2014 Fall Strip Pitt Classic

[kanasbassfisher08]

West Mineral Mined Wildlife Strip Pits are full of bass waiting to get caught by us! Im wanting to have a get together down there shooting around Oct. 4&5 thats a sat. sun. trip come for one day or two it will be a blast. there are cabins for rent. ill find the details on prices and stuff just wanted to start sparking some interest!!!  its great for jon boats or buddy bass boats and even full size bass boats thats what i have and no problem putting it on most of the pits. alot of pitts down there have boat ramps. some gravel roads but most of the way is paved roads.

[kanasbassfisher08]

these are just a few pics of the fish over the years that have been cought out of the pitts hell look blue even managed that catch a few i think it was just shy of 22 lb bag! its alot of fun in the spring and the fall! post let me know if the date works if not we can change it and figure it out

[Bluebasser86]

A couple more for you The pits are a lot of fun and a great way to get in on some diverse fishing and a very unique experience. 

[kanasbassfisher08]

yes that is a 8 inch huddleston boyeeee!

[Mr_Scrogg]

Im up for anything

[Doc-Drew]

I'd be up for this. How is camping down there? I have been wanting to go there ever since I moved to KC but have never gotten aroud to it. Chris you mentioned you are taking a bass boat down there. Do most of the pits not have a good ramp? Another thing, since there are a billion pits down there, would we be limited to a certain area or would all be fair game?

[kanasbassfisher08]

ok so most of the ramps are gravle and concrete but some have drop offs at the end! are they great some are and the 10 i recommend are in my opinion are the best but i would allow you to fish any of them and ill have maps for every boat of all the pits and ill have them marked which 10 i like and they are all labeled weather they have a ramp or not and as far as caming i know of a couple with camping but i almost think its free game if you tent camp ill check into that too but the cabins are a decent deal. im not doing this in sub for what blue has this is just another fun get together and who ever can make it great and if not ill fish im just going down that weekend and fishing and the more the marrier  

[kanasbassfisher08]

as of now scroggins

                tinberg /me

                sounds like drew

              

 

 

any quesions ill get them answered no restrictions bring buddies, wives, kids, dogs, cats (no ****)  lol idc lets go fishing

[kanasbassfisher08]

I'd be up for this. How is camping down there? I have been wanting to go there ever since I moved to KC but have never gotten aroud to it. Chris you mentioned you are taking a bass boat down there. Do most of the pits not have a good ramp? Another thing, since there are a billion pits down there, would we be limited to a certain area or would all be fair game?

i know there is camping at big brutus for sure not far away but ill still do some checking on the cabins and tent camping

[jrsmith_80]

I was down there over the weekend and the cabins are very nice. The Mine 19 cabin is were I stayed, it has a kitchen, one bathroom and one bedroom. It will sleep 6 guys fairly comfortably but sharing one bathroom sucks. Kitchens have a fridge, stove, microwave, toaster and coffee maker.

The fishing was was excellent on most ponds, on one of the ponds that I fished with three other guys, we all caught fish and not one fish was under 15 inches.

Big boats may have a problem getting on the water as all the boat ramps are an "enter at your own risk" type of deal. Be very careful to pay attention to the end of the ramps, once they end it's a nice drop to the bottom.

Tent camping is free!!

[sizzlefry]

i know there is camping at big brutus for sure not far away but ill still do some checking on the cabins and tent camping

is there power for batteries

[Bluebasser86]

is there power for batteries

 

is there power for batteries

At the cabins there is.

[kanasbassfisher08]

Thanks jrsmith for all the info any prices to go off of for one cabin and any info on how to reserve them? That would be much appreciated.

[jrsmith_80]

I believe they are 70 bucks a night and you have to rent Friday night and Saturday night together to get the weekend, during the week you can rent for just one night. You can go to the KDWP website and click on reservations to reserve them. The one we stayed at was named "Mine 19," I cat for the life of me remember the name of the other cabin but they are about 100 yards apart. Both cabins also have a grill, picnic table and fire pit.

There is also plenty of power to charge the boat batteries.

[jrsmith_80]

One thing I might add is there is NOT a maid service. You are required to take bedding, towels and the all important TOILET PAPER!! Some one goes to check the place out after you leave for stolen or broken items but the renter is requires to clean up after themselves before they check out.

I also know that you need to allow plenty of time to make reservations, I was told the weekends fill up pretty quick.

I sure wish I could go with you guys but my wife and I have reservations to go down there in the middle of September so going again in October is not an option.

If you guys have any questions please don't hesitate to ask as it's all still fresh in my head.

[KC Jedi]

I am certainly interested in this. Would like to sign team 'Cut Bait' up for the tourney! Should we just make reservations on our own?

[kanasbassfisher08]

ill check this week and see if its open and see what i have to do to reserve it

[Bluebasser86]

ill check this week and see if its open and see what i have to do to reserve it

I'll help you out with that.

http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/Locations/Wildlife-Areas/Region-5/Mined-Land/Cabins

[kanasbassfisher08]

well looks like the first availible dates are not til the 18th

[kanasbassfisher08]

a little later then i wanted but thats what we can do so if thats and issue sorry im calling them tomorrow to see whats up with the camping

[Bluebasser86]

a little later then i wanted but thats what we can do so if thats and issue sorry im calling them tomorrow to see whats up with the camping

You can camp anywhere by any of the pits for free from my understanding. Just no electricity to charge your batteries with. 

[halfpint33]

There is 2 camp grounds in Columbus which is a few minutes from most pits.Also if ya plan on fishing the trout pit which is where the cabins are at ya have to have a trout stamp as well as regular fishing liscence.

I may be in on this with my brother in law.We both live in Columbus so we dont have to travel.

[gardnerjigman]

My dad's house is up for people crashing there. Lives in the country ( but it's a chip and seal road) in farlington. Plenty of power sources and room for boat parking and charging. Bring your sleeping bags and we can all save some $$$

[kanasbassfisher08]

looks like that is the plan guys 

[jrsmith_80]

I just got home from the strip pits today. Man was the fishing tough! I'm sure the cold front didn't help at all. I didn't catch a lot of fish but the ones I did catch were decent. I only fished the trout pond as I was with my wife and she really didn't care to fish a lot so we just stayed near the cabin. Hope you all have fun fishing there. According to the local the state record bass lives in the trout pond, I sure the heck didn't see him! They stock the trout pond with trout the first weekend in October so the bass fishing ought to be good with the big ones chasing those little trout.