Schedule

[dhuff]

Is ABA going to be hosting Bass Weekend events in Michigan in 2007?  I was just looking at the ABA site and there was all the other divisions up there but I saw no schedule for Michigan.  Just wondering maybe it has been said before and I missed it.  Also if they are going to hold them are they all going to be great lakes, or are they going to be fishing some of the same bodies of water as the other ABA divisions fish?

[djkimmel]

I posted a news release right from BASS/ESPN yesterday about the weekend series up above under Other Bass Tournaments - http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/index.php?topic=1551.0 - and they list 25 divisions, but not Michigan. This came from Gary Jones - federation nation director yesterday.

Anthony is still finalizing his ABA schedule. I talked to him briefly today. He's sick again. Seems to like to catch pneumonia although I didn't ask him what he has now. He sounded too sick to keep on the phone for long.

I did not ask him about the BASS weekend series. Either they'll add one later or they won't.

[Anthony Adams]

At this time there is no plans for the Bass Series in Michigan in 2007 - this could change but I doubt it... Part of this is my fault .... Bass and the ABA signed a contract and I was notified on short notice to put a schedule together ASAP. At the very same time I was informed my Nephew was killed in Iraq... do to my family loss I was unable to give the ABA the insight they needed to get us on the books for 2007. I had my nephews funeral this past weekend and I sat down and talked with the ABA about this years Bass schedule on Wednesday for the first time .. There was only a few dates left open where we could reserve the tourney stage and schedule our staff.. I did not see the benefit of the dates we were offered (the first one starting in July) and we feel it is best for this year to not have a Michigan schedule and in 2008 to go at Michigan with full force... Michigan is in the ABA's plans for 2008.

FYI.... BASS had planned to drop Michigan for 2007 before signing with the ABA due to the poor turnouts. They planned to cut back to 20 Divisions max.. The ABA was debating on whether or not to put Michigan on the schedule for 2007 and the issues I had made it impossible. To many things stacked against it for 2007...

[dhuff]

Hey Anthony,

I agree that starting in July would just make it difficult to get it all together.  I was more or less just curious that I didn't see it on there when I looke at the website thought maybe it just got missed or something and what possible was going to change now that it was in the ABA's hands.  Sorry for the loss in the family. 

[dartag]

anything to post on tentative schedules.  lakes at least??

[Anthony Adams]

anything to post on tentative schedules.  lakes at least??

My Schedule is set but I am not annoucing it until the ABA goes to print - this will be very soon.

[McCarter]

Here is a teaser for some lakes we are fishing this season.

Kent
Cass
St Clair
Belleville ( Finally! )
Nepessing
Detroit River
St Clair River
Saginaw Bay

McCarter himself

[Anthony Adams]

District 69 and Distrcit 67 have closed and a new District has opened in West Michigan

Here is District 7 schedule here in SE Michigan

6-May  Kent Lake - Paper West Launch
20-May  St. Clair - Paper Clinton River Cut Off
27-May  Nepessing Lake Inn
3-Jun  Saginaw Bay Bay Shore Marina
17-Jun  St. Clair Harley Ensign
24-Jun  Belleville Lake  DNR
22-Jul  Thompson Lake City Launch
5-Aug  Cass Lake Dodge 4 State Park

2-Day Championship

18-Aug  St. Clair North Channel
19-Aug  St. Clair North Channel

14-Sep   ABA - Regional - LAKE ONTARIO - Henderson Harbor, NY
15-Sep   ABA - Regional - LAKE ONTARIO - Henderson Harbor, NY

[jcox7]

     how are we going to do AOY this year will it be best 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 tournaments?  I think that it should be at least best 4 plus 2 day but that is my opinion.. 
     Also can we get a big bass of the year pot started I thnk 25.00 a person 75% to biggest bass 25% to second biggest

[Anthony Adams]

Yes we can do a biggest bass of the year Option Pot ... I always liked those...

AOY will be based on 6 one day events and the 2-day

[stackenem]

Which Thompson lk is it the one in howell?

[jcox7]

Thanks

[McCarter]

LAKE ONTARIO???

McCarter himself

[dartag]

that's east lake ontario.  or St Lawerence river. 450 miles. also the same weekend as the 2 day BFL.  also Neppessing is the same day as Kent OCBM. 

[Hooksetter]

Schedule looks good. Now if May would hurry up and get here we can get started!

[csfishslayer]

I agree looks good can't wait

[Skip Johnson]

121 days 3 hours and 37 minutes 20 seconds till sunrise april 28th.

[Anthony Adams]

Which Thompson lk is it the one in howell

Yes ...

[MaizeNBlue]

this was in the Detroit news today, about Thompson LK.
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061228/METRO04/612280351/1015

[McCarter]

Sounds like good largemouth structure.

McCarter himself