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« on: February 19, 2022, 07:38:47 PM »
Kids Day 2022 and this weekend's IFO Tournament Series Stop #5 will be held at Alum Creek Marina on February 26th.
The events will begin with Kids Day at 10am with a meet and greet and allow everyone time to arrive. Bill and I will present Ice Safety at 10:30, then Nathan Boldman and Dennis Jones will talk with the kids on crappie tactics at 11:00. While Nate and Dennis are talking with the kids, I'll get the grill going so the kids can have some lunch before they fish. We'll hold a derby for them from 12:00 to 2:00, and then weigh them in.
A lot of guys like the evening tournament format, so we can make this a late one. The dock tournament for all of us will begin at 3pm, and we'll go until 9pm. Hopefully we can all hit a good night bite, and weigh some nice stringers! As usual, we'd ask that you observe the no lines, or electronics in the water rule during that hour between the kids derby and the start of our tournament.
If any of you would like to help out, please let me know. It's always great to have some extra hands on Kids Day.
We'll get back into regular dock tournaments following this one. The edges are deteriorating to the point that with a few more days like those in the forecast for this week, we probably need to start switching gears.
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« on: December 07, 2021, 09:59:04 PM »
Let us know if you plan to participate at the next stop of our pre-season dock tournament series at CJ Brown Marina this Saturday from 8am-2pm.
*This helps me to ballpark just how much promotional material and giveaway items to bring.
Tournament Directors:
Ryan Kerns (937-594-1604)
Nathan Boldman
Registration Location:
CJ Brown Marina or
Leen's on Rt. 4
Time
8:00 am to 2:00 PM
Dates
Tournament #4- December 11th @ CJ Brown Marina (Register at Leen's before 7:30am, or at the Marina between 7:30am and 8:00am)
Tournaments will continue in this weekly fashion if the season is too mild for local ice. We will always give as much notice as possible for tournament dates, locations and times.
See you at the Docks!
#icefishohio #slabgrabberlife #NastyNatesBaits #clambleedblue #vexilarfishing
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« on: November 20, 2021, 08:53:22 PM »
Please be sure to sign in with your IFO Username when registering at a tournament.
Thanks everybody!
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« on: October 25, 2021, 07:03:33 PM »
Good evening everyone,
I hope you all have had an opportunity to get your gear in order and prepare for the season. I've been hard at work planning for the tournaments and the prizes will be better than ever!
With limited time on my weekends, I'm going to have to keep the number of tournaments to just three dates for the preseason calendar. I'll be out of state a couple of weekends for in-store engagements with my sponsors. I'm hoping for larger fields and bigger payouts for the winners for the events in November and December.
Please mark your calendars for the following dates:
November 13th @ Alum Creek Marina
November 20th @ Alum Creek Marina
December 4th (Location TBD)
As always the events will begin at 8:00 am. Registration will begin at 7:30, and the format will be the same as in years past. Your $15 entry fee will pay the organization fee and get you into the Crappie and Saugeye pots. The additional Big Fish pot will still be an additional $5. Fishing will end for the day at 2:00 pm with weigh-in immediately following.
Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm excited to see you all and get back on the water!
Tight lines,
Ryan
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« on: February 15, 2021, 10:28:54 AM »
Let's have that get-together!
Ice Fish Ohio and Lakeside Pro Bass Demo Day
Date: February 20th, 2021
Time: 9am to 6pm
Location: Blackhawk Marina and Lakeside Pro Bass
On-Ice Activities Include:
9:00am- Ice Fishing Safety Demonstration and Safety Gear Giveaway
with Ryan Kerns
9:30am- Vexilar and McGathy’s Product Demonstrations and Gear Guide
10:00am- Ice Fishing Safety Demonstration and Safety Gear Giveaway
with Ryan Kerns
10:30am- Introduction to Tip-Up Fishing With IFO
Knot Tying With Nate Boldman
9:00am-11:00am- John Henry Drillers Competition Ages 8-16
Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
*Winner receives a 5” Strikemaster Mora
Pot Tournament 12pm-6pm (Register in-store by 11:30am)
Please support local business and stop by Lakeside Pro Bass for bait and supplies.
Lakeside Pro Bass Shop Corner of Duff Road & SR235 N Lakeview, Ohio
(1 Mile north of Lakeview on SR 235) 937-843-2488
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« on: December 25, 2020, 09:18:11 PM »
Anyone know what areas of Indian Lake gives safe ice first? North Fork, Long Island, Lakeview Area, Dunn's Pond, Lucy's Pond, Paradise Island, Blackhawk ? Could save me some scouting time with more fishing time! THANKS!
