Winter Get Together Dec 18-20 Dale Hollow..

I will be at Dale Hollow fishing Dec 4 thru Dec 11, home the 12th and most of the day the 13th before heading back down the night of the 13th, fishing 14th thru 20th. This means that anyone who wants in on the Door Prizes needs to either let me know and get their money in by Dec 11th or get in touch with me and make arrangements for me to purchase prizes on their behalf and they can pay me at the get together. Pretty much I will only have a day and a half to get everything in the individual door prize bags the weekend of the 12th, plus I will have a lot more things to do that weekend as well.

Directions to Horse Creek for those asking. You get to Burkesville Ky on your own and then take 61 south out of Burkesville towards Celina TN. Go thru Celina, don't blink or you will miss it, and when you pass the Dairy Queen and Shell station on your right the road will go to 2 lanes heading south as you go up a hill, then when you crest the hill it merges back to 1 lane heading south, you need to slow down because you will be turning left onto 52 and if you are pulling a boat with any sort of speed in your vehicle it will be hard to stop in time. When you turn left onto 52, you travel 4.2 miles and then turn off to Horse Creek to your left. the sign that marks the Horse Creek entrance is not very visible and you will miss it if you are looking for a sign alone. If you see the Volunteer fire house on your right then you just missed it by a couple hundred yards. We will have the Friday night meeting in the Big Cabin at Horse Creek. See you there.

[QUOTE=elnutsmalljaws;391925]Directions to Horse Creek for those asking. You get to Burkesville Ky on your own and then take 61 south out of Burkesville towards Celina TN. Go thru Celina, don't blink or you will miss it, and when you pass the Dairy Queen and Shell station on your right the road will go to 2 lanes heading south as you go up a hill, then when you crest the hill it merges back to 1 lane heading south, you need to slow down because you will be turning left onto 52 and if you are pulling a boat with any sort of speed in your vehicle it will be hard to stop in time. When you turn left onto 52, you travel 4.2 miles and then turn off to Horse Creek to your left. the sign that marks the Horse Creek entrance is not very visible and you will miss it if you are looking for a sign alone. If you see the Volunteer fire house on your right then you just missed it by a couple hundred yards. We will have the Friday night meeting in the Big Cabin at Horse Creek. See you there.[/QUOTE]

hey elnut glad to see u healthy again ,wish i could attend ur get together at the hollow but i will be hunting. i need top call u and ask some questions . maybe when u get back from ur fishin trip i will call thanks mike c good luck.

5.2 miles not 4.2 miles in my original post after turning onto 52, sorry for the confusion

Johhny Popp of All Pro Rods has donated a 10' All Pro FNF rod to be given away as a door prize as well. We appreciate it very much. Personally, the best FNF rods on the market in my un-biased opinion (I love mine and have so for 4 years now)

Is this the final list of all that plan on attending? If I have missed anyone please let me know ASAP

Geobasser
Boone
Catchemall (2009 Billy Westmoreland Invitational Champ, just could not resist)
Redskeeter
Onemorecast56
fishinislife
fishinisife's buddy
easmallie
3sons
Bonefish
Shinerman
Shinerman's Buddy
21ssExtreme
21ssExtreme Son
On3 3Y3D Willi3
Know1
Know1 Brother
Fcfishman
Fcfishman Buddy
elnutsmalljaws (the other half and worse half of the 2009 Billy.....)

20 people total, all in on the door prizes



We have another option for supper Saturday night if interested. Ollies's in Celina has some really good food and the BEST catfish I ever eat. He is even willing to open up at 5am to serve breakfast Sat and or Sun if we want it but I have to let him know in advance. How many are interested in meeting here for Supper Saturday night at 6pm versus El Rays, which is a very good mexican restaurant? How many would want Ollie to open for breakfast at 5am on Sat or Sun? Post your response and I will keep track thru the week and let everyone know what is going on? See you there with some KILLER door prizes

not interested in lodging, or door prizes, but would love to attend the seminar, any idea of where yet? thanks and congrazts

[QUOTE=kygorski;392368]not interested in lodging, or door prizes, but would love to attend the seminar, any idea of where yet? thanks and congrazts[/QUOTE]

You are more than welcome to attend. Almost nothing is required, almost means bring 1 copy of all your top spots with exact GPS coordinates on all the lakes that you fish. The 1 copy is just for me and I promise not to share with anyone. Just kidding, seriously, more than welcome to attend and there is no charge to anyone.

