Most of the west side crowd are probably still on the road home. Had a great day fishing with CY. His first day on SC started slow at Ford cove. I managed to lose a nice largemouth right away. we caught a few then headed up the shore to 9 mile. We caught some nice ones by the Green can in front of nine mile tower. We hit a spot out deep with nothing there. Then headed in to Memorial park where Cy put on a crankbait clinic. He put some nice ones in the boat. We ended up with 10 keepers for the day. Cy landed a nice walleye on a tube. We finished the day fishing largemouth by the launch.. Got a couple rock bass and one nice largie. Great day on the water with lots of laughs. Clean water would have been nice but all in all it was a great day on the water.
Thanks Dan for putting the event on.
Shot a couple of photos. Had to show off his new shirt.
Who's the guy with the bird crap on the back of his shirt?? Good job Cy, just throwing a jab out there. See you soon.
1jav
our fish came on the same basic pattern - 3-5 FOW on a flat w/ scattered rock/weeds. Fish weren't holding on anything particular just had to make long casts and cover water. pretty much everything was on a red-eye shad. got 1 on a jerkbait and a crank. all males biggest was just under 4 (according to the board). had 3 fish hit right at the boat, think they had a hard time finding the bait in the dirty water.
Well I'll echo most of the same sentiments. Dan, thanks! It was and continues to be my favorite tourney of the year to fish. Yes, the fishing was tough. We covered quite a bit of water, but I never got smart enough apparently to fish shallower than 7 ft. But I had a great partner for the day and really enjoyed meeting and getting to know him. I wish I could have stayed for the food, but unfortunately I had a ton of work I had to get finished, so I had to immediately get home to get to it. :( As of now, I'm planning to be at Ovid. I love that lake and look forward to it. Sorry I couldn't hang out and get to know more of the GLB peeps. But there's always next time. If anyone ever wants to get out on St. Clair, I'm only 10 minutes from the ramp and would be happy to take anyone out, just about any day. Just give me a shout.
Quote from: 1javelin on May 15, 2010, 10:33:33 PM
Who's the guy with the bird crap on the back of his shirt?? Good job Cy, just throwing a jab out there. See you soon.
1jav
LMAO I was wondering what the heck that was on his shirt!!!!
I fished with Brett from the Michigan State fishing team.... I didn't hold that against him, considering I'm a Notre Dame fan. lol Well, we stunk, errr I did as a guide anyway. We hit a few spots Tcook and I had fished the day before and didn't do too well. Bunch of short fish actually. Guess we were too far in at 9 mile from the reports I've seen. We ran down to Grosse Point flats to see if the water clarity was any better.... ummmm fished there 8 minutes and headed back. lolol It was a good move. We only had ONE keeper at the time with an hour or so to go. We stopped back at 11 mile and started getting fish on Excalibur xr50s. They weren't big, but keepers. We finally get to cull a fish. a 1 pound 12 ouncer....... we cull it with a one pound 13 ouncer!!!! lolololol Woohoo. Well, we did cull that one too, so at least all our fish were 2 pounders, but that was all. Wish I could have done a better job Brett. We did get a musky and a sheepie.
I fished with Eric. He was a most gracious host, and put me on largies in places I had never been before. If it hadn't been for him, I might still be looking for smallies in chocolate milk.
Eric took me all over the lake, and I never hurt my back once.
For me, the day was a total success just on that note. It takes a guy that really knows how to drive a boat to do that. Eric sure does.
The DK's are about the only tournaments I fish each year. I love meeting you guys, and spending the day on the water. After that, it's all icing on the cake.
Thanks again Eric.
OK, I slept now. When do we start planning the fall DK Open? I can think again now, lets get things moving lol.
Ok... you're in charge of something.
Hey I'd like to thank Jeff for being my boater out there on Saturday...super nice guy. I had fun we didn't stick any pigs but not to bad for a guy from Indiana and a newbee :) thanks again lookin forward to the next one
Thanks for signing up. I look forward to seeing a whole bunch of you at the fall DK Open coming to a lake near you (on the west side, probably White).
