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Mike, Put me on as tentative. Won't be able to 100% commit til money time.

2009 Teams so far. Sign up cutoff is July 1. Only 13 more days guys! 1. Tgafish - paid 2. Sixshooter - paid 3. Catfishhoge 4. Tad Pole 5. 1Maniac - paid 6. Trout Tracker 7. Holland Piper 8. Severus - paid 9. Tunedown 10. Rat City Hooker 11. Fly Guy 12. Fishsniffer 13. Marble Eyes 14. Oakley - paid 15. Far Beyond Driven 16. Dark Blue 17. Paulywood - paid 18. Hooked_Up 19. Lox of Luck 20. Blue Collar 21. dcralston (Wounded Duck) 22. Team Bucket 23. Butch - paid 24. Nocturnal75 25. Pack A Day - paid 26. Fish Byte - paid 27. My Ty 28. Huntinfool43 29. Team Plunger 30. Dirk Lewis 31. 7Mary3 32. Team Toucan 33. Cold Cases 34. Weekender 35. Fish Stalker 36. Redeagle

Welcome aboard Mike! I'll be sending a PM to you with the addy along with a reminder PM to everyone since the date to get the money in is quickly approaching. July 1 Tom

Fished 9am-2pm Started in 190 went out to 240 and ended in 130. Surface temp was 52-53 everywhere. Took 2 fish in 220's and 1 in 140. 2 shaker kings and a small steelie. Ended up 3 for 10. Most bites in the 220's. 1/2 mile south Ran 2 riggers with sliders 80-35 down. 5,7 color and 300 copper and 2 dipseys throughout the day. Dipseys were a no go. Sliders took most hits. Copper took 2 hits. 5 color 2 hits. All spoons. Yellow being the best.

I did much better on 300 30# than I ever did with core. Unfortunately my 300 turned into 150 and hasn't taken a bite since:confused: Hard to find 30#

Nice!! Just pulled the boat over for the month of June to chase Erie eyes.

Big Jon comes through again with 2 electric downriggers for the raffle I'll be reserving my site at Fisherman's landing this week for Thursday night through Sunday:D Hope to see you there!

I don't know how much 19 starnd costs but you should be able to put together a wire rig for about $150. Convector reel, heartland rod with a twilli should be in the $110 range and then the line cost.

Here is the list of prizes we have for the raffle so far. We are in talks with Big Jon and we should sure up with them on Monday. Salmon Slayer Charters: 6 hour fishing charter for 4, out of Ludington. Donor in Conjunction with Fish Dog Company: (2) 600LC Shimano Tekota Reels And (1) 700 Shimano Tekota Reel. More yet to be determined. Matteson Marine: Marine VHF Radio, Mount, & Antenna Dreamweaver Lures: Lure package Gold Coast Outfitters: (4) $25.00 gift cards Al & Bob's: (4) $25.00 gift cards The Outdoorsman: (1) Rod/Reel Combo Applebees on Alpine Ave: Several Gift Cards and Kids Eat Free Coupons Great Lakes Angler Magazine: Year Subscription to the Magazine West Marine: (3) Spin Doctor Rotator Boxes Silver Bullet Firearms: (1) Range Gift Certificate Arrow Uniform: Team Towels for captains packs Far Beyon Driven: 1/2 Dozen Spoons Menards: Soft Sided cooler and road atlas Over $1600 in prizes so far!!!

Sorry to lose you guys this year:( Thanks for the heads up! Post with prizes so far should be up soon:D 2009 Teams so far. Sign up cutoff is July 1 1. Tgafish 2. Sixshooter 3. Catfishhoge 4. Tad Pole 5. 1Maniac 6. Trout Tracker 7. Holland Piper 8. Severus 9. Tunedown 10. Rat City Hooker 11. Fly Guy 12. Fishsniffer 13. Marble Eyes 14. Oakley 15. Far Beyond Driven 16. Dark Blue 17. Paulywood 18. Hooked_Up 19. Lox of Luck 20. Blue Collar 21. dcralston (Wounded Duck) 22. Team Bucket 23. Butch 24. Nocturnal75 To anyone still on the fence for this I'd like to re-mention a few things. #1 Other than the cost of the lures, 100% of your boat fee goes to B4K. Team Towels, raffle tickets, signs, misc fees are all donated #2 If you are interested in meeting fellow addicted fishermen and women this is a great place to do it. I have a phone full of friends to ask for hot tips on the water or riders for a day. I met all of them through events such as these:D Can't tell you how much this has helped me in increasing my catches and enjoyment on the water #3 For those of you on the competitive side this is the ulimate chance to have a level playing field. You're not competeing against a guy with 4 spoon boxes and a 4 tackle bags. Everyone has the same lures and anyone can claim bragging rights! #4 Saying it's for the kids gives you a free day fishing pass from the Mrs! No honey do's repayment on the back side