Seminars will be held at the opening meeting that will start at 6pm CST (7pm EST) in the Big Cabin at Horse Creek Marina. When you come into Horse Creek Marina you will pass the hotel on your left that is basically a flat one story building with several rooms side by side, then you will see a cabin on your left (where I will be staying) and if you look to your immediate right while stopping in front of my cabin you will see the Big Cabin. Looking forward to it and hope to see you there. elnut

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We have another option for supper Saturday night if interested. Ollies's in Celina has some really good food and the BEST catfish I ever eat. He is even willing to open up at 5am to serve breakfast Sat and or Sun if we want it but I have to let him know in advance. How many are interested in meeting here for Supper Saturday night at 6pm versus El Rays, which is a very good mexican restaurant? How many would want Ollie to open for breakfast at 5am on Sat or Sun? Post your response and I will keep track thru the week and let everyone know what is going on? See you there with some KILLER door prizes[/QUOTE]

Just to chime in, I'm not that big on the breakfast, but am happy to go wherever for dinner. I'd probably prefer Mexican, but am not that picky.

Michael

[QUOTE=elnutsmalljaws;390049]Official Winter Fishing Get Together will be held out of Horse Creek Marina on Dale Hollow Lake, Home of the World Record Smallmouth, December 18-20. Agenda is as follows:

For accomodations:
If you want to stay in the Big Cabin, sleeps 10, or Elnutsmalljaws Cabin, sleeps 7, get in touch with Elnutsmalljaws via PM on this board. To make reservations for your own cabin or hotel room at Horse Creek Marina, contact Thomas at Horse Creek at 931-243-2125 and make sure you tell him you are coming for the Winter Get Together. Thomas has special rates for all that are staying for this event that pretty much comes down to $25 per man per night based on cabin rental. He may have some special rates for the hotel rooms but I don't know them so call him.

December 18, 6pm CST (7pm EST) - Meeting will be held either in the Big Cabin located in Horse Creek or at the Volunteer Fire Station House about a mile or so down the main road from Horse Creek Marina. The final location will be determined within the next couple of weeks and depends on the final headcount for the Get Together.

At this meeting, Elnutsmalljaws will give a presentation on the Float N Fly technique - which is an excellent way of catching suspended fish during the winter months. Smallmouth, Ky Spotted Bass, Largemouth and Trout all will hit this technique and winter is an excellent time to catch some TROPHY Smallmouth Bass. Steve Headrick, Owner of Punisher Lures and The One Stop plus known as "the Smallmouth Guru" who has been asked many times to speak on his expertice of Smallmouth Bass at such locations as Bass Pro Shops and Gander Mountain will be on hand to give a presentation on Football Head Jig, Asprin Head Jig (Hoss Fly), Silver Buddy, anything that I miss on the FNF, plus other winter fishing techniques. Hopefully between the two of us, all will receive some helpful information that will improve everyone's chances of landing that next trophy. There is also a Door Prize Pool that everyone has an opportunity to get involved if they choose, BUT IT IS NOT MANDATORY FOR YOU CAN ATTEND AND NOT GET INVOLVED IN THE DOOR PRIZES. The Door Prize Pool is $20 per person, payable in advance of the meeting and all checks and or money orders will not be cashed until the first of December before my initial trip down to Dale Hollow to purchase the Door Prize Gifts. We also have several items that have been donated and/or will be donated to the Door Prizes and will be given away as well to anyone involved in the Door Prizes. As it stands, it looks like about $1600 worth of items will be given away at the meeting for Door Prizes.