Dan, the Spring Dk Open on St. Clair this year was truly a great time. Thanks for putting on this event. A special thanks to all the members and sponsors that stepped up and made it even more special with food, beverages and prize donations. Mike and Brian did a great job with the cook out.
My partner 1javelin (Herman) was great company on the lake and knows how to set the hook on those smallies. We caught our entire limit in 24' of water but did not manage to get that kicker or two to seal the deal. Our largest fish went 4lbs but I know there were larger ones there. What do they say about not leaving biting fish? I did that twice during the day. Sorry Herman. But I knew we were close and wanted to find that toad.
On the Dk Fall Open being on White Lake, I would have to say that a 2.5 hour drive to fish St. Clair is one thing, but after last year on White Lake you will be hard pressed to get any eastside guys to drive 2.5 hours to possibly catch a fish. I would suggest that another option be offered.
Quote from: MadWags on May 19, 2010, 06:08:27 AM
On the Dk Fall Open being on White Lake, I would have to say that a 2.5 hour drive to fish St. Clair is one thing, but after last year on White Lake you will be hard pressed to get any eastside guys to drive 2.5 hours to possibly catch a fish. I would suggest that another option be offered.
+1. hardy, croton, gun, grand river....the list goes on and on
white is one of the best fisheries on this side of the state. every lake has its off days.... for a late summer fishing event - there is nothing that will be "lights out" over here (or anywhere to my knowledge).
Quote from: thedude on May 19, 2010, 10:16:01 AM
white is one of the best fisheries on this side of the state. every lake has its off days.... for a late summer fishing event - there is nothing that will be "lights out" over here (or anywhere to my knowledge).
I have to agree with Justin 100%. White is normally awesome all the time, but there is no argument that it was off that day. There isn't a fishery over here that is anything like St Clair. No mention fishing styles in West MI can be completely different then the Eastside.
Bob o...In my opinion, the 4 lakes you mentioned will be an absolute grind and skunk-fest during the time of year of the DK Fall Open.
I would say if we want awesome fishing we all would need to drive a while and got up north somewhere from Ludington to "The Bridge"
Cy
Could always come to Paw Paw Lake, but I agree White is the best option over here. The fishing is always good and everyone should catch some nice bags.
yeah, i mean if you don't like white - then you gotta go further like to hamlin or cadillac/mitchell (which would be cool too!). Paw Paw would be a good choice also.
Quote from: Riser145 on May 18, 2010, 11:03:32 PM
Hey I'd like to thank Jeff for being my boater out there on Saturday...super nice guy. I had fun we didn't stick any pigs but not to bad for a guy from Indiana and a newbee :) thanks again lookin forward to the next one
Woohoo congrats on your first post Brett. I enjoyed fsihing with you. I've been telling everyone back home how I fished with a guy from the Michigan State bass fishing team!!! Goodluck Now if Notre Dame or Ball State get a team together, then I'll have to change my alligence. lolol
I in no way know St. Clair like a bunch of you, but I was there for 3 days last October and it wasn't so great. My brother and I had days of very few fish. So all fisheries have tough days. Can't remember exactly how many we got but NOWHERE near the spring fishery. I understand that catching fish is a big part of the opens, but isn't it also to get together with guys you don't only see but on the computer??? If it was more of a true tourney I'm sure we'd want to pay more than $5 to enter. I'd like to go to White if I'm not at the station. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive instead of 4 hours for St. Clair.
I fished many tournaments at White and your not going get the st. clair numbers but the weights have always been big. It has always been a good fishery from what I've seen.
Thanks Wags, it was a great time fishing with you, and even though we left biting fish, we left numbers and looked for that kicker we desperately needed. I would have done the same thing. I wish we could have found some cleaner water, but so does everyone that was out there!! I don't really care where we go, Paw Paw can be tough, White can be tough, Muskegon can be tough, etc... But, how many of the guys that drove over to St. Clair only caught a few fish?? More than 1 or 2, I know that. Every place has it's off day. We fished a tourney on Muskegon a year or so ago and ran to White with a few other boats, all the top weights came from White. Any given day boys.
