2013 Grand River Opens
144th St. Ramp (Stearns Bayou), Grand Haven, MI
– NO MEMBERSHIP FEE -
$40 Team Entry Fee
$20 Individual Entry Fee
100% Payback
June 9th (6AM-2PM)
June 23rd (6AM-2PM)
July 14th (6AM-2PM)
July 28th (6AM-2PM)
August 11th (6AM-2PM)
August 25th (7AM-2PM)
September 8th (7AM-2PM)
Plaques awarded to the winners of each tournament.
Fish one, some or all.
Payout Chart for 2013 Open Bass Tournaments
Boats 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Big Bass
1 $30 $10
2 $60 $20
3 $90 $30
4 $120 $40
5 $150 $50
6 $120 $60 $60
7 $140 $70 $70
8 $160 $80 $80
9 $180 $90 $90
10 $200 $100 $100
11 $180 $90 $60 $110
12 $190 $100 $70 $120
13 $200 $110 $80 $130
14 $210 $120 $90 $140
15 $220 $130 $100 $150
16 $220 $120 $100 $40 $160
17 $230 $130 $110 $40 $170
18 $240 $140 $120 $40 $180
19 $250 $150 $130 $40 $190
20 $260 $160 $140 $40 $200
Will there be a heavyweight title w plaque this year?
If it looks like Kevin and I are going to win we will have one.(lol)
We were just going to hand out winner plaques but, if you would like to see a Heavyweight Title we can do that. Would you like for us to have a Heavyweight Title?
We will do a Heavyweight/AOY Title this year for the seven tournaments, we will keep it simple this year with one title, either the team or individual with the most weight wins.
If we can't make one are you going to do like you did last year and use out best 6 tournaments?
No. Most weight wins "Heavyweight Title" , whether you fish one or seven.
Are these separate from the Sunday Shooter that goes out of there every week? Or am I combining the 2?
Thanks Lu
We were only ones that went out of 144th St. ramp last year on a fairly regular basis that I know of. We are only doing the seven tournaments this year compared to last years schedule due to the fact that some of us will be fishing the 2013 One on One Opens. I'm not aware of a weekly Sunday Shooter out of 144th but, Wednesday night there is a weekly Shooter tournament that is a lot of fun with a good bunch of guys.
I am there every Weds night. It is a lot of fun.
Are you going to be hosting any tournaments in white lake or Muskegon? I think we talked about it last year but I just can't make it up there. You better watch out this year
No, just the seven scheduled for the Grand River. Brian will be hosting the One on Ones for Mac and the Grand this year, hopefully you can make his Grand One on One tournaments.
Guys,
We are going to put together a Grand River Shooter for this Sunday the 26th.
Where: Grand River 144th Street launch
When: This Sunday the 26th
Time: 6:00am – 2:00pm
Entry: $40 Team - $20 Solo
100% Payout
What time does the Wednesday night tournament start? Fished a few at the end of the year last year, but can't remember what time it started (or went to for that matter).
I'll be on White fishing the Shoreline Tour on Saturday and more than likely won't be able to make Sunday (especially with the wife's birthday on Monday).
thx
djd
Quote from: BRAIDMAN on May 21, 2013, 08:20:25 AM
Guys,
We are going to put together a Grand River Shooter for this Sunday the 26th.
Where: Grand River 144th Street launch
When: This Sunday the 26th
Time: 6:00am – 2:00pm
Entry: $40 Team - $20 Solo
100% Payout
8) 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D
Dustin,
I think the Wednesday night guys will probably start at 6:00pm and go until 9:00pm at the start of the season, later in the summer they might stretch it until 9:30pm. Good Luck Saturday!
Quote from: BRAIDMAN on May 22, 2013, 06:35:12 AM
Dustin,
I think the Wednesday night guys will probably start at 6:00pm and go until 9:00pm at the start of the season, later in the summer they might stretch it until 9:30pm. Good Luck Saturday!
That is correct. Usually the month of June and July we run until 9:30. We are starting the Wednesday after Mem day. I talked to Eric last week.
Cool, sounds like the first Wednesday night T is on May 29th, starting at 6pm.
Are there any other weeknight events on the Grand?
djd
Looks like it's going to be a good day for fishing tomorrow, see ya there!
Good turnout for a last minute tournament.
9 Boats
1st - Brandon / Trevor.....13.63lbs. Five solid fish.
2nd - Jay / Rob.....11.64lbs. Good to see you guys back on fish!
BB - Brandon / Trevor......3.03lbs.
1st scheduled tournament is June 9th 6:00am - 2:00pm
We are still doing $40 team and $20 single like last year right?
Yep, same deal. See you there! Tuesday night 11.4 won it, any word in Wednesday?
14.2 won this past Wednesday
06/09/13 Results
18 boats
4 Singles
14 Teams
1st - 13.72 Gary and Mike $220
2nd - 9.57 Arin and Troy $120
3rd - 9.55 Ethan and Justin $100
4th - 9.23 Clay $40
BB- 4.36 Gary and Mike $160
Everyone caught a lot of fish, lots of limits, unfortunately they were all 14"!
Thanks for coming out, see you in 2 weeks 06/23/13 for the next tournament.