Donated Items to the Door Prize Pool:

Dave Stewart, Bass Buster Guide Service, has graciously donated a 1/2 day guide trip on Ky Lake - which is a good $200 value and worth every penny. I have been in Dave's boat several times and you will be hard pressed to find anyone that knows more or will teach you more about Ky and Barkley Lakes than Dave. Thanks Dave, Dave will not be at the Get Together for he is WAY TOO OLD for the cold weather and will be sipping drinks and eating Crab in Florida with his lovely wife Becky while we are freezing our butts off at Dale.

Doug Meyer, Meyers Boat Restoration, has graciously donated all the labor to perform a total boat re-carpet job. All you do is purchase the material and Doug will add the labor for free. No telling what this is worth, Doug will know, but my guess is a good $300 + dollars worth of labor in this job. Again, Doug has done work on my boat plus has replaced the carpet in Dave Stewart's boat and always has done an excellent job. Thanks Doug, Doug will be at the Get Together by the way so we can thank him in person.

Smacktackle.com has donated 21 Flitterbaits to be given away. You can find the Flitterbait at their website and these are the same people that make the Gizz3 and Gizz4, which I have used and had success in catching Stripers and Walleye at Lake Cumberland. The Flitterbait is sort of a cross between the Silver Buddy and Rattletrap that is designed to be fished like both baits. If they produce as good as they look or as good as the Gizz baits then they will catch fish.

Vaun Cummings has graciously donated 3 memberships to the IGFA, which are all worth $50 each. Thanks Vaun, Vaun will be at the get together.

FCFishman, sorry don't have your full name, is donating a Spinnerbait, Buzzbait and Football Head Jig for every person that attends. These are handmade baits and he is painting the heads as I type.

Elnutsmalljaws, hey that is me, is making FNF bobbers left and right in hopes to have at least 2-3 per person to give away to all that attend.

Steve Headrick, Punisherlures.com and the One Stop, has agreed to give everyone that attends a 10% discount on all Fishing Tackle and Pizza's from the One Stop during the Get Together weekend. Steve carries basically everything that you will ever need in fishing tackle in his store at very reasonable prices to begin with so the 10% additional off can help us get an early start on Christmas (whatever it takes as my wife would say).

Dalehollowfishing.com is in the process of looking thru their Prize Bin and has agreed to donate some gifts to the get together. Check out their website for it is fairly new but a good source to get information on Dale Hollow Lake and if you sign up tell them Elnutsmalljaws sent you.

Backwaters of Lexington has agreed to donate gifts to the get together. John and the boys at Backwaters is a very good stop for bait and tackle in Lexington and we all need to continue to support to keep our small fellas in business to compete against the big boys. You can find FNF material, Silver Buddy's, Asprin Head Jigs, Football Head Jigs and other winter time fishing tackle plus a full line of year around stuff at Backwaters.

Others have expressed interest in donating some items but nothing set in stone as of yet. As they do, I will add more post acknowledging them.

Once the total headcount for the Door Prize Pool is complete then the prizes will be distributed as follows: I will take a Brown Paper Bag per headcount and place all the purchased baits (with the $20 per man that I receive) plus any donated baits evenly across each bag. My guess is that will be probably $40-$50 worth of stuff in each bag alone, which more than doubles the initial investment. This will contain mostly winter fishing items, football head jigs, aspring head jigs, FNF jigs, FNF bobbers, Fish Dope, 3-way swivels, Fireline, Flourocarbon Line, Silver Buddy's and such. Then one bag EACH will recieve the Dave Stewart Guide Trip, Doug Meyer Carpet Labor, 3 bags will each get IGFA memberships and 2 bags will receive 10' Lexus Silstar FNF rods (that I got very reasonable on closeout a few months ago). This totals 7 bags getting "the larger" door prizes not counting what Backwaters or Dalehollowfishing.com donates, so if they are "big" prizes then they will be in additional bags. All bags will be stapled shut and brought to the meeting that way. In the meeting someone will be chosen to number each bag at random, the same numbers will be put in one hat with names of the fellas in the Door Prize Pool in another hat then draw a name - draw a number and that is the bag you get. Totally random - totally fair. Even if you can't make it to the meeting due to getting into Horse Creek late you can still participate in the Door Prize pool and can pick up your bag at my cabin when you arrive.

