2012 Lake Wahington Open March 24th

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Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on March 13, 2012 at 7:49pm

What happened to the traditional Hawg Hunters Open Tourney? How many years had it been on Lake Sammamish, 15+? Good luck with the event, is it at Gene Coulon? I hope not the launch fee there is just short of rape. Good luck with your turn out.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 13, 2012 at 7:58pm

19 years. It will be at Coulon, and I agree, way too expensive. The facilities are the best on the lake though. We moved to provide a unique event. Everyone has been beating up Samamish every winter for years now. We thought that having it on Washington would provide an opportunity for some variety.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on March 13, 2012 at 8:13pm

My reccomendation for you:

The launch at Kenmore is free, and you would only go through about $30 in gas to get to Coulon from there! 

Or you can purchase an annual launch permit for Coulon for $100.
 
Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

What happened to the traditional Hawg Hunters Open Tourney? How many years had it been on Lake Sammamish, 15+? Good luck with the event, is it at Gene Coulon? I hope not the launch fee there is just short of rape. Good luck with your turn out.

Permalink Reply by Mark Maderos on March 14, 2012 at 9:07am

I for one am glad to see the event of Washington.  Will be looking forward to seeing guys there and yeah, the city of renton is definitely raping the community with those launch fees.

 

Mark

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on March 14, 2012 at 10:44am

That's what I never understood about Coulon or Spanaway. We pay steep launch fees just so they can pay the park employees and maintenance costs. They don't charge a dime to use, swim, or park your vehicle! Makes no sense! The next cost that we will probably incrue is a short term morage fee to dock up during weigh-ins. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to fishing this tournament for the first time.

Mark Maderos said:

I for one am glad to see the event of Washington.  Will be looking forward to seeing guys there and yeah, the city of renton is definitely raping the community with those launch fees.

 

Mark

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 14, 2012 at 12:00pm

Parking meeters on the dock? Make sure your boat has quarters in it.


Chad Simon said:

That's what I never understood about Coulon or Spanaway. We pay steep launch fees just so they can pay the park employees and maintenance costs. They don't charge a dime to use, swim, or park your vehicle! Makes no sense! The next cost that we will probably incrue is a short term morage fee to dock up during weigh-ins. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to fishing this tournament for the first time.

Mark Maderos said:

I for one am glad to see the event of Washington.  Will be looking forward to seeing guys there and yeah, the city of renton is definitely raping the community with those launch fees.

 

Mark

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on March 14, 2012 at 1:37pm

I like the change to washington personally  , I bet this change will attract new anglers imo .

Sammy is a fun lake to fish early season but once you have more than 15 boats out there it becomes a much different lake . Washington on the other hand has a lot more water and spots to cover over 8hrs of fishing ..Good Call Hawghunters :)

 

 

Permalink Reply by 0koeo85ldc9uf on March 14, 2012 at 7:53pm

I just finished my cooler livewell set up in the back of my car and am ready to put it to use. Thanks to the legal input from others on this site, I realized I needed to be entered in a tournament to transport live fish. I plan to use this event as my first trial.I plan on entering alone.

As far as a tournament ribbon, will that need to be on my vehicle? Or does it stay with me? I intend to park as close to docks/shorline as I can, but may not be within eye sight of the vehicle at all times.

Also I imagine everyone takes off at the same time in the morning. Thats how we did it back home. Will I be required to be standing near the dock, or can I sit in my vehicle and listen for the starting whistle? I ask this because I do not plan on starting at coulon.

Really looking forward to this. I think you guys are in for a suprise. In fact, I predict I will win.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 14, 2012 at 11:59pm

The rules say that your contest banner must be Around your engine and visible. So, you are going to have to remove your fenders and Hood. Also, make sure your life vest is buckled before you start your engine. You will also need to rig a working kill switch in case you fly out of your vehicle at speed. (We can only hope.) Trolling is illegal, so I don't want to catch you driving back and forth across the bridges with a rod out your window.

Livewell checks will be at the end of the dock prior to blast off. You are going to have to find a creative way of floating your 15 foot bus past me so I can make sure you arnt cheating.

Good luck with all that.

T-bone said:

I just finished my cooler livewell set up in the backy car and am ready to put it to use. Thanks to the legal input from others on this site, I realized I needed to be entered in a tournament to transport live fish. I plan to use this event as my first trial.I plan on entering alone.

As far as a tournament ribbon, will that need to be on my vehicle? Or does it stay with me? I intend to park as close to docks/shorline as I can, but may not be within eye sight of the vehicle at all times.

Also I imagine everyone takes off at the same time in the morning. Thats how we did it back home. Will I be required to be standing near the dock, or can I sit in my vehicle and listen for the starting whistle? I ask this because I do not plan on starting at coulon.

Really looking forward to this. I think you guys are in for a suprise. In fact, I predict I will win.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 15, 2012 at 12:03am

I don't know why the late fee keeps getting put up on our fliers. There will not be a $10 late fee for those that register in the morning.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on March 15, 2012 at 8:51am

Sounds good - a little bummed at the switch to Washington, but keeps things interesting. Berto and I will be there to take everyone's money.

Best of luck to those of you looking to finish in second place.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on March 15, 2012 at 10:02am

Do you want a side bet??? Didn't think so!

Jordan Doucet said:

Sounds good - a little bummed at the switch to Washington, but keeps things interesting. Berto and I will be there to take everyone's money.

Best of luck to those of you looking to finish in second place.

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