wasilvers
Well-known member
The WI/IL tinboats.net group is holding our very first get together/tournament on August 21st. I spoke to Jim and we would like to open it up to any tinboater who would like to attend. We'd love to meet you, see your rig, and have a great time fishing with/against you. Entry fees are very reasonable, and there is a panfish division as well. Looking forward to a great time!
The list of those attending (as of 5-4):
wasilvers
Hanr3
BYOB Fishing
Perchin
SmallieJonze
po1
ITguy
and a few "maybes"
The first WI/IL Tinboats.net group tournament is officially scheduled for August 21, 2010 at Evergreen Lake just north of Bloomington Illinois. Should be good fishing with a great group! There is plenty of camping available for anyone who wants to get there early or stay later. I’ll be arriving Friday morning with the family and staying till Sunday. The park details can be found here – just use the links on the left side of the page – looks like great swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, etc.. (https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/Parks/)
Format – This tournament/get together will have something for everyone. Fishing starts at 6:30am and runs till 3:30pm. Entry fee is only $25 per boat - payouts are 100%! There are 2 divisions – Bass and Pan fish. Entry to the tournament automatically enters you in both categories.
Camping/Hotels – Camping reservations (just $18 for a spot with electric) are available and can be made by phone at (309) 726-2022 ext.221. I know not everyone enjoys camping out so here is a list of hotels available in this area – https://www.bloomingtonnormalcvb.org/accommodations.cfm
Maps
Other Information -
Contact Info - Contact me via private message to confirm entry- I’ll send you my cell phone if you have any questions. You can register for the tournament up to the morning of, but they would like a total count of boats the week before tournament starts. Also feel free to post here if you want to let others know you’re coming.
To ensure we are not too exclusive, we are opening this up to all tinboaters who want to make the trip. As always, this is subject to change at any time, for any reason. Hope to see you there!
Will
The list of those attending (as of 5-4):
wasilvers
Hanr3
BYOB Fishing
Perchin
SmallieJonze
po1
ITguy
and a few "maybes"
The first WI/IL Tinboats.net group tournament is officially scheduled for August 21, 2010 at Evergreen Lake just north of Bloomington Illinois. Should be good fishing with a great group! There is plenty of camping available for anyone who wants to get there early or stay later. I’ll be arriving Friday morning with the family and staying till Sunday. The park details can be found here – just use the links on the left side of the page – looks like great swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, etc.. (https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/Parks/)
Format – This tournament/get together will have something for everyone. Fishing starts at 6:30am and runs till 3:30pm. Entry fee is only $25 per boat - payouts are 100%! There are 2 divisions – Bass and Pan fish. Entry to the tournament automatically enters you in both categories.
- Bass – The bass portion is a paper tournament (you measure, record, and release) – top 3 bass will count towards your day’s total, but you can continue fishing till the tournament ends. To win ‘BIG BASS’, your biggest catch must be brought to the weigh in to be weighed, recorded, and released by a tournament official (me). I expected a lot of lunkers for the pictures!
- Pan fish – The pan fish portion of the tournament will be decided by the total weight of 3 (yes only three) pan fish. They must be brought to the weigh in alive and healthy where they will be weighed, recorded, and released by a tournament official. We might have a close race with just 3 to weigh! In the event of a tie, winner will be decided by total length of catch. Pan fish will only count if it is a crappie, bluegill, sunfish, or pumpkinseed (if I left a common panfish out, let me know).
Camping/Hotels – Camping reservations (just $18 for a spot with electric) are available and can be made by phone at (309) 726-2022 ext.221. I know not everyone enjoys camping out so here is a list of hotels available in this area – https://www.bloomingtonnormalcvb.org/accommodations.cfm
Maps
- A rough lake map can be found here - https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/Parks/pdf/lakemap.pdf
- A google map of the area is here - doesn’t this just look like it holds a lot of fish - https://maps.google.com/maps?%20hnear=Bloomington,+McLean,+Illinois&ll=40.636492,-89.034405&spn=0.032111,0.084543&t=h&z=14
Other Information -
- To bring live fish to the weigh-in, you must have a functioning live well per the lake administrators.
- If you do not have a livewell, you can still participate in the bass portion.
- There is a 10 horsepower limit on the lake. Bigger motors can only be used for loading or unloading. The lake has plenty of access to great fishing by electric motor only – which I’ll be doing.
- There is a lake use fee of $16 a day (or $45 annual). Just think of it as a launch fee and smile!
- If you’d like to come but don’t want to tow your boat, let me know and maybe we can hook you up with another tinboater for the day.
Contact Info - Contact me via private message to confirm entry- I’ll send you my cell phone if you have any questions. You can register for the tournament up to the morning of, but they would like a total count of boats the week before tournament starts. Also feel free to post here if you want to let others know you’re coming.
To ensure we are not too exclusive, we are opening this up to all tinboaters who want to make the trip. As always, this is subject to change at any time, for any reason. Hope to see you there!
Will