1jav
Well I guess you guys that fish that area would know. If that is the best option than so be it.
I'm afraid going as far north as Ludington (or more) will make many more people not want to come if they can only come that day. You can't compare the draw of fishing St. Clair in the spring for anglers to very many other places. It's not going to be fair.
But we can only fish the east once per year. I have promised to hold 1 east and 1 west so the next one is west.
I want to make sure any member is able to fish the event due to the real purpose, as FF Jeff expressed very well, not just the more hardcore anglers. I love seeing the kids there. The new members. The members who have never fished a tournament before. We had all that Saturday.
White Lake is a very good fishery that is very popular with many anglers. I don't believe it is a real complicated lake to fish as some lakes on the west side can be. Not too big. Not too small. Nice boat ramp. Pretty safe.
I thought for an off day like we had last fall there - like we had Saturday on St. Clair too - that the weigh in last fall was still pretty good. Pretty much everyone caught keepers with many limits. The only other lake over there I think would be similar might be Mona, but the fishing is generally easier and more consistent on White for most anglers.
A northern tournament might be cool, but I do believe it would be mostly the more hardcore anglers only who would make the trip and they are the ones more likely to have fall classics, regionals and other events conflicting that time of year going into deer hunting in October too. So many end up not fishing the event anyway since the other events mean more to them at that time, which I understand having been a hardcore myself.
It's much more difficult for myself even to get up way north. Too much of a trip most of the time for me to do in one day. I'm limited too on how many weekends I can make a multi-day trip of it.
I appreciate the interest and suggestions, but I really want to keep this fairly simple as a fun, get-to-know event for many reasons. As long as 20 or more members want to do that I will continue to hold them. Two a year. One east and one west.
The west side polls we've done have been pretty spread out showing White as one of the leading lakes pretty consistently so it seems simpler to me just to pick it and then set it all up for members and family to enjoy. If most people say they will not go to White for some reason, then maybe we have to look for another lake, but it appears many of you will go to White if that is where it is. Is that okay?
White really is one of the best options here. You probably won't get the 20+ bags you could get on St. Clair, but it's still a good time. I'm down for whatever you have going, my boat should be running by then, I hope.
1jav
Quote from: 1javelin on May 19, 2010, 06:48:37 PM
White really is one of the best options here. You probably won't get the 20+ bags you could get on St. Clair, but it's still a good time. I'm down for whatever you have going, my boat should be running by then, I hope.
1jav
I sure hope your boat is ready by then Herman. Tcook needs another option for getting out fishing. lololol Besides, the guys here at the fire station jokingly warn people if they fish with me, not to catch more, or I won't ask them back. Well, after Tim's 7.4 .................................. He's OUT !!!!!! Cut list Tim !!! :D :D :D :D :D jk jk
" Megan Fox, Sacked "
" Michael Bay will not cast her in 'Transformers 3' "
Maybe UAWBIGDOG can get her to attend the fall DK Open...
Oh boy! Don't get him going again...
I was looking over last years White lake results and, I may be wrong but, I think Jason and I may have been the only members to drive from the east side. Thinking back I may have only missed one DK Open. ;D The west side guys should have their tournament on the lake that they think is the best.
Quote from: MadWags on May 19, 2010, 10:04:43 PM
I was looking over last years White lake results and, I may be wrong but, I think Jason and I may have been the only members to drive from the east side. Thinking back I may have only missed one DK Open. ;D The west side guys should have their tournament on the lake that they think is the best.
Glad you guys could come, everyone rides us hard about not coming over there for the open and then the 2 of you are the only ones to show over here. No Skip, really? Bet if we have it on the Grand he'll come! ;D ;D As for the best lake over here, that's easy: Ask KVD where he goes to catch them good close to home!!
1jav
Where? Gun Lake? Gull Lake? Austin? Don't know.
Hey Wags, I count as an east side guy, don't I? I count as a west side guy too!
I love to fish. I don't mind driving over to White Lake. It's a fun lake. As long as I'm not in a BFL.
