I have had a few questions lately on fishing in our club tournaments so I thought it best to post them in our news section so everyone is on the same page.
First question is: Do you have to have a partner or can you fish alone?
As for the fishing alone you can fish alone if you want but we love to see boat with partners in them. Since we are a club it just makes sense to fish in teams, as the weight of both fishermen is added together for weigh-in.
Second ask question: Is there any one looking for a partner?
At this time we do not have a running list of people looking for partners but the best way I can say is to stop by our April meeting and ask around you might find one that way. I'm hoping to setup a list once the season get closer but nothing is set up as of yet.
Third asked question was: what is the cost of fishing one of your tournaments?
I'll try to explain how we set up the fees, how they work, also what they cost at each level for those fishing with us. First thing is everyone, member or not, has to pay a one time registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to fish with us, now that is good for the whole season member or not.
Now fishing as a non-club member it will cost a team forty dollars ($40.00) for the entry fee and their registration fees. So the first tournament will cost sixty dollars ($60.00) for tany team and each tournament after that will cost them only forty dollars ($40.00) for that same team.
Fishing as a club member will cost the team a twenty-five dollars ($25.00) entry fee and their registration fees. Also they pay have to pay a one time membership fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to join the club. So if they wait till their first tournament they pay seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a team and only have to pay twenty-five dollars ($25.00) at each tournament from then on.
You might ask, what do I get for being a member?
1. You get a savings of fifteen dollars ($15.00) at each tournament you fish 2. You get a chance at winning a $25.00 gift card at every tournament 3. All family member fishing gets a free membership in to the club 4. When we pick lake for next year you have a say on what lakes we fish 5. Your team gets a chance to win one of the fifty dollar ($50.00) prize for: a. biggest bass caught during the season b. the team that caught the most total weight during the season 6. Lastly and most important is the club classic a. This is a members only classic so you have to be a member to fish it b. All club funds at the time of the classic is paid out to the membership
I hope you can find the time to stop by our last winter meeting, this coming April, and meet the members. We are a totally equal rights club so ladies and men are welcome no matter where they are from!
What....... Club meeting Where……..Theo and Stacy’s on Portage Road When……….April 13 2010 Time………..6:00 pm Who.........Everyone and anyone want to show up
February 23
Our 2010 club flyer is now ready if you would like a copy of it send your request to Wkevinbarb@hotmail.com and we will send one to you as soon as we can. These come in color or black and black/white so they are easy to print out. I hope to have copies at our last winter meeting the 12th of April.
February 8
No real voting was done do to the weather conditions and that most member where unable to attend this meeting. The only voting that was done was to vote that the last meeting of the club, before season starts, will be the April meeting. This will be your the last chance to pay your 2010 season dues before the first tournament. If you want to make it easier on yourself at the first tournament, and not have to fill out the forms before fishing, this is the the bast time to pay them.
Notice, if you have any questions or concerns you would like to address before our season starts have them at the April meeting. As everyone knows no changes to rules or bylaws are done after the last winter meeting.
I hope to have a club flier set up in the next week or so, if you would like to copy it and place it in stores, or any place you can think, of it would be great.
There are plans to hand a raffle for a brand new custom rod, as soon as I get all the details I will add them to the news section of the site.
Remember if you know any one that might like to fish with us or just to set around and talk fishing let them know of the April meeting.
December 14
Concerning club launch time Launch time will remain at 6:00 am for most of the season As of the 14th of August it will change to a 6:30 lunch time There will be a starter boat at every tournament A 30 second delay between each boats, during launches
Club membership will remain at the $25.00 level per member or member's whole family
Team getting Big Bass of the year will get $50.00 for their big bass of the year
Anglers of the year will also get a $50.00 prize for their work during the season
As for the Kal-Valley Bass Club classic Kal-Valley Bass Club will doing a two lake style classic this year Both held on two separate Saturdays at the end of the season The top two lake of the season will be used for the classic Accumulated weight of both tournaments will decided the classic winners The other prizes the classic winners can get A Kal-Valley Bass Club classic jacket Or a Kal-Valley Bass Club classic plaque Or the cash value of the prize Pay out will be as fallowed First place gets 40% of the club funds (after BB and AOY are paid) Second place gets 30% of the remaining money Third gets 30% of the now remaining money The rest paid out by ounce to any one with a fish
The next club meeting will be help on the second Tuesday of February at Theo and Stacy's on Portage Road.
October 22
The meeting was called to order and awards were then presented.
Following this nominations were taken for the different offices that needed to be filled for next year.
The elections went as follows: President: Robin Hillman Vice-President: Parke Shoemaker Secretary: Cherie Kelley Treasurer: Kevin Wilder Tournament Director: Kevin Wilder Assistant Director: Tony Hillman Weigh Master: Cody Kelley Assistant Weigh Master: Parke Shoemaker
We then voted on 16 lakes that were presented. We then chose from those lakes the dates that they would be fished on.
