Would you attend The Bass University ...

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Permalink Reply by Tom Edwards on January 7, 2010 at 10:54am

Ya. lol I only 'know' what was in that tv episode. When Dee Thomas came to town 'back when' he schooled us on splitshotting I think it was, if I remember correctly. LOL

BigBass Dez said:

if you only new the whole story tom !! lol and yes he was in the boat with a local on both washington and sammy ! Im not hating on his bassfishing skillset at all , just saying i dont believe he could teach us locals more info about washington lake than we already know .. now if dude had a house on lake and spent more time out here .. Different ball game ! hell if had to fish on his home lake im sure that he could show anyone how to get a good limit of bass ..

Permalink Reply by Larry Sullivan on January 7, 2010 at 11:01am

I would like to see an annual University but with a mixed format.....maybe with traveling East/South pros and a mix of NW/West pros.....we have a ton of fishing shows based on Shad/Blueback Herring forage based fisheries that really dont help us in the Northern tier states.....I like the action for entertainment value but when it comes to memorizing for practical application I junk it in favor of local info and personnal experience. While not wanting to test the East/South guys to make them look bad....I would like for them to tape several days of how they would approach OUR fisheries and put that info into a presentation.... this would add credibility to their tactics and show how they would vary their techniques to account for our clear water-skiddish fish water conditions.
oh....since I am an information whore.....I would still attend any Bass seminar if it came along no matter the cost.

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on January 7, 2010 at 11:43am

So the pro needs a local bass fisherman to show him how to catch a bass? If he couldn't successfully apply his knowledge on our lakes then why would I pay for that information?

You won't get anything out of a seminar from a visiting pro that you couldn't pick up out of magazines or off of television or at WaLakes. It will be the same info being regurgitated for the millionth time.

If you want new and useful info pay attention to what the local fishermen are saying here on WaFish.

Tom Edwards said:

Well the only time I've seen Mike Ic. on tv fishing here on Lake Washington he wasn't fishing with a Bass fisheman, only a salmon fisherman who said he didn't know a thing about Bass. If a real Bass fisherman in Washington had been with Mike Ic., then Mike Ic. could have caught fish because the local Bass fisherman could have put him on fish. Also Mike Ic. should have been able to find fish anyway unless he was just depending on the salmon fisheman to put him on a good spot and not hunting/looking around on his own. But then he was on a limited time schedual so I'm thinking Mike Ic. was depending on that salmon fisherman to put him on bass to save time. Therefore they had a nonproductive day, for salmon as well as for Bass. I'd not even heard that he was out here twice. But still, I'd rather listen and learn from local anglers who would know the local tricks. The national people would still be interesting and have good info.

BigBass Dez said:

I hear ya Kevin , And for the record im a fan of Mike also but here is my beef ! He was been out here to fish our lakes twice and has yet to get anything going (blanked) . I would rather pay to hear Ron H , Marc M, Aaron E, Tony L , Tag W, etc talk about our lakes over Mike "any day of the week" .. And to be frank with ya , i honestly believe that deep down inside Mike wouldn't mind be part of the audience himself ..lol .. Just my 2 copperheads on the matter !!

DEZ

Kevin Higgins said:

I would go for sure heck i'm willing to fly to Sac to go, Seattle is a lot more convenient. If you are worried about the $200 I will remind you guys that you will be learning from the pros. I don’t know about you but I would be more excited about meeting Mike Iaconelli then the Queen of England.

Permalink Reply by Joel Alinen on January 7, 2010 at 12:05pm

I'd rather pay to hear the local boys, but if they head up this way I would go for sure!

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on January 7, 2010 at 12:13pm

AMEN !!! Thanks Big E !!

Eric DeLay said:

So the pro needs a local bass fisherman to show him how to catch a bass? If he couldn't successfully apply his knowledge on our lakes then why would I pay for that information?

You won't get anything out of a seminar from a visiting pro that you couldn't pick up out of magazines or off of television or at WaLakes. It will be the same info being regurgitated for the millionth time.

If you want new and useful info pay attention to what the local fishermen are saying here on WaFish.

Tom Edwards said:

Well the only time I've seen Mike Ic. on tv fishing here on Lake Washington he wasn't fishing with a Bass fisheman, only a salmon fisherman who said he didn't know a thing about Bass. If a real Bass fisherman in Washington had been with Mike Ic., then Mike Ic. could have caught fish because the local Bass fisherman could have put him on fish. Also Mike Ic. should have been able to find fish anyway unless he was just depending on the salmon fisheman to put him on a good spot and not hunting/looking around on his own. But then he was on a limited time schedual so I'm thinking Mike Ic. was depending on that salmon fisherman to put him on bass to save time. Therefore they had a nonproductive day, for salmon as well as for Bass. I'd not even heard that he was out here twice. But still, I'd rather listen and learn from local anglers who would know the local tricks. The national people would still be interesting and have good info.

