BASS Northern Open 2
Detroit River, Detroit, Mich.
August 19-21, 2010
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/opens/news/story?id=4492007#detroit
BASS announces schedule for 2010 Bassmaster Opens (http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/opens/news/story?id=4517337)
Bassmaster Opens anglers: Due to technical difficulties, BASS will not be accepting online registration for 2010 Bassmaster Open events. Until further notice, registration is only available via telephone. Please call 877-BASS-USA
Full 2010 Schedules (http://proxy.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/media/tournaments?code=2010BTS&sort=tourName)
I registered for the BASS Open today as a Co angler...Hopefully I get in... ;D Anyone else get signed up???
Josh, I will be expecting you to show me the ropes down there since you are the seasoned pro in these opens....... ;D It should be a good time...
I signed up as a CO as well, just got off the phone and ready to fish... It's gonna be a long wait though...
Don L
I signed up as a boater and I can't wait!!
I might come and watch. Depends on some things I'm waiting on...
Quote from: djkimmel on December 01, 2009, 02:34:58 PM
I might come and watch. Depends on some things I'm waiting on...
Come and watch????!!!!!!!!...C'mon dust off those rods and get out there..... ;D
I am going to have to drag you out for a Team Tournament or something this year...You can't stay holed up in Lansing watching the river pass you by.... ;)
Change of subject...But....Is Famous Taco still open??? I need to get over there for some of their Burritos...
Quote from: motocross269 on December 01, 2009, 11:53:59 PM
Quote from: djkimmel on December 01, 2009, 02:34:58 PM
I might come and watch. Depends on some things I'm waiting on...
Come and watch????!!!!!!!!...C'mon dust off those rods and get out there..... ;D
I am going to have to drag you out for a Team Tournament or something this year...You can't stay holed up in Lansing watching the river pass you by.... ;)
Change of subject...But....Is Famous Taco still open??? I need to get over there for some of their Burritos...
http://www.originalfamoustaco.com/index.html
Thanks...Next time I am in Lansing I am there....BBQ Beef Nachos rock.....
Things are not the same at some of the Famous Taco locations. Bankruptcy and a couple renames seem to have gone hand in hand with food changes. I think the original owners still own them in some capacity. I haven't been to the location DD posted in a while.
There are several new places, but the ones a I REALLY like have been around a while also. Al Dacos on South Cedar St near the I-96 interchange and Meijers - excellent food with a great buffet.
And El Sombreros just down the block from my house (the effect this has on my waistline is readily apparent) just South of the Mary Ave corner on Martin Luther King Blvd (M-99). They know my wife by my voice when she calls... that is a couple miles South of I-496. Being part Mexican on my Stepfather's side, I know my Mexican food!
As far as fishing, I could use a few more trips, but I'm working on that (44 days until Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ssshhhh don't get me started yet)
Was anyone else surprised that when you register they are not able to tell you how far down the list you are like FLW does?! I just thought it was odd that they don't have a database with a numerical reference... Anyways, I may be a Co or sitting on a park bench next to Dan waving bye-bye as you guys head out.
I wonder if the Famous Taco that DD posted is the same one I used to ride my bike to back in middle school...
with them not having there internet sign up running i think they got completely slammed and they are suppose to send out notifications next week. Moto look forward to seeing down there this coming august. Anyone down for the southern open on the Big O in january?
I entered Tuesday on the pro side and was told it's not full, and they have a lot more pros than co's.
Quote from: josh617 on December 04, 2009, 04:35:13 PM
with them not having there internet sign up running i think they got completely slammed and they are suppose to send out notifications next week. Moto look forward to seeing down there this coming august. Anyone down for the southern open on the Big O in january?
Sounds good...I am going to try to do all 3 in 2011...I just couldn't swing the time off this year....The only way I could do it is not to fish any other tournaments...That wouldn't be much fun...
I just got my letter today.. I'm in as a co !!!! Funny how you have to fill out an application and send it back....
Don L
I got mine too... ;D
Quote from: BryanP on December 04, 2009, 08:17:47 PM
I entered Tuesday on the pro side and was told it's not full, and they have a lot more pros than co's.
bryanP,just wondering if you entered them all or just one...wondering if you can just get into 1
last year i got into just the chesapeake bay tournament (it was an aewsomeley good time)
I received my confirmation in the mail earlier this week, too. Here's keeping the fingers crossed for a good draw!
I entered just the one event. I called BASS today and they have 107 pros confirmed, with 49 more on the wait list. As of now I'm 25 on the wait list. So they need co-anglers.
thanks bryanP keep us updated....tring to gather funds to fish it myself....boater would be nice but co-angler if thats all i can afford
Monkey...It is a pretty good payout for Cos and a chance to win a boat...
Bryan I will start working on some Co anglers hopefully we can fill the field...Do you think the big time pros wait to commit????
