Continue reading »]]> The new and improved Online Edition of the Tournament Trail Magazine is available now!  I’ve gotta say this thing is pretty cool!  Zoom in, zoom out, turn pages, find any article, ad or tournament with a simple point and click!  Check it out!  I’ve got nothing against paper, but this new online edition… It just might be better than the real thing!

Of course, its also nice to have a hard copy sometimes and we’re always working to make those available as well! Printed copies are available at over 200 locations in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and other locations around Lake Michigan.  For a complete list of locations where you can get yours click HERE.

Continue reading »]]> Watch Bay Harbor Part One!

The first-ever 333 Broadcast Championship is up for grabs! The final four will duke it out in an all-or-nothing battle for the title and the Little River Casino Resort Big Check for $10,000!  The season finale will unfold in a two-part episode, the first of which is now available for online viewing.  Teams Diabolical, Early Bird, Hour Time and Verdict III are all featured in the most exciting 333TV episode yet! Watch it right now at: http://vimeo.com/39204813

Continue reading »]]> I’ve got an important announcement concerning this weekend’s episode of 333 TV in Grand Rapids and Southwest Michigan.  It seems we had a little mishap with whatever that machine is that handles the “bleeping” in the editing room.  I don’t know if it even has an actual name, so for the sake of this announcement I’ll just call it the “Bleeping Machine”.  In a nutshell our bleeping machine somehow got bleeped up. I don’t know what happened but the bleeped thing just took a bleep and it did so at the worst bleeping time possible.  I mean, I almost bleeped myself when I heard about it.  I’m sure this may come as a surprise to some of you, but during the heat of competition some of our tournament teams have been known to let a few choice expletives slip out here and there.  I know…. it’s a bleeping shame, but hey – it happens!  Anyway, somehow the un-bleeped version of the show was sent off to our Grand Rapids station.  They promptly gave me a call and politely said, “What the bleep? We can’t bleeping air this!”  OK, I’m embellishing that.  There weren’t any bleeps in our actual conversation. At least not from them…

However, the rest of it is true and unfortunately, due to a rather obvious lack of bleeps, this weekend’s episode of 333 TV will be preempted.  I know… it really bleeping sucks, but don’t worry. We called in a full team of bleeping professionals and they have fixed the bleeping machine. A fully bleeped version of the show is being sent out to the station and though it will not be there in time to air this weekend, they have graciously agreed to run it next week, back to back with the regularly scheduled episode!  That means in GR, next weekend you’ll get to see a full hour of 333 TV featuring both the Salmon Splash and the Monster Mania!  Bleeping awesome!  The first episode will start Sunday morning at 11:30 and the second will follow at noon.

I do want to thank our SW Michigan ABC affiliate WOTV for catching our bleeping mistake and for making the time available to run the extra episode next week.

As for everyone in Northern Michigan – you will be unaffected by this whole fiasco. (lucky bleeps) We were able to get a fully bleeped version to those stations in time for Saturday’s airing at noon.

One other thing…. If you do happen to be a fan of four-letter words, for a very limited time you can catch the un-bleeped version of the Salmon Splash episode online… (we are sooooo naughty…) But if you do want to see it, you need to hurry the bleep up because that’s going to be replaced soon as well.

Thanks for taking to the time to read this bleeping announcement.

Continue reading »]]> The 2012 Tournament Trail Magazine is available now.  Get yours all weekend at the Ultimate Sport Show at Devos Place in Grand Rapids MI.  For show hours, directions and more info click here.

Full distribution will begin immediately next week as the book makes it way around Lake Michigan and beyond!  Check here for a list of additional locations where you can get your FREE copy!

Relive the highlights from a record-breaking 2011 season.  Get all the latest information on the upcoming tournament season including 16 Big Lake Salmon & Trout Tournaments, the 333 Championship Series, the cast for 333 TV Season 3, the Lake Michigan Tournament Alliance and more!  It’s going to be a great year on the trail in 2012!  Everything you need to know – you can find it in 2012 Tournament Trail Magazine!

Continue reading »]]> 333 TV Season 2 is on the air! Now you can see the show before it airs!

Each week we’ll be sending out a special edition of the Tournament Trail Email Blastt with a link and a password that will allow you to check out the latest show before it airs on television.  The Email Blastt is free and in addition to getting you early access to the shows it’ll also keep you up to date with everything on the Tournament Trail.  Expect weekly updates during the season that include tournament information, photos and complete results.

Continue reading »]]> Season II of 333 TV will begin its broadcast run this weekend and the series kicks off at the Hoosier Coho Club Classic in Michigan City.  The show has changed dramatically from Season 1 and the new format adds plenty of
excitement as we follow 14 teams in a season-long quest for $10,000 and the first-ever title of 333 Broadcast Champion!  Episode one features the teams Blue Fairways, Living The Dream and Team Thompson and gives you front row seats on each of their boats as they scour Lake Michigan in search of monster Salmon and Trout!

In Northern Michigan catch the show on WGTU/WGTN ABC 29 & 8 at noon on Saturdays starting January 7th.

In Grand Rapids and Southwest Michigan the show will air on WOTV ABC 4 at 11:30am on Sundays starting January 8th.

We’ll also be showing off our incredible fishery to mulitple other areas across the nation via the Legacy Broadcast Network.

The Season II trailer is still available online if you’d like to get a sneak peek at what the new shows look like.  You can watch that right now here: 3 Minutes & 33 Seconds of 333 TV!

Continue reading »]]> Announcing the internet premiere of the new trailer:
3 Minutes and 33 Seconds of 333 TV

It’s been a long time coming and now it’s finally here! We’ve got your first look at the all new season of 333 TV.

We’ve been in the studio for about a month straight editing the shows and I gotta tell ya – they look fantastic!  Special thanks to each and every one of our featured teams!  They all worked hard to make the show a success and we couldn’t have done it without them.

I’ve also got to give a nod to 333 TV’s lead camera man and sole editor, Chase Maser. Without his creativity, vision and technical skills the show would be…well, I don’t even want to think about what it would be.  I’ll just focus on what it is, and that’s infinitely improved over season 1, committed for season 3 and a helluva lot of fun to watch!

Check back here for more updates as they become available including broadcast times, station information and even a way that you can catch full episodes before they air!

So without further ado…. click on the link below to check out the new trailer, and one word of advice….
Crank It UP!!!

3 Minutes and 33 Seconds of 333 TV