It's that time of year again for the BnT year end meeting.

When:
Saturday December 8th 4:00pm

Location:
112 Lawton Drive
Milpitas CA.

If you plan on attending please be prepared to pay your BnT and FLW/TBF dues at the meeting.

Total dues for Bass-N-Tubes Membership are $ 60.00 per year.
Membership includes
BnT club dues $ 5.00
FLW competitive membership dues $35.00
TBF dues $15 .00
California Fed $5.00

If you are a current FLW/TBF member you can take advantage of this 2 rod deal
http://www.federationangler.com/current-promotions.asp
2 rods for $100 and your FLW competitive membership dues and TBF dues will be paid for 2013. That's a $50 value!

We will be voting on tourney locations for the upcoming 2013 season and we would like to get everyone's input.
Please reply to this post with your suggestions and we will discuss them and vote on the schedule at the meeting. The season will run from February thru October again with the TOC in November as always.

We will keep you posted with more details as they become available.

We hope to see a big turnout at this years meeting. Let's make 2013 a year to remember!

Thank you,

MT

Edit: changed time to 4:00

I'll be there.

Feb-Naci
Mar-Delta/Whiskey Slough
April-Clearlake Open
May-Delta/Middle River
June-Mildred Island
July-Beacon
Aug-Middle River sun up
Sept-Disco/Berry
Oct-Berry/Disco

I like Whites to be in there somewhere maybe in summer months.
MR is great in May.

My picks are

Feb-Naci
Mar-White Slough
April-Clearlake Open
May-Middle River
June-Mildred Island
July-Beacon
Aug-Middle River (Sundowner)
Sept-Clear Lake (SCBBBC Classic)
Oct-Berryessa

No disco and No sunrise for me!

We got Clear Lake locked up for April 27th &28th...

Feb-Bullards
Mar-Berryessa
April-Clearlake Open
May-Middle River
June-Whites
July-Beacon
Aug-Middle River (Sundowner)
Sept-Clear Lake (SCBBBC Classic)
Oct-folsom

I won't be able to make this years meeting, but my picks are as follows:

Feb- naci/Bullards
Mar- Sonoma/Berryessa
April- BnT open
May- whites
June- middle river
July- Big Break
Aug- Middle River(sundowner)
Sept- SCBBBC open
Oct- Louis Park
Nov- TOC Naci

NO DISCO!!!

Robert

This was supposed to be reply to the starter post, instead of to #4
Robm478. Will try again.

For real??? This post has been up for almost a week and we only have 4 guys willing to give input on next years schedule?

I know people have lives but it only takes a minute to think of the schedule you would most like to fish and post it here.

The sooner the better so we can plan the up coming meeting.

Rob, Taylor, and myself don't do this for ourselves ya know. It's a club where everybody gets to have input on what we do. We want to hear from everyone and anyone who thinks they might fish BnT next year.

If anyone has any topics that they would like discussed at this meeting please let us know about them too. Nothing is off limits.
you can always send me an e-mail if you don't want to post on the forum. kickboater@yahoo.com

We would also like to get an approximate head count so if you plan to attend let us know as well.

Thanks in advance for everyone's input!

MT

I will be at the meeting :+

I decided against posting a schedule since I am unsure if I will be able to fish many BNT events next year

I'm going to try to make the meeting. Do we need to bring anything? Food, refreshments?

My input is this:


Feb- Naci
Mar-Delta/Whiskey Slough or Holland Tract Area
April- Clearlake Open
May-Delta/Kings Island
June-Paradise Point Area/delta
July-Beacon Harbor
Aug-White Slough sun-up
Sept- Calero/I know it might cost to much
Oct- Los Banos Res.

-Jeff

BYOB. I will have a little bit of snacks. Will post more deails on that the week of the meeting

I have already paid the FLW and TBF fees and I hope to fish as many events as possible next year. Also will try to attend the meeting, but don't know for sure right now. I'm the new guy here as far as fishing, but have been around the forum for awhile, and can see where the general preferences are but John has encouraged me to voice my thoughts and suggestions. He has also explained to me some of the challenges for the club in putting together venues and tournaments, such as, if there are additional use fees, and other things. So there is much that I am not familiar with, but with that said here goes.