I thought YOU guys ARE the BIG TIME pros!!!?!?! ;D
;) motivation ;) motivation ;) keep it up dan and we will fill the rest of the spots with GLB members :)
Quote from: gr@ssmonkey on December 18, 2009, 01:13:18 PM
thanks bryanP keep us updated....tring to gather funds to fish it myself....boater would be nice but co-angler if thats all i can afford
Hey, if funds are available... maybe we could split the trip??
i would be willing to do something like this if i can just get mr entry togather ;D
I signed up as a boater about 8 hours after Bryan did and was also told the field was not full on the boater side but they were short on co-anglers, so if you want to fish as a co-angler I doubt you'll have any trouble getting in.
I called in my deposit for all 3, and all they told me was they are still taking entries, and I would get something in the mail. They guy I talked to didn't seem real knowledgale. So assuming I get into them all, I will probably be open to travelling and practicing with someone if anyone is interested.
I entered as a boater and my credit card was charged $400 for the deposit...somehow I just got a confirmation as a co angler ?
you all might want to double check your entry as I DO NOT have any faith in their system!
The real behind kicker is when I called in laughing and in a good mood making a nice joke or two about the mishap Dennette just simply said ok I'll fix that later today...is there anything else I can do for you...talk about no personality.
Im sure liking FLW's treatment a WHOLE lot better!
I signed up as a boater and haven't got anything in the mail yet. Has anyone who's going as a boater received anything in the mail?
I got my confirmation in the mail yesterday, so they must be getting a few co-anglers to sign up.
I finally got my paper work yesterday as well.
I still have not gotten anybody on the line after about a dozen attempts. Very poor customer service. I guess I will try after the Classic. Honestly that should be no excuse . In 20 yrs I never called FLW and was not talking to someone within a minute or so.
That is not good....Their online system is down and so is their phones...I guess I better start trying to get ahold of them early to pay off my balance....
Do you think a canadian and michigan license is all you will need?
You never know. Ohio and the Walpole could come into play
To fish a tourny of this caliber you should have them all, as a co-angler anyway.
I'd at least have the Walpole because that one isn't easy to get in a hurry. But Ohio wouldn't be a problem to get.
How and where can you get a wapole license and how much is a 3 day?
Quote from: bassinman#1 on February 12, 2010, 06:50:23 PM
How and where can you get a wapole license and how much is a 3 day?
I buy both licenses from Lakeside tackle....I have never fished Walpole waters but you never know...That is one of the downfalls of going as a Co...
I have bought the Ohio license for 3 years now fishing as a Co in the BFLs....I haven't fished Ohio waters yet...I agree with the comment wait until the meeting and if your Pro is going to fish Ohio waters you can always get an Ohio license online...
FLW doesn't do it but I have fished BASS events where they check licenses before launch.....
Of course the "Book" answer is be prepared but I have been buying 100 dollars worth of licenses every year that I don't fish the covered waters....
Quote from: markgoetsch on February 11, 2010, 07:46:55 PM
I finally got my paper work yesterday as well.
Maybe I should check my mail, been a few days since I stopped out to the mailbox on the road :o
Now that my health issues are behind me, hopfully, I decided to enter the BASS Open a couple weeks ago ang got my invitation today. I'm also fishing the BFL on July 17th. I'd like to be able to fish the DK in May but I'll have wait to see on that. I had to have a brain aneurysm repaired back in December and the recovery has been very slow. My doctor told me I would be back to 100% by then. I'm just very glad the doctors found it before it was too late. Looking forward to seeing everbody again.
Very glad to see you back dashaver. Happy its working out. Cant wait to see you on the water somewhere.
Quote from: dashaver63 on March 04, 2010, 05:07:52 PM
Now that my health issues are behind me, hopfully, I decided to enter the BASS Open a couple weeks ago ang got my invitation today. I'm also fishing the BFL on July 17th. I'd like to be able to fish the DK in May but I'll have wait to see on that. I had to have a brain aneurysm repaired back in December and the recovery has been very slow. My doctor told me I would be back to 100% by then. I'm just very glad the doctors found it before it was too late. Looking forward to seeing everbody again.
That is the first I heard of this......Glad all is well....
Im very glad to hear your doing well Doug. I look forward to chatting with you this spring.
Don
Doug, Glad your ok. Heres to a healthy season!
McCarter himself :-\'
Thanks guy's. Everything happened so fast I didn't have a chance to let anyone know what was going on. I've got cabin fever something fierce right now, just got the OK to start driving again and I'm going back to work Monday. I'm thinking next Saturday I'll try to make to the Rossford Bass Pro for the Lake Erie smallmouth seminars.
glad your OK , you may not know who I am but I remember a lonng time ago you fished with a good friend of mine in a BFL, Linda Bennett, I met you then. As we all shot the sh## after the tourney, my cousin just passed a week ago of cancer at the age of 49, we fished and hunted together, ya just never know, On a bright note, I received my confirmation as a boater for the open.
I still hadn't heard anything about my spot in the opens so I called. When I got a person on the phone, she transfered me to a dead line. Next time I called I got sent to a voicemail of some lady whose message said she was out of the office until the 23rd. Next time I got sent to the same voicemail. I tried the customer service email address and got a call back the next day. She told me I was "well within the 175", but I was 12 on the waiting list for Champlain, in for Detroit, and 22 on the list for Chesapeake. She told me that co-anglers are really slow to sign up this year for some reason. So we'll see I guess.
