Jimmy Jam 2 ?

Hey is Jimmy Jam still on? and what is the date again?
Just wanna make sure I told my boss right I sure aint missin this.

Gennel'men...
 
"Jimmy Jam II" is set for Travers Stakes Weekend (its a Saratoga thing, for you new-to-the-area guys) and will be held on August 28-30, 2009.
 
Like last year, guys ar welcome to arrive on Friday afternoon and get in a little 'pre-fish' and some time around the campfire before Saturday's tournament.  We seemed to do pretty well with space for parking and cmaping last year, and I am hoping that this year is the same.  Trailers are the toughest issue due to parking, but we can fit a few I am sure.
 
The tourney will begin on Saturday morning and probably go until dinnertime, with the usual obligatory "pause" for some lunch on the shoreline.  I assume we'll have the usual spread like last year with Burgers, Hot Dogs, and some of Perch Inc's now-famous fish fry!  We'll get a list going of food, etc. in the coming weeks.
 
Space in the house is limited as many of you know.  It's a little place, but the upper backyard holds several tents and has a nice view of the water.  Many guys just pimped out their pickups with mattresses last year and seemed to do well enough.  We all know where Reel Force is sleeping, he claimed that boatramp spot for '09 about ten seconds after leaving the '08 event.  And Lord knows the guy deserves it, so it is his...
 
Any questions, just ask!  Looking forward to getting 'the band back together' and seeing some new faces too!
 
Six weeks to go, guys!  Its never too soon to start wishing for perfect weather!

Yeah Brian...  Your post pretty much sums it right up... 
 
This year's throwdown might even be a little more festive now that I have a new Harmon-Kardon amplifier to push those Cerwin Vegas out on the lawn.  I hope you boys like the Allman Brothers this summer!  Ha!
 
My boat is still running like shizzle (I've just about swapped out all the parts I can!) but hope she is running full bore by this time next month so I can speed around and weight those pigs!
 
(I might just anchor next to Bassin' Biran and save myself a lot of running around, ha!)

Dont change the bassin part Brian I am lookin forward to goin against the mighty Bassin man Brian! A real challenge I look forward too. And as they said I think your post sums it up. WOOOOT! can't wait.

RJ....PALE ALE is my vote........i love hoppy beer!!

Saranac Pale Ale is among my Top 5's, and my favorite beer east of the Mississippi...  I'd be down with pitching in for something like that with you and Ship, no problem...
 
Only trouble with kegs for all of us (I considered it last year), is the variety of beverages we like.  "You know who" is going to fire back the Budweisers, Double-B's is going to whack the Heinekens, Perch might opt for the Yenglings, and Yank might show up with some kind of exotic ales from Sheboygan or something...
 
Plus, I made a killing returning the empty cans and bottles last summer (just kidding, it was only a few bucks)...
 
But party ain't a party withouth a keg of some sort- so let the Saranac flow all weekend!
 
I am hoping most guys will at least spend Saturday night again.  I am sure more than a few might appear at 5:30pm on Friday...  A few stuck around till dark on Sunday!  Its nice to have an event to plan it around, thus, the Travers Weekend.  It is the one weekend of the track season when most of us have no interest in being in 'Toga, and the lake was virtually EMPTY (except for our flotilla) last year for that weekend, even with the INSANELY AWESOME weather.
 
I can't help but think this year is going to be bigger and badder...  I'd like to see at least a 4lb fish this year!
 
I forgot what won it in '08?  3lb 2oz?  Anyone lose any bigger fish?  I know some pigs were SEEN?
 
 

Well I am off for four days, I plan on being there friday at daylight on some lake up there fishin, then get to the J Jam when you start it, stay till its done then monday fish up there somewhere till about 2:00 pm then head home. LOL get all I can while I'm up there with you guys. I dont have a trailer will load the 14 ft'er up in back of truck along with the trolling motor and a sleepin bag and bring a some fillets along with these I caught this afternoon, beer snacks and so on and show up for work tuesday dead headed and tired and tic my boss off. LOL 
Oh! by the way if I bring my battery charger, is there somewhere we can recharge our batt?

i thought day glow paint was the norm for this thing

If you guys get a 1/2 i will gladly pitch in $$$ (is Pale Ale real dark and do you drink it cold) ?
Not a huge fan of the warm beers.  Otherwise i'll just grab a case of green cans
 
 
Hey Mr Jigs - i think your new name should be mrjigslotsofnicecrappiesking , you know your crappies man  
 

Pale ale is not dark (hense the name) it is however very heavy in hops and has a slight bitter but no skunky taste, you will know it if your not used to it. You drink it cold, very cold. I love dark stouts but this is not one.
I'm doing the 1/2 so anyone unsure or wants bring their favorites or just drink from the fountain. I'm sure no beer will spoil.

