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Northwest Indiana Bass Club will be holding an Open Tournament on Lake Shafer in Monticello, IN on October 19, 2013. The event is a single or teams event, best 5 fish per boat wins. This is sure to be a great event for all who participate. Thanks to our great sponsors: Reel Feel Baits, The Rod Glove, Lock-n-Haul, Money Mouth Baits, another site.com, Xtreme Bass Tackle, Dobyns Rods, Mondotackle.com, Rejuvenade, Family Express and Indiana Beach Campground... we will have tons of give-a-ways for all the attendees. Details below: Let me know if you would like a flyer and I can email one to you directly. October 19, 2013 Lake Shafer Monticello, IN Indiana Beach Campground Ramp Northwest Indiana Bass Club Open Tournament $90 Per Boat* 1st - $1200 2nd - $750 3rd - $500 4th - $300 5th - $200 *includes $5 ramp fee. Payout based on 50 boats. Optional $10 Big Bass Pot *includes $5 ramp fee. Payout based on 50 boats Details Teams or Singles 5 fish limit (per boat) Pre-register for early starting position Registration @ 6:30am EST Mandatory Meeting @ 7:30am EST Launch @ 8am EST Weigh-in @ 4pm EST Highlights Coffee and Donuts Provided by: Family Express Door Prizes Provided by: Family Express Money Mouth Baits Reel Feel Baits The Rod Glove Xtreme Bass Tackle Dobyns Rods, Rod Raffle 50/50 Drawing

Northwest Indiana Bass Club will be holding a New Member meeting on APRIL 4TH 7PM @ Gander Mountain Merrillville, IN We will be accepting new members at the meeting... please plan on attending if you are interested in joining a club that is run by it's members. We hold meetings the Thursday prior to our tournaments. As a group, we vote on the times we fish, the lakes that we fish each year and we also decide what lake the Classic tournament will be held at. Boat Requirements • Be no less than twelve (12) feet in length and equipped with an aerated livewell • Be equipped with an operating kill switch and all Coast Guard required equip. • No boats with engines larger than the rated capacity will be allowed Membership Details • $25 Annual Club Dues • Must fish at least 5 tournaments to be eligible for the Club Classic TOURNAMENTS • 10 per year • 7-1 Day tournaments • 3-2 Day tournaments • 2 Day Classic tournament (must qualify) Entry Fee • $25 per tournament • Optional Big Bass Pot of $5 per man Awards • 1st – 3rd Place Plaques & Money • Members only discounts and purchase programs through our sponsors Tournament dates for 2013 April 20 Lake Maxincuckee May 4 Lake Webster May 18 Sylvan Lake June 1 & 2 Grand River (MI) June 15 Barbee Chain June 16 (tentative) Couples Tourn July 13 Lake Palestine July 27 Lake Wawasee August 3 & 4 Lake St. Clair (MI) September 7 Paw Paw Lake (MI) September 14 & 15 White Lake (MI) October 5 & 6 Club Classic Lake TBD For more information and to stay connected with Northwest Indiana Bass Club, Check us out on Facebook... www.facebook.com/northwestindianabassclub

Just a last minute reminder, Tomorrow is the Northwest Indiana Bass Club Open Tournament on lake Shafer in Monticello, IN. See the information above for details. Hope to see some of you out there.

Registration begins at 6:30am, manditory meeting at 7:30am take off at 8am and weigh in at 4pm. You can fish single or team. It is a 5 fish limit per boat. Size limit is 14" on Shafer and the small mouth bite should be on fire by then. Feel free to let me know if you have any more questions. Regards, Steve

Northwest Indiana Bass Club is holding an Open Tournament this October 13th on Lake Shafer in Monticello, IN. We are launching out of the Indiana Beach Campground. Registration begins at 6:30am, mandatory meeting at 7:30am, fishing from 8am to 4pm (all times are eastern time) This will be a 5 fish per boat tournament. Fish single or team. $90 per boat (includes ramp fee) $10 for optional big bass pot. 1st place - $1200 2nd place - $750 3rd place - $500 4th place - $300 5th place - $200 Based on 50 boats. We will have free give-a-ways from Reelfeelbaits.com, donuts that morning provided by Family Express along with much more at registration and weigh in. For more information check us out at http://www.facebook.com/nwibassclubopentournament.com

I am the VP of Northwest Indiana Bass Club. We are getting ready to wrap this season up but we have an Open Tournament on Shafer October 13th. We fish 10 regular season tournaments, 7 of them are single days on saturdays and 3 two day tournaments. We fish indiana and Michigan Lakes. If you want more information, check us out at www.facebook.com/northwestindianabassclub let me know if you have any questions. Steve

I realize that. I am not intending on filling it up with water. It will be a dry bump station where I will simple take the fish from the anglers bag, bump it and place the fish into a mesh bag for weigh-in. Then I can just pack the scales and everything back in to the tote, throw it into the bed of my truck and head home after the awards are handed out. As usual (for me) I may be over complicating things. But, having fish transferred and bumped in something like this will be much better then doing that on the tailgate of my truck. Then, at least if a fish does get out of my hands, it is not flopping all over the ground.

J Francho, Thank you for the very quick reply... I am looking to do this on a folding table. So that would be just too large. Also, I have to be the one carting the weigh-in supplies to and fro so, I would like them to be as portable as possible. I do appreciate your input though. Thank you.

Hello All, New member here and I am looking for your input. 2012 will be my second year as Weigh Master for our local fishing club and am looking to make some major improvements to our weigh-in process. I am looking for some input from everyone on some of the setups you may have seen out there. Here is my story, for the years I have been affiliated with our club, we have just done tailgate weigh-ins with a professional scale. The plan is to immensely improve this procedure. I have seen the use of a utility sink as a bump station but really want a more efficient set up. I have been looking for a LONG plastic "tub" similar to this http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/storage/bins-totes-containers/nest-stack/storage-container-48-1-2-x-23-x-13-1-2-blue I envision our anglers bringing their bag to the scales and placing the bag in the tub (without dumping the water) as Weigh Master, I would then remove the fish from the bag, Bump them and place them in a mesh bag for the weigh-in. After I weigh the fish, I would place them back in the anglers’ bag (still full of water) for them to release the fish. All this will be done on a folding table. Now, you would think... "Well that is easy, you have it all figured out. Why don’t you just do it and not ask anyone for input?" Unfortunately, it is not that simple. The website I have linked up will no sell just one of these tubs and I can not find any similar. Now I am looking for alternative input and ideas. Thank you for your help, Red