Who is up for a bama gathering?

[BAMA_CAT]

Hey guys and gals who is up to try to put one together?? and maybe have a BOC membership drive of our friends and familys? To get more People from Alabama on here!! So what do yall think????

[baitchunker]

im with ya

i have noticed there really aint a whole lot of alabama boys around here. as long as we could meet in a pretty halfway location maybe between b'ham and montgomery i would be for it.

[punkin570]

I'm not in Alabama but close enough, Depending on date and location, I might could make it....if ya'll would have an ole M'sippi gal there.

[Mike81]

I am new and just kind of gettin into the cats, but I'll have a boat come Saturday and would definatly be interested in an AL gathering.

mike

[chillywater]

sounds good, nothing like some good old camping and fishing.:smile2:

[billNpam]

Bama,
Just let me know and I will do everything I can to be there.

Huntsville to Boaz travel time 1 hour:big_smile:

[mwallace61]

Post me in the interested catagory!

Mike

[Chestdeep]

I'm up for it,,name the time and place!

[fisheater]

Im up for it as well just keep us updated and I will try my best to be there. You name the place and time.

[BAMA_CAT]

im with ya

i have noticed there really aint a whole lot of alabama boys around here. as long as we could meet in a pretty halfway location maybe between b'ham and montgomery i would be for it.

OK anyone have ideas on what lake? Lay lake, lake martin ? or some others?!!

[HeartofDixie]

Bama, I'd be up for it.

[BamaRiverRat]

I could try to make it. I wouldn't go to Martin right now, it's WAY down.

[L.A.Katracker]

I'm in. Name the time and place

[chillywater]

what about the alabama river for the alabama gathering. we might camp at the gunter camp ground or one of the other facilities?

[fisheater]

Anywhere on the Alabama is fine with me. Not near the conjestion of the lakes.

[BAMA_CAT]

Thanks for all the input!!!! But we need to find a place about half way for the first one I can go anywhere you guys want to. but we have some members that are way up in north Alabama so lets try to find a place that is in the middle. KEEP THE INPUT COMING!!!:big_smile:

[chillywater]

i happy whereever, i was just remebering there are some guys in tne mobile area also. just let me know and i will show.

[kimmysan0]

I,m up for it anywhere, Heck I'll go to Mobile and catch gafftops if you guys want to. Here are some suggestions for the central area. Lake Neely Henry is located above Anniston. There are some nice blues and numerous huge flatheads. Camping would be a problem though. Lake Logan Martin has some really nice blues and is located just south of I-20 near Pell City. The water is awefully crowded with anglers and joy boaters from Bham on the weekends though. I would like to add that a 100 pound blue was caught 2 years ago near the I-20 bridge on Lake Logan Martin. (Tragically the behemoth was carted around for hours in the back of a pickup and then dumped,,, I sure would like to find those boys and take them on a little boat ride......) Jordan, Lay Lakes and Bob Woodruff Res. are half way- but I have found them lacking in quality of cats. Phenix City has plenty of big flatheads on the Chattahoochee, and skipjacks to boot. Just a few suggestions. We could also alternate it's location from year to year to the most productive waters, and give everyone a chance to fish new waters. That would put the Tennessee River and it's lakes back into play, and it has some awesome camping sites. Just a thought.

[BAMA_CAT]

Greg, very good points bro!!! now we have to pick a place and a date!! I am open to all so PLEASE GUYS and GALS!!! Help its for us all!!!

[baitchunker]

well... if it helps i could make it somewhere around huntsville. my mamma lives there and i still have some friends in the areas. but there is no way i would or could tow my boat 350 miles. so i guess i could just man the camp?

[BAMA_CAT]

baitchunker, Man you can fish out of my boat anytime you wont man!!!! But we would like to find a place about half way for the first one. Let me know when you are coming up this way to visit and we will go fishing!!

[dmartin]

baitchunker can fish with me anytime your in huntsville area Im shure you can teach an old dog new tricks Im in New Hope between Huntsville and New Hope

[dmartin]

should have been Huntsville and Guntersville

[kimmysan0]

I'm sure I could find room for you in my boat Johnathon, OK Lets throw some dates and places out. I vote for Sept 29. The reasoning is Auburn is @ FL, Bama is @ FSU, Miss and Miss ST are away, the Braves are @ Houston, and I am off work. Funny how that worked out. As for the place, how about the Rockpile below Wilson Dam. Nice Campground with heated showers, semi clean facilities.The water is so close you could literally fish from your tent. The channel cats below Wilson Dam very active and catching a mess is a no brainer. The Channels are also the darkest you will ever see. Like a Dark Olive and Brown, wierd but tasty. Above the dam in Wilson, I can personally promise that 60lb blues will be caught. The Lake is the place for the bruisers in early fall. The heat won't be to bad, There is plenty of shade. A nice boatramp is a stones throw away The dam was built in the 1930's I think, it was of a Neo-classical Roman Design. The walk to the dam has some breath-taking views. Sauger,Hybrid-Stripe-Smallmouth bass all will be heavily feeding below the dam that time of year. But it is in Muscle Shoals, let me know what you think. P.s. John you can fish from my boat if you would like.

