WSPJ Lake Samish Open

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Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on April 10, 2012 at 2:25pm

 

"there are TONS of great opportunities for this club to grow by fishing some of these smaller, not as well known lakes in our area that are virtually untouched by bass anglers " 

 

I totally understand the point & suggestions that both you and Nick have mentioned above in regards to fishing smaller lakes for the sake of better fish being caught and making it easier for guys too troll around from spot to spot , Cool !  

However what makes you assume that these guys haven't already had these same discussions in there meetings on this same topic ?  Based on what there club decided is most likely the reason why they have permits on the lakes they plan on fishing this season in my opinion , right ?

Brain addressed Nicks questions with a very diplomatic response in regards to how his club has dealt with there issues in the past and going forward . He could have very easy said "who are you too tell me how to run my club especially coming from a non member " ..

 

You followed up nicks reply and said..

"I know personally I would be much more apt towards doing these if they were on these smaller lakes since i'd get frustrated on a bigger body of water spending half my day on the trolling motor going from spot to spot, or trying to get to the smaller lake at Samish for example 

I'm not trying to tell you guys how ti run your club, just some food for thought "

 

Brain is not trying to please "everyone" imo, To me he is simply attempting to draw more awareness to the fact that he has good thing going with his club while having fun in hopes to grow the sport . Why cant we just appreciate what "HE" has work hard to put together here in our community and applaud his efforts ?

Comments like "why are you called pond jumpers but you guys dont fish ponds" is not a sign of appreciation bro and you know that jordy So lets be honest with eachother here ..

 I dont think that Sun or Robert would have felt the need to reply to this thread in the mannor in which they did if there wasnt a little bashing taking place ..   This is mainly just some more food for thought bro  :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Jake Anderson on April 10, 2012 at 2:44pm

I'd say that if someone ran an electric only club on electric only water....it would be very successful. There'd be some giants caught, and you may trully inspire some young anglers to take it to TBF, NWBASS etc...   By fishing big pressured water with electric only, you may frustrate some young anglers and turn them off with low catch rates, rough conditions in small boats, and more running than fishing.   

That said there are some things that I'm sure some of you aren't thinking about when critiqueing their club.  

Just a few:  

Perhaps the more experienced members who kick down the most knowledge want to do a few venues on bigger water for elevated sense of gratification and bigger challenge.   Eliminating their favorite waters may alienate them from the club, and then all you have is a bunch of newbs filling each others heads with misinformation....

Perhaps it is difficult to get the paperwork done for tournaments on smaller bodies of water or launching/parking/logistics is a chore?  

Perhaps growth isn't the biggest decision influencer or priority of the club?

Perhaps the target market is harder to define than you would think, evidenced by the varying degrees talent in the club?

At any rate....everything seems like a no-brainer until you are actually in the club and see the "ins and outs."   

One thing is for certain.  Nobody is running the club down.  I think if club members were smart, they would be open to all criticisms in order to improve their club.  Particularly from someone who has proven to be effective at filling a niche, evidenced by all who reads this.  If someone is critical of your lake choices, then perhaps instead of getting the panties in a wad, you might stop to wonder if that kind of thing is limiting the success of the club.  You might be suprised how strong of a brand you could build if you narrowed your scope.  Did you notice the salmon/steelhead forum actually diverts to a different site than wafish?  food for thought. 

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on April 10, 2012 at 4:06pm

Well said Trouser Snake.

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 17, 2012 at 6:02pm

I will be there on the 28th!  I need to practice catching bass again before the Whatcom Open on Sunday!

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on April 18, 2012 at 10:39pm

By no means was I talking bad about your club Robert and Brian I hope it did NOT come off like I was.  I just find myself thinking sometimes... WOW I want to get in on some of the toads those little lakes have to offer, and maybe someday competing out on them lakes would be Awesome.  You guys can do that with the electric motor only aspect of your club! Maybe consider taking advantage of that in future tournament scheduling.  I feel like there is an untapped wealth of small to mid sized lakes around this state that get little to no pressure for bass.  These are the lakes that I feel could be outstanding places to put a field of say 10 to 20 little boats...

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 19, 2012 at 7:36pm

I need some gas money for the Whatcom Open as well!  I am going to try and use that as inspiration to fish well!!

Permalink Reply by Brian Calvert on April 19, 2012 at 8:07pm

Gas money?  I am fishing for my Whatcom open entry fee.  Now that is inspiration!

And if that doesn't work out for me, it is a short drive over to Whatcom on Saturday afternoon to were out some fish along the cork line :)

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 19, 2012 at 8:38pm

Wear them out bad! There isn't enough time in a day for me to even consider fishing there on Sunday so that will help my cause!

Brian Calvert said:

Gas money?  I am fishing for my Whatcom open entry fee.  Now that is inspiration!

And if that doesn't work out for me, it is a short drive over to Whatcom on Saturday afternoon to were out some fish along the cork line :)

Permalink Reply by Ron Gayton on April 23, 2012 at 12:45pm

I guess I can chime in on this one now that I'm a member now.I joined this club for the opportunity to fish against guys with the same limitations by not having a full sized bass boat(yet).I also loved the schedule for this year.Yes,a couple of the lake are kind of big for electric.motors,but I'm sure these guys voted in the lakes.And Clear,Rosinger,and Terell are fairly small lakes/Plus,even though it may take a little while to get to a good starting spot,you've got all day to fish it.I think it can be beneficial to be restricted to an area.it makes you fish  more thoroughly and also to try different techniques in those areas.When I get a bigger boat,then I'll be fishing bigger tourneys and bigger lakes,but for now this is the perfect type of club for me.I encourage anyone with a small boat to join and learn more about bass fishing.Looking forward to Samish.And sorry to tell you guys but I plan on getting 1st place money to pay for the Whatcom open entry the next day,and my team partner does too,so that only leaves 3rd place money up for grabs to the rest of you guys.Good luck to everyone this coming weekend.

Permalink Reply by Brian Calvert on April 28, 2012 at 7:00pm

Thanks to all that attended our kick off event.  We had 9 boats with a total of 12 anglers.  The bite was extremely tough for all but one.  10 Fish were caught for a total of 22.88 lbs & 10 fish release alive (in case your keeping score)

David Parnicky - 3 fish for a total of 5.70 lbs - Takes 1st place and a Dobyns Rods 40% off certificate.

Jason Nielsen - 2 fish for a total of 4.02 lbs - 2nd place and a $40 Wholesale Sports Gift Card.

Matt Johnson - 1 fish at 3.48 lbs - 3rd place and a 30% off Ardent Reel Certificate &  Big Fish with a Spinnerbait Kit.  Both donated by Valey Sports & More.

A big thank you to our sponsors Dobyns Rods, Wholesale Sports, Valley Sports and More, and Berkley.

Our next event is at Lake Goodwin and it is coming up quick.  5/12/2012 is only a few weeks away.

 

Permalink Reply by Travy Miller on April 29, 2012 at 6:07pm

thanks for putting this on brian, robert, although i had a tough time fishing that day it was still a good time for me and cant wait for the next one, and as far as the lake size, ive fished alot of the smaller electric only lakes and to have 10+ other boats on them could get some what crowded. even with the size of samish to the size of the boats i still ran into other anglers and was glad that the lake was a decent size so i could fish somewhere else and not "intrude" into where they are fishing.

Permalink Reply by Brian Calvert on April 29, 2012 at 7:21pm

Thanks Travy,

I think everyone enjoyed themselves and we are on our way to a great season of fishing and fun.

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