ORIGINAL: hot tuna

Pale ale is not dark (hense the name) it is however very heavy in hops and has a slight bitter but no skunky taste, you will know it if your not used to it. You drink it cold, very cold. I love dark stouts but this is not one.
I'm doing the 1/2 so anyone unsure or wants bring their favorites or just drink from the fountain. I'm sure no beer will spoil.

 
 
I love Pale Ale's in general....but a fresh keg of Saranac is hard to beat.......did you guys knows hops are in the cannabis family?....i've heard it was possible to cross breed them......imagine that beer!!

Five weeks and counting, Fellas!
 
The Crappie bit has been HOT from my dock all week long around here.  The schools of big 14" pigs never seemed to really pile in this Spring like they did last year, but for the past three days there has been a huge school of 10-12" Crappie staged right on the drop off the weedbeds in the yard.  I am hoping they stick around for awhile.
 
Once they school up around here all summer, it is REALLY hit or miss.  When you find them you can catch them at will with a 1/32oz tiny grub jig, or even beadhead nymphs.  But most of the time they are a mystery and seem to just vanish!  For a 110 acre lake, it seems hard to fathom that they can be so tough to find!
 
Bass action is spotty, but existant.  Plenty of little Smallies 10-14", and a few decent Largies...  I did lose a prety nice fish next to my canoe last night after dark.  RJ's "Ribbit" was the ticket...  I would assume that fish was pushing 4lbs or so...  The surface strike in the dark was L-O-U-D!!!  Thanks Tuna!!!
 
Now to answer some questions:
 
1)  Yeah, there will be power available to everyone for battery chargers, etc. all weekend.  We'll probably run two cords right down to the water like last year- for the tunes and the deep fryer(s).  Bring along your charger and I can set you up with outlets on the front  patio or inside.  No worries there.
 
2)  I suppose we should start figuring out what kind of tourney we're going to pull off this year too.  Last year was easy and basic.  A $10 "Lunker Pool" for the heaviest overall fish.  I liked that idea because a nice Walleye could win it- although no one got an 'eye last summer.  That was kind of odd, actually.
 
We can do anything you guys wish this summer.  My only concern is the current state of my outboard.  It has been really tempermental this summer and the problem appears to be reeds or my spark advance.  Everything else has already been swapped or replaced off my old Evinrude 30hp (the parts are identical to my newer Johnson)
 
The reason it makes me nervous is that the Starcraft was the 'weigh-in' boat last year and could scoot out to weight fish as soon as they were called in.  It was really nice, since most guys don't have baitwells on their little boats, and those trolling motors aren't exactly FAST getting from one side to another.  I am hoping I can get the motor dialed-in finally, but it's still a bit of a mystery.  I have been working on it since APRIL!!!
 
Not sure what our alternatives are, but of course we will come up with something!
 
Let's use this as the "official" thread for the bash, and we can brainstorm any ideas you dudes wish to consider.
 
We can get a food list going soon, but if it is anything like last year I don't think food will be much of an issue. So long as everyone brings a cooler for their stuff we're golden. 
 
By the way, anyone shoot any geese lately?  It just wouldn't be the same without Canada Goose jerky, men!
 
Fire away if you have any questions, concerns or ideas.  I'd be happy to help in any way I can!

I'm open for anything ... and i totally agree Jimmy should be out there fishing with us too.
I don't want to fish solo this year.  

The length thing works too, a nice Eye could take that.

BB 

Also- lest you forget, there ARE some nice fish in this lake... 
 
I sure as heck wouldn't put it up against Lunkerville or others, but here is a little recap and bass porn from Snyders from the past year.  Staring some familiar faces you guys will recognize.
 
Ship Of Fools got a nice one his first time out:
 

 
ReelForce has taken a smallie or two also!
 

 
They like a deer hair popper on a 7wt after dark, just so you know:
 

 
Scott got some last summer:
 

 
Chug's could have been a winner.  I think he brought his own crawfish bait and got him that way?
 

 
And ReelForce again, in one of my all-time favorite smallmouth shots entitled "Bronzeback Bandit":
 

 
And lastly, you might get lucky and find one of the random tiger-striped Smallies that I have caught that have a KILLER coloration pattern like these guys.  I swear, for some reason the ones that look like this fight even harder?
 

Awsome pics, thanks for those!Hotdang bring it on!!!! You could also do the "Grand Slam Tournament" which could be like, Keeper bass, gill, crappie, walleye, pick, carp, and catfish. The one who fills the most wins! any ties go to overall weight or overall length of fish caught. Fish must be legal keeper size at minumum and measured.  But I am up for anything. jus hand me a beer and point my dumb ars toward the water. lol