Finally a 5er for BP

This is the first 5lber for me in Derby competition. Got it shallow with a Zoom Horny Toad. Full Story Here.

5.05lbs Platte Lake pumpkin Zoom Horny Toad.
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 23.05lbs

Micropterus with a Cull

4.90lbs
5.50lbs
4.85lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs

Total- 24.25lbs

Bob of B3 with a Cull

5.50lbs Crystal Lake
4.31lbs - Coon Lake
4.31lbs- Lake Minnetonka
4.62lbs- Lake Jefferson
5.50lbs- Lake Marion

Total= 24.24lbs

Another 4+

19.25"=4.40lbs Platte yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake watermelon red Zoom Horny Toad
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 22.40lbs

BP Can't Quite Hit 5

4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake watermelon red Zoom Horny Toad
4.00lbs Washburn blue/black Crawtube
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 22.00lbs

The Lodge Is Up to 4

18.50"=3.90lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
4.06lbs

Total= 15.01

Another New Blogger In the Derby

Glenn Walker who is slowly making a name for himself in the fishing industry is a blogger for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper.

5.00lbs
4.00lbs
3.81lbs
3.56lbs
3.50lbs

Total= 19.87lbs

No DQ's for the Derby

In case you don't know MN Bassin Blogger Rich Lindgren was DQed at the MN Federation Nation Tournament of Champions for tweeting during the tournament. Rich got a 5.84lb beauty in the tournament and a 19.25" in pre-fish.

5.84lbs Minnetonka
19.25"=4.40lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 24.40lbs

Long But Kind of Skinny for BP

Got this fish today on a Zoom Horny Toad. It wasn't the thickest fish in the world but it wasn't super skinny either. It was definitely over 4lbs.

19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake watermelon red Zoom Horny Toad
4.00lbs Washburn blue/black Crawtube
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
4.00lbs Platte
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 21.20lbs

Win on the Shoe for Art Simms

Art's Tournament Report...

4.49lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Rush Lake
3.11lbs

Total= 13.60lbs