Northwoods Classic 2005

Well, now that all the hubbub has died down from the Mid-Tennessee, it's once again time to look
ahead to the NWC.

It's going to be a little different this year. First of all, the date has changed. It is no longer
being held the weekend after Labor Day as it has in the past.

This year, the dates are August 26 and 27. I changed the dates for several reasons. First of all,
I thought that with many schools starting just before/after Labor Day, that if we moved the date
ahead somewhat, there might be some father/mother/son/daughter teams attending without school
getting in the way.

Secondly, after hearing some sniveling about "no bass in Boom Lake", I decided to move the tourney
to Lake Mohawksin, my very favorite smallmouth lake. There has always been a bass tournament on
Lake Mohawksin the same weekend as the traditional NWC, so by moving up the date, we get first crack
at the lake. This is a quality smallmouth fishery and if you can't catch fish on Lake Mohawksin,
you might as well take up golf.

And finally, I'm going to be in Wyoming, at the top of a mountain, chasing elk for my television
show. Last year I had to go later in the year and missed the elk rutting season, thus having a nice
3,000 mile round trip sightseeing tour. While I enjoy hiking in the mountains, it's hard to make an
elk hunting show without the elk. Hence the tourney is getting moved.

This move to a different lake will really change things very little. We will still have The
Claridge Best Western Motor Lodge as the headquarters. Everyone seems to like it there, we get
special pricing for the event and it's convenient for the rest of the festivities. We will still
have dinner Thursday night at The Pub, Friday night we will descend like locusts on The Al-Gen for
the BEST Friday Night Fish Fry on the planet and Saturday night we'll still have the award
ceremony/feast at my place.

The major change is that we'll have to get a move on earlier in the morning because there'll be a 25
minute drive to the landing.

So mark your calendars for August 26 and 27. As in the past, pre-fishing is always allowed and even
encouraged. Remember that this is similar water to Boom Lake as it is a dammed up impoundment of
the Wisconsin River. It is roughly the same in size, somewhere around 1,800 acres and water color
is stained. There are thick weeds, lily pads, wild rice, stumps, rocks, flats, shallows, relatively
deep water and something for everyone. There are some largemouth in the lake, but I've only caught
on four pounder last year. Like I said, this will be a smallmouth tournament.

The event is open to all participating members of the ROFB and OutdoorFrontiers.com so if you hang
out here, you're welcome to attend.

It's a fun event, with lots of stories, laughter, fun and fishing. What better way to spend a long
weekend?

Mark your calendars and plan on coming to the Rhinelander/Tomahawk Wisconsin area in August.
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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