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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Something we should revive for 2015? |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | YES |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Newbie to the forum, please elaborate. |
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Location: Madison, WI | Yes, count us in |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Tkuntz - check this out: http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=65... |
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| Sounds like fun! I would be in for something like that. |
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Location: La Crosse, WI | I'd be in for that! |
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Location: Otsego, MN | Sounds fun! |
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| I am very interested in this. How many times per month on average is it expected to be on the water fishing? just curiuos |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | That sounds like something I could do. ^also wondering what the criteria would be on TOW. |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | Whoops just saw that other post. Two days a month would work great! |
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Location: The desert | I'd be happy to be an easy victory for whatever pool I was assigned to. |
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| The original thread from 2011 said June, July, august, and September. I wouldn't be able to compete since its generally to warm in June, July, and August to safely fish for muskies.
Edited by cave run legend 9/30/2014 1:06 PM
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Location: Smith Creek | Sure you would. There's no rule regarding water temps.
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Location: searchin for 50 | Y Not?  |
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Location: Waukee, IA | How lo g before we need teams put together? I really like the idea. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | cave run legend - 9/30/2014 1:03 PM
The original thread from 2011 said June, July, august, and September. I wouldn't be able to compete since its generally to warm in June, July, and August to safely fish for muskies.
CRL - though I may disagree vehemently with your assessment of most everything NFL...if there were enough teams, I would consider creating a Southern Division that would start in March, then go on a break during the hot summer months. Then we are not asking guys to fish when the water temps are too high. |
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Location: Metro, MN | I'd like to join if this does open for 2015 |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Just throwing it out there now...since I know me, and I know my capacity to do all the awesome things I WANT to do on M1st...but knowing my follow through usually sucks like Jay Cutler versus the Pack...I will need help/volunteers. |
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Location: Madison, WI | 0musky0 is in!!! |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Thoughts about this:
4-6 Divisions.
Regional?
4-5 months of competition?
3 day window of connection versus same day rule?
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| Sounds fun. Only issue for me is getting on the water. Friday is my only full day off. 3day window might work though! |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | Three day window would be good. I ccan normally only fish the weekends. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | I'm actually on the opposite end where I can do it in midweek and most of the guys we fished against were weekends. So, the three day window would work out great.
Musky45 and I had fun when we were involved couple years ago...We'd be up for it again. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | How would the three day window work? Each team picks which of the three days to fish? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I really enjoyed Match Fishing. I lost allot. |
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| 3-day window sounds great, although part of me questions if that is even a large enough window.
(wed-fri you miss the weekend, fri-sun you miss the week) - we all have different and crazy schedules no doubt, i can realistically only plan to fish weekends for example. Also more of a granular question but would there be a maxiumum amt of TOW allowed for a match? Example within these 3 days you can only have 24 hours total on water - or something to that effect, just curious if someone could realistically fish much harder than another team within the rules, or if the playing field will have a level.
4-5 month competition sounds awesome, you get the full spectrum.
Regional could be really cool, different regions of the main musky fishing states ect, i like that idea. One question with this, i live in the Twin Cities, but fish in NW Wisconsin, which region would i be in? |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | We could somehow do it for a week. Maybe impose a time stamp on the photos or have the judge not inform the contestant tell there scheduled fishing day or day before there scheduled day what the "item" that has to be included in the picture is. I like the 24 hour rule so everyone has the same TOW to "compete".
We would almost have to do where each person lives since I'm in Fargo, but fish the cities and northern mn. Or we could do divisions by when each team is more than likely to fish.
Ex. The Weekend Warriors Division. The Wasted Weekday Division..... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | 3 day window is as generous as we should go...much more, and is it really match fishing? Then it becomes more of "I went fish a day this month, so did you...how did you do?". This puts the pressure on the teams to catch fish THAT day.
FYI: when we first did this, had to be same day, and people managed.
The day should be from just after midnight in the morning (?) to midnight of the day. That probably doesnt make sense. BUT, i like the long day because then you gotta earn it. |
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| This sounds like a blast, I got a team for 2015 if it gets up and going. |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | The one thing that should NOT change for sure is the same day/date rule......Midnight to 11:59. That was one of the most fun aspects of it.
I don't have a flexible work schedule during the week days but it was never that hard for us to make the dates work with opponents.
"Way back when," one of the more challenging things was the technical ability or lack of effort to get the fish caught reported on a timely basis. With the networks and phones/tablets today, that aspect will no longer be a problem.
