Who would be willing to take someone fishing for a day so MMA can make some money by auctioning you on the online auction? MMA will purchase "guide for a day" insurance for you so that you'll be covered and will not be opening yourself to a lawsuit.
Ed brought this up while we were talking banquet stuff and now I'm looking for people to step up and offer a day on the water. If you want to specify:
– time of year
– only be on a weekend or weekday
– what lake/river or if you want to offer a choice of waters
Who is interested?
If there's someone that you would like to bid on, don't be bashful! Send them a PM and talk them into donating a day.
2009 Guide for a Day Volunteers:
Jim tenHaaf
Ed Alzapiedi
Jason VandeKopple
Ron Berry
Tom Carter
I'll put myself up for a Saturday of fishing. Buyers choice either Murray or Campau. We could either meet at the launch, or at a parking lot that would be beneficial to both of us.
Biggest fish from last year was 40" from Campau, 46" from Murray.
I've been "muskie fishing" for 2.5 yrs, ACTIVELY and SERIOUSLY for 1.5. yrs. My Personal Best Muskie is a 48.5 from Webster Lake, Indiana which I (and probably many others) think was a VERY lucky shot!
I've fished for bass and pike since I was about 6yrs. old, but more seriously in the last 4 yrs.
I prefer to cast on lakes that I'm more knowledgeable at (Campau, Murray, Thorn, Ovid) and seldom troll. The only time you'll see me trolling is on new water, or when I'm eating lunch. I'm not all that "high-tech", as I do not have rod holders… again, because I favor casting.
I fish out of a 18' fiberglass boat with a 115 hp Mercury and an electric trolling motor up front , with one sonar. Casting platforms and seats in the front and rear so it's quite comfortable. You can see pictures here:
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-I will take anyone to Lake Webster, Lake Hudson, LSC, Lake Ovid, Lake Diane, Lake Murray or anywhere within 3 hours of Toledo.
-I will provide lunch and drinks (no alcohol), pay for the gas, pay for the insurance and cover all costs.
-I prefer to fish during the week (I hate crowds) but I can be flexible.
-We can go anytime it's legal to fish. (Webster is open early…)
You would be welcome to use any of my equipment with the only note that my baitcasters are all left hand retrieve. I have all the necessary equipment and baits and I have a bunch of the new baits and a 10' Musky Innovations rod you could try.
The other thing that might be of some interest to people is that I just installed a Humminbird 997C side imaging sonar/GPS unit in my boat. The unit is pretty cool and I have been playing with it over the winter to be prepared for Spring. We could go out on a lake that you think you know and take digital snapshots and videos of your favorite spots and below is a link about the technology:
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More info:
– I have been actively musky fishing for just 2 years.
-I have fished for pike and bass for about 10 years.
– I typically cast but recently set up my boat for trolling but I mostly prefer casting but I am open to trolling. When I say trolling I mean I have (2) Traxstech 18" mounts with (2) rod holders and that's it. I don't have down rods or planer boards and we would probably troll no more than (4) rods.
For those volunteering your time…
Would you mind posting:
– the number of years you have been muskie fishing
– number of years fishing other species
– a little about how you fish (casting/trolling/jigging)
A short bio will benefit those that don't know you guys that might bid on these trips. I want to be careful that we aren't misleading anyone.
Im Jason VandeKopple and I am one of the guides for a day for MMA. I have been musky fishing for about four years now but have been seriously chasing them for the last two years. Like most of the readers on here I've been fishing my whole life starting out with panfish then going to bass and pike and now exclusively for muskies. I mainly fish Murray lake but fish Campau a good amount too with a couple of trips here and there to other lakes like Thornapple, Austin, and Ovid. I cast 99.9% of the time and that is what I will be doing for this guide day. Weekend or weekday doesn't matter to me; whatever works best for the winning bidder. Murray and Campau would be the best bets for me to effectively guide on but am willing to go to other lakes if the winner wants to. Last year I caught over 50 muskies with 46" being the biggest or me but had a 47" and two 49's put in the boat with me. The year before that I caught around 30. I personally had numerous multifish days last year on murray lake including a 6 and a 4 fish day. I also had a 5 fish day at campau with 45" being the biggest out of there. We can fish Murray anytime of the year but I would suggest leaving campau more for the fall. Time also doesn't matter to me; I am willing to fish the whole day or just for a couple of hours. I have fished with edalz, jim tenhaaf, spoonplugger, deadduck, gmotchy and moski so if anyone has any questions about how I fish feel free to ask me or any of them.
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My name is kid coulson, I have been muskie fishin for like
7 years and I still suck at it!! But I can be a one-day guide
on how to THROW DOWN on some shore lunch !!
I have tutored with the King and Queen,went toe-to-toe
on a 16" Deluxe with "Big Fish Williams", eatin 2 loaded
chili-dogs before Bad Brad Moski even got his rod out
of his truck, and I have wrapped my lips around some
of the finest deli meats Diamond Dave could conjer up.
OK-enough already! Pretty darn cool you guys are doing
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I've heard using crappies works well… is this what they meant? 😯
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Seriously, I'll volunteer to help raise money, if anyone's interested. Don't expect too much though, because I've only been at this for one year so far! [smilie=attention.gif]
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