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I voted for Erie but with a catch...
In my heavily biased home town opinion...I would love to see the classic on Rondeau Bay / Lake Erie :D
But here's my argument as to why...
It's nearly impossible to eliminate a home field advantage...BUT...for most CSFL competitors from any division, this will be new water for them.
However, having said that, hosting the classic out of Rondeau presents the possibility of attracting some newby's from the SW area to fish CSFL qualifiers too in hopes of making the cut to fish the classic on a home area body of water.
The lake and bay present lots of options for both SM and LM, and varried hydrology as well. There is everything from shallow heavy cover, docks/trees, deep weeds, deep clear water, open flats, current fishing, riprap, you name it.
The bay is fishable from the smallest of boats under the worst of conditions. But you also have the option of hitting the big water of Erie too.
There is an excellent host marina that is fully equipped and capable of handling 60+ boats for a major event. And the local sponsorship potential has been gushing over the possibility of major events like this bringing life back to an area with a struggling economy.
And finally, Bob and Wayne Izumi's Dad held the very first Bass tournament in Canada out of the bay some 30 or 40 years ago. I think its time we had a major event out of here if for nothing more than comemorating the beginning to an awesome sport here in Ontario :clap
I'm all over getting out on waters not included in the regular season; Rideau gets my vote - good for smallie guys, good for largie guys - big enough that guys feel they can "get away" - not so big anyone has even think about dropping out - and would be great to give BassMania and it's competitors some exposure out in easatern Ontario.
Later ......... G!
I think it would be cool to launch out of Sturgeon and let guys lock to a different lake if they choose. Whether it be Scugog, Cameron/Balsam, Pigeon ect.
Stoney would get my #1 vote for all 3 days. Pretty much a 50/50 split between largemouth and smallmouth fishing. Off the regular curcuit, great lake for boats of all horsepowers.
Carey
if including the bm 115's in the classic it needs to be fair to all. have looked at the schedule and am holding off sending in any money until the classic site is decided. 2011 schedule bites for 115's.
Where do you get a look at the 2011 schedule????
Jumping back into the game next year after a few year hiatus with the toddlers, I would love to see the Classic on Rideau or Gananoque. Only issue is it means a whole week away from home to fish it right. Which is Ok, just makes it alittle tougher to sell to the warden. ?LOL
Lots of Erie fans this year. I like the Rondeau Bay idea.
They could have a western division stop there as a crossover for the great lakes division and throw out G Pool LOL.Quote:
Originally posted by JohnWhyte
Lots of Erie fans this year. I like the Rondeau Bay idea.
I think it is great that over 40% of respondents are willing to fish the bigger waters of Simcoe and Erie. Erie would be a great choice. It is an amazing fishery and it would encourage more participation from the southern Ontario anglers. I also believe a fall visit to Lake nipissing would be a great addition to the schedule.
"They could have a western division stop there as a crossover for the great lakes division and throw out G Pool LOL."
Lake St Clair is an under-utilized lake in this tour also. Top 4 in the province (when you factor Erie, Simcoe and Ontario) for SM fishing. Where else can you catch Erie size SM in Bay of Quinte numbers ;)
Just got back from Rideau last week for a SEBO tournament with 65 boats and had 16.2 lbs for 13th spot with 21+ winning. Fished for 5 hrs. and never saw another boat. This body of water just eats up boats and is a fantastic fishery.
Bassmania would definately attract some sebo and renegade anglers with chances for the classic if it were on Rideau.
Give it a thought guys......
big water ? small boats ? someone shoulda came out to see 2nd northern stop on erie last year and what kinda rigs were going out ... Now theres a line of stupidity too but last i checked everyone made it back safely that event and that was the worst possible weather you would head out on erie ....
theres lots of plan b options on that lake too .... tremendous river system ....
Georgian Bay would be an awesome place to hold the classic, penetanguishene or parry sound as mentioned by John. I imagine penetang would be the better blastoff point though,lots of good water and 30 000 islands to get out of the wind. I fish it in a 17 ft boat on the worst of days.