The earliest areas to freeze on Indian Lake include: Long Island, Indian Lake Shores and several of the backwaters on the north end of the lake. Access points at Long Island and Blackhawk are most readily accessible. Getting on at Indian Lake Shores can be a little tricky, because it really helps to know a property owner back there.
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« on: December 11, 2020, 07:08:05 PM »
There is a new influx of traffic to the site, and folks have been asking about the status of some of these sale posts. We'd be so grateful if you guys would take a moment to update, whether you were the buyer or the seller of an item.
Be sure to post your items for sale as well!
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« on: December 10, 2020, 09:53:03 PM »
Very good post , Ryan. Great thinking. A contest for safety on the ice, THANKS!! Hope every ice fisherman reads the future replies. Although being a random drawing, the best advice will not necessarily win the contest. That is fine. Your purpose is to spread ice safety to all our members.
Assuming you have performed ALL precautions that you are on safe ice, the best advice is having a fully charged cell phone that is readily available in case of a 911 emergency. I've been there/done that 2 years ago at Indian Lake when I got lost in the fog. Without a cell fully charged cell phone, I could still be there!!
The safety bundle actually includes something with your cell phone in mind! Great thinking!
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« on: December 10, 2020, 07:00:02 PM »
Respond to this post with your best piece of ice fishing safety advice. One winner will be chosen at random to receive an ice safety package from our friends at Lakeside Pro Bass on Indian Lake.
This is a community of responsible anglers, and we all benefit from the safe practices of others.
Good fishin',
Ryan
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« on: December 05, 2020, 08:27:48 PM »
That's right! Next weekend's event will take place from 2pm-7pm. All of the same tournament rules will still apply. Checking in will begin at 1:30. John Keirn (Maxdad) will be on-hand to start the tournament, and I'll be there a little later.
Tight lines!
Ryan
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« on: November 28, 2020, 10:00:21 PM »
Fingers crossed!
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« on: November 28, 2020, 08:47:22 PM »
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« on: November 28, 2020, 08:43:12 PM »
I had all but forgotten how good it feels to have these discussions going!
I personally can hardly wait to get Demo Days, Kids Days and some of the small pot tournaments going again. The idea of doing some tournaments throughout the state or in 5 regions is something that we should look at more closely. I've managed to keep the seminars alive through my work with Clam and Vexilar. I also just placed one of our vinyls at Lakeside Pro Bass with the understanding that I'll be coming to pick it up from them when we need it.
The idea was posed earlier that we could expand on the soft water and other areas for the site. I think this is a great idea!
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« on: October 16, 2020, 08:26:02 PM »
We invite all IFO members to participate in our pre-season dock tournament series at Alum Creek Marina.
Tournament Director: David Hoheisel 614-361-5548
Location
Alum Creek Marina 4000 Hollenback Rd, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Time
8:00 am to 2:00 PM
Dates
Saturday Tournaments will be hosted in November and December.
(January dates to follow if we have unsafe ice.)
Stay current on the schedule as dates may be subject to change on short notice depending on ice conditions.
Tournament #1- November 7th
Tournament #2- November 14th
Tournament #3- November 21st
Tournament #4- November 28th (Thanksgiving Weekend)
Tournament #5- December 5th
Tournament #6- December 12th (Ryan Cabela's Event)
Tournament #7- December 19th
No Tournament Christmas Weekend
Tournament #8- January 2nd (Ryan on ice trip)
Tournament #9- January 9th
Tournament #10- January 16 (Ryan on Ice trip)
Tournaments will continue in this weekly fashion if the season is too mild for local ice. I will give you all plenty of notice when I am heading out of state/country to fish.
Tournament Rules
1. Must be a registered Ice Fish Ohio member.
2. The individual entry fee is $15 per event, with an optional $5 big fish pot
3. Per Ohio DNR regulations, 2 poles may be fished at any one time.
4. Live bait approved
5. Check-in starts at 7:30 am
6. No lines or sonar may enter the water before 8:00 am
7. Each individual will weigh in their best catches in one of two pots.
Pot #1- 5 crappie (9” inch minimum)
Pot #2- 1 Saugeye (15” minimum)
*If a Saugeye is not caught the Saugeye pot will go to second place crappie finisher from Pot #1.
8. An optional big fish pot will be awarded to the heaviest fish to cross the scales at the weigh-in. (This fish may be any species.)
9. No Casting (vertical presentations only)
10. No "Strolling" (Walking around the docks with a bait in the water.)
Payouts
Big Fish (optional side pot with up to 1/4 payout)
Best Total Weight of (5) Crappie 1/4 of total pot
Best Total Weight of (1) Saugeye 1/4 of total pot
1/4 of the total pot will go back into the organization .
More and updates to come in the following weeks!
See you at the Docks!
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« on: November 19, 2019, 08:17:06 PM »
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