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Ice Fishing Tournaments => North vs. South => Topic started by: slabslayer on November 02, 2017, 09:19:23 PM

Title: Feedback please!
Post by: slabslayer on November 02, 2017, 09:19:23 PM
I want to do a north south challenge like we discussed last season.  However I got the boards up late after the crickets were chirping and didn’t get a lot of feedback on this.  I’d love to know if it’s something you all would like to do.  I’d work it around the Columbus Expo and the Panfish Series.  Hopefully this year, but if not, if everyone lets me know what you would like to do, I can schedule for next season.  I’d also like to get some shirts made (on me, since I’m getting some made for my business I can add these on super cheaply) for the inaugural event for all the participants. And if it catches on, we can do it every year alternating on Northern and Southern waters.  There’s some polls in the North vs South board or you can give me your thoughts and ideas here.  So far the poll has Mosquito winning for the first event. It’ll be in the north.  Also, I was thinking maybe route 36 for the divider.  That way Indian and Alum will be in the south.  We can’t use I-70 since there’s not much to fish below that. Thoughts????????
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: quackpot on November 03, 2017, 05:26:20 AM
Indian is actually north of 36. 36 comes to Marysville from Delaware circles around the north part of the city. Then goes south with 4 till it turns west heading to Urbana. Indian is northwest of me about 20 minutes.
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: slabslayer on November 03, 2017, 06:26:36 AM
Oh. Just learned something.  Maybe 30 would be better.  Thanks!
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Post by: ratherbefishing on November 03, 2017, 06:38:43 PM
I think US 30 is the way to go as well.
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Post by: g on November 03, 2017, 08:37:57 PM
US 30 sounds like a good dividing line. I would love to do a North vs South event this or next year. It would be nice to meet and fish with our Northern hardwater addicts.
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: slabslayer on November 03, 2017, 09:18:41 PM
I live about half a mile south of 30, but definitely fit into the North better. Having never fished Alum or Indian more than twice.  And fish the northern lakes daily on hard Water. For fairness I feel I should be on the north side, but will agree with the majority of the participants.
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: 30inthabucket on November 04, 2017, 05:29:54 AM
Looking at the map I think 30 is the only feasible option considering other than buckeye nothing south of 70 can be counted on for safe ice. So basically half the state. Lol. 30 pretty much cuts what's left in half. And I know I wouldn't care if people close to the line chose one side or the other, but us southern boys could use you slab.  ;D I've never really fished anywhere other than indian. I'm looking forward to getting on some new waters if this happens.
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Post by: ICE COLD on November 04, 2017, 09:56:33 AM
Would it make more sense instead if north south make it east west ?  I'm all for a tournamebt
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Post by: 30inthabucket on November 04, 2017, 01:27:10 PM
Would it make more sense instead if north south make it east west ?  I'm all for a tournamebt
interesting thought
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Post by: Downthehole on November 04, 2017, 08:23:59 PM
East West sounds good, but either way I'm in!
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Post by: Banker on November 04, 2017, 09:47:07 PM
I’m arguably the most south Ice gets here in Grove City was on ponds down here the last two winters
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: slabslayer on November 05, 2017, 06:40:10 AM
I’m thinking East/west might be better.  That was a good thought, easier to divide more evenly. Can use I-71.
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Post by: g on November 05, 2017, 08:24:25 PM
North/South or East/West doesn't matter to me. Whatever is easier makes sense.
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Post by: Evinrude58 on November 05, 2017, 10:36:55 PM
East/West would be fine by me. Would the choices of lakes work better that way?
Title: Re: Feedback please!
Post by: slabslayer on November 06, 2017, 04:17:28 AM
I’ll have to look at that.  Not sure what lies west of 71.  A lot of the good Ice lakes lie in the northeast portion of the state. But if you go east vs West it would be easier to split people wise.
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Post by: OhioFisher19 on November 16, 2017, 06:52:04 AM
Sounds like fun either way and I agree East west would probably be better. I'd say the population of ice men diminishes south lol