2013 MadWags Memorial Members Tournament West Sun Oct 6 Manistee Lake Sign Up

[TheFishinPollock]

Groomnap him and take him fishing. In later years he will be grateful.

[gmetime24]

I can't make it out to this one with the date change. Have a wedding to attend for a good friend

Have the ceremony on your boat!

I wish!! And while that's going on I'll just slang a 5lber of the front of the boat!!

[gmetime24]

Groomnap him and take him fishing. In later years he will be grateful.

Another great idea!! The groom is actually from Boston and has never fished for bass. I could probably blow his mind with the smallie fishing up north 

[djkimmel]

I was groomnapped once. Some people were not real happy with that. Sorry about messing up your plans. I'll try to avoid surprises next year that cause a schedule change. Tough to squeeze something in on that side of the state.

[Waterfoul]

Put me down for 2 people.  Net man extroidinaire Ron Ihrig will be making the trip up with me!  Looking for some smallmouth action for sure.

[djkimmel]

Put me down for 2 people.  Net man extroidinaire Ron Ihrig will be making the trip up with me!  Looking for some smallmouth action for sure.

What is Ron Ihrig's GreatLakesBass.com screen/username? You can post it or PM me. Thanks.

[djkimmel]

MadWags Memorial Members Tournament 10/6/2013
BOUNDARY OFF LIMITS and MDNR CLOSED WATER, SPECIAL REGS

SATELLITE MAP OF MANISTEE LAKE Here's an overhead picture of all of Manistee Lake. Please remember that drop shotting without at least a 3" long unweighted dropper line to the hook is not allowed in Manistee Lake and the rivers. See the two inset blow up images below for our tournament boundary limit (Inset #1), and the approximate location of the complete fisheries closure in effect due to MDNR trout and salmon regulations (Inset #2). LAKE MICHIGAN CLOSED - BOUNDARY LINE SHOWN BELOW (Inset #1) Fishing is off limits past a line drawn from the end of each pier head out in Lake Michigan as shown approximately in the image above. Fishing only inside the pier heads back into Manistee Lake. MDNR SALMON - TROUT FISHING CLOSURE BOUNDARY (Inset #2) From MDNR 2013 Fishing Guide: Closed to Fishing - Sep. 6 - Oct. 15 or whenever the established quota of chinook eggs are taken - The southern end of Manistee Lake in the vicinity of the mouth of the Little Manistee River, being that area of Manistee Lake south of a line drawn from a squared red post, located 100 feet southeast of the launch ramp at the DNR Public Access Site on the east shore, extending southwesterly to a squared red post on the west shore located near the southern end of the Packaging Corporation of America plant. During the October 6, 2013 MadWags Memorial Members Tournament fishing will not be allowed south/east past this line (location on map is approximate).

That leaves almost 3 miles of Manistee Lake, the channel to Lake Michigan to the pier heads and the Manistee River to fish. Make sure you are aware that special trout and salmon regulations also apply to these waters. Refer to the 2013 MDNR Fishing Guide for official summary description of the various regulations covering trout, salmon and gear restrictions for our tournament waters. Thanks.

[Waterfoul]

Put me down for 2 people.  Net man extroidinaire Ron Ihrig will be making the trip up with me!  Looking for some smallmouth action for sure.

What is Ron Ihrig's GreatLakesBass.com screen/username? You can post it or PM me. Thanks.

Ron does not have one.  He's not very computer savy, but I'm working on it!

[TheFishinPollock]

Ok, fer soem reason. My computer will nottttttttttttttt open up a PDF file so I can get a map of the lake. How bout a little help here getting on for your ole buddie Fish???

[djkimmel]

What PDF are you trying to open? Is it a PDF to Polish translation issue?!?

[djkimmel]

Try this website. Waterfoul's 'spot' is already marked...

[Mike S.]

Ed Dyer's spots are not marked. Just saying.   Manistee is fun. I was there right becore the spawn, unfortunately. Not knowing anyone there, and not knowing water temps kinda sucked, but we caught a ton of smallies and a nice walleye......in the rain. I'm uncertain on whether I will be attending thisnone or not. Two weekends off in a row may be hard to swing at work. I will wait till closer to that day to say yes or no.

[Waterfoul]

Try this website. Waterfoul's 'spot' is already marked...

Oh, but I have a lot more spots!!

Haven't even seen that lake this year.  As busy I am not sure when I might be able to get up there.

[Firefighter Jeff]

  Count me in as a boater. 

[stackenem]

Change in plans, I will not be able to make it this year.

[djkimmel]

That's a bummer. cameraguy was nice enough to volunteer to do a participant list so I will update that and get it posted probably tomorrow.

[Firefighter Jeff]

Change in plans, I will not be able to make it this year.

  Hey  !!!!!  You promised me some salmon fishing !!!!!  Sorry to hear you won't be making it Billy !!!

[djkimmel]

This would be an event where anything could be on the end of your line.

[Mike S.]

Oh, for sure!!  I was on Manistee last November with Waterfoul and got a big steelhead on an xr50, with a 7' medium action Carrot Stix and a Revo MGX. What a fight!  Then a few weeks later, I cracked a Laker on PM Lake. Not a fight at all. Just goes to show, you never know.

I'd love to go wack a bunch of those steelies for a day. That was the best fight I have ever had on a bass rod, hands down.

[Firefighter Jeff]

Oh, for sure!!  I was on Manistee last November with Waterfoul and got a big steelhead on an xr50, with a 7' medium action Carrot Stix and a Revo MGX. What a fight!  Then a few weeks later, I cracked a Laker on PM Lake. Not a fight at all. Just goes to show, you never know.

I'd love to go wack a bunch of those steelies for a day. That was the best fight I have ever had on a bass rod, hands down.

  We have the summer run steelhead here in town Mike.  The return has been fantastic but the water is still way too warm for them to bite very well.  Should be a great fall.  I always us a 7' medium action baitcaster and in-line spinners for them.  Lots of fun.  Some people describe them as smallies on steroids.  The summer run tend to be a little smaller than the Michigan Winter run but not any less of a fight.