White lake sounds fine to me. I'll go wherever. You name it, I'm there. With my little tag-a-long.
Quote from: 1javelin on May 19, 2010, 10:07:02 PM
Quote from: MadWags on May 19, 2010, 10:04:43 PM
Ask KVD where he goes to catch them good close to home!!
1jav
you mean templene? ooops i've already said too much!!!
White Lake used to be awesome....I fished it quite a bit back in the Redman days when we used to launch in Muskegon...
I fished it a couple of years ago during a BFL and we didn't set the world on fire...I caught a LM burning spinnerbaits over the weeds..
The potential is there though and it would be my choice for a far westside lake....
I like Sanford and Wixom also they are more central but the westside guys deserve to have their say in what lake is fished in the Fall....
If things work out with my schedule I will be there....
Quote from: thedude on May 19, 2010, 11:16:33 PM
Quote from: 1javelin on May 19, 2010, 10:07:02 PM
Quote from: MadWags on May 19, 2010, 10:04:43 PM
Ask KVD where he goes to catch them good close to home!!
1jav
you mean templene? ooops i've already said too much!!!
Did Wags delete the post or what? Don't you have the hookup there Justin? Come on, it's for a good cause!!
1jav
I really enjoyed fishing Templene but the boat ramp situation is not good for an organized event. Long ways from my house so between the two I haven't been there is so many, many years.
That is where I saw the Amish guys launching the horse-drawn boat trailer. Wish I had that on video :)
Me too, that would be something to see. Where is that Cameraguy when you really need him? LOL
Quote from: djkimmel on May 20, 2010, 01:03:15 PM
I really enjoyed fishing Templene but the boat ramp situation is not good for an organized event. Long ways from my house so between the two I haven't been there is so many, many years.
That is where I saw the Amish guys launching the horse-drawn boat trailer. Wish I had that on video :)
soo how many horses does it take to tow a ranger w/250xs ?
I was on White last night with Bassin Bero, and there were some pigs on the beds. Hungry ones! If I'm correct, last year's DK Open on White was the day after Don Watts cleaned house in the classic. All of the lakes are beat to death by the end of September.
Quote from: djkimmel on May 20, 2010, 01:03:15 PM
I really enjoyed fishing Templene but the boat ramp situation is not good for an organized event. Long ways from my house so between the two I haven't been there is so many, many years.
That is where I saw the Amish guys launching the horse-drawn boat trailer. Wish I had that on video :)
thats why you need a key to the private launch.
did i mention i have a key to the private launch?
someone was telling me at the open they are going to put a county owned ramp there.
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
Cy
I dont care what I have to do, I'll be there. I wont ever miss one.
Quote from: Cy on May 21, 2010, 10:28:54 AM
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
Cy
Well said Cy !!!
Quote from: mikeszr800 on May 20, 2010, 08:58:54 PM
I was on White last night with Bassin Bero, and there were some pigs on the beds. Hungry ones! If I'm correct, last year's DK Open on White was the day after Don Watts cleaned house in the classic. All of the lakes are beat to death by the end of September.
Ok Mike, where are the pictures or report????
Refresh my memory on the DK east open date. If not on top of any tournys I will consider it.
OOps I mean West.
don't think there is a date yet - but its usually mid/late sept.
I have to pick the date yet. Much tougher to get a date that half the people can make that time of year. I'll pick the date within the next two to three weeks.
Quote from: thedude on May 21, 2010, 08:38:12 AM
Quote from: djkimmel on May 20, 2010, 01:03:15 PM
I really enjoyed fishing Templene but the boat ramp situation is not good for an organized event. Long ways from my house so between the two I haven't been there is so many, many years.
That is where I saw the Amish guys launching the horse-drawn boat trailer. Wish I had that on video :)
thats why you need a key to the private launch.
did i mention i have a key to the private launch?
someone was telling me at the open they are going to put a county owned ramp there.
So I know who to call if I want to give the lake a try again... I remember seeing several people get stuck at the other 'ramp' when I was there.