First...the Feb. venue...looks like it has been mainly Naci for many years. Must be a fairly special place, but I probably would not make it down there due to distance and costs. Even though it seems to be a tradition, some variety might be good...is there not anywhere else up in this area that could be considered for February, for a one day event? Bullards looks interesting for a change of venue, but again, for me, I think too far, and could be snowing up there in Feb. What about something in the delta, or better yet, one of the foothills lakes.

The regular tournament bass fisherman I have spoken with in this area tell me that the fishing is pretty good in late February and just gets better throughout the spring. This is for McLure, Don Pedro, and Melones and possibly Camanche. My choice would be Melones, but more for a late March date. Last April 9th, a 17.4 lb. big mama bass was caught at the south end of the lake. And the lake record is over 18lbs, caught during a tournament. There are a lot of big bass in Melones along with the many avg. bass, as well as spotted bass. Last spring, most bass fisherman were reporting catching large numbers on a daily basis.

With Rob Linden in Lincoln now, Steve Williams east of Lodi, and myself east of Modesto in Waterford, it would be nice to include at least a couple of events over this way. Rob's suggestion of Folsom might be a good one, and I believe I saw it listed in some past events. Actually, Folsom is farther for me though, than the delta locations, and I am OK with most of the delta venues...they seem to be a good central location, with good fishing.

I saw in the archives, Los Banos has been a venue. At first thought it was referring to O'Neill Forbay, but looked up on google map and found it. Never heard of it before now, but thought it might be interesting...don't know how good the fishing is there, but I see that Jeff has just posted it possible for Oct. And what about the forbay...anyone have any experience with that or know about it?

So, with all this said, in general, here are some of my suggestions.

February... one day event closer to all of us ... could be any one of the foothills lakes as they should all fish fairly well by late Feb. Don't know much about the Delta in Feb, but another possibility. And maybe the Los Banos Resevoir would be possibility. I think it best to fish that one in the spring or fall, as suggested by Jeff, not summer...too hot.

Also, I would like to suggest that for Feb. and March that the launch time be around 8-9 a.m., instead of sunrise. Don't see the need to get up so early in those months...the bass usually get more active by mid to late morning then, and so do I. Just something to think about for the meeting.

March... my choice is Melones for the last weekend of March, since late April is locked up for Clear Lake. The big females will be moving into the shallows for spawning and should be accessible to us, if we can determine the best area to launch.

April ... Clear Lake Open

May ... Melones, if not in March, would be my 1st choice...there will still be fish in spawn or post spawn, and in the shallows. If we could do Melones in March, then May could be good time for Folsom, and John said he might do some checking for Camanche. Other possibilities...McLure, Don Pedro, Los Banos.

June, July, August ... Delta locations. NO sunrise event for me, but I see some have listed sundowner...I like that idea. Also, if there is enough interest in making the trip up to Bullards, then June or July might be good time for 2 day event...not too cold by then, and cooler than the valley, maybe.

Sept... I guess I could go along with (SCBBBC Classic)

Oct...good time to get back to a valley/foothills lake, depending on previous venues.

Nov...again, something closer than Naci for me, but then, this will be my 1st year, and I 1st have to make the TOC.

Here are some of the lakes in the valley/foothills for consideration.
Los Banos, O'Neill Forbay, McLure, Don Pedro, Melones, Camanche, Pardee, Folsom, and I saw that Rancho Seco was in the archives (is that place safe?) I know there are some others. Also, there is Turlock Lake State Park which could be free use...there was a free entrance and parking lot on the east side by the inlet, but I don't know the current status, since the state pulled out and pulled the deputy on duty...now run by some private company, I think, but still a state park. I can check it out before the meeting.

Modesto Reservoir and Woodward Reservoir might be good venues, but there is a fee for entering and parking, and I don't know if there would be any other fees. They both have camping...If the club is interested I'll see if I can get more info. I think the bass fishing is pretty good at these lakes, and not being large reservoirs might be a good thing.

