SeaCatMich Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 After lots of debate and a very inopportune week in the hospital, every thing has worked out and I am very happy to be able to announce that the Michigan side of Lake Michigan will have a major derby for 2013! The Michigan Salmon Spectacular derby is going forward for 2013. The first year we have pretty good prizes but are keeping things pretty simple. The goal is to make this a big deal for Michigan that everyone can look forward to as an annual event and have a lot of fun. If Wisconsin and Lake Ontario can have big derbies for 20+ years... so can Michigan! Here is a quick summary of the details: Full Info: www.michigansalmonspectacular.com or www.salmonspectacular.com When: August 24 through September 2 (Labor Day) Where: Michigan waters of Lake Michigan from New Buffalo to Traverse City Cost: Early Bird Discounts: For the next 2 weeks (through August 15) online derby tickets are discounted on the website. Weigh Stations will have tickets for sale by the end of next week (8/9/13) Adult Full Derby Ticket: $30 => $25 Youth (12-17) Full Derby Ticket: $15 => $12 Individual Single Day Ticket: $15 => $12 Private Boat Full Tickete (anyone fishing on the registered boat can enter a fish): $150 => $125 Charter Boat Full Derby Ticket (same as Private Boat ticket, but for Charter Boats): $200 Prizes: Over $33,000 in prizes total 1st: $5,000; 2nd: $2,500; 3rd: $1,500; 4th: $1250; 5th: $1,000... down to 100th at $50 (details on the web page or the downloadable flyer below) $100 per port payout for largest fish weighed each day $100 for largest fish entered per day across all ports Ports/Port Groups & Weigh Stations: New Buffalo - St. Joe - Benton Harbor: Broadlow's Fishin Hole South Haven: Pyles Port Hole Saugatuck - Holland - Port Sheldon: Lakeshore Tackle Outfitters & Gold Coast Outfitters Grand Haven: Fish On Bait & Tackle Muskegon - Whiltehall/Montague: Shoreline Service & Tackle and Johnson's Great Outdoors Pentwater - Ludington: Capt. Chucks Manistee - Onekama: Tangled Tackle Arcadia - Frankfort - Leland - Traverse City & north: Frankfort Tackle Box and TC MC Sports Outdoor Center Click for downloadable flyer: Derby Flyer PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy1 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great to see they have weigh stations all way up the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killin' It Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Is there a ticket that I can buy for the whole time? or do I have to buy it by day?What is the difference between:Adult full and daily ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbradley Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 looks like the adult full is the full derby ticket, or you can go by the day.I think the whole boat ticket is pretty cool, charter for 200...seems like a little low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthebuilder Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 looks like the adult full is the full derby ticket, or you can go by the day.I think the whole boat ticket is pretty cool, charter for 200...seems like a little lowon the flier it says 300... I think he typoed here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Is there a ticket that I can buy for the whole time? or do I have to buy it by day?What is the difference between:Adult full and daily ticketAdult Full Derby is the ticket for one person to fish any/all days in the derby.The Daily Individual ticket is intended for someone who is going for only one day. Maybe guys going on a charter or going to go with a friend... but for only one day.This page on the website should explain it all: http://www.michigansalmonspectacular.com/#!ticketinfo/cipy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 looks like the adult full is the full derby ticket, or you can go by the day.I think the whole boat ticket is pretty cool, charter for 200...seems like a little low I agree that $200 is low for the Charter Boat Ticket, but since we didn't/don't have a lot of marketing time to get it in front of the Captains, it was decided to try to make it an offer they can't refuse. Next year when they can plan on being a part of the derby it should let the Charters market it to their customers as a feature of going with them over another boat. Personally, if I had a Charter Operation... I'd jump on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 on the flier it says 300... I think he typoed here.Nope, typo is that I pointed to an old copy of the rules and not the flyer. The charter boat derby ticket is $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Michigan Salmon Spectacular Derby Tickets are now available for purchase at all of the Derby Weigh Stations! They can also still be purchased online at the website.Website: www.michigansalmonspectacular.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichiganSalmonSpectacularWeigh Station (port)Broadlow's Fishin Hole (St. Joseph)Pyle's Port Hole (South Haven)Lakeshore Tackle Outfitters (Saugatuck)Gold Coast Outfitters (Port Sheldon)Fish On Bait & Tackle (Grand Haven/Nunica)Shoreline Service & Tackle (Muskegon)Johnson's Great Outdoors (Whitehall/Montague)Captain Chuck's (Ludington)Tangled Tackle (Manistee)Frankfort Tackle Box (Frankfort)MC Sports Outdoor Center (Traverse City) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelsanders Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Sounds cool,i think i may try my luck on a daily entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 The current derby leader is 29# 4.7 oz weighed in at MC Sports in Traverse city.Big fish in Ludington (Capt Chuck's) on day 1 was 26.6#.This morning a 26# 15.2 oz King was weighed in at Shoreline Service & Tackle in Muskegon.So far have some pretty good fish entered -- especially considering the lake was a little rougher than forcasted by NOAA. Getting the www.michigansalmonspectacular.com site updated as the weigh stations send in the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 After some computer/website glitches the Michigan Salmon Spectacular standings page is now updated (http://www.michigansalmonspectacular.com/#!standings/c1ir9)Direct link to PDF of full standings: http://media.wix.com/ugd/d71988_cc30910b8ae21273327d49d010a8992d.pdfThe new derby leader was weighed in at Capt Chuck's in Ludington Sunday morning with a King weighing in at 34# 12 oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2UNREEL Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Will this derby take place in 2014? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCatMich Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 I don't know yet. Still debating whether to try again. The 2013 entries were significantly below expectations and even with severly reduced payouts, resulted in $4000+ of unrecovered expenses. The late start on getting the word out was a major contributor but not sure if getting the number of entries needed is realistic. My being in the hospital for 3 weeks in late summer/fall didn't help either.Opinions would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Beyond Driven Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I will fish it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penaltybox Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I will fish again. Loved these derby style tourneys. Fished them every year on lake O when I lived there.I think getting the word out earlier would definitely help. I talked to a few people that would have fished it had they known about it sooner. I found out about it shortly before it started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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