I've been hearing rumors about a new ramp there for quite a long time, but seeing nothing concrete at all (no pun intended). Like most likes, I imagine the locals don't want a public ramp on 'their' lake. Do you know anything more specific than they would like to put a ramp on the lake?
Hey Dan, I'm not sure I really want to see this, but have you posted ALL the finall results of the DK Open????
Quote from: FF Jeff on May 21, 2010, 12:44:10 PM
Quote from: mikeszr800 on May 20, 2010, 08:58:54 PM
I was on White last night with Bassin Bero, and there were some pigs on the beds. Hungry ones! If I'm correct, last year's DK Open on White was the day after Don Watts cleaned house in the classic. All of the lakes are beat to death by the end of September.
Ok Mike, where are the pictures or report????
Didn't get to take any pics, because i was too busy crying because he was kicking my butt. There's really not much to report. They were on beds, shallow, and would hit anything that was put in front of them. There are some big fish in White lake. Next time, I will take pictures. Sorry, hard to use a camera with tears in your eyes.
Quote from: Cy on May 21, 2010, 10:28:54 AM
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
Cy
Right on, Cy. I have thoroughly enjoyed both of the DK Opens I have attended. I've met several people, and enjoyed my conversations with all. DK Opens are more about fishing and friendships than winning and prizes.
Quote from: Cy on May 21, 2010, 10:28:54 AM
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
I'm not really sure why this is so. I've been willing to travel out to Lansing, but as an Eastsider, I'm not sure I'd want to drive 3 hours for a West side DK. And strangely enough, I'm asking myself why that is??? If I'm totally honest about it, I guess it's possibly because I have a world class fishery 5 minutes away from my house and on any given Saturday, I'd rather be there.
But then again, I really do like hanging out with GLBrs and really enjoy the DKs. Hmmm. Now ya got me thinking. I think the reason it's different for East/West siders
could be that a lot of Westsiders look very much forward to fishing such an amazing fishery as St. Clair, while a lot of Eastsiders don't necessarily dream of fishing Ovid or White etc. I'm not saying I know for sure that this is true, I'm just speculating.
So what can we do to get more Eastsiders to a West side DK? I honestly do not know. Perhaps a higher entry fee so that there is more of a tourney-level payout. Or maybe keep it in the Lansing area rather than so far away that we'd have to drive 3 hours. I'm really not sure. All I know for sure is that many of the West side guys I talked to were excited to fish St. Clair, so I think the fishery is a big part of the draw regardless of how much we all love fishing with and meeting fellow GLBrs. Just some random thoughts on the topic. :)
Capt. Charlie and I chatted briefly about heading over to the Fall Open. I guess it depends a lot on the date. We'd more than likely do an overnight deal, so a cheap hotel nearby would be a plus. Heck, maybe make it a couple nights and scout the lake the day before.
Gun lake has Smallmouth and Largemouth. If you launch out of Yankee Springs State Park you have all the room you need and grills!
hey Dan ever fish Lake Lansing. i windsurfed there a long time ago. I remember it was a pretty big lake.
Quote from: Durand Dan on May 21, 2010, 05:43:15 PM
Gun lake has Smallmouth and Largemouth. If you launch out of Yankee Springs State Park you have all the room you need and grills!
i dunno - gun lake in sept might make it so none of the east siders EVER come back :)
i don't know why i'm chiming in though.. i'll be in canada sept 18th for 10 days.
Quote from: dartag on May 21, 2010, 07:52:48 PM
hey Dan ever fish Lake Lansing. i windsurfed there a long time ago. I remember it was a pretty big lake.
Lake Lansing is about 400 acres. Not that big. Not quite as much fishable water as Ovid, but close since it is just a flooded swamp. Boat traffic would be down some that time of year compared to the madhouse of pure summer - remember, Lansing is the desert of Michigan so Lake Lansing gets almost all the boating traffic. I don't enjoy fishing there outside of early spring and fall.
The main issue with Lake Lansing though probably would be the $1,000,000 liability policy they require to hold a tournament there. At least the last I knew they were requiring some crazy thing like that.