The list is as follows: May 29: Lower Crooked June 5: Stump Bay June 12: Gogauc June 19: Palmer June 26: Pine July 3: Allegan (Howell's Memorial Tournament) July 10: Gull July 17: Saddle July 24: Barton July 31: Lake of the Woods Aug. 7: Gravel Aug. 14: Union Aug. 21: Paw Paw Aug. 28: Upper Crooked Sept. 4: Portage Sept.11: Gun Sept.18: The Classic (TBA)
We will be discussing the following items at the next meeting (which is Dec. 8th. at Theo & Stacy's at 6pm.) - How to run the classic? (1 or 2 lake tournament) -Moving times to fish based on seasonal sunrise -Payout Schedule
September 28
October's club meeting: Theo and Stacy's Restaurant Portage Road Tuesday October 13, 2009 From 6:00 pm till 8:00 pm (may go a little longer) The back room has been reserved for the club only
Top issues for this meeting are Awards for Angler's Of the Year Awards for Big Bass Of the Year 2010 Officers Election Lakes selection for the 2010 season
All club meeting are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend!
Future meeting schedule for the second Tuesdays of December, February, April, and May.
September 12
Classic Top bag 11.73 Big bass 3.70 Total of all fish at weigh-in 57.42 The winners of the anglers of the year title went to Bill Babrick / George Wright The Big Bass of the year will be going to the Dull team for their 4.56 pound bass There are a few photos of the members that where at the classic, in our gallery (Classic photos are the last photos, so they are on the third page.)
Do not forget the first winter club meeting will be held at Theo and Stacy's The second Tuesday of October at 6:00 pm Everyone is welcome to attend all club meetings, member or not Will will be doing election for the board of Kal-Valley Bass club at the October meeting Lakes for the 2010 season will be one of the topics of the October meeting The prize for big bass of the 2009 season will be handed out also at this meeting.
The next club meeting after the October meeting will be done in December Topic at this meeting will be any rules that might need to be looked at Any lake change we might need to redo after permit are applied for Any problems or topic of interest we might need to talk over
If you do not get the email updates and would like to get them please drop us a email.
Thanks for another great bass fishing tournament season
September 5
With the regular bass tournament season done for this year, the Kal-Valley Bass Club members would like to thank everyone that joined us this year and hope to have you join us again next year. Do not forget you can join us and help pick next year's lake at our first regular winter meeting the second Tuesday of October. You can also join us as club member if you found our 2010 schedule interesting.
The
Member's Only Classic is set for Pine Lake on Sept. 12 at 7:00 am,
click on the classic tab for full information on the classic.
Some interesting facts on this year's fishing with Kal-Valley Bass Club
1. 61.27 Pine 2. 59.67 Stump Bay 3. 53.23 Gogauc 4. 51.03 Saddle 5. 43.54 Barton 6. 41.66 Union 7. 36.66 Portage 8. 35.71 Fisher 9. 31.60 Gravel 10. 32.75 Lake Allegan 11. 27.56 Fish 12. 23.73 Templene 13. 11.45 Cold Brook 14. 9.92 Grand River 15. 8.54 Diamond 16. 7.33 Painter
August 30
After weight in yesterday it was voted, do to the number of stumps at the Allegan lake launch, that we would start the Allegan Lake tournament at 7:00 am sharp. To keep everything easy and fair on everyone it was also said we will go till 1:00 am weigh-in.
Pine Lake is still the lake leading the race to be the classic lake for this year but Allegan Lake has a good chance to take the lead. Allegan Lake has a number of small mouths so the action and weigh-in has the possibilities of one of the better tournament of the year.
Nineteen member have enough tournaments under their belt to make it to the Classic this year, but four more members have a good chance to be there if they make the last tournament of the year. So right now we have a possibility of ten boat at the classic with a few more if things work out for them.
Aug. 22
Our last two open tournaments are scheduled for Big Fish Lakein Van Buren on 08/29/09, and Lake Allegan in Allegan on 09/05/09.
The member only classic is scheduled for 09/12/09and as of this time it will be on Pine Lake. Since it was voted on that the lake with the most weight will be the classic lake, Big fish and Lake Allagan are the only two lake that still can take it away from Pine lake.
The first winter meeting of the Kal-Valley Bass Club will be held the 13 of October, the place where the meeting is to be held has not been set yet.
As was voted on at the landing today there will not be a time change on the last tournaments of the year. The last two tournaments will start at 6:00 am and go till noon. The Kal-Valley Classic will have a start time of 7:00 am and will go till 3:00 pm as was set in last winter meeting.
I plan to start a new list of who wants to receive email reminders of what is going on with the Kal-Valley Bass Club this next season. If you would like to get email reminders about next season please use the "contact us" tab here on the site or drop me a email and I will added you to the list.
May 13 2009 Do to holiday week end Klinger Lake had to be taken off the 2009 schedule it was replaced by Lake allegan for 2009.
October 30th, 2007 - letter from Jason Fleming of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Interested parties,
A reminder and a couple of updates.