I think this event will be a little larger than the Erie one last fall because it is in a better location. Hopefully it draws well. I am not signed up to fish it yet but am seriously thinking about it as a boater. I just don't have enough free time to travel as much as I want to this summer. I have tournaments this year on Champlain, Erie, Potomac, and in NC along with a bunch of other things but maybe I can get the extra week off from my summer job.
OK guy's, who's all going to be there? I'm getting geared up and ready to fish! Haven't been on the big water in a while and I'm getting tired of going through gear from 2 years ago. I'll be getting my tube jigs this week end and some more drop shot baits. It's about time to get this party started! I just got my Save Phace face mask cleaned up and de-cobwebbed, I'm sure that will come in handy, I always draw 1 pro with a single console that likes to run like his pants are on fire. (man that hurts)
I will be arriving Saturday night to start practicing Sunday. I have room in my room if someone is looking for a room, and a seat in my boat if someone is looking to practice Sunday-Wednesday.
I'm in and eagerly awaiting...
I'm in and I'll be practicing all this weekend. Hopefully the fish will cooperate better than they did for the wonderland.
Remember you can only practice with someone who is in the tourny on the official practice days. (Mon-Wed)
Quote from: Team houston on August 09, 2010, 01:16:18 PM
Remember you can only practice with someone who is in the tourny on the official practice days. (Mon-Wed)
FYI wait listed anglers are not considered "comptetitors" and also cannot practice.
-Matt
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/tournaments/opens/news/story?page=opens_preview_2010_NO2
Ha it was weird to open up a page in ESPN and see this picture. Hopefully he does well and keeps a strong season going.
Look sharp guys and gals. I'll be there taking picture and videos on Friday and Saturday for GreatLakesBass.com. Hope you all finish up there at the top!
Well the pros are already starting to show up I launched out of erie metro yesterday and saw Kotaro Kiriyama. Man it must be nice to prefish for over a week for a tx. I can't wait to fish against these guys!
Yeah. Pressure might be a little greater too. Don't really catch 'em, you're eating beanie weanies for dinner...
talked to paul S. and hoping to volunteering there for the 3 days.
Good. I'm going to need a camera boat!! Hope there's some available.
I am there....Hopefully I can turn this dismal season around...The Bass Open would be a good time to do it.... ;D
Quote from: motocross269 on August 14, 2010, 03:39:05 PM
I am there....Hopefully I can turn this dismal season around...The Bass Open would be a good time to do it.... ;D
I would have taken a bad season, mines been non-existant. I've been looking forward to this since the first of July. Now if I can just remember where my rain suit and PFD are, I'll be all set.
Does anyone have the info on the meeting time and location ..... Wed...
thanks Don
holiday inn on northline, 1-4 register and 5 tx meeting.
Sure wish I was fishing it....good luck to all the GLB guys!!! ;D
Does anybody know if there is road construction on I-75 between the Ohio border and Elizabeth Park?
yeah around monroe but its not too bad.
I have to say if you are fishing this and are not pumped up you had better find another sport....
I am only going as a Co angler and I am more amped about this tournament than any other tourney that I have fished.....It will be fun just to see how everything unfolds...
A friend of mine from Fostoria, we live about 3 minutes apart, and I have been going over this tournament for a couple weeks now. His name is Jason Root and he finished 49th at Champlain so he needs a good finish here. But yes, I've fished a lot of tournaments and have never been more excited about any of them as I am about this one. I can't believe it's finally here. IT'S 'BOUT TIME!
Just got home from the meeting and I can't believe who I drew, JVD. I'm gonna have a good time tomorrow even if I don't catch them good. Don, it was great seeing you again, Brian (motorcross) I looked for you but could not find you, maybe at the weigh ins. Good luck everybody!
that should be fun and I saw bobber get to ride with swindle! Well I'm the LAST boat and can't wait for the noon bite!!!
Good luck everyone! Wish I were going to be there :(
cant wait to see it unfold gl to everyone
Well... bobber survived a day on St. Clair with skip johnson. Swindle should be no sweat. Good luck everyone! See you Friday!
Quote from: dashaver63 on August 18, 2010, 08:16:03 PM
Just got home from the meeting and I can't believe who I drew, JVD. I'm gonna have a good time tomorrow even if I don't catch them good. Don, it was great seeing you again, Brian (motorcross) I looked for you but could not find you, maybe at the weigh ins. Good luck everybody!
I had to withdraw at the last minute..I took my wife to the hospital wednesday AM with severe abdominal cramps...They thought it was either a Gall bladder or Appendix gone bad..They ended up running a battery of tests over 2 days and filling her full of morphine..I brought her home today and she still isn't doing well at all....Hopefully being at home will help her feel better...They think it could have been a ruptured cyst or something like that..
This fishing season just hasn't been meant to be this year.....
I called BASS and let them know what was going on...I was so busy at the time I didn't ask about getting my entry fee back...I guess I will cross that road next week....I probably won't get my security deposit back but maybe the other 200 bucks..
My wife has been going through health problems this year also. No one thing more important than your family. Hope every thing goes good.
DD