Fall event in Iva and Lake Secession --October 18th

The Fall Event will be held in Iva and on Lake Secession on October 18th.

A time for members to share a day together doing what we love, crappie fishing :) This is a great time to meet other members that we share this great site with. If you are a new member or someone thinking about joining please feel free to come and join in with us for a day long great time.
As the water will begin to cool down from the hot summer temps the bite will become better as more fish more into shallow water to feed up for the winter months. October is a great month to be on the lakes and we think all will have a great time at this event.

We will have our Crappie fishing tournament in the morning, Trophies will go to the 1st - 2nd - 3rd places. We will have time after the tournament for fellowship and a meal. Bring a box lunch or you can pick up a meal at one of the restaurant in town.
Bring a chair with you as I'm not sure that the shelter has tables or chairs. If someone has a table you can bring please do.
These events have cost to them and Jimmy and myself are paying for this event up front, we ask for you to give what you can to help cover the cost. We will have a donation box at the shelter.


(Crappie Tournament)

5 crappie weigh-in per boat team.
Sign-in and live well check will be held at 5:30 to 6:30 AM in Iva at the Iva Farmers Market shelter located down town on Hwy 81.
Fishing time will start at safe light on Lake Secession.
Weigh-in will be held back in Iva at the Farmers Market shelter at 2:00 PM. You must allow travel time, if not at the weigh-in at 2:00 PM your weight will not be counted.


We look forward to seeing old friends and the chance to meet new ones,
Ronnie aka stumphunter & Jimmy Swanson

How far is the shelter from the ramp ? Got a long way to go and short time to get there.

5 to 7 mins away from the shelter

If we can keep Stumpy and Jimmy from catchin all the fish it should be a great time to fish this lake. The Farmers Almanac has good weather for that period in October. I think they more accurate than our local reporters. Hope to see a good crowd for this one. Dont be shy bout comin to an unknown lake. Somebody will put us on the right track.And you may get to see me take home that nice trophy they got posted. Let's go fishin ya'll ! How bout this York County crowd ? Got any takers on going over ?

Ronnie and Jimmy,
Slab (Ed Moes) sent me a bag of goodies as give a ways for a kids fishing clinic I was teaching. Anyway I got more than I need for the clinic and he said we could use them as gifts at the Fall outing if you want to. I have a bunch of the CDC decals and several packs of jigs bodies in different colors. If you want me to bring them let me know and I'll let y'all decide how to give out.
Looking forward to the outing and thanks to both of you for doing this.
Ray

Ray they will be helpful, thanks.

bob the owner of midway marine on lake secession has donated a $ 50.00 gift certificate good for parts or labor good for one year to the winner of it and also thanks ray give away pak

Is there a fastfood spot close to weigh in? Or do I need to pack a sack ?

John there are many places to buy all you need. The shelter is in the middle of town and The Sportsman One Stop is only 1/2 mile and Burger King 1/2 mile the other way.


The Sportsman will have minnows and all the tackle you would ever need.

Can one of you give me a street address and zip code for the shelter and the Sportsman Shop? I am looking at hotels in Anderson and trying to find the closest one, plus I've never been to Iva or Secession so I can get lost with the best of them. Is the ramp we are using located at the bridge that crosses the lake (Hwy 184)?
Will we have time to get minnows at the Sportsman after the 5:30 check??
I know, I am full of questions. Next time I will know.
Thanks
Ray

Ray you will have time to get bait, the fishing time (light enough to fish) will be around 7:30 and it doesn't take 5 minutes to get to the lake from Iva. The Farmers Market and the Sportsman are both on HWY 81, everything in Iva is on HWY 81 :) There is a big sign at the shelter (Farmers Market) and is on the left coming from Anderson. The address is
SC HWY 81 & Broad Street Iva SC 29655

OK. Thanks Ronnie. By the way, I found the Navionics chip I thought I had lost, so now I have an extra one. I put the two newest in my DFs. If you still need one, I can bring you this one and you can try it to see if it is what you need. It is probably around 5 years old, but not much changes on the lakes I fish.

One week to go and the bite just keeps getting better. Look forward to seeing everyone again. Be sure to bring a chair and if you have a table that you can bring along please do so as the shelter doesn't have tables or chairs.

Anyone going to be fishing Friday afternoon? I was planning on a scouting trip that afternoon to find all the places I got to be. Hope to get on the water early afternoon. Any suggestions on where to start?

Ray, I plan on fishing Friday for a while. If I'm still there when you get there I'll show you a few spots.

Keith(that's right isn't it)
I believe I have the only Bass Tracker in the state with a 55 HP Yamaha and I have CDC decals so I am easy to spot. What kind of boat do you have?
Ray

Were looking forward to bringing the SSMinnow down their and pulling out some slabs, hope we can get a nice size crowd out their have some good times...

Good Luck Ray. Dont catch em all before I get there. And Minnow 27 you better get your big boy pants on cause Stevie said he was takin no prisoners. Hope to see a good turnout.

Was checkin the map for directions to Iva. Looks like I 85 to 29 t0 81 will be best from York. Which ramp are we going to use ? And The Sportsman will be open for gettin bait and a biscuit ? Heard SS Minnow was buyin mine this time. Or maybe he forgets like last time. Lookin forward to seein everyone again.

yes the sportsman will be open for all your needs

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Originally Posted by ofishlbizzness

Was checkin the map for directions to Iva. Looks like I 85 to 29 t0 81 will be best from York. Which ramp are we going to use ? And The Sportsman will be open for gettin bait and a biscuit ? Heard SS Minnow was buyin mine this time. Or maybe he forgets like last time. Lookin forward to seein everyone again.

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John after yo pass exit 35 you want to be in the far left lane, about 1 mile HWY 29 will bare off the interstate to the left.

I have invited the members of our kayak club to come join us at our Fall event. Some are members here and some may want to join after this event. I look forward to have boaters and kayakers fishing in this tournament. Should be a good time for all :)

Oh boy. I been considering getting me one. Be interesting to see the various set ups. How do you sneak past Rosco when you are taking your kayak, or does he have his own??:Rofl

Not easy Ray. He stays mad at me until I take him again or until I pat him on the head. Lol he has a short memory.

What's the latest you can sign in

i would say 5:30 am till 6:30 am hope that works for you and good luck

Works great thank you

I hope the weather is nice and the big fish are biting for you all. Unfortunately I'll be working that day but will be tuning into CDC as soon as I get home @ 5PM for some reports with pictures. Good luck guys....and be safe.:)

Good Luck to you all, have a good time and be safe!!

good luck to all that are in the morning the lake is in great shape and the fish are biting

I want to wish each and every one who is going to be there a safe and happy day and a cooler full of slabs. As bad as I hate it I am not up to making the trip this time but I hope to be back fishing in the near future. The heart attack took more out of me than I thought it had. God bless all of you with pretty weather and biting fish. Don

Thanks Don. Hope to you at the next event. Take care of yourself and get better, the fall bite is just getting started.