DIRTY DOG

Ok , let hear the opinion of some of the guys that fished this in the past and haven't been to many in the past few yrs. Such as tgafish, Holland piper, Motion Show , Bed in rods and 1 maniac just to name a few. Any thoughts?

Normally we do 5, one a month from May to sept.

Kevin , are you ok with makeing this a multi port thing? If we keep the points challenge I would still like it to be were we keep your best 3 scores.

Lmao , we may have to come up with some thing, just have to keep it family freindly.

Your are write Ken it was three in Port Sheldon and two in Muskegon.

Do you mean like one in Holland and then the next in muskegon and then back and forth ? That is a interesting thought.

Ok ,as some of you may have heard thru the grape vine I have taken over running the league from Jon.. Im looking forward to doing this this summer and would like to get it back to the number of participants that it was in the early 2000's when Caznik ran it.I would like to keep the rules mostly the same as last year. Here is a copy of the current rules. 2014 West Michigan Fishing league Official Rules • Set lines at 6 am and pull lines at Noon • Weight in 1pm at the fish cleaning station • We will fish predicted seas of 1-3' or less. (or game day call) • If small craft advisories are in effect we, will not fish. • I would like to encourage reports posted from teams after the events. Communications encouraged on channel 72. Keep it clean for this is a family oriented event. 1. Max of 9 rods in the water at one time. 2. Tourney Fees. 15 dollars for tourney, 5 dollars for big fish. 3. Tourney Pay Outs will be on 15 boats or less a. 1st place 50% b. 2nd Place 30% c. 3rd Place 20% i. 15-20 boats = pay down 4 boats 40%,25%,20%, 15% ii. 20+ boats = pay down 5 boats 40%, 25%, 20%, 10%, 5% d. Tiebreaker will be biggest fish. e. Big fish is winner takes all of big fish money. 4. Weigh your top 5 fish. Weigh Big Fish First. Only one fish may be weighed per boat for Big Fish. a. 5-Lakers b. 10-Coho c. 10-Kings d. 15-Steelhead e. 20-Brown f. Point Per Pound 5. Max of 3 DNR limits of fish per boat may be kept. 6. Money is due at weigh-in. Gentleman's honor to pay. 7. Start out of the same port as the weigh in. 8. If two members are fishing together, than the boat they are fishing out of gets the point. 9. Follow all other State and Federal Laws. The captain is responsible for his crew. Keep it safe. 10. No Blow date. 11. You do NOT need to fish all events to partake in this league. There are few things that i would like to change and these are as follows. Remove the points per species and go back to 10 points per fish the way it was in the past. Make it a shot gun start at the piers so there is no issue with some being accused of starting early. And go back to a multipal port tournament like it was originally. For those of you that don't no what I mean by "multi port" is. that the first few years this was done it we fished the first 2 in Port Sheldon and the last 3 in Muskegon . I would like to see 2-3 in Holland and the last 2-3 in some place like Muskegon . When we did it this way it was a lot of fun , it was ran out of fisherman's landing and over half of the 20 plus teams that were in it every month would camp there and have a great time. It was also a great way to meat a lot of new people and learn a few more areas and techniques. I would also like to bump the entry up to $20 with a $5 big fish pot. Well with all of that said ,lets hear some thoughts and ideas from any one that has fished it in the past and is interested in fishing it this season.

As Jimmy said, we are trying to build this up in participants , normally it's only 4-6 teams and we would like to see how big it can get. So let hear some thoughts as to what you would like to see to help get more people invalved.

Well it's that time of year again. The Holland Steelheaders will be holding our annual river tourney this weekend on Dec. 6, this is open to any anyone that is interested as long as one of the 2 person team is a steelheaders member . This is open to any river in the state of Michigan catch what you wish, only a 2 person Limet is to be kept and weigh your best 3. For those that are interested in a fun little compation you can go to http://www.hollandsteelheaders.org for a full set of rules and to sign up.

Yup Ed it spot on , I seen it on WGN new last week and my brother lives in Elger and said the same thing.

Very interesting , thanks.

Here's my question , I've been surching and can't find the dimensions for the mounting base for theses. I would like to buy a set for the new boat , but would like to know if the base is going to works , the Burt's track just fits on the tops of my gun walls. , also what the bolt holes are on center.

Nice work

You may be kinda rite Frank, she will be fishing with me quite a bit next summer.

Nice work Jim.

Well the right deal came a little quicker than I had planned. This is the new DOG, its a 245 Star Fire Fishermen. mesures 24' 11" with a 9' beam. Powered by a 5.7l merc. I will be removing some of the gear off the old boat so the add will be changeing , but if there is any one interested in the DIRTY DOG II you have 2 weeks and the add will be edited..

Cool let me know Jim.

Ok, here it go's, Ive decided to list the Dirty Dog II in hopes to upgrade now that the wife has decided that she really does like fishing. Said its not big enough for her liking . Any how, here is the break down AND what im asking. I will be selling it as a package ready to fish. It has a 4.3l v6 with a cobra outdrive that has been serviced by Fennivill Marine twice every season and winterized by them also. I will also be selling it with a Raymarine Smart Pilot x-5r that is 2 season old this thing works flawless on this boat. Humming Bird 787ci. fish finder and gps. Depth Raider speed and temp. thats 2 seasons old. New Marine radio. Yaht Club dual axle roller trailer with all new bearings this spring. 2 cannon mag. 5hs riggers on swivle bases. a pair of vector triple adjustable rod holders for divers. a pair of bets triple trees on 12' track for board rods. Deck lights built into the convertable top that was brand new this spring and built by Canvis Innovations in Holland. Also all but 1 section of the floor has been redone in the past 2 seasons includeing the floor in the cudy. And the entire thing was rewired and had a dual battery and switch added when the auto pilot was installed. Heres a few pics Well for the last part, I am asking $8400 on hear and place on Craigs list later in the week.

Thanks for the report.

I talked to Jon today and there will be no make up tourney this weekend do to lack of interest. And the season totals will be coming soon.

"Party", I'm in when and were?

Ok sounds good.

So did any one ever decide if next saterday is a go, or if last saterday was the end ?