You kicked my butt Phil. I could only manage 3 this morning:search:

I'll be out Sat Morning. Launching at 5 am

Pulled up to the water plant on my way to the launch this morning at 6:30 and decided to wait for the wind to die down a bit. Matt and his son Chase came out with me and we started putting lines down in 150 at 9am Ended up 12 for 17. 11 kings 1 Ho. Our hot depths were the 130's and 150's. Couldn't buy a bite anywhere else. Hot rig was Blue dolphin chrome backed SD doctored with weenie UV tape with a blue bubble fly on wire. Took 6 hits. Bites started 70-100 down and ended 50-60 down. We pulled lines at 3:00pm in 1-2 foot rollers Wind and waves settled down around 12-1pm. Nothing on a board till the last 15 minutes:confused: Ran 5,7, full cores and 300 foot copper. Here's our damage

tried to post the pic but couldn't get it go either

Yup first one is from the dreamweaver last year. The land one is actually Sterling state Park over on Erie

Hearing everyone on the radio on Friday made me think I have no idea who is who out on the water. I've probably seen most guys and boats at the Caz tourneys just can't put the person and rig together. Anyway figured I'd throw me up here:bye: Pull vehicle is a dark grey 2500 GMC crewcab

I think 4 guys in a 18' boat is more difficult than 10 rods IMHO. If yu want to though I'd run 2 riggers, 4 divers, and 4 planers. I did 9 rods off my 17 pretty regularly

Cool talking to you guys on the lake and seeing you at the launch. We ended going 7 for 7 with 2 stand ups and a couple misses on the boards. All kings 8-16lbs. Best water for us was 115-135 on a north troll. 3 fish on wire 1.5 out 150-170 spinnie's and flys 1 on 7 color ghost #4 J 1 on full core ghost #4 J 3 fish on riggers spoons 69,56,45 down Nothing went deep for us and we ran 100 plus rigger and a wire past 200 most of the evening

Most of my life was spent in the metro detroit area but I would guess my number is no more than 100. Never took full advantage of the tremendous fishing in the area. Trying to rectify that in my later years:)

I think I'm going to echo that remark. Time to bring the rig over from the east side:D Hope to see you out there!

Started at 7 and ended at 12:30. 5-9 with a laker, coho, and 3 kings. Kings were 10-6lbs,small coho and about 6lb laker. Water temps were from 54 in the dirty to 47 out in 76 fow. All hits were in 60-76fow 1mile north and south of piers 2 kings and on slide diver out 65. Blue/yellow/silver mag spoon 1 king on Green FC and dark blue fly 45 down on rigger 1 coho on std blue dolphin 22 down rigger laker on 300 feet 30lb copper green FC white/black fly. Lost a screamer on the same rig. Did a major bird nest letting it out after the screamer and had to pull it No hits on 2,3,5 or 8 color running thin fins and raps

2009 teams so far: 1. Tgafish 2. Sixshooter 3. Catfishhoge 4. Tad Pole 5. 1Maniac 6. Trout Tracker 7. Holland Piper 8. Severus 9. Tunedown 10. Rat City Hooker 11. Fly Guy 12. Fishsniffer 13. Marble Eyes 14. Oakley 15. Far Beyond Driven 16. Dark Blue 17. Paulywood 18. Hooked_Up 19. Lox of Luck 20. Blue Collar 21. dcralston(Wounded Duck)

