2015 MadWags Memorial Members Tournament West Sat Oct 3 Fremont Lake Sign Up

[djkimmel]

2015 Fall MadWags Memorial Members
Bass Tournament West
Saturday October 3
8 AM until 2 PM - please arrive no later than 7:10 AM
Fremont Lake, Fremont Michigan
Public Access - Sheridan Park, South end off W 64th Street
Entry Fee $5 per angler 13 and older (required)
Big Bass $2 per angler 13 and older (required)
anglers under 13 fish for free

Open to all registered GreatLakesBass.com members only - register on this forum to become a member - no deadline to join.¹

Format is draw tournament with boater and nonboater fishing as a team. 5 biggest bass 14 inches or longer (mouth closed) between team members will be weighed to determine finish. Please take good care of your bass with working livewells.

*Biggest non-bass fish brought in to weigh wins the coveted BIG UGLY prize! Fish must be in season and legally caught to count.

¹Please note:
Family members may be able to fish together. Please contact me directly by PM, phone 810-433-BASS (2277) or email to arrange this. I would prefer family members 18 and older be a registered member of GreatLakesBass.com. I will not request that of family members under 18 and prefer not to have family members under 13 register due to federal regulations. If you have a family member that wants to fish but not be a member, please just contact me privately prior to the event. Youth 17 years or younger must be participating with a parent or legal guardian. Exceptions to this will need to be discussed with me in advance. Use the contact information above.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Nonboaters please bring life jackets to make sure we have enough. Life jackets must be worn zipped and/or buckled whenever the gas motor is running. Boater must use working kill switch when gas motor is running.

No live bait, artificials only. A Golden Rule courtesy board will be available at the weigh in. You can use your own weigh in bag. This is an event where we want to see everyone catch some fish!

This event is all about everyone catching some fish, having fun and getting to know each other, and also to honor the memory one of our greatest members - David MadWags Wagensomer!!! Thank you for being members of GreatLakesBass.com.

If you have anything new or like new you'd like to donate for prize giveaways, please contact me.

Post that you are attending, and if attending as a boater or nonboater in this thread please. It is easier for me to keep track if your status is in this thread. Thanks!

[djkimmel]

If you can, please post in this thread confirming that you are still coming and your boater/non-boater status.

Also, I will need a weigh in scales and weigh in equipment to borrow from someone please.

Also, can someone familiar with the boat ramp situation tell me which boat ramp we should use, where it is and the parking - tournament weigh in situation please? Thanks!!

[Mike S.]

I'm in as a boater. We will want to use the south ramp. Plenty of room there. I will get an address and post it for everyone. Let me make a call for a scale and such. I think I can make it happen.

[Slipkey]

I'm in as a boater. Agree with Mike on the south ramp.  Parking lot is gravel, but there's more room than the north ramp.

[Mike S.]

The scale and a tank are covered.

[Genie]

I'm in as a boater

[Mike S.]

With the opener of bow season, and the vacation time others have put in, I'm having a hard time finding coverage for this day. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it this year. Just in case, I'd look for a scale to use. Sorry.

[djkimmel]

Yes. I'll need a weight scale from someone to borrow please?

[djkimmel]

If you signed up in the old thread can you please confirm you are still planning on coming in this thread? Otherwise I start PM'ing people to confirm. I still need a weight scale to use if someone has one I can borrow? Thanks!

[Genie]

I'm in as boater.

[oldjigger]

ntta tournament trail is there also that day

[djkimmel]

ntta tournament trail is there also that day

Just found out about that today. I've never heard of them and apparently not too many I know familiar with them since it wasn't pointed out to me until today by anyone..? Told there's plenty of parking for us both. There's not many saying they'll be there for the MadWags but I'll be there regardless. They're launching earlier of course so that alleviates that. No idea when they're coming in but it shouldn't be different than any other ramp with other boaters for us.

[djkimmel]

I'm in as boater.

You were already in on THIS thread. So now I'm counting you twice!

[djkimmel]

Have room for 1 non-boater tomorrow at the MadWags Fremont Lake.

[dartag]

How did it go.  Hope no one got sunburned.

[djkimmel]

Winburn was the more likely outcome. Possibly duck-burned for the 2 guys who started duck season early out there at the same time.

Don't know how the other small tournament did out there. I only saw 1 other bass caught by someone else during the 'breezy' day.

Genie, won fishing with basshooker, with 2 keepers while I fished with Slipkey for 2nd place with 1 keeper (we just showed them, didn't weigh them). Our 2 bite offs didn't count since they are toothy critters (mine anyways). We caught 1 other dink and that was it. Still, it was fishing which is better than not fishing. Tough day on the lake but it is an interesting lake I will have to go back to in the future.

[dartag]

Good job all.  I do beleive that was the nastiest 5 days we have had in a long time.  North to Northeast winds every day with rain.  Good thing is it should cool the water and get the fish feeding. 

[YpsiBass]

I bet no snow or freezing rain/hail like last year either.

[djkimmel]

No snow. No freezing rain or hail. I did almost get blown out of the boat on one particularly strong gust though. And there was the excitement of watching the early duck hunters possibly losing all their equipment... glad the CO was there for someone else! whew!

[YpsiBass]

And there was the excitement of watching the early duck hunters possibly losing all their equipment...

What happened there?