As a reminder, last season, it was decided to move the date back to the first work day of November for accepting applications for permits. That is the only change in the regulations from the previous year. We hope this will allow tournament directors to schedule out ahead of time for the following year and alleviate some of the push we typically receive in January. All fees and locations subject to permits remain the same.
There were minimal complaints this season regarding the changes. The biggest issue it appears we have is in the tournament directors making contact w/ our staff. We will continue to work on making sure our staff is aware that we need to be prompt in our responses.
The project to allow fishing tournaments to log on and schedule their own tournaments has been submitted for the 2008 FY. It was combined w/ an effort from Fisheries to collect tournament fish data all from one source. I know that many of you have been asking to provide the data and we are really looking forward to melding the two efforts to make it easier for everyone. The scheduling component will put the onus on the tournaments directors for scheduling their events and have a calendar that is accessible to all directors. The details have not been flushed out yet, but we will ensure that there are some simple business rules to prevent any "blocking out" a particular site. I see this application as way to ensure a partnership w/ the tournaments to make it easier to schedule and collect valuable data. I anticipate this will be ready at some point for the 2009 season (may not be by November 2008).
I apologize for the delay in this notification. I have been away from work and I am still catching up. Please forward this on to anyone who I may have missed. Thank you for your patience and please let me know if you have any questions.
Jason Fleming Department Analyst Resource Management Section Parks and Recreation Division Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources TX: (517) 241-2054 Fax: (517) 373-4625 FLEMINJA@michigan.gov
The new location for the 8/4/07 Kal-Valley Bass Club tournament is Upper Crooked Lake in Barry County (Delton). The lake is available, and we have already scheduled with Barry County officials. We will launch from the township ramp, and the scheduled take-off time remains 6:00am. The change is a result of low water conditions.
May 26, 2007 - Season Opener
8 boats caught 29 fish; Carlos and Dustin won the day
May 2nd, 2007 - message from Ed Franklin
Caught 2.9 lb smallie on Marrow Pond
April 28th, 2007 - Muskegon Lake Report
Windy and sunny made for a pleasent day on the water. Water temps were between 49 and 51. Jim caught one small largemouth. We were unable to find a single smallmouth. Nice day of fishing, but only one fish.
February 24th, 2007 - ice fishing report - Maple Lake
Easy limits of bluegill: Location was the key. We fished between the park point and the damn. Once we were in the right place, it took less than 30 minutes to catch a limit. We used wax worms, but a bare teardrop caught fish.
Update on the Saturday morning Kal-Valley Bass Club tournaments and their permits.
The lakes listed below have been issued tournament permits, for the use of the Kal-Valley Bass Club in 2007.
Klinger lake - St. Joe County - June 9 Palmer Lake - St. Joe County - June 23 Barton lake - Kalamazoo County - July 6 Fish Lake - Cass County - July 21 Saddle - Van Buren - August 18
We are still waiting on a permit for Pine Lake.
Kevin Wilder Tournament Director
December 28th, 2006 - message from Jason Fleming (DNR)
Interested parties,
Thank you all for participating in the public meetings. Your input was invaluable to the changes that were made. We will continue to migrate towards an online scheduling system, but please understand that this may take some time. I believe that we are progressing towards a process that will benefit all users. I am putting together a press release regarding the changes to the procedures. Attached is a concise list of regulations and locations requiring a permit.
A couple of notes to add:
Limit to 30 permits on:
Cass County - Diamond St. Joseph County - Klinger, Palmer, Portage Kalamazoo County - Barton, Long (Portage)
Limit to 40 permits on Austin Lake (Kalamazoo County)
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thanks again for all of your help.
Jason Fleming Department Analyst Resource Management Section Parks and Recreation Division Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources TX: (517) 241-2054 Fax: (517) 373-4625 FLEMINJA@michigan.gov
December 26th, 2006 - message from Kevin Wilder
I talked to Theo and Stacy's last week and we are set up to use a room just for our meeting. I told them I hope that at lease 15 to 20 member will be there to vote on next years tournaments. So please if you can make just one meeting this winter please make it this one, as there have been some real changes with the DNR. Plus we got a few issues that need to be ironed out so we get every thing going for next year.
The DNR has raised the cost of permits on some lakes and removed the need to buy permits to other lakes. Five lake in this area will be limited permit lakes, so they will be harder to get. So this will make getting permits different for us this year and I need input on what you want to do. I plan to mail out the permits for the lake we voted on last meet, this week and should know what is going on with most by the time of the next meeting.
As for the club a member asked what happen to the other offices of the club and voting on who will be in them. So at the next meeting I will be putting up for vote the other offices and we will see how that goes. So it is important that you show up and give your feed back on how your club is run.
Lastly if you can let me know if you and your partner plan to attend this meeting I would be grateful for this information. After this next meeting I 'll be cutting my e-mailing list down to only those member old or new that show interest in the club. I send this out to everyone that has ask for it but it's just a waste of my time if no one is reading them and can not take one minute to reply. To the ones that reply I thank you for showing interest in the club and being thoughtful.
