{"id":2814,"date":"2023-10-07T22:16:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T02:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2023-10-08T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T15:35:28","slug":"lunge-fest-event-at-west-branch-october-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/?p=2814","title":{"rendered":"Lunge Fest Event at West Branch October 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge-Fest-2023.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the air and water temps start to drop,\u00a0and trees\u00a0start to change colors, Fall has finally arrived here in Ohio. \u00a0While\u00a0some\u00a0anglers start hanging up their rods and winterizing their boats,\u00a0muskie anglers chuckle knowing this is one of the best times of the year to be on the water. \u00a0 We welcome the empty lakes with open arms, and what better way to end the tournament season than at West Branch, one of Ohio\u2019s top\u00a0muskie lakes. \u00a0As the fish prepare for the long winter months ahead of us, they should be feeding heavily, providing even more opportunities to hook into your new personal best\u00a0muskie. \u00a0So, what are you waiting for? Head on over to our online registration\u00a0now\u00a0and come enjoy an awesome day of\u00a0muskie fishing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a single day event which will run from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday. \u00a0The angler who submits the longest musky of the tournament will be declared the winner. \u00a0The 1st place winner and any ties will receive trophies at our 2024 Banquet. \u00a0The winner of the Big Fish pool will be based on the\u00a0longest fish turned in amongst all Big Fish pool entrants and will receive all Big Fish pool money. \u00a0Ties will not be broken; the prize pot will be split evenly amongst tied entrants. \u00a0All fish must be submitted to the Tournament Director by 6:30 pm at the West Ramp (Rock Springs Road) picnic table located in the car parking lot parallel to the Ramp Access Lane or via the cell phone number provided the night before the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can register for the event 1 of 3 ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Register online at\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fs11.formsite.com\/N2PLlu\/txhnduaa3p\/index?fbclid=IwAR2t44bOhgInLKdU5L6rLtFoFfqQppmzgSxBKUNuEJrET4JvqTzR1RqkecQ_aem_ATtseJxtMYGFsbrcampKT1jKCeGmRZg9RmDECjRWS39Z4BSNtpG_6Pww-moC1EYrGzE\">Event Registration<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The online registration includes payment thru PayPal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Via postal mail\n<ul>\n<li>OHMC, 17712 Edgewater, Lakewood, Ohio 44107<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In person\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday morning from 6:30 am to 7:00 am at the West Ramp (Rock Springs Road) picnic table located in the car parking lot parallel to the Ramp Access Lane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once registered, you can launch from any public launch.<\/p>\n<p>The entry fee will be $20 with an optional $5 Big Fish entry pool.\u00a0 Proceeds of this event will help fund the OHMC\u2019s contribution to the Minnow Fund and any extra donations are welcomed!\u00a0 The statewide Minnow Fund is an integral part of the overall success of Ohio\u2019s Muskie program.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you all there!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the rules for the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Lunge_Fest_2023_Rules.pdf\">Lunge Fest 2023 Rules and Regulations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New for 2023 and going forward:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ALL fish mush be photographed on a bump board.<\/li>\n<li>A to-be-determined identifier released the night before the start of the event must also be present in each photo. It will be found on our social media so be sure to follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OHMCI?mibextid=LQQJ4d\">Ohio Huskie Muskie Club Inc<\/a>) and on Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/ohiohuskiemuskieclub?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=\">@ohiohuskiemuskieclub<\/a>). The identifier must be printed off or handwritten. No fish submissions with a virtual identifier will be accepted (i.e., cell phone image of identifier, edited images overlaying identifier, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Fish submissions not on a bump board or without the correct event identifier present in the picture will be disqualified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the air and water temps start to drop,\u00a0and trees\u00a0start to change colors, Fall has finally arrived here in Ohio. \u00a0While\u00a0some\u00a0anglers start hanging up their rods and winterizing their boats,\u00a0muskie anglers chuckle knowing this is one of the best times of the year to be on the water. \u00a0 We welcome the empty lakes with open arms, and what better<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88893,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outings","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/88893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2814"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2816,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2814\/revisions\/2816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohmci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}