Tournament cost $70.00. There is an optional $5.00 big fish pot. Captains Pack includes, (6 spoons, 1 plug, 2 flies, and 2 Spindoctors), 5 raffle tickets and team towels. When you sign up I will contact you with my name and address so you can send me your entry fee. And I will also ask for an emergency phone number to reach you in case of early tournament cancelations. All cash proceeds are going to Benefit4kids charity except for big fish. Benefit4Kids was founded in 1998 with its' primary mission to grant the outdoor wishes of children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses (www.b4k.org). We will be taking fish donations for the Muskegon Rescue Mission. Coolers for donated fish will be placed at the head of the pavilion. Winnings will be awarded accordingly 1st Place - 15 additional tickets, trophy, and additional lure package from Dreamweaver. 2nd Place – 10 additional tickets. 3rd Place – 5 additional tickets. Big Fish – Cash. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $5/piece or 5 for $20. Raffle Tickets will only be sold on day of tournament, and you must be present to win. If you plan to secure a campsite make sure you let them know you are with the West Michigan Fishing League and they will attempt to place you with the rest of the group. Fishermans Landing, Muskegon Michigan. Phone: Local: 1-231-726-6100 Toll Free: 1-800-283-7183 501 E. Western Ave Muskegon, MI 49443 1. This is a FUN charity tournament. We ask people to share fishing tips on the radio (Channel 72). Please keep your comments at a PG rating. This is a family orientated event. 2. You may ONLY use the lures provided in the lure pack. If you lose a lure you are down a lure, no replacing the lure with a like lure in your boat. No alterations of the lures (exception, line on the fly and changing hooks if they become unusable). 3. Entry fee, and big fish money MUST be received by July 1st. 4. Fishing starts at 5:00am and lines pulled at 11:00am. (Team Representative must be line with fish for weigh in by 12:30pm). A represetative will be ready to weigh fish by 11:00am. If you get back early weigh in. Being timely is a must. We have to be out of the way for another tournament at 3:00pm. 5. If tournament is fished until at least 8:00am it will be considered completed. 6. All Boats must LEAVE from Muskegon Lake. 7. Boats may use up to 9 rods in the water MAX at any one time. 8. Three-man DNR fish limit MAX per boat. 9. Weigh 5 fish (King, Coho, Steelhead, Browns, and Lakers). 10. Each fish is worth 10 points plus weight. 11. Know what your big fish is. You get 1 chance to weigh your big fish. 12. NO CULL RULE. If you box the fish, YOU MUST KEEP THE FISH. 13. All captains must sign a waiver form when they pick up their lure packages. A representative will be in the pavilion from 4:00am to 5:30am the morning of the tournament. 14. If you do not show up for the event, your lure package will be donated as a prize and money will not be refunded. 15. In the event of bad weather, the tournament may be delayed or cancelled. Every attempt will be made to either reach the boat by cell phone or marine radio on channel 72. 16. All Other DNR and State/Federal Laws Apply. Let me know if you have any questions:)

2009 teams signed up so far: 1. Tgafish 2. Sixshooter 3. Catfishhoge 4. Tad Pole 5. 1Maniac 6. Trout Tracker 7. Holland Piper 8. Severus 9. Tunedown 10. Rat City Hooker 11. Fly Guy 12. Fishsniffer 13. Marble Eyes 14. Oakley 15. Far Beyond Driven 16. Dark Blue 17. Paulywood

My 2008 Dreamweaver Big Jon Charity tourney experience Might be a little sappy but I wanted to take a minute a write down my experience from last year with this event. I was lucky enough 2 years ago to be asked by Caznik to help him turn the Dreamweaver challenge into a charity event. My only qualification was that I had fished a Make-A-Wish event for the 2 prior years. So Caz, Sarah C, Sixshooter, and I looked into a few charities and Six found B4K. Throughout the process I got to know a few of the B4K people and let me tell you they are true blue good people. All of them have regular day jobs. They take a good portion of their free time and dedicate it to helping kids and their families. They receive zero dollars for their hard work. The payment to the soul however is immense, as I was to find out. The days before and the day of the tourney were a series of awesome moments. Major sponsors were coming on board along with MS members offering gift certificates. Teams were signing up and we had as many teams as we hoped for. Everybody was excited to send a family they had never met on the trip of a lifetime. A trip that most of the teams could only dream of. Tournament day was a whirlwind. The last time I had butterflies like that was my wedding day. The sight of all these teams laughing, talking, smiling, and graciously donating was one that I will never forget. There was a sense of pride throughout the whole weigh-in that you could feel. It honestly took me a whole week to come down from the high. I hope the guys and gals that participated had the same feeling. Throughout the whole process I took many moments to think about my children and how lucky I have it. The times when they had a cold or when I got worked up about them not doing things they were told. Imagine the world some of the wish kids and families live in. Endless Dr. appts, sleepless nights, astronomical medical bills, etc. I can only imagine how long the list is. Nick from last year had half of his leg amputated before he was 15. I can’t imagine sitting in the waiting room waiting for my son to have his leg cut off so he can feel better. But those who participated in this event gave this family one week to put those things away and not have to worry about anything other than enjoying themselves and being a family. And memories that last forever. When I look back at the $75 I spent to enter this tourney I think about all the things I got for that money. A great day of fishing with an awesome group of people. A set of lures that would cost me a similar amount of money. But the sense of pride I still carry from helping out Nick’s family is priceless. Over the spring we will be letting you guys know about awesome raffle prizes that will be available to win at this event. But I just wanted to share that no matter how many fish you bring to the weigh-in, or what prizes you draw, there is no way you can leave this event not feeling like a winner. Hope to see you in Muskegon!