Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby 2011

Ikeslayer With Another Cull

2011-11-15T01:13:00.004-06:00

4.81
4.06lbs
4.00lbs Metro Lake Football Jig
4.25lbs dropshot Lake Winona
4.00lbs dropshot Lake Winona

Total= 5 for 21.12lbs

My Final Cull of the Year

2011-11-13T02:27:00.003-06:00

I got this 19.75" at the Grumpy Old Man Hole on a Crawtube.

19.75"=4.80lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) Crawtube
19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.25"=4.40lbs Mississippi River black/chart Jig with green pumpkin/chart Berkley Havoc Craw Fatty trailer.
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube

Total= 5 for 23.90lbs

BassMN.com I'm giving Carl a Limit

2011-11-13T02:11:00.003-06:00

He posted about tournaments on Tonka and Waconia and his weights reflected three and a half pound fish so I'm giving him 3 of those.

3.50lbs Minnetonka
3.50lbs Waconia
3.50lbs Waconia
4.00lb White Spinnerbait
5.00lbs Strike King Rodant

Total= 5 for 19.50lbs

Ikeslayer with a Cull

2011-11-13T02:00:00.003-06:00

4.06lbs
4.00lbs Metro Lake Football Jig
4.00lbs Metro Lake Football Jig
4.25lbs dropshot Lake Winona
4.00lbs dropshot Lake Winona

Total= 5 for 20.31lbs

Rumor has it, Ike got a pig on a jerkbait, but I don't have official confirmation and specs.

Micropterus With His Biggest of the Year Breaks 5lb Per Bass Average

2011-11-13T01:47:00.003-06:00

This pig went 20.75" and was caught from a float tube in October.

20.75"=5.50lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
19.75"=4.80lbs

Total= 5 for 25.45lbs

Five Bass Cull From October

2011-11-13T01:20:00.004-06:00

4.80lbs 8" LFT Worm
5.70lbs Watermelon Purple Dead Stick on the edge of the pads
20.25"=5.15lbs
19.50"=4.60lbs TT Dead Sticks, in the Watermelon Purple Swirl
19.50"=4.60lbs 1/8oz jigworm, rigged with a Green Pumpkin TT Finesse Shaky Worm

Total= 5 for 24.85lbs

Glenn Walker Reported 2 In Sept

2011-11-13T01:16:00.001-06:00

No picture or other info.

5.00lbs
4.50lbs
5.12lbs
4.86lbs
4.60lbs

Total= 5 for 24.08lbs

Rich with a Quality Cull from Late Sept.

2011-11-13T00:36:00.005-06:00

I believe this was caught on Medicine Lake. He got it flipping a Yum Money Craw.

5.30lbs Medicine Yum Money Craw
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Island Lake Reservoir
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 24.61lbs

No Kidding, Holmer is Culling Twice

2011-09-10T10:58:00.005-05:00

Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing/Bass Utopia blog already had a 6lb per fish average and now all of his fish are bigger than 6. WOW! He still doesn't have a 7lber this year, so there is always that.

6.62lbs
6.44lbs
6.87lbs West Metro Lake Football Jig
6.06lbs
6.25lbs

Total= 5 for 32.24lbs

Web Guy Gregg Huff with A Good One, maybe more to come.

2011-09-09T05:16:00.005-05:00

This one went 20" for Greg of North American Fishing Club fame and Fishing Club "First Cast" blog and podcast. Apparently he has more fish in the creel, but he hasn't reported them to me yet.

20.00"=5.00lbs
4.00lbs

Updated to Add
5.19lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs

Total= 5 for 23.69lbs

Micropterus with 20"+

2011-09-09T05:06:00.002-05:00

Sam of Micropterus Blog details his catch here with pictures

20.25"=5.15lbs
19.50"=4.60lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
19.75"=4.80lbs

Total= 5 for 24.55lbs

Another Cull for BP

2011-09-09T04:55:00.003-05:00

This one went 4-5 and was caught in August at my Baxter Bass Snatcher Tournament on Fish Hook Lake.

4.31lbs Fish Hook TT Mad Maxx Frog "big sexy"
19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.25"=4.40lbs Mississippi River black/chart Jig with green pumpkin/chart Berkley Havoc Craw Fatty trailer.
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube

Total= 5 for 23.41lbs

Fish Chaser's 19"

2011-09-09T04:47:00.002-05:00

19.00"=4.20lbs Spro Frog
19.50"=4.60lbs West Sylvia green pumpkin jigNpig
19.00"=4.20lbs West Sylvia green pumpkin jigNpig
5.56lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 3 for 22.16lbs

Rich With a Nice Smallie

2011-09-09T04:39:00.003-05:00

Rich of Rich's Bassin' Blog got this one on Island Lake Reservoir where next years MN B.A.S.S. Federation Nation TOC will be held.