BigBass Dez said:

I hear ya Kevin , And for the record im a fan of Mike also but here is my beef ! He was been out here to fish our lakes twice and has yet to get anything going (blanked) . I would rather pay to hear Ron H , Marc M, Aaron E, Tony L , Tag W, etc talk about our lakes over Mike "any day of the week" .. And to be frank with ya , i honestly believe that deep down inside Mike wouldn't mind be part of the audience himself ..lol .. Just my 2 copperheads on the matter !!

DEZ

Kevin Higgins said:

I would go for sure heck i'm willing to fly to Sac to go, Seattle is a lot more convenient. If you are worried about the $200 I will remind you guys that you will be learning from the pros. I don’t know about you but I would be more excited about meeting Mike Iaconelli then the Queen of England.

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on January 7, 2010 at 9:06pm

I would go but as most have been preaching, I would prefer to hear from the best local anglers. They charge a lot less apparently too!

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on January 8, 2010 at 12:44am

I would support either format. The "Big Sticks"...or Traveling Pros.....would still have good information.....but I would be hesitant that they would just be re-gurgitating what has been in the magazines, or on TV...or Bass fishing 101 levels....and the "tuition" would not be worth it. I hate to be so negative about it, but to me it would depend on who would be there as the speakers. Another negative angle might be that a lot of the people that would attend if it were "local" Anglers.......would be the types that are looking for someone to copy.....and want to ask details that the " pros" should not divulge. I am a firm believer in teaching and helping the next guy....figure out how to catch bass.....but I have been to a few local seminars where guys have tried to bleed the speaker for way too much information.

I know there are always a few that will push the limits....but I also would hate to see guys put on the spot and feel obligated to share information that they worked hard to figure out and/ or spent a of of time on.

I would probably attend either one.......because you can never know everything....and I learn every time I go fishing...and I thank Jordan and all of you guys for this site and the opportunity to learn from other Northwest Bass guys

Permalink Reply by Keith Brooks on January 8, 2010 at 4:39pm

I went to the Bassmaster University when it came to Bellevue several years ago. They had Rojas, Iovino, Cochran, and for local content Jeff Boyer. It was a fun deal, and was definately worth the $200. I would pay $200 again if an oppotunity came here, I would not travel out of state for it though. I would like to see a local NW perspective included.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on January 8, 2010 at 7:57pm

Hi Joel,

To answer your questions simply:

Could we get 100 people? No doubt in my mind.
Would guys pay for it? No doubt in my mind.

As far as speakers go, how about a mix of local studs as others have said along with anglers such as Luke Clausen who came from the Northwest area and anglers such as Aaron Martens who have mastered techniques similar to what are very popular in our local weaters, in Aaron's case dropshotting.

We could also have local tackle reps, and shops have booths at such an event to sell product as well. Kind of like a mini sportsman show just for bass fishing.

I know there is a team working on something similar. For those of you involved, let me know how WAFISH.com can be involved/help.

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on January 8, 2010 at 8:07pm

As far as non local anglers that have mastered techniques that work well in our home waters, I would love to hear a seminar from Kotaro Kiriyama. I doubt he would ever talk over here but he is pretty good at dropshotting smallmouth and using other finesse presentations.

Jordan Doucet said:

Hi Joel,

To answer your questions simply:

Could we get 100 people? No doubt in my mind.
Would guys pay for it? No doubt in my mind.

As far as speakers go, how about a mix of local studs as others have said along with anglers such as Luke Clausen who came from the Northwest area and anglers such as Aaron Martens who have mastered techniques similar to what are very popular in our local weaters, in Aaron's case dropshotting.

We could also have local tackle reps, and shops have booths at such an event to sell product as well. Kind of like a mini sportsman show just for bass fishing.

I know there is a team working on something similar. For those of you involved, let me know how WAFISH.com can be involved/help.

Permalink Reply by Jason Brown on January 9, 2010 at 12:40pm

Yep, in fact BASS used to do this back in the day. Late 80s early 90s. It was at Bellevue Community College. Guys like Larry Nixon, Jeff Boyer, etc. It was packed every year. I'd come.

Permalink Reply by Harold Erickson on January 9, 2010 at 4:38pm

after going to seminars where you get to listen to guys like Hobbs,Mark M,and other speak for just a short time a two day event would be worth paying for. With the amount of information they could pass out on different methods with more time would be worth the cost . I hope those working this can make it happen.

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