Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

This is the tentative schedule fro the 2007 season.

May 27th? Cadillac/Mitchell

June 10th? Crystal

July 1st? Manistee

July 15th? Portage

July 22nd? Host tourney? Duck Lake

August 5th? Hamlin

August 19th? Big Bass Lake

Sept 22nd & 23rd? Classic? Duck/Green

The host tournament is something we do for ad buyers only. One of our Tear Drop guys takes an host ad buyer ($200 ad) out for our host tournament. One of the hosts will win their ad money back. We then go to the Hofbrau for their fantastic Sunday brunch afterwards for all the participants with the Tear Drop picking up the tab.

Dan,

It's been a long time since the last time I fished with you guys. I now live in southern MI and I miss some of my favorite lakes like Cadillac, Hamlin, Duck and Green Lakes.... Just to name a few on your schedule.

I wish I had time to get up that way and fish a couple with you guys.

You caught my curiosity with this host thing. I did not understand what you were saying .... Please explain how it works.

Anthony, our host tourney is a tournament we do just for people who sponsor our club with at least a $200 ad purchase.  Each year we distribute a flyer and we sell advertising in it.  Most of the small ads are $100, but we sell things called host ads for $200.  For the $200 they get a larger ad in the flyer and they also get their name on a tournament.  So like the Hamlin lake tourney would be the "Pere Marquette Sports" Hamlin Lake tourney.  It allows us to get their name in print as much as possible.  Anyway the host tourney, we take out all the big dollar ad buyers and let them fish for their $200 back.  So every year one host gets a free ad in our flyer, by winning the tourney.  They also get a great lunch on us.  Its just a way we give back to our sponsors and supporters.  Its a great way to get the sponsors involved in the sport and keeps them coming back year to year because of their personal involvement in the tournament.

Dennis Cook
sorry I was logged in under the wifes name