Lake Camelot Ice fishing tournament

The annual ice fishing tournament will be Jan 31 at lake camelot , both lakes are open to the public for this
check Larrys fishing hole for details , Lake Camelot is located S W of Peoria in Mapleton Il we have some nice Crappies out here. Cash prizes for the top 3 , also walleye , bass, and catfish You can register on Friday the 30th or before 7am on the 31 st . We have had as many as 500 participants at this tourney . These are private subdivision lakes no problems for real crappie guys. Come on up/down or over and have a good time. Weigh in at noon at our club house, food and drink are available . Attachment 184364

Im coming and fishing with you and we're pulling cranks

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Originally Posted by clfarms1

Im coming and fishing with you and we're pulling cranks

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yep both Lakes were wide open today weren't they lol I'll bet by Friday we have a good start on the Ice . You welcome to come on up . We got room Mike just bought a 8' X 8' ice shanty

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This sounds like fun. Never entered an ice fishing tourney before. What's the age cut-off for to be considered a child? I assume you don't have to keep the fish alive for the weigh-in? Where is Lake Camelot? I live over by Champaign but my brother lives in East Peoria. Hopefully the ice sticks around long enough for the tourney.

Thanks!

Kevin
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12 and under I think, Camelot is in Mapleton , west of Bartonville off of Lancaster Rd, You can take 24 west to Cameron Lane then left on Lancaster . Take a right right before Lake Mart gas station , turn right at stop sign , you'll be headed down hill lake will be on your left , go up the hill turn left you are at the club house. If you need more info PM me ur number I'll call you . Wear a CC.Com shirt or hat So I can meet you guys, I'll be weighing fish or selling beer , I'll have my CC.Com gear on Hope to see some of you guys/gals there

Free Beer for CDC Members? Just put it on Slabs Credit Card.

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Originally Posted by wilbur

Free Beer for CDC Members? Just put it on Slabs Credit Card.

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he beat you to it Wilbur Slab called last night said you were picking up the tap as he couldn't make it

Just myluck

Gewbers, gewbers, and more gewbers. Tell you what, free beer for all those that are not gewbers. That counts you all out! doh

Currently have 5" of ice on the lakes

7" of ice today

Sounds interesting. Since I'm not a Gerber I may drive up and enjoy some free beer

Camelot three quarters of mile long and the other lake just under a mile long plenty of room for 200 people. Those lakes are going to look like swiss cheese after all the holes are drilled. :ThumbsUp

Steve, bring chain saw to make trench cut to pull cranks.

Well if it stays warm they will have to use the make up day Feb 7 ,

Sounds like a good time.

Tournament has been pushed back to Feb 7 , they don't feel the ice would support 500-600 people . I will not be able to make it to the make up date. I have appointment at noon I can't reschedule on the 7th bummer

It looks like shore fishing going to be above average temps.

Pushed back to Feb 7th. I might be able to make that date, depends on my daughter-in-law. Next grandson is due about that time.

Ice is 10" thick tonight hope to see some of you there tomorrow

I won't be able to attend. BPS invited us back for the seminars this weekend.

I don't have the exact number yet , but we had a good turn out . The fish were biting just about everywhere . Big crappie was 1.73 lbs I'll post the full results when they come out.

How thick is the ice still Bob?

8-9 yesterday morning

How did the tournament go? Wanted to go but didn't make it this year.

It went pretty good. Only had a little over a hundred compete, local store thought they had cancelled it and gave out bad info. So I heard , can't confirm . Went out Friday nite had 10" ice. They would come up to the jig. Follow the jig but would not hit it? Drives me crazy Ready for soft water

I heard the same thing at Crappie madness, someone was saying the tournament was cancelled. I told them my buddy (GoBob) said it was a go. I was wishing I was fishing. I type this as I sit at my work table in the man cave. Thy table has all my lures on it, sorting everything out for soft water season. Spooled all my poles last weekend.
I still need to download my waypoints and research those in greater detail. Work on the boat, and plan some campouts. Only a month to go.

You ever get the auto chart Tim ?

No not yet. I need a few more questions answered. Mostly If I scan a lake at lower water level, can I only scan the new area under high water and merge the two files together? Or do I have to rescan the whole lake again at high water level?

Hey Gobob, any word on the Lake Camelot tournament for this year?

Yup it's on the 30th this year. Raffling off a $1000 gift card from Presley's outdoors which is local outdoor store that has been in this area a very long time. I think $20 a ticket 100 tickets Register at the club house the night before or the day off. Tourney starts at 7 am until noon

Wowy, I could do some damage with a $1000 gift card to Presleys. Thanks for the info Gobob, gonna try to make it out there

Cool I'll be the good looking one lol

yah and I will be the one catching all the fish!

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Yup it's on the 30th this year. Raffling off a $1000 gift card from Presley's outdoors which is local outdoor store that has been in this area a very long time. I think $20 a ticket 100 tickets Register at the club house the night before or the day off. Tourney starts at 7 am until noon

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January 30th, correct?

I've never been to Lake Camelot. You got time to give me a tour before then?
Don't they have a tackle swap tied in with the tournament too? When will the tackle swap be?

Yes the 30th. They have a back up date in Feb but will probably have it the 30th ice or not. They do a virtual tourney not sure how that works never went to any of those

The ice tournament has been canceled due the warm weather we are going to have We had 6" on Saturday but we are now losing it at the shoreline , do to our concern for the safety of the fisherman the sportsmanship club had decided to cancel it. We are still drawing the raffle tickets for the $1000 gift card from Presley's outdoors I apologize I hate it. I was looking forward to seeing some of you on the ice . We will still be having chili hotdogs and beverages at the club house should any of you that are near by like to stop by and Visit I'll be there for sure Thanks for your interest and hope next years tourney goes off without a hitch