Saturday - December 19, 6pm CST (7pm EST) - All are invited to meet at El Ray's Mexican Restaurant in Celina to eat supper. They have a back room that can seat about 15 or so but I think we could squeeze in more if needed. Really good Mexican food and a pretty good Steak.


Lodging and Participation as of 11/19:

Big Cabin - Sleeps 10

Geobasser, Boone, Catchemall, Redskeeter have all paid for both nights and are all in Door Prize Pool.

Onemorecast56, FishinisLife and his buddy, Eric Aldridge, Redskeeter's 2 buddy's have all expressed interest in attending and staying in the big cabin but no deposits have been made as of yet. I believe these 6 will attend but I need to get the big cabin deposit to Horse Creek by the first week of December when I go down. $25 per person per night for the cabin and $20 for the door prize pool if you want to get in on that as well. I only need 1 night lodging for a deposit and you can pay the second night when you arrive if you choose but do need the door prize money in advance, no offense but I am not going to spend my own money and then get stuck with the tab of some don't show up. All checks will not be cashed until the first week of December before I leave to head to Dale Hollow on my first trip. This totals 10 in the big cabin.

Elnutsmalljaws Cabin - Sleeps 7

Elnutsmalljaws, 3sons and Bonefish are in the cabin and all are in the door prize pool. We are actually coming down Wednesday thru Sunday so if anyone wants to come early and stay with us you are more than welcome, just let me know.

Shinerman and his buddy, 21ssExtreme and his son, ON3 3Y3D Willi3, Know1 and his brother are all getting their own cabins/hotel rooms and are all in on the door prize pool.

FCFishman and his buddy are getting their own lodging and will get in on the door prize pool but I am awaiting on the door prize money as of today.


My address to send Big Cabin or elnutsmalljaw Cabin or door prize pool check or money order:

Elwood Lumpkins
113 Appletree Court
Frankfort, KY 40601

cell is 502-226-0935, if you have any questions

With me heading down to fish December 6-10 and December 16-20 plus any other days that I think the fishing will be good, I will have to put a cutoff date to get in on the Door Prize pool and that date is DECEMBER 11. All Door Prize Pool money MUST be received by then in order for me to have time to take it and purchase additional prizes for the pool.

Long Post but just trying to keep it straight for everyone on the board that knows about the get together but others from other boards are being directed to come to this post to get all the information as well to decide if they want to attend.[/QUOTE]



FINAL POST ON GET TOGETHER:

With the exception of FCFishman and his buddy, is the above list of those coming still good? If there are any others please PM me by thursday night and let me know. Meeting will be held in the Big Cabin at Horse Creek starting at 6pm CST / 7pm EST. Big Cabin is located across from the Hotel up on the hill to your right as you come into Horse Creek. We will start at 6pm CST SHARP for some of us LUCKY fellas will have been on the water all day and will need to do some stuff after the meeting. As it stands, the agenda is Door Prizes and other giveaways first, then Steve Headrick will speak and then myself. Hope all travel safe getting here and it looks like SNOW for Friday night and Saturday, which is all the better for the bite. See you there, I mean HERE, gotta go to bed now getting up in 4 hours to hit the water again (tough job but I am sacrificing myself for the good of all others)

Elwood,
I want to personally thank you for putting so much time and effort into this event. It looks to be extremely organized.

My brother (Paul) and I will be there on Friday about noon. We're going to fish for a few hours with Gary before the meeting.

We are staying in Cabin #5.

We're really looking forward to it.

How has the fishing been the last 2 days?

Michael

Ditto on the thanks to Elwood...he seems to have done a wonderful job organizing this for all of us...I'm busting at the seems for Saturday morning to get here...I actually worked 14 hours yesterday so I could be off in time Friday to make the meeting....sure do love those brownfish