Quote from: Hoekset on June 08, 2013, 08:34:23 PM
14.2 won this past Wednesday
14.3 Dave. Don't short me out of the .1 lbs. ;)
Grand River Open this Sunday 6/23/13
6:00 am - 2:00 pm
144th Street Ramp
100% Payback
$40 - Team
$20 - Solo
I think gr@ssmonkey will be back on the big fish Sunday.
6/23/13 Results:
16- Boats
11- Teams
5- Solo
1st- Brian/Vinny............... 11.82lbs. Two wins in a row for Brian!
2nd- Brian/Ryan............... 11.60lbs. I said gr@ssmonkey would be on fish.
3rd- Aaron/Ryan.............. 11.07lbs. These guys had a nice bag of clones.
BB-Arin- 3.86lbs.
Thanks Everyone! See you guys July 14th........
;D ;).......hope to find some more...thanks u guys for running a great tournament on sundays....
As always, great job running this tournament gentlemen. I look forward to fishing these events every time my schedule allows. Great group of anglers!
djd
are you going to post pdf's of the results of each tournament like last year?
We will for sure. Been a little busy this week. I should have them up by this weekend.
Ok cool, was just wondering. no hurry!
We will be back on the Grand this coming Sunday 7/14/13. 6:00am-2:00pm. $40 Team, $20 Individual. 100% Payback. Our turnouts have been great for the previous two events. See you guys Sunday!
Results - 7/14/13
16 - Total Boats
13 - Teams
3 - Solo
1st- Kip / Steve ................15.42lb. Wow! Great Bag Guys.
2nd - Dave / Cy.................14.44lb. Another Awesome Sack.
3rd - Gary / Mike................13.83lb. These guys cashed again.
BB - Dave / Cy...................5.19lb. TOAD
I don't have the weigh-in book with me right now, so the weights for 1st and 3rd might not be exactly correct but, they were 15 and 13 pounds just not sure about the ounces right now, I will get the book this week and make any adjustments asap.
Quote from: BRAIDMAN on July 15, 2013, 06:42:11 AM
Results - 7/14/13
16 - Total Boats
13 - Teams
3 - Solo
1st- Kip / Steve ................15.42lb. Wow! Great Bag Guys.
2nd - Dave / Cy.................14.44lb. Another Awesome Sack.
3rd - Gary / Mike................13.83lb. These guys cashed again.
BB - Dave / Cy...................5.19lb. TOAD
I don't have the weigh-in book with me right now, so the weights for 1st and 3rd might not be exactly correct but, they were 15 and 13 pounds just not sure about the ounces right now, I will get the book this week and make any adjustments asap.
Nice work Dave/Cy. You keep on fishing the Grand it is going to force me into retirement!!!
Lu
Weights posted from last week are correct.
All,
Sorry for the delay on these. Attached are the results for weeks 1 - 3. I should have the Heavy Weight Race posted by the end of the week.
Results - 7/28/13
8 - Boats
7 - Teams
1 - Solo
1st - Brian / Pat................15.40lbs.
2nd - Kip / Steve...............12.00lbs.
BB- Chris / Hue..................3.79lbs.
Next Tournament August 11th.
There is a tight race for the Heavy Weight Title! See attached.
See you August 11th.
Is take off still at 6am aug 11 pretty dark
6:00 start tomorrow, gets light around 6:15.
8/11/13.....Results
14 Boats
5 Solo
9 Teams
1st - Ross / Buck..........18.14lbs. NEW GRAND RIVER OPEN RECORD!
2nd - Kip / Steve..........12.50lbs. Great job again guys.
3rd - Brian..................11.95lbs. Way to go gr@ssmonkey.
BB - Ross / Buck...........5.27lbs. HAWG
Thanks again everybody.
18.14! Wow!
Results- 8/25/13
13 Teams
3 Solo
10 Teams
1st- Jay/Clint....11.47lbs.....Great job guys on a tough day
2nd- Kip/Steve..11.43lbs....Another cash for this team
3rd- Gary.........10.77lbs...Way to go Gary
BB- Brian/Josh...2.64lbs....Good fish for a slow day
September 8th we will wrap up our season for the year, come on out and fish
7:00am-2:00pm
Kevin and I are going to wrap up our run as directors for this circuit at the next tournament but, we will be talking to some folks in the off season that might be interested in taking over as directors, we would like to see these tournaments continue on the Grand.
I apologize to the two teams that came in at 3:00pm today instead of 2:00pm, I feel bad, but we have always weighed in at 2:00pm regardless of a 6:00am or 7:00am start time, sounds like both of you had good bags too.Sorry again.
we had B.A.M last sunday on white, and B.A.M again at fremont this sunday, hope to see u at one of the fall tourneys, i'm gonna miss these tourneys if no one picks them up........great job running the show had a ball fishing with u guys...><(())*>
After some preliminary talks with an unnamed individual at this time, it looks like they would be willing to take over running the Grand River Opens and keep them going for next season.
Our last tournament is Sunday. Kip and Steve appear to have it in the bag...
See attached.
Don't count us out yet Kev, were makin a comeback this sunday.
Trying to get your goat. East wind Sunday, you can easily make up four pounds. Kip and Steve have been getting 12 weekly, you will need at least 16 though! Run to White!