Meet and Greet Schedule for 2017

[yakscientist]

If you are open to being the Host for a March Meet and Greet at Marshall Hall, then I will add it to the calendar. Just confirm with me that you want to do it.

As of right now, I will do it. I will let you know well in advance if it appears I can't host it, but at this point I think I should be good to go.

[Donsail68]

I would love to have one for Yellow Perch which I didn't see on the 2017 list.

Donnie

[On the fly]

I would love to have one for Yellow Perch which I didn't see on the 2017 list.

Donnie

Pick one of the open months and host it. You can also post on the main forum when you are going and get some other kayaker's to Meet and fish in addition to the M&g.

[Tim Campbell]

I'm interested in participating in the May Meet and Greet up the Flats.

[FISHSOHARD]

I'm interested in participating in the May Meet and Greet up the Flats.

Samesies. I am in Bel Air. The flats are super close to my house.

In other news, is there any plans for the first week in May for stripers? I would like to go by the bridge.. but I don't want to go at it alone.

[silasvirus82]

How did we manage to not get a M&G scheduled for April? We need to setup something, the fishing is hot this month!

[moc]

No one suggested a location and volunteered to be a host for April.

[FISHSOHARD]

I'll be fishing the bay bridge Saturday morning from Sandy Point if anyone wants to go.

[Steve6902]

You are one brave soul.

[argold57]

Nothing in May either?

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[Steve6902]

There is on in Perryville this Saturday, May 20th

[argold57]

Looking forward to June. I'm new so may need some guidance...

[moc]

Thanks to Harry "On the Fly" and all those who helped him and attended the Meet and Greet Planning Meeting at Bass Pro in getting this schedule for 2017.

The Meet and Greet is a volunteer fishing get together with many kayakers getting together afterwards for a meal to discuss the day. Traditional Meet and Greets occur on the second Saturday of every month. On rare occasions the dates have changed due to bad weather or holiday events. The host will determine if the date will change due to weather or cancelled it all together. The host usually selects a place that everyone can get together for lunch. Remember to exercise good judgement when traveling to and fishing on the water at the Meet and Greet get together. Know your capability, and it is your responsibility to have your required and recommended safety equipment and fishing license.

Snaggedline is a public forum open to all. It charges no fees to users. Meet & Greet attendees do not pay fees to Snaggedline or to the hosts to participate in events organized on the forum. The voluntary nature of the forum and the fact that its cost is free to users, removes event liability from Snaggedline and from Meet & Greet hosts. The forum is just another form of communication to plan an outing which is no different from you planning a cookout at park with friends.

Participants are reminded that they must always exercise the utmost caution during Meet & Greet outings and that they participate in these events at their own risk.

There are some M&G's that do not have an organizer. If you would like to be the organizer (there can be more than one organizer/host), then reply in this thread. M&G's that do not have an organizer can have the M&G location changed by consensus or cancelled.

Meet and Greet Schedule 2017

MONTH	LOCATION	HOST	SPECIES
January	Bass Pro Planning Meeting	On the fly (Harry)	None
February			None
March	Marshal Hall	Yakscientist	Blue Cats, Channel Cats, American Eels
April			None
May	Susquehanna Flats	Plasticboat (Jeff)	Striped Bass, Catfish
June	Upper Potomac	Monocacykayak (Rich)	Large and Small Mouth Bass
July	Lowes Wharf, Eastern bay	Coop1486 (Coop)	Striped Bass, White Perch, Rays, Spots, Croaker, Trout, Bluefish
August	Beverly Triton	AintMisBehavin	Striped Bass, White Perch, Spots, Croaker, Rays, Bluefish
September	Ft. Smallwood-Patapsco	Mark & On the Fly (Harry)	Striped Bass, White Perch
October 6-7	CBKA Tournament	CBKA	Striped Bass, White Perch, Spots, Blue Fish
November	Ocean City Tog	Slobberbob	Tog, Flounder, White Perch, Rays, Stripers, Bluefish, Trout
December	Eastern Shore Ponds	Mark & J. Rentch	Crappie, Pickerel, Large Mouth Bass

There was a meet and greet schedule change that was unavoidable. The CBKA Tournament will be help on October 6-7th. The Original October Meet and Greet at Ft. Smallwood-Patapsco is on Oct 14th, however if Mark & On the Fly (Harry) decides to change it to September, then I will update it on this updated schedule.

Here is the updated schedule.

[GreatWyrmLord]

If I want to host a M&G and post it on here, what the rules I need to be follow?

[moc]

The official M&G's are made at the beginning of the year, historically at Bass Pro Shop's class room in January. Meet and Greets are adjusted/added during the year when there is no M&G setup for a particular month, or a host is required. A M&G is just a way of getting a bunch of anglers together who enjoy to fish and meet others in the sport and enjoy a meal to talk afterwards. I believe the Official M&G are already set until the end of the year. With that being said, there are always an unofficial, M&G setup by other Snaggedline members during there year. The last one that I remembered occurred in Southern Maryland.

The general format is that the host would provide a time to meet and launch at a particular location. The host would provide directions to the M&G and gather a list of attendees, in addition to providing weather forecast, species of fish one is likely to catch, and possible gear/lures needed. The host will also pick a venue to have lunch. With a list of attendees, the host may need to contact the restaurant to make preparations for the number of anglers that sign up to go to lunch. The host has the ability to change ( or cancel) the M&G time and location if the weather is not conducive to fishing or unsafe conditions prevail. Lunch does not have to be at a restaurant, however, the majority of them are. Some lunches also were done at one Anglers house in the form of a cookout. The Meet and Greet is a great way to see other kayakers rigs and setups.