We have a winner

Acording to the rules the Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby 2009 ended 2 days ago.

It was pretty much a foregone conclusion after Sept 13th that Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing Blog was going to win.

Story of the 7lber here.... Of coarse this fish was Derby Big Bass.

This was Jason's Bag
7.00lbs
6.06lbs
5.81lbs
5.25lbs
4.80lbs Smallie

Total= 28.92lbs

2nd Place went to Art Sims Bass Fishing Blog with 5 For 25.27LBS

3rd Place went to Casey's Catch of the Day with 5 For 23.94LBS

Good Job MN Bass Bloggers- I have already decided that next years Derby will be a big bass contest.

BassAckwards Catches Biggest of Year So Far

"burning a black Booyah spinnerbait with one large Colorado blade."

4.51lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total=19.06lbs

Rich with a slight Cull

4.86lbs
4.25 Smallie
4.63lbs
5.31lbs
4.56lbs


Total 23.61lbs

Art Claws His Way Into 2nd

Art is getting after it 4x5. Now all he needs is a 7lber.

5.62lbs
5.00lbs
4.25lbs
5.25lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=25.27lbs

Sport Knocking On My Door

Sport gets a couple of Culls at Pokegama

3.92lbs Smallie
3.55lbs Smallie
3.77lbsCaught at Gopher Bassmasters Tournament Rush Lakes was 2nd Big Bass by .01lb.
19.50=4.60
18.25"=3.75lbs

Total=19.59lbs

Rich Culls and Keeps a Step Ahead of Art.

Rich got the 4.25 Smallie at the Minnesota Federation Nation State Tournament at Lake Pokegama near Grand Rapids.

4.25 Smallie
4.63lbs
5.31lbs
4.56lbs
19"=4.20lbs

Total 22.95lbs

Art Culls

This fish came from Rush Lake.

19.00"=4.20lbs
4.17lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
5.25lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=22.67lbs

Forgedabout It!

Maybe I should just call it now. That first bass Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing Blog is 7lbs even. In the second picture you get to see the 7 with a 6.06 and 5.81and 1 that would have culled for him but he didn't weigh it. So basically he has 3 massive culls and should have had 4!!!

7.00lbs
6.06lbs
5.81lbs
5.25lbs
4.80lbs Smallie

Total= 28.92lbs

Bassackwards with His Biggest Bass Yet

Another Tonka Fish was 19" and was a sight fish.

19.00"=4.20lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
3.00lbs

Total=17.55lbs

After Long Lull Rich Culls.

Rich Lindgren gets this 4.63lber at Tonka which moves him into 3rd.

4.63lbs
5.31lbs
4.56lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs Smallie
19"=4.20lbs

Total 22.60lbs

Holmer Retakes Derby Lead!!!

Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing blog caught this 5.25lber on Tonka

5.25lbs
4.70lbs
4.80lbs Smallie
4.70lbs Smallie
4.70lbs

Total= 24.15lbs

Art Simms with another Cull leapfrogs into 3rd.

4.17lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
18.00=3.60lbs
5.25lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=22.07lbs

Ikeslayer with a Major Move w/ 3X4's

19.50=4.60lbs
4.69lbs
4.25lbs
3.5lbs
4.5lbs
Total= 21.56lbs

BP with .15 Cull

I caught a 18.25 at our Bass Snatcher Pelican Lake tournament on a blue/black Strike King Pure Poison chatter jig.

18.25"=3.75
4.10lbs
18.00"=3.60 Smallie
19.00"=4.20 Smallie
18.75"=4.05 Smallie

Total=19.70lbs

Art Simms with a .45 cull

18.50"=3.90lbs
18.00=3.60lbs
5.25lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=21.50lbs

Life & Times with #2

Greg Clusiau of Life & Times In The Great Outdoors blog is more of a multi-species than bass blogger, but he does catch a nice bass now and again and so he is in the Derby. Here he adds a 4lber.

19.00"=4.20lbs
3.00lbs

Total=7.20lbs

Bob's Fishing Blog is on the Board with a Limit.

Bob had a 17.90lb 5 fish limit at his Clubs Coon Lake tournament. On this one, fish weighs are not exact to the individual fish, but it probably tracks pretty close in adding up to 17.90lbs

3.50lbs
4.25lbs
3.25lbs
3.25lbs
3.65lbs

Total=17.90lbs

Fishing Hype with Big Win and a Cull.

Brian "Fishing Hype" Brown won the Prairie du Chien Bassmaster Weekend Series Tournament and had the tournament "Big Bass." Click on Fishing Hype to go to his blog and read about it.

4.33lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallie
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallie
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallie
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallie

Total= 16.33lbs

Pete adds #4

On the Mighty Mississippi Pete caught the biggest fish of the night while arguing with Greg Jones of Mid-West Outdoor about how we should be fishing with 3 to a boat.

18.00"=3.60lbs Smallie
18.00"=3.60lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 13.50lbs

Casey Takes Over 1st

The Story...

19.50"=4.60lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
5.69lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
21.00"=5.70lbs

Total=23.94lbs

Ikeslayer adds #4

Ikeslayer has started a blog...

3.50lbs Caught in the Mississippi on a Spro Bronzeye Frog.
3.00lbs
3.5lbs
4.5lbs
Total= 14.52lbs

Casey Culls Just Short of 1st

Casey got this 19" on his trusty Ribbit Frog out of the float tube. He is just .01 behind Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing blog.

19.00"=4.20lbs
5.69lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
21.00"=5.70lbs

Total=23.09lbs

Casey with another Hawg!!!

Casey just missed tieing himself for the Derby Big Bass with this 5.69lb beauty. This fish leapfrogs Casey over Cyberfish into 2nd.

5.69lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
21.00"=5.70lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total=22.49lbs

Sport adds 2

3.77lbsCaught at Gopher Bassmasters Tournament Rush Lakes was 2nd Big Bass by .01lb.
3.22lbs Caught at Gopher Bassmasters Tournament Knife Lake
19.50=4.60
18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs

Total=18.64lbs

Cyberfish Shows he's a Contender.

First he fills his limit at GEM camp, then he culls with a 5+.

5.06lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs (Culled)

20.25"=5.15lbs Smallie
18.75"=4.05lbs

Total=22.06