That Los Vaqueros Resevoir south of Brentwood looks really interesting, but it seems that it is still too immature for good bass fishing, or otherwise, it is slow. I guess mostly a trout and striper fishery. Too bad, as it is a great location.

Sorry for the long post, but you wanted input. Hope to see some of you at the meeting.

Philip

I'll try to make some as well.

Philip, you made some nice suggestions with details! Of note, Los Vaqueros does not allow kickboats or even your own boat as far as I know.

I think people forget the bass fishing can be great in November on the Delta. Disco would not be my choice but rather Whites, Middle or even Italian. You might even be able to get Terry at the Oasis to give a little break to launch out of there on Grantline Canal. Some bonus would be a few stripers!

Philip, can you tell us more about Modesto Lake? I've passed by it going to McClure and Pedro and wondered about it. McClure by tube might be interesting!

Todd

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Todd...I like the idea of using a delta location for the Nov. TOC. No need to travel so far. I think most of the valley/hills lakes do well in Nov, too. I can't tell you much right now about Modesto Reservoir, but I could see what I could find out. You would think I would know more, since it is so close to me, but I have actually never been there. All these years I have mostly avoided places that charge a fee, plus I have never had a boat, so I have mostly fished in the mountains. I have heard though that there is some decent bass fishing there. It is also popular for water sports, but they have some areas close to shore that are marked as 5 mph limit. Also, there is a large inlet area that looks interesting to me, for kick boating. Modesto Reservoir is run by the Stanislaus Co. Parks and Rec.

I will try to make it to the meeting.my pick
Feb-Camanche or Naci
Mar-Whites
April-Clear lake open
May-Delta/kings island
June-Delta/holland track
July-Delta/Beacon harbor
Aug-Berryesa
Sept-clear lake (scbbc classic)
Oct-Los Banos
Nov-Camanche or Naci

Hi Oscar,

I don't know as much about Camanche compared to Melones, but I think it might could make a good venue for Feb. or Nov., as you suggested. John said he might try to get more info regarding Camanche, and Steve Williams could probably provide some info. I would love to fish Camanche and Melones, but Melones is my 1st choice due to the size and number of bass in there. Just have to hit it at the right time of year.

Philip

Im good for what ever you guys come up with. I'm not that familar to the waters in your areas, but would love to fish some new locations forsure. I had a blast at Disco Bay and would love to go back there. Naci seems to far for me, but I know some of you guys have came just as far to play with the SCBBBC and with that I feel like I should be making the trip. Im looking forward to joining you guys in 2013. So Im down for what ever list you guys put together. I will say, I am dieing to fish Merced for some odd reason. Even though Iv'e heard of small fish, cars being broken into, dead bodies etc... Berryessa now has the Pope creek ramp and it fishs good over there. A little change from Capel cove. Look forward to seeing you all on the water next year. Have a great holiday.
Rich

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Cant make the meeting but here's my picks.

Feb-Los Banos Resevoir
Mar-White Slough (late March)
April-Clearlake Open
May-Middle River
June-Mildred Island
July-Beacon
Aug-Middle River (Sundowner)Yes!
Sept-Clear Lake (SCBBBC Classic)es
Oct-Berryessa

DM

Which I could attend but money is real tight these days. I hope to make all the tournys in 2013. How about some tournys at New Hogan, Pardee, Melone?

take care, Wayne

Hi Wayne....this is Philip in Waterford. Don't know where you reside, but thinking it must be out here in the area somewhere. I like your suggestions. I had mentioned Melones, but not New Hogan, because I thought it was mainly a striper lake, which it is that. But I talked to a guy up at Melones last month and he told me that he and his dad mainly fish New Hogan, and not for stripers, but for bass. He told me it is an excellent bass fishery, and they like New Hogan's smaller size compared to Melones. They catch a "lot" of bass there and good size too. Said they have the Florida strain in there. Catching occasional stripers is a bonus. One of the best parts is that we can enter, launch, park, and fish, all for $4. Can't beat that.