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Post by bluecat59 on Feb 22, 2008 21:01:12 GMT -5
i fished this lake many years ago.it was a good lake back then but the lady that ran it then did not stock it well
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Post by kingcatpaylaker on Feb 23, 2008 1:48:14 GMT -5
well bait jsut about anything you can think of.. Izzies, gold fish, suckers ect. warms of course, and all that shad that you getting out of the lake, well depends on how big they are, sell them by bag (froze) BUT if you can come up with a tank that you can keep them alive in for a bit then sell them live.. Tackle well the best thing to do is to carry a vari.. of stuff that people would use for the type of fish that are in the lake. You did say there is big crappie in it, well sell crappie minnow for sure may some soft plastics for crappie, but wouldnt stock up on alot of stuff like that though, being its a pay lake people do fish paylakes for moreless catfish and a few people carp.. Big cat rods a vari. of price rang reels for big fish as well as some for kids.. If i think of anything else i will let you know LOL
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Post by kingcatpaylaker on Feb 23, 2008 1:50:02 GMT -5
one more thing, if you can post some pictures of you bait shop and then whe the layout in the pictures everyone can give some input so we know what it like on the inside, size,ect..
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Post by channelguy on Feb 23, 2008 8:43:12 GMT -5
thx for the info....I will be trying Springwater this year. Can you post the details of the channel tournament on opening day? Thx!!
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Post by springwatermark on Feb 23, 2008 10:35:05 GMT -5
The previous owners left me one of the best bait/minnow tanks i've ever seen. the bait/tackle
shop itself is an over-size two-car garage (about 30ft by 40 ft) with heat and a/c. I'm simply waiting for a good thaw for all the ice and snow to melt to get some good pics to post.
I have a meeting with the local game warden next week to see what kind of chubs, suckers,
etc. he'll let us get away with. its already in black and white on shad that i can only carry
frozen-- not live. The crappie population is good. biggest i caught last nov. was about 8 inches
but i think that will improve once i get the shad under control. One of the best positive signs
we've had so far, really since last november when we took over, is that we haven't had a single fish kill. with the weird winter we've been pleasantly surprised.
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Post by springwatermark on Feb 23, 2008 10:38:57 GMT -5
the march 29th tourny will be run just like the one being held in may at cast away. (mainly because i don't know another way to do it) ticket for tourny will be reduced to $12.00 and i'm
up for discussion on the payout entry. i'm thinkin anywhere from $20.00 to $30.00. Just PLEASE remember that the "payout entry" will have to be cash for emmediate payout .
Thanks,
MArk
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Post by kingcatpaylaker on Feb 23, 2008 11:23:08 GMT -5
there is alot of diff. ways, do like a hourly tourny based the number of entries, the is a lake over in the franklin area, triangle, its i think like $70 to enter adn based on the # of entries, is so much a hour. He does get quite a few people in it, i entered it 2 time last yr. and got about $1400 out of the 2. he gets 100 people and cuts it off at that and he pays out so much on that an hr. hold a all wk.end tourney, kinda like the wkly. J.P. but only on the wk.end. biggest fish or however you want to do it, most weight and biggest fish, it cost so much extra to get into it. ect.. diff. kinda jar for biggest shovelhead of the wk. biggest blue of the wk. stuff like that
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Post by springwatermark on Feb 23, 2008 11:48:10 GMT -5
WOW!! thats grrrreat info!!! i will DEFINTELY looks into some of those options!!! I'm tryin to
keep the 1st one fairly simple and in-expensive until we get the hang of things. Wife and i
both want to run a tourny of some kind every-other-sunday to where it can become a regular
thing. We were hopin for an entry fee of 20 to 30 dollars and a turn out of about 50 people.
Is that being unreasonable for a 1st event???
Mark
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Post by kingcatpaylaker on Feb 23, 2008 12:03:31 GMT -5
naaaaaa you just got get the word out about it thats all. Maybe post well everyone on here knows about it, but got to get the public to know about it as well, got to figure out someway to get the word out there that there is new owners and info about the tournies you are haveing ect..
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Post by catfishcalhoun on Feb 23, 2008 12:41:15 GMT -5
i fish tourneys at willards they are 30 dollar entrys and payout a total of 100 dollars an hour 1st place gets 70 and second gets 30 based on 40 fishermanits a 10 hour tourney. numbers drawn from a hat to go get spot there lake is closed to public on tourney days so you try to stay away from a saturday or a sunday on a holiday weekend such as memorialday or laborday based on 40 fishermen 10hours 30 entry youed payout 1000total and pocket 200 plus any baithouse sales and get people to your lake. there is also a 5dollar biggest fish of the day optional winner take all hope this helps
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Post by channelguy on Feb 23, 2008 13:37:35 GMT -5
mark i just want to be sure before i make the hour drive (and I am bringing my daughter) - the opening day tourny is for channel cats correct?? thx!
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Post by springwatermark on Feb 23, 2008 13:53:59 GMT -5
channelguy--- yes-- it will be a channel cat tourny and it will be march 29th. dunno what time we'll start-- debating 8am to 4pm. or, 7am to 3pm. or, 6am to 2pm.
kids jackpot is monthly( this last march weekend will be added to april) for ages 6 thru
11. and its strictly for largest fish for that age group!! will let ya know more details once
we figure them out
Mark
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Post by dawest on Feb 23, 2008 15:09:50 GMT -5
kids tournaments are a great idea I think you will do very well word of mouth best advertisement of all hopefully see you this spring
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Post by geezer on Feb 23, 2008 16:12:22 GMT -5
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT BIGGEST FISH . WINNER TAKES ALL $10 TO PLAY 6 TO MIDNIGHT. CATS ONLY..
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Post by springwatermark on Feb 23, 2008 16:20:14 GMT -5
GEEZER---- i'm likin that idea!! i would have to make it optional though!!
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