Fishingcouple: I'm still laughing!!! I didn't know you still played T-ball!

MUSPIKE: Gary, like with several other states, Michigan holds a crappie camp a couple of times each year. It is a chance for everyone to get together, share some great food, some laughs, plenty of stories, and get a chance to get to know the faces that you converse with online. You are a newcomer for about 10 minutes. Then you are just like everyone else. For each camp, someone volunteers (or is voluntold) to be the planner for the next event. That person finds a body of water with a campground close by. We set a date, set the location, and then everyone makes their reservations. We usually meet sometime on a friday (for those that can) and have a get together in the evening (called Liars club). We usually take care of any club business at that time.

On Saturday, we have a very family friendly fun fishing tournament. The rules are usually set in place by the person that hosted the event. Sometimes it is the biggest crappie, or the biggest 5 crappies for each boat that wins. There could be prizes for the smallest crappie, biggest non target fish, and so on. We all do our best to help everybody catch fish. It isn't a secret spot, run out there to try and win type of thing. In fact, many events, we don't catch many fish at all. But we have a great time. We have a time to be off the water, a weigh in, and then a big get together including a pot luck style luncheon, fish fry, and so on. Many of the people you meet at these events will become life long friends. We all share similar goals and ideals and that is what truly brings everyone together. Like minded individuals. Many of whom I speak with on a daily or weekly basis.

The very basis of this site is to put like minded individuals together to share their love for something. Many of our threads start out as one thing and quickly take a turn. No one gets angry when someone posts something else on their thread. The other reason for this site is that it allows people to share information without the worry of being persucuted or made to feel stupid. You will quickly learn that many of the guys in the Michigan group (MICDC) will go out of their way to help another member. Whether it be with fishing or their chosen profession.

I've fished a ton of water in Michigan but, with the friends I have made, I know that within a few hours, I could contact someone from this site, ask some information about a specific area, and get great feedback. Not just with crappie fishing but with all forms of fishing. As I said, we are all outdoorsmen and women and we all share a love for the outdoors.

That is the very ethos of what camp is all about. Putting us all together at one time!!! Hope that answered the question!