2012 Mankato Area Bass Tour

[hey__bob]

Tentative Dates:

June 3rd

June 24th

July 15th

August 12th

I FINALLY got the HSOforum working again!

Open to the first 25 boats.

Best payout available! Free entry for following year to Team of the Year!

If you would like to see different lakes this year, let me know ASAP. I have not sent in for permits yet. I would like to see a few more boats this year. If a lake change is what it takes, let me know.

Bob

[kg2]

Hey, hey_bob. Happy New Year.

Have you seen Gabby's Schedule? I would recommend trying to stay away from the same lakes as his just to limit the pressue. I heard through the grapevine he is doing Washington, Washington/Stella, Tetonka, then Madison. I don't know the dates, but I believe they may be the first or second Saturday of each month (June, July, August, Sept).

We haven't decided what to fish, but we aren't too impressed with the above schedule. I would like to not have Lura on the list. Perhaps juggle some of the lakes around (Cedar later/Jefferson earlier), add Shields or Cannon (early, preferably)??? Post the dates and we'll decide which circuit to fish.

I hope you have a good turn-out.

[sheepheadslayer]

I think there is way more people that don't like Lura than do. With that said that would be a lake that could change to say a Shields or Cannon. Also having the German Jeff tourny away from the Jigga bass tourney which im sure has been the 2nd Sat in July for ever. Just some thoughts.

[kg2]

Gabbys dates (pending permits):

June 9 Washington

July 7 Washington/Stella

August 4 Tetonka

Sept 15 Madison

Sept 16 TOC

[Bassburch]

I would like to see Cannon Lake on the schedule too! Its a fun lake to fish. Ditch Lura. This would be my dream schedule for 2012:

June 3nd Cannon Lake

June 24th Cedar Lake

July 15th Washington

August 12th Jefferson/German

September TOC (weekend BEFORE duck opener this time)

[BassAholic]

I would like to see Cannon Lake on the schedule too! Its a fun lake to fish. Ditch Lura. This would be my dream schedule for 2012:

June 3nd Cannon Lake

June 24th Cedar Lake

July 15th Washington

August 12th Jefferson/German

September TOC (weekend BEFORE duck opener this time)

If this is the schedule, you can count me in! Let's nix the Lura tournament. It's been going down hill everyyear.

[bwa]

any shot at moving the August date to a week later?

[BassAholic]

Did you finalize the schedule yet?

[luckycrank]

I would like to see Cannon Lake on the schedule too! Its a fun lake to fish. Ditch Lura. This would be my dream schedule for 2012:

June 3nd Cannon Lake

June 24th Cedar Lake

July 15th Washington

August 12th Jefferson/German

September TOC (weekend BEFORE duck opener this time)

better count on rain or bring a tractor to unload access condition on cannon are going to be horrible

[kg2]

Bob, I really need to finalize summer plans. Your HSOforum still has last year's entry form.

[sheepheadslayer]

call him

[hey__bob]

I do not have the schedule finalized yet, if we can't get enough boats I am not spending the cash on the permits.

Lets see a show of hands, who is in????

[kg2]

Goettlicher/Leesch in

[sheepheadslayer]

Kind of dissapointed this just came up. Have you sent out a flyer, email, phone etc to see who is in from last year? This site only gives you about 10% of the individuals that have fished the curcuit in the past. With that said Pittman/Bohlen are in. Heard Gary Lake wanted in also and was trying to find a parnter.

[Bassburch]

You will get a full tournament if you actually get the word out and ditch Lura.

Use classic bass, post info here and on other fishing forums, and keep the HSOforum updated.

Zero promoting will not get you a good turnout... if you want me to get the tournament info on classic bass and other related sources of tournement information I can do it.

A 'lets see a show of hands' in some random internet thread is not a good way to see how many interested parties there are.

[bwa]

yes, & consider moving the August tournament date to a week later

[tritonboy]

Nate and DJ are in. Need a flyer.

[hey__bob]

I am more then willing to change the dates and TRY to promote AGAIN, last year and the year before I sent out well over a 100 flyers, left entries in bait stores, got the info on classic and ended up with 14 boats. Not sure what else I can do. It is a lot of work, I don't pay myself other then the entry and expenses and when I answer phone call after phone call and e-mail after e-mail, sending out flyer after flyer to big talkers that never get in, it is disappointing to say the least.

This site has a lot of good connections and seems to get the word out. Just curious as to what the word is???? I don't want to spend the money on the permits for a dozen boats. Ditching Lura for Cannon seemed to spark some interest. I will update the HSOforum and throw it on classic bass this week end.

If there are other forums you think I need to post on, e-mail me and let me know................

[bwa]

Loraus/Wareham in

[DANVANCAMP]

Hey bob just thought that you might have a little more response if you contacted every team captain that fished last year by phone instead of this site!! But all in all the word is out just from a couple of guys reading this and hopefully it gets out to everyone!! Just wanna say its your tournaments you choose the lakes and dates and let anyone that doesnt like them cry and fish something else or start their own curcuit! Instead of letting the cherry pickers come in and choose the lakes they want to fish just do what u have to do cause they probably wont fish all of them anyway!!! Summers to short lets JUST FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but Bruce and Dan are in!!!!!!

[DANVANCAMP]

CHANGING THE DATE IN AUGUST WOULD CONFLICT WITH D'S BUSTIN BASS IF YOU WENT WITH THE 18TH AND 19TH CAUSE HE HAS A 2 DAY TOURNEY ON THOSE DAYS AND GABBYS IS THE 4TH SO U MIGHT WANNA LEAVE THAT DATE!!!!!!!!!

[Bassburch]

It sounds like you'll have more people than last year, especially with Cannon. A lot of people like Cannon. I fished a D's bustin bass there last year and there was more than one 20lb+ sack. I didn't cash a check but its a fun lake.

I don't recall seeing the tournament on classic bass last year? Make sure they list your contact number and HSOforum.

I'd love to help promote too if you'd like! We all want a full tournament.

[hey__bob]

Bassburch.......go for it if you think you can help fill it up. Let me know what you need and you are more then welcome to promote the sh@@@ out of it.

[hey__bob]

Here is what I will update the HSOforum and submit to classic......

June 3rd - Cannon

June 24th - Cedar

July 15th - Washington

Aug 12th - Jefferson/German (can not change due to conflicts)

Sept 9th - TOC

Web site will be updated this week end and I will send this to Classic as well.

If you have fished this before, I will give you a call after I have the entry form updated.

[hey__bob]

Web site and entry forms are updated. Info should be on Classic soon.