[chillywater]

sounds like we are getting some good direction on a gathering. again i am up for anything but just did a little looking and looks like a midway point in the state would be around montgomery. 174 miles form mobile, 191 form huntsville. plenty of good water on the al river and campsights, just a thought.
see you guys soon.

[baitchunker]

i appreciate the offers yall. i like the sound of the al river in montgomery, and the idea about the dam.

just curious the reasoning behind the football schedule? even more curious as to who pulls for bama and who pulls for auburn?

[chillywater]

go troy trojans and auburn tigers. also have a soft spot for the fighting falcons of air force.

[L.A.Katracker]

ROLL TIDE! My 2 favorite teams: Alabama and whoevers playing Auburn!

[BAMA_CAT]

UofM HURRICANES!!!!! GO CANES!!

[catfish36301]

I am a newbe . Live in Dothan . I like the idea of fishing the Alabama River . But just a reminder that Oct 6 is the Catfish Classic in Bloutstown Fl.
Don't know how many from Alabama may fish it I am planning on tring it. So back to back weekends may be rough on some .

" WAR EAGLES"

[HeartofDixie]

I'm up for it, although am in the process of changing jobs, so we'll have to see how it goes.



Catfish36301.........Welcome to the BOC. I'm sure you'll love it here.




P.S. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!:wink:

[Bushwhacker]

I am in let me know where and when, although I do like the idea of the Alabama Rive, it is hard to get more central in the state than Montgomery.
Again I don't care where it is, the fisheater and I will be there.

WAR DAM EAGLE

[BAMA_CAT]

Hey YALL, sorry i havent been on here! I am coaching my sons peewee football team!!! So if anyone will please take over and set this up PLEASE LET ME KNOW when and where!!! YOUR Brother Chad

[BayouCat]

I'm in Al. due to hurricane rita in 2005. I love the Al catfishing. I'm very intersted

[BayouCat]

I know several catfisherman in the T-town area. Good fishing here.Sounds great to me.

[Mike81]

I think everyone has been too busy, I know I have, retiring from one job and starting another. So let's regroup on this AL get together. It's probably too late to do a fall get together, many of us will be pursuing furry critters instead of slimy ones in the next few months :wink:. My suggestion is( for what it's worth) Let's plan a spring get together, no excuses, everyone plan on it. If we want to be central in the state then I suggest the AL river, either Gunter campground or Roland Cooper state park near Camden( That may be the ideal place, well known for lots of cats)

Soooooo..... if anyone's interested and we can decide where, I'd be willing to organize it and get the campground reserved.

Gimme some feedback if your interested.

We need to do this ya'll!!!

mike

[chillywater]

mike,

sounds like a good plan for the gathering. let me know what i can do to help out.

[RedXpress]

New on the boards here, saw this thread on a catfish meet and I'm all for it, I will pay attention to when and where and I'll pull the boat up (or down) and join in!

Should be fun.

[fisheater]

Mike if it were up to me I would say we do it at Gunter Park. They have someone around all hours of the night and the facilities are great. The boat ramp is close to great catfishing and it is probably the middle of everyone. Lets just say it will be there if noone disagrees so we can go ahead and get the process underway. Let me know.

[RedXpress]

Take charge! Works for me.

[Hootowlc3]

You better make reservations now. In the spring there are no open camping sited. All the sites are taken up by crappy fishermen.
Down close to the dam is also good and would allow non boaters to fish from the bank or fish below the dam. Some great catfishing below the dam.
I forget the name of the camp ground there.

[Mike81]

That's Roland Cooper state park near the dam. Depends on how many end up wanting to go. If it's a bunch we can reserve a campground, if it's not that many folks that want to come and we have a few boats we can camp on the river and bank fish when not out on the river.....I caught a big flatty sitting on the bank grilling steaks and drinking a cold beer.

I'm open to whatever the majority wants to do.