Hey guys! Our first event for the Wild Carp Club of North Texas is coming up! It'll be on Saturday, February 11 at Lakeview park on Lake Grapevine.
32.980516, -97.09646
Lakeview's a pretty large park and it holds a lot of buffalo in the 15-20lb range plus commons and the occasional mirror.

http://www.wildcarpcompanies.com/wild-ca...Texas-2012.html

Anglers will earn scores based on the weight and type of Carp caught during club sessions. Scores will accrue over the course of 8 sessions and year-end prizes will be awarded.

Participants must be at least 16 years of age and hold a valid Texas Freshwater Fishing License. Children under 16 are welcome to attend and fish, though their scores will not be counted toward season point totals. Also, if anyone wants to do a side pot for biggest carp/buff we're considering doing one running alongside the point totals.

Anglers are welcome to arrive and depart at any time during club sessions—just check in and out with club directors (Rick Wilson and Myself).
Wild Carp Club may be competitive in nature, but it is mostly about having fun and meeting fellow anglers. Always maintain good sportsmanship and be courteous to other club members.

Lets get a roll call to see who's all gonna make this one
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Austin A.
Rick W.
Curt
Steve
Ben
Marty
Amadeo
Ryan
Josef
Chris
Chad S.
Lester
Joe
DT
Richard
Jase

What are the hours? Weather permitting, I will try to be there.

You can show up anytime and leave anytime you feel.The hours are from 7-5.

how is this done peg draw style or walk off?

I think it'll be just pick wherever you want to set up within a reasonable distance from where Rick and I will be set up

ok so earlier the better.

I'd get there about 7 but there's a LOT of bankspace and all of it has pretty deep water and a channel at about 100 yards so there aren't really any bad spots there

good luck

good luck yall!

Thanks!!!!! I hope everyone catches some fish.It will be 1 point per ounce for common carp and smallmouth buffs.And if you get a mirra then its 2 points per ounce.So hope for great weather that weekend everybody.

ill be there if nothing comes up in the meantime

I plan on being there.

Again I will ask why none of these events are on Sundays. There are a fair few of us who work Saturdays. Com on WCC organize some events for those guys too.

I am a maybe.

I'm looking at being there unless something happens or comes up unexpectedly

Have fun guys!

Never expected this much interest! We're currently trying to work out finding a location with enough bank space that isn't flooded

Also as of right now we're thinking about pegging this one, just to keep everything fair.

Just to stick this in as it could be a possible issue. NO prebaiting swims whatsoever.

stinky beaver can handle that many people

Never been over there. Where is it on the lake?

stinky beaver

its in that park i believe

Okay, I have to ask.
Was a carp fisherman fishing there one day, and a beaver corpse happen to be on the bank?

Wow. Stinky Beaver huh?

I think maybe when the lake was new, a guy took his girlfriend there and things got....nevermind

actually yes lmao, it was me,kevin mark and i think someone else i cant remember who, but there was a dead beaver that had washed up on a tree limb. kevin decides he is gonna poke it with a stick and try to push it out in the water, well it busted and nearly killed us all from the smell. it was funny and horrid at the same time.

there has been some nice high teens to 20 caught there but there is a few snags. water is fairly deep there too. i havent been there since 2007. there may or may not be a park entrance fee.

5 buck entry fee now

Playing with navionics on my iPad.




Stink beaver

Cliffs

Lake view

All of them have pretty good depths, I have navionics on my phone and have about 50 spots tagged just on grapevine. I think we've now officially moved the event to Stinky Beaver

I'll see y'all on the bank Saturday

My nephew (16 years of age) will be joining me.
Which means, he will be using my gear and I take the role as shore hand, picture taker and fish scale dude.

please send travel direction GPS coordinates not good for me

Austin A.
Rick W.
Curt
Steve
Ben
Marty
Amadeo
Ryan
Josef
Chris
Chad S.
Lester
Joe
DT
Richard
Jase
Neil
Carl
Chuck of the Norris

What a Great turn out thi is gonna be!!!!

I am thinkin bout makin the drive for this one.

come on man!!!

All the way from Austin wow!

Hey I'm going to buy some gear there if anyone is interested in selling I'll be buying some stuff

Wow! That's an impressive roster of anglers. This is gonna be like one of the fish ins from back in the day. Lookin forward to seein everyone there.

Ahh... The Day...

Post up what kind of gear you are looking for. Maybe someone has some laying around..

Might come out as well

Starless needs to addend this one....

Not a bad idea!

I am looking for:
Float rod or 9 foot stalker rod
Small baitrunner for above rod
Rig wallet (my current one is out of room, and I tie more rigs than use)
Lead bag

I am not sure I have anything to sell. I will have to look.

Since were putting up requests I need 1 fox micron m and one fox butt hanger if anyone has 1 for sale

I have an extra rig wallet. I'll bring it, been trying to get rid of it lol

I will be bringing some things to sell at the tournament. basic entry level gear. stuff i have just not gotten around to selling yet.

Shoot- Let's just plan on a Gear Swap. I'll bring what I have extra; I have to inventory it first though.

