Kc Area Get Together

[Bluebasser86]

Thought I'd start a thread specifically for this so any members that aren't on the site as often might see it and not miss out if they're wanting to attend. Saturday October 20th there will be a get together at Melvern Lake for any KC area guys interested in attending. We'll have a free bragging rights paper tourny (no weigh in, just measuring fish), with food and drinks afterwards. No entry fee and no prizes for the tournament, it's just for fun and bragging rights afterwards. The only thing you'll be asked to contribute is some food or drinks if you're planning on staying and eating and some gas money for your boater if you're fishing as a nonboater, especially since it's already almost $4 a gallon.

Some of the details still need to be hammered out (start time, who's bringing what, who's fishing with who) but we'll get that all figured out on here. If you haven't already sent me a PM and you're planning on coming and if you're wanting to fish as a boater or nonboater please do so, that way we have a headcount and can figure out the rest of the details. As of right now I have:

Hi Salenity (Curtis) & Wachti (Peter)-team

Chris Schauer & Sean-team

retro basser (Matt) &Busy (Jeff)-team

Kylek (Kyle) & father in law (Darrell)-team

Bluebasser86 (Clayton) & kanasbasser08 (Chris)-team

Basshunter0731 (Jon) & Ricky-Team

tritonguy & AllDay (Dave)-team

pbrussell (Blake) & CCC Drew (Drew)-team

So it could be a pretty good turnout it looks like. We had one in late spring and minus the wind and one painful accident it was a lot of fun and I encourage anyone interested in attending and meeting some of the guys from the board!

Food list:

Bluebasser86-Grill, charcoal, beans

Hi Salenity-brats

CCC Drew-hotdogs/buns

KlyeK-chips, dessert

Allday-Burgers/condiments

Chris S-Potato Salad

Wachti-hamburger buns/chips and dip

Basshunter0731-hotdog buns/plates

pbrussell-hotdogs

tritonguy-potato salad/brats

Tournament rules/regs:

Start time-7am

End time-3pm

Standard BASS rules apply (no live bait/1 rod per person/fish must be caught following all state laws). Fish are measured with mouth closed, bumped to the front edge of the board with the tail pinched, measure to the closest 1/4". All black bass (large,small,spots) qualify. Measurements are on the honor system (it's for fun and I don't believe anyone on here has an ego big enough to feel the need to exaggerate to win nothing other than bragging rights). Feel free to take pictures of your fish to show off afterwards and/or weigh them but it isn't required for the weigh in. It will be the total lengths of the longest 5 fish caught per boat/team. Doesn't matter if one person caught all of them, it's the overall length of the 5 longest combined. We're only doing measurements to prevent killing fish by carrying them around in a livewell all day. Plus there probably wouldn't be many fish brought in with the 18" length limit on smallmouth anyways.

The main objective here is for everyone to catch some fish and have a good time and get to meet some of the guys from the board so remember to be courteous to everyone involved and others on the water. There's 7,000 acres for us to spread around on so if someone is catching fish please don't park on top of them unless you get the ok from them to share the spot regardless of if they're in the tournament or not.

Just for fun I may add some spots for those inevitable "other" fish too since most of us are multispecies anglers. I'd be interested to hear who catches the biggest walleye/crappie/white bass/catfish/drum/ or whatever else we dredge out of the lake. This way if anyone is thinking about coming back to the lake to fish for something other than bass they might be able to get an idea of what else they could catch. This is just an idea I'm kicking around because I've seen it done in other tournaments and it's always interesting to hear what everyone catches while fishing for bass.

[Hi Salenity]

Me and Wachati are going to fish together in his boat. How long do you want to fish for? I am thinking about battery life...we may need to bring a spare?

​I know we had some dead ones last time but it was a bit breezy that day.

[Chris S]

Sean is returning with me again. I think the hook in my finger hurt Sean more than it did me since it made him almost puke

Last trip all I can say is TY I have a LOWE deep V , Blue you did look quite spiffy in your snow skiing goggles tho

[kylek]

What kinds of areas does Melvern have to fish? Timber. .rocks... We have never been there. If you guys want to share some honey holes with us that would be great

[tritonguy]

I would be game. If there is nonboater needing a boater let me know.