Regardless, the fall event is a west side event and I will hold it on the west side as long as I can get about 20 people or more to fish it. I think the west side can stand on its own though I always hope to have as many of you as possible show up and enjoy the event.
The purpose is to hold an event for members to get together, not to create another lucrative bass tournament. There's already plenty of those out there without adding any more.
The only thing I ever remember fishing for on Lake Lansing were MSU College girls 20 years or so ago......Those were the days... ;D
Quote from: Cy on May 21, 2010, 10:28:54 AM
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
Cy
What about an East side gal?::)
East. West. Boy. Girl. All the same to me.
Plus! If you fish marya, I have someone who can keep me awake driving over in the morning!!! :o
If you want a world class fishery, then why don't we go North a little more, like Elk and Torch, or Charlevoix. I've fished Leelanau that time of year and it was amazing when you catch it right. We caught 25 pounds the week before the tournament, and lost one in the high 6 range atleast right at the boat. Then tourney day we took 3rd with over 18 pounds. Takes 20 to win there, and it's not the best lake up there!!! I'd drive 3 hours there to do that, but that puts you East side guys up to 4 hours or more, which means a hotel, which means you won't come. Several of us Westside guys got hotels for the East. And to be honest, I come for the camaraderie, not just the fishing. The fishing is the icing on the cake, you learn who is who and can finally put a real face with a name, and you spend time with guys that eat, sleep, breath fishing like yourself. No tournament is better than the DK's in that respect.
1jav
That would be a special trip and I would not miss it!
Dan you plan it and they will come. Only fished that side of the state twice as a co in the bfl's. never have caught a keeper over there. guess it would be fun to try again. at least at White lake we could go out and troll for kings if the lake is calm. still have lots of salmon tackle somewhere in the garage.
any lakes with a campground?
Quote from: MadWags on May 22, 2010, 07:35:48 AM
That would be a special trip and I would not miss it!
Does that mean DK Open or not we'll go? I think we may have a plan in the making!!
1jav
Nother random thought... ;D I got to thinking that it might be that guys are broker (is that a word) in the fall. I know I sure am. But with the excitement being high in the spring, some of us might be more tempted to spend a little more cash to be able to travel and stay in a motel. Or possibly, we just get too busy to be able to travel in the fall?? I know that as the summer progresses, my schedule gets pretty unmanageable. Maybe some year we can experiment with switching the Eastside event to the fall and the Westside event to the spring. I wonder if you'd see a flip flop in attendance?? Just thinking out loud.
I agree with you DK BTW about the entry fees. I personally would like to see the DK stay a "fun" tourney without any of the controversy that can come with bigger tourneys. I was just speculating on why Eastsiders aren't traveling to the West side tourneys. 8)
Quote from: Cheetam on May 21, 2010, 05:05:25 PM
Capt. Charlie and I chatted briefly about heading over to the Fall Open. I guess it depends a lot on the date. We'd more than likely do an overnight deal, so a cheap hotel nearby would be a plus. Heck, maybe make it a couple nights and scout the lake the day before.
Hey Jeff,
I agree with your thought process. There's no way I'd have driven the 4 hours the day of. Tim and I knew we wanted to fish St. Clair on Friday and just had to decide if we wanted to foot the bill for the room a second night knowing I had to leave by 11am. I was fortunate that I already had those three days off of work.
Jeff
Quote from: Revtro on May 21, 2010, 04:48:23 PM
Quote from: Cy on May 21, 2010, 10:28:54 AM
The question I have...is what does it take to get more East side guys to come over here and fish???? Leave your boats at home, car pool and come fish with us! If nothing else you will have fun. Ask Dartag....we had a riot fishing last Saturday and only caught 10 fish but we laughed our butts off the entire time. Mikeszr800 and I had a good time last year. The fishing was tough but we had fun and will fish together again.
I have made some great friends through GLB and continue to do so, but you will never have the chance if you don't get out there and meet them. I think all of you that don't participate in these events or other events are missing out on a great thing. I love to bass fish, I love to tournament fish and I love to talk fishing with people. We all have that in common here and it is a great thing.
