Hi Si – just a few thoughts
Depends what you want to run a GP for
1. Purely to bump up potential winnings or
2. Encourage anglers to turn up on venues they might not ‘fancy’ or
3. Generate revenues for the club or
4. All three
We run a GP at £1 per match (non optional) and as you suggest, it’s only for members, visitors are excluded.
Large pots can accumulate – it takes a bit to draw the peg in the first place, then you’ve got to win off it so the odds are staked against you.
So we increase the number of golden pegs in any one match as the season progresses – you could do this at various accumulated pot levels – eg when pot hits £75 have two golden pegs, 3 at £100, 4 at £150 etc etc or just add an extra golden peg after every 3 or 4 matches that it isn’t won.
What happens to the pot if not won by/at the end of the season/league
You could
1. Use it as the start pot next season or
2. Deem every peg a golden peg in the last match – so that it is won, or
3. If a golden peg frames in the last match pay them 50% , or
4. The club funds have all the pot for future match booking fees or as we do
5. 50% goes into club funds and 50% starts next seasons pot (with only 1 GP to start)