We always did well in pool matches but eventually got tripped up in the playoffs......someone's money spot was always just a bit better than ours.
The photo of Jonesi's minnow bucket hat, as his proof of catch, still sticks in my mind. Point being, good times.
Slamr, I'd be willing to help. Give me a call to see if we could make it work in my schedule. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Really? |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | KARLOUTDOORS - 10/2/2014 12:17 AM
Really?
Really what? |
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| Yes and same day. No toilet plungers. |
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Location: Metro | I think this sounds awesome. You are going to get more people to do it if it is more flexible. Get a good base of people going and getting it to work around their schedules then make it more competitive.
Just an idea for you to toss around in your head. I am very interested in this idea and I hope everything works out. |
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Location: Poynette WI. | I love this idea! Count me In! |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Slamr - 10/2/2014 8:49 AM
KARLOUTDOORS - 10/2/2014 12:17 AM
Really?
Really what?
Im going to get sucked into this again. I just know it. Havent missed one yet.
Edited by KARLOUTDOORS 10/6/2014 12:02 AM
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | Bringing this back...very interested if M1 is putting this on. Enjoyed it a few years ago and have more time this time around.
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| I'm fairly new to this forum, but I would be interested in doing it! |
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Location: Appleton Wi | if this is going to be happening this year im in |
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Location: Waukee, IA | I would be willing to spend countless hours,throwing countless lures at countless spots in hopes of catching something.
Question: I live in Iowa and summer would NOT be good fishing for the most part. Would it be allowed for me to fish a lake like Leech instead since I go up there often? Or would that only be legal if the lake was in the region I am in? |
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Location: Clintonville, WI | wkeegobbler,
Historically, the region you were in was merely due to your address and general home fishing range.
A south region match up could be between a team on vacation on Leech and a team on a trip to LOTW, as long as the date was agreeable. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Thank you for the clarification! Sounds good! I have a partner and we are definitely in! (if this gets going again) |
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Location: Waukee, IA | When will a decision be made? We have open water in Iowa already! 
Edited by wkeegobbler 3/24/2015 3:03 PM
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Location: Waukee, IA | I'm in Iowa, I'm ready for some match fishing. I have one trip to LOTW and at least one more to a Minnesota lake planned so I could use those days as mine. If nobody is organizing it I can shoulder some of the responsibility. |
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| Im from iowa too and would love to do this |
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| Dad and I from Iowa, would love to |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i was born in Iowa but it wasn't my fault ... |
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Location: Appleton, WI | This sounds like a solid idea, hope this all plans out and happens this summer! |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | If this goes ahead I would like in. Would prefer 1 day format.
I'm retired so if 3 day how would you prevent me from fishing 3 days and submitting my best? ( just thinking out loud )
I think if i formed a 3 man team 2 of us would usually be able to fish and also have the advantage of living 5 minutes from the water.
Edited by horsehunter 3/25/2015 8:15 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | That's not an issue. We know how to make it work seamlessly, just haven't decided whether this is going to happen.
I'm in as a Team with Keith, and will help administer if Slamr and I can come up with a system that will work for 2015.
We will need a 'stats' guy. Anyone in? |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | I'd be up for being the stats guy. Would this mean coming up with the point system or just crunching the numbers. I'm a teacher, so the summers are free for me! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Just crunching numbers. I'll get Slamr to chime in.
One thing:
If you decide to fish...FISH! One of the problems we have had in the past is teams signing up for a pool and then just going 'poof'.
I bet we could fill a few pools. |
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Location: North St. Paul, MN | Well, I'm all for helping out and keeping track of the points. I know I won't go "poof."
Steve, we can meet at the MN expo, as I'll be there all three days. I'll be with my 6 year old Friday night and can introduce myself. We can talk details Saturday or Sunday if your interested.
Steve |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sounds good, I'll see you there! |
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| I'm interested.
I'm on the Big V, until the middle of October. |
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Location: Central IA | Sounds like we have quite a bit of interest in Iowa, maybe we could even meet at Brushy Creek or Clear Lake or the water of your choice and actually fish the same time and share a Brew, some BBQ and a few tall tales after. Sounds like fun.
Let us know if its a go!
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Location: Waukee, IA | Why not both? I would enjoy a meet up though, I'm brewing a couple of batches of beer tomorrow so give me at least a month. Also bottling my bourbon porter and cream stout soon. |
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