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Athens
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07/10/15 02:48 PM
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Sparlin
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Who's headed to Athens tomorrow? Was thinking of going but hearing there may be a lot of boats there this weekend.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10968129
07/10/15 02:55 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Nutman
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There are always "a lot" of boats on Athens. It is a very good little lake. Lots of good slot fish to catch and some real big ones (I hear) to be had. Spent 2 hours there this morning and caught 5 real good fish. Biggest was 4.7lbs. with the Athens Ironman Open coming up,,,,,, night tournament 8pm--7am info will be tough to get. I will do guided trips for the next week only,,,,, for a small fee. Day or night,,,PM me.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10968434
07/10/15 05:04 PM
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Joined: Sep 2014
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Drummond1
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I will be there, from first light until it gets to 102 degrees anyway
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10968438
07/10/15 05:07 PM
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Mark Perry
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Fished Athens on Tuesday and I can attest folks there are not afraid to roll up and "share" water with you. Found some fish off a point and got to catching one now and again. Looked up and had 4 boats coming up on it. Found another point and same deal. Then I noticed it seemed most points had a couple of boats on it. Fork gets a rep for that but I can say I have yet to have that happen to me on Fork, That being said everyone was friendly, I don't own the lake and it was a great way to spend an afternoon on the water.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10968671
07/10/15 07:03 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Nutman
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"Tuesday ? Tuesday ?" That usually does not start happening until Wednesday. But remember, those boats were probably pre-fishing for the Tuesday night Big Bass tourny. Mark; did you stick around and fish in that? Talk about drawing a crowd,,,,,
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10968737
07/10/15 07:24 PM
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Joined: Aug 2013
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M. Alexander
Extreme Angler
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We got off the lake right before that tourney started. I was really surprised at the turnout for a Tuesday night. Fortunately, we didn't experience anybody crowding us & the fishing was decent...buzzbait bite was good first thing in the morning, then caught 'em on a little bit of everything 'til about 9a (football jig, senko, C rig). Absolutely ZILCH from 9a - 2p, then picked up a few more before calling it a day around 4p.
Mark
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Re: Athens
[Re: Nutman]
#10971279
07/12/15 04:03 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
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meP2too
TFF Team Angler
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There are always "a lot" of boats on Athens. It is a very good little lake. Lots of good slot fish to catch and some real big ones (I hear) to be had. Spent 2 hours there this morning and caught 5 real good fish. Biggest was 4.7lbs. with the Athens Ironman Open coming up,,,,,, night tournament 8pm--7am info will be tough to get. I will do guided trips for the next week only,,,,, for a small fee. Day or night,,,PM me. When is the ironman tourney.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10971287
07/12/15 04:12 AM
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Joined: Feb 2013
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Frank the Tank
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another big tourney the following Saturday w/ CCBC
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10972416
07/12/15 11:11 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Nutman
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Athens was jammed packed this weekend. 100+ boats both Saturday & Sunday mornings. Got there at @ 5:15am today and the line was to the highway from the ramp. with 3 slots though it went fairly quick. I* still don't understand what is so hard about learning to turn your headlights off when at the ramp and parking at a good angle w/o taking up 2 spots. Even though I got on the lake fast I decided to fish "new" water. Glad In did. Had a great weekend with my son, didn't miss fishing in the BC at Fork and spent Saturday night on the lake with my son & wife getting ready for the Ironman. Should be fun.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10972817
07/13/15 02:12 AM
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meP2too
TFF Team Angler
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A couple of questions, I found the the post that says it is a Poormans tourney, how many usually turnout.
Rules state that entry fee covers big bass payout and then I guess there is an optional 7 pound pot. So one fish over 7 gets both payouts?
After this past Friday night club tourney I would like to play, but at this time I have church conflict. A decent attendance might get me to find an alternate Elder.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10975522
07/14/15 09:38 AM
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Joined: Nov 2013
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Nutman
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Finally,,,,, 4:30 Tuesday morning at Lake Athens and not one boat trailer or vehicle in the parking lot. Looking forward to a relaxed morning on the lake.
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Re: Athens
[Re: Sparlin]
#10975703
07/14/15 01:08 PM
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Posts: 95
Wildwood
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Outdoorsman
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Takes 4:30am on a Tuesday to have it solo! Enjoy your morning sir!
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Re: Athens
[Re: meP2too]
#10976588
07/14/15 07:17 PM
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Joined: Jul 2005
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Ted Martin
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I found the the post that says it is a Poormans tourney, how many usually turnout. For the night T's, would have to go back and look but seems like 15-ish boats last year. This is a popular night lake so maybe a few more? EDIT - went back and looked @ last year - 20 teams on cypress springs, 9 teams on Texoma so about 15 average, but i would expect this one to be closer to Cypress Springs turnout than texoma Rules state that entry fee covers big bass payout and then I guess there is an optional 7 pound pot. So one fish over 7 gets both payouts? 7lb pot is a progressive throughout the season - if there is a balance from prior Ts then you can't get in the 7lb pot on your first T with the club for this calendar year. If the balance is $0 to start that particular T then anyone can join in. In this case, i believe there is a roll-over of about $400 in the pot, so you can only buy in to the pot if you have already fished at least one T with the club prior to the start of this event.
Last edited by Ted Martin; 07/14/15 07:24 PM. Reason: updated expected turnout
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