Stu,
Thanks for posting this important rule change.
For those not present during the discussion, the numbers of open days was restrictied to Friday thinking that if we were to also open Thursday, it could affect the number of people that show at the club's General Meeting.
José

Nope. You can fish on friday but not after the tournament on saturday.

Russ

Hi, Karl.

Unfortunately, the rule does not allow anyone to fish in the tourney and also go out on the water at all outside tourney hours from 12 AM Saturday through the end of the tourney on Sunday - even if you don't fish.

I have two kids as well, and I would love to take them out on the water saturday afternoons.

It's far from perfect for those of us with kids, but the way the rule was before the vote Thursday, the lake was closed from 12 AM the Monday of the tourney week through the end of the tourney on Sunday.  That meant that we could not take family members out on the lake at all (either Fri or Sat).  I haven't seen anyone allowed to go out on the lake, even if they promised not to fish.  I guess the concern is that a person could go out and use his electronics to spot fish.

The new rule is a bit is better in the fact that we can at least take the family out on the lake if we can get over there soon enough on Friday.

Ideally, I would like to see no off-limits, but then I guess people could go out and fish right up to the tourney time Saturday and could fish all night Saturday to Sunday morning.  Not sure how much of an advantage that really would be (I see sore mouthing fish and getting no sleep for 2 days as a bad thing), but I think it is a step in the right direction to at least have access to the lake on Friday.


Stu

Andy,

The reason for the rule in my opinion is that no one has an unfair advantage come tourney time. I guess they see it as if we have no off limits and that person can go fish and the other guy can't because he has to work then one might have an advantage come tourney time.

Im with Stu on the after tourney time. Wish I could take the wife and kid out for a couple of hours after tourney day for some tubing, walleye or whatever.

Yes our goal is to be a family club but with limits, rules,etc. I wish we had no off limits. Personally if 40 guys prefished for a tourney and I didn't I still feel that I could beat them.

Can't win them all,

Russ

Thanks for the explanation from someone that has been here awhile Russ.  I would be fine with no off-limits as well, I ain't skeered!  I'm sure there are some that could go down early and pre-fish and I'd just have to say, what a lucky duck, wish I could have done that.

Appreciate the info..

I like the fact that the club continues to be progressive in how they think and apply common sense to our already fantastic events.  In looking at our season calendar, there are lakes very close by that you could get out and fish and take the boat out for a turn with the kids.  Moses Lake there is Potholes, Banks there is Roosevelt, you get the picture.

Ok no tubing,  thats cool.  thats why i asked.  didn't want to go against the rules.  so does anyone know of a boat ramp on the snake river past the dam.  that should be out of my off limits area.  since i am camping at hood park on the snake river?
karl