[Bluebasser86]

Me and Wachati are going to fish together in his boat. How long do you want to fish for? I am thinking about battery life...we may need to bring a spare?

​I know we had some dead ones last time but it was a bit breezy that day.

I can probably get to the lake and be launching by 9:30 so maybe 3? It'll be getting darker a lot earlier and I doubt everyone wants to grill in the dark.

Sean is returning with me again. I think the hook in my finger hurt Sean more than it did me since it made him almost puke

Last trip all I can say is TY I have a LOWE deep V , Blue you did look quite spiffy in your snow skiing goggles tho

Yeah my 4 wheeling goggles look funny but nobody is laughing when it's raining or there's cold water splashing over the side

What kinds of areas does Melvern have to fish? Timber. .rocks... We have never been there. If you guys want to share some honey holes with us that would be great

It's rock, sand, and clay, mostly rock. The eastern half of the lake towards the dam is best for smallmouth. I like shallower, rock points personally. There really aren't any "bad" spots in the fall out there.

I would be game. If there is nonboater needing a boater let me know.

I will put you down. Right now I think we have more boaters than non boaters so we should have someone to pair you with.

[pbrussell]

Tentatively put me down as coming.

[Busy]

I think retro basser and I are going to pair up in his boat.

[kylek]

Do we need any type of permits to launch a boat at Melvern?

[Bluebasser86]

Do we need any type of permits to launch a boat at Melvern?

You will need a day pass for the ramp, you pay at the self pay station as you enter the state park.

[kylek]

You will need a day pass for the ramp, you pay at the self pay station as you enter the state park.

Thanks, just didn't want any surprises when i showed up. Are we meeting at the park closest to the dam? I think that is where the spring one was

[Bluebasser86]

Thanks, just didn't want any surprises when i showed up. Are we meeting at the park closest to the dam? I think that is where the spring one was

Yeah, probably just do it at the same state park ramp closest to the dam. A few guys have the year park permit on their vehicles so they don't have to pay, at least that way we aren't all having to get a day pass. It's a good ramp and pretty protected from the wind too.

[AllDay]

I would be game. If there is nonboater needing a boater let me know.

Triton, if I can hitch a ride with you on your boat I'd appreciate it. I have a two-man boat but that may be too small for Melvern.

[AllDay]

Can we fish any route we want or do the rules of engagement prescribe that we all fish the same general areas?

[kylek]

Can we put everyone's real names in here too? So we know them. I would hate to call everyone by their screen name all day long :-)

Mine is easy... Kyle and my father in law is Darrell

[Chris S]

Can we fish any route we want or do the rules of engagement prescribe that we all fish the same general areas?

Wide open baby!!

[AllDay]

Ha! Funny but good suggestion, I'm Dave

[tritonguy]

AllDay, sure you can hitch a ride with me.

[AllDay]

AllDay, sure you can hitch a ride with me.

Thanks. I'll research the lake and since we're teaming up. Does your boat have a 12V battery? I can bring one for spare.

[Bluebasser86]

Can we fish any route we want or do the rules of engagement prescribe that we all fish the same general areas?

It's a pretty laid back thing. Basically I'm going to give each team an official scorecard before take off that they'll put their 5 longest bass on by the end of the day and turn it in to total up lengths. We measure to the 1/4" because I'm not good enough with fractions to do a bunch of adding up in the parking lot. You can fish anywhere in the lake, state rules apply. If you want to follow another boat around to BS back and forth that's fine as long as everyone involved is fine with it.

Can we put everyone's real names in here too? So we know them. I would hate to call everyone by their screen name all day long :-)

Mine is easy... Kyle and my father in law is Darrell

I added everyone's names that I know to the list and updated the teams.

[kylek]

what kind of water does Melvern have? Is it clear, murky, stained....

[Hi Salenity]

what kind of water does Melvern have? Is it clear, murky, stained....

. The last time we went it was clear for as windy as it was.

[Bluebasser86]

stained usually, you can probably see a bright white spinnerbait 2-3 feet down.

[Fishes in trees]

Maybe next time - I can't get that weekend off.

[AllDay]

So Blue, I gather from what I've read about Melvern that this is, like Milford, a SMB dominated lake vs. LMB - correct? Will apply the strategies accordingly