Northwoods Classic 2004

"Jerry Barton" wrote in message
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I'll give it my best to be there. Maybe if Sean can't make it, Drew can.
I'm
not sure if they're playing ball together that week or not.

You really need to try to make it. Heck if Sean and/or Drew can't make it,
come anyway.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Chris S" wrote in message
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Steve I'll be there as well. I do believe that Jim LaBee and Dave Johnson
will be there also.
CYA then

Good news indeed. What about Mike?
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
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Steve

Count me in!

Are you bringing your boat? Is Sid coming along this year?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"COOL LURES" wrote in message
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Well Steve, I'm gonna try for it this year. I have to see how much time
off
I have.

Not sure if I would make up a batch of lures if Im in it. I would hate to
be
beaten with my own creations! LOL

Oh come on up, be a buckaroo. Does this mean that you're sending up more
sample packs?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Bob" wrote in message
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Yipes!

Already allocated all of my vacation time (and most of my spare money) for
the year! Going to have to take some time with the wifey and go over the
budget and see if we can sqeeze me in with taking the hit of a couple of
days off from work with no pay. With #1 son heading off to college it
might
not happen. But on the bright side I only have about a 3 hour easy drive
to
get there!

Will try hard, but may be a late entry if at all :-)

Have to go and get some sleep, my dad is dragging me off to the cranberry
marshes in a few hours to try for some bass.

Get on up here. It's not that expensive to fish and usually there's someone
willing to share a room to reduce costs. As far as time off, isn't that
what sick days are for?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Since I came back from Florida with over half the money I took with me...
I've just about got that trip covered too. Joe mentioned not being able to
make it this year, so I'll probably just hook the ole boat to the back of
the truck and head there alone, unless any of our Southern guys want to
share a ride.

I'm with you too about not rushing past the summer months! Let's enjoy the
warm weather while we can.

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
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OK, now that The Southern Classic is in the books, now it's time to start
talking and planning for the Northwoods Classic.

The NWC will be once again in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the weekend after
Labor Day. This year, the dates of the NWC will be September 10 and 11.
Tentatively, I'm going to give you guys one more crack at Boom Lake, but
that's still open. I'll keep everyone up to date on the lake with plenty
of
time to get lake maps from Fishing Hot Spots if you want.

Unlike the Southern Classic, the NWC is an individual tourney. That means
that the weight totals are carried over from Day One to Day Two, and the
three highest weights bring home cash, and trophies. There is a Big Bass
award. Also unlike TSC, there's a prize for the Largest Non-Bass caught.
On Boom Lake (and most other lakes in this area) there are some big
muskies
and pike cruising around. The biggest muskie I ever saw was on Boom Lake,
a
fish that easily was in the upper 50 to low 60 inch class.

The entry fee for the NWC is $50 for the two days, plus an additional $10
for the Big Bass award, $60 for you "non-math" types. All entry fees will
be returned to the contestants.

I'll be notifying you of accomodations, but I imagine that we'll be
staying
at the Claridge Best Western Motor Lodge once again. I'll talk to the
manager to see about special pricing for all participants.

Practice begins as soon as anyone wants to get their butt to Rhinelander.
I'll see about rental boats for those interested as well. Last year, if I
remember correctly, it cost around $150 a day for a pretty nice rig.

Thursday night, there will be a pre-tourney meeting held at the
Rhinelander
Cafe and Pub. For those of you that haven't yet attended, the food is
great, and the prices reasonable. Plus, they know how to mix cocktails
properly

On Friday, if you're a boater and you brought a companion that you'd like
to
fish with, that's fine. Friday night, after the tournament is done for
the
day, the boats are loaded and everyone is showered and cleaned up, we're
off
to the Al-Gen Supper Club for their World Famous Friday Night Fish Fry.
If
for no other reason, you really need to show up for the eating on Friday
night. If you can imagine, lightly breaded fish, french fries, cole slaw,
potato salad, pasta salad, potato pancakes and apple sauce, along with
three
types of home baked bread, all served family style, all you can eat, for
$8.95. If you leave this place and you can still walk normally, I'll be
amazed, that doesn't happen very often. Friday night, we'll pair up the
boaters and non-boaters by random drawing.

Saturday night, after the tournament, we'll all meet at Hacienda Huber for
laughing, eating, laughing, drinking, laughing, awards, laughing, eating,
laughing, drinking, prize drawings, laughing, and a little bit of story
telling. Then we'll all sing Rugby Songs..... and maybe laugh a little
more....

So, start planning to keep that time open and make plans to attend the
NWC.
Once again, I'll be building a rod of some sort for the first place prize,
another rod for second place, and there'll be a rod for Largest Non-Bass
as
well.

All it takes to be qualified to attend is to be a member of the ROFB or
OutdoorFrontiers. And it appears to me that if you're reading this,
you're
now qualified to attend. Don't worry about whether you're "good enough"
or
not. Boom Lake has beaten up on some pretty darned good anglers and has
been pretty good to newcomers to tournament fishing.

In case you haven't figured it out by now, these tournaments are more of a
reason to get together and have a good time than about the competition.
Come to Wisconsin's beautiful Northwoods, have fun, put faces to names,
meet
new friends and who knows? You might even get some fish!

Hey, if I can drag my boat all the way to Florida, there's no reason you
guys can't make it up here!
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Not sure about Mike but its a strong possibility


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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
message ...

"Chris S" wrote in message
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Steve I'll be there as well. I do believe that Jim LaBee and Dave
Johnson
will be there also.
CYA then

Good news indeed. What about Mike?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

On Sun, 2 May 2004 08:31:15 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:


"Jim Laumann" wrote in message
.. .
Steve

Count me in!

Are you bringing your boat? Is Sid coming along this year?

Steve

Boat? Yes.

I will check on Sid's status. Might be a week or two before I know.

Will have some sort of donation for the prize pile again too.

Jim

I will really try hard to make it. I owe it to myself.

--
Craig Baugher
Be Confident, Focused, but most of all Have FUN!

You definitely will have FUN as I did in Okeechobee but then there is this
debate on Boom Lake about having Bass in it but still worth the trip.


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---- Chris S ----

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"Craig Baugher" wrote in message
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I will really try hard to make it. I owe it to myself.

--
Craig Baugher
Be Confident, Focused, but most of all Have FUN!