I'm not really sure why this is so. I've been willing to travel out to Lansing, but as an Eastsider, I'm not sure I'd want to drive 3 hours for a West side DK. And strangely enough, I'm asking myself why that is??? If I'm totally honest about it, I guess it's possibly because I have a world class fishery 5 minutes away from my house and on any given Saturday, I'd rather be there.
But then again, I really do like hanging out with GLBrs and really enjoy the DKs. Hmmm. Now ya got me thinking. I think the reason it's different for East/West siders could be that a lot of Westsiders look very much forward to fishing such an amazing fishery as St. Clair, while a lot of Eastsiders don't necessarily dream of fishing Ovid or White etc. I'm not saying I know for sure that this is true, I'm just speculating.
So what can we do to get more Eastsiders to a West side DK? I honestly do not know. Perhaps a higher entry fee so that there is more of a tourney-level payout. Or maybe keep it in the Lansing area rather than so far away that we'd have to drive 3 hours. I'm really not sure. All I know for sure is that many of the West side guys I talked to were excited to fish St. Clair, so I think the fishery is a big part of the draw regardless of how much we all love fishing with and meeting fellow GLBrs. Just some random thoughts on the topic. :)
Rev, I think you might be on to something. Guess we'd have to ask the West siders ( guess I'm a southwest sider being from the South Bend area) if the quality fishing was the main reason they went to the Spring open. As for me, if the Spring open had been at a differnt lake, I still would have come.
Jeff
Quote from: dartag on May 22, 2010, 09:05:44 AM
Dan you plan it and they will come. Only fished that side of the state twice as a co in the bfl's. never have caught a keeper over there. guess it would be fun to try again. at least at White lake we could go out and troll for kings if the lake is calm. still have lots of salmon tackle somewhere in the garage.
any lakes with a campground?
LMAO about the salmon fishing. I have actually come up with a system to run two downriggers off my bassboat. I've been out a few times and caught a couple fish !!
Quote from: FF Jeff on May 23, 2010, 01:14:44 PM
Quote from: dartag on May 22, 2010, 09:05:44 AM
Dan you plan it and they will come. Only fished that side of the state twice as a co in the bfl's. never have caught a keeper over there. guess it would be fun to try again. at least at White lake we could go out and troll for kings if the lake is calm. still have lots of salmon tackle somewhere in the garage.
any lakes with a campground?
LMAO about the salmon fishing. I have actually come up with a system to run two downriggers off my bassboat. I've been out a few times and caught a couple fish !!
Funny you say that, Jeff. I happen to have a fabbed aluminum rack that bolts to the back of my boat, and lets me run 2 down riggers, and 2 rods with dipsy's off the sides. I've never used it, but I have it. I have an uncle who has a boat set up for salmon, so I just go with him. 5 footers in a Bass Tracker isn't my idea of a good time.
[/quote]Funny you say that, Jeff. I happen to have a fabbed aluminum rack that bolts to the back of my boat, and lets me run 2 down riggers, and 2 rods with dipsy's off the sides. I've never used it, but I have it. I have an uncle who has a boat set up for salmon, so I just go with him. 5 footers in a Bass Tracker isn't my idea of a good time.
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Mike, did that rack come with your boat/?? Just curious as to why you have it if you go with your Uncle. I have a simple set-up, but I worked it out that I use turnbuckles to attach it to the cleats on the back deck. I didn't want to drill any holes in the boat. I'll try and round up a pic of it in action. lolol
Oh, and 5 footers aren't any more fun in a 19 foot Stratos. Hence it has to be little or no winds before I go out. I went last year out of St. Joe with two footers which was no problem, but they were covering 5 foot rollers!! I could hardly stay standing. When it got warm I did too and had to head in !!!! lolol Sorry for the off-shoot topic.
Here is a pic of my wife and the rigger set-up on my Stratos. Yes it was July in Ludington and my wife is bundled up like it's November!! We had strong North winds and it brought really cold water in close. With a little breeze it does get crisp. lol
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2aagep5.jpg)