Chad

I have a ton of flavorings I just don't use that i'll bring. Also some random gear bits

+1 on the gear swap

Austin thanks! Just let me know how you want for it.

Lester, I got you covered on the Fox micron if I can find it.

I have some baits and odds and ends that I will never use that I will bring.

And yes, +1 on the gear swap.

Instead of a money pot we could possibly do something different(or just an alternate pot). Its called a tackle pot. If you choose to enter in it all you have to do is put in a piece of tackle. An Example would be 1 lead, a pack of hooks or swivels or any kind of end tackle. Make it worth it though. Don't put anything in the pot that you would not like to receive. At the end of the tournament, the winner receives all the tackle entered into the item pot.(for reference I will probably be putting in one lead)

It's just an idea

Good idea haha

I gave you this idea :p

What are the prizes for the winner?

a good pat on the back with a good job.

This is a points based tournament. At the end of X amount of tournaments(I forgot how many we will have), the ones with the most points are the winners.

are we locked in to a spot yet????( are the directions that were sent still the place?)
I don't do TOURNEYS, so??? can I still fish????
How far away or close is the venue from parking?
Open fires if it's cold???
Is there an entrance fee??? per person? per car?

Lester, I haven't seen you in a century,,,looking forward to this,,,,
Start still at 7 AM, will it be pegged? or can you fish wherever???

Yes sir we are locked in to Meadowmere Park.the directions I sent you are the one and the parking is really close.As far as a fire if tis cold Im not sure.The entrance fee is $5 per car.It starts at 7 and ends at 5 but you can fish till whenever.Its a points based event with prizes at the end of the season.Its the fun friendly environment not the competition type environment.You can arrive or leave whenever you feel like it.

See ya there,,,,,,,get ready for an ARSE whoopin !!!

Bring it man!!! youre gonna need to see a doc when you leave.lol

Cool DT that will give me my 3rd micron if you find it. Neil, it's has been way to long since we've fished. I'm really excited about this weekend just to get to see everyone again catching a fish will just be a bonus.

Ok guys, looks like the event this Saturday, 2/11, will officially be at Meadowmere park on Lake Grapevine. There is a 5 dollar per vehicle entry fee at this park. The event runs from 7am to 5pm, and you can show up or leave at any time during the event as long as you let Rick or myself know. We'll be weighing all fish caught with our scales for wcc point calculation purposes and we'll be recording all of the fish on a scorecard. Never thought we'd have a turnout quite like what it seems we're getting for our first event! I know a lot of people will also be stopping by to see what it's all about.
Here are the coordinates for the place we'll be located
32.987131,-97.11707
For those of you that haven't fished grapevine, the buffs tend to average about 17 with a upper 20s showing up occasionally. The commons average about 12 with 20's present. Grapevine also has a pretty good shot at a mirror, with a few showing up semi rarely. I've seen koi in there too, so anything's possible.

And another clarification. Wildcarp works on end of season point totals, so you will earn 1 point per ounce for all Common Carp and Smallmouth Buffalo, and 2 points per ounce on all Koi and Mirror carp. You will earn a total number of points per session for all the fish you catch(or don't catch lol) for all the sessions that you attend. You don't have to attend every club session. At the end of the season, we will have prizes, what they are will be announced eventually, for the top 3 places and probably also a big fish prize for the year. Another thing is WCC of Austin and WCC of North TX are 2 different clubs, meaning the other club's points do not count for ours and vice versa.

Can't wait for the event guys! Lets hope it's a great one.

Another update, looks like we're gonna be in the neighborhood of 45 degree daytime high for Saturday, with the Friday night low down to 28 degrees. COLD but with the wind coming from where it is the fish will definitely be on the spot.

I'm going to be sitting in a brolly to get out of the wind, hell possibly even a bivvy! Dress warm guys!

open fires????

No open fires in the park

Shorty's fire is burning on the dance floor.

looks like I wont be making this one after all.... gotta finish moving tomorrow

Austin A.
Rick W.
Curt
Steve
Ben
Marty
Amadeo
Ryan
Josef
Chris
Erick
Lester
Joe
DT
Richard
Jase
Neil
Carl
Chuck of the Norris
Chad E.

20 people not bad!!

I know of at least 5 more that are stopping by too

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USTX0548

gonna be a 17mph north wind and a cool 27 degrees. woot!!!

better bring some warn clothes..

Freeze your boilies off to steal a phrase from Chad....

Lol. Yeah.

Guys, I am wimping out. I am showing 19mph winds.
I can handle cold, just not the the wind.

It is 31 with a north wind of 15-20.

I already wimped out based on the fact that I couldn't find my thermals or my heavy jacket. Sorry guys.

Lol, the north vs south tourney will def have to be on a cold day since apparently half of y'all won't show up if a bit cold.

This is true!, We all know that ATX will whoop that NTX A**!

Negative Ghost Writer!!!! We were True anglers today!!!

Can we make this Show down on a Sun, Rick and Scott? Got a couple of Euro mates that would like to fish it here in Austin! lol

Long time till then.We can figure something out.