19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Island Lake Reservoir
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
4.31lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 23.62lbs

Have I Seen This Fish Before

2011-08-22T22:49:00.003-05:00

Same length, same place(not same general area though), same bait, two days later.

19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.25"=4.40lbs Mississippi River black/chart Jig with green pumpkin/chart Berkley Havoc Craw Fatty trailer.
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man

Total= 5 for 23.00lbs

Bass Bloggin Adds Another

2011-08-22T10:50:00.002-05:00

Bass Bloggin
4.64lbs Sweet Beaver
4.08lbs
4.85lbs
4.78lbs
4.32lbs

Total= 5 for 22.67

Holmer Dropping Bombs Breaks 30lb Barrier

2011-08-21T10:28:00.006-05:00

He didn't quite hit 7 again, but it's very close. Also adds a 5+ and that makes him the first to ever eclipse the 6lb average mark. Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing Blog, can he be stopped?

The story of these two lunkers here...

6.87lbs West Metro Lake Football Jig
5.37lbs West Metro Lake Football Jig
6.06lbs
5.81lbs
6.25lbs

Total= 5 for 30.36lbs

BP Derby GOMH Fluke Fish

2011-08-20T20:19:00.002-05:00

Got this 19.5" at the Grumpy Old Man Hole on a bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke.

19.50"=4.60lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) bubblegum Zoom Super Fluke
19.25"=4.40lbs Mississippi River black/chart Jig with green pumpkin/chart Berkley Havoc Craw Fatty trailer.
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube
18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man

Total= 5 for 22.30lbs

5Bass Surge Culls Everything!!!

2011-08-20T04:39:00.000-05:00

If you haven't been keeping up with FiveBass.com you owe it to yourself to get over there and see what he has been up too this summer.

5.70lbs Watermelon Purple Dead Stick on the edge of the pads
20.25"=5.15lbs
19.50"=4.60lbs TT Dead Sticks, in the Watermelon Purple Swirl
19.50"=4.60lbs 1/8oz jigworm, rigged with a Green Pumpkin TT Finesse Shaky Worm
19.50"=4.60lbs

Total= 5 for 24.65lbs

JoshDouglasFishing.com Gets Limit

2011-08-19T04:15:00.004-05:00

This went 5.6lbs. He informed me that a double he was holding up on Facebook went 4.8 and 4.15

5.60lbs
4.15lbs Smallie
4.70lbs
4.80lbs
6.60lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River

Total= 5 for 25.85lbs

Updated: Josh added another 5.60lbs

5.60lbs
5.60lbs
4.70lbs
4.80lbs
6.60lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River

Total= 5 for 27.30lbs

Ikeslayer with a Double of 4's

2011-08-18T04:02:00.000-05:00

4.00lbs Metro Lake Football Jig
4.00lbs Metro Lake Football Jig
3.75lbs jigworm Lake Winona
4.25lbs dropshot Lake Winona
4.00lbs dropshot Lake Winona

Total= 5 for 20.00lbs

Micropterus with a Couple of Quality Culls

2011-08-17T03:44:00.002-05:00

This 20" was caught from a float tube.

19.50"=4.60lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
19.75"=4.80lbs
19.25"=4.40lbs

Total= 5 for 23.80lbs

MN Bass Fishing Steps In the Ring

2011-08-16T04:59:00.000-05:00

2 Time Defending Derby Champ Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing and Bass Utopia apparently was unaware I was doing the Derby this year. He is now aware and has moved right up to the top of the heap.

6.06lbs
5.81lbs
5.06lbs
6.25lbs
4.00lbs

Total= 5 for 27.18lbs

Quality Cull For BP!!!

2011-08-16T03:30:00.002-05:00

This one went 19.25 and was caught on a jig during my pre-fish on the Mississippi River.

19.25"=4.40lbs Mississippi River black/chart Jig with green pumpkin/chart Berkley Havoc Craw Fatty trailer.
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube
18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake chart tiger Stanley Phantom

Total= 5 for 21.60lbs

Glenn Walker Triple Cull

2011-07-15T15:03:00.003-05:00

This triple cull is a huge jump in weight for Glenn Walker. Good Job Glenn!!!

5.12lbs
4.86lbs
4.00lbs
4.00lbs
4.60lbs

Total= 5 for 22.58lbs

Updated
4.60lbs
5.12lbs
4.86lbs
4.00lbs
4.60lbs

Total= 5 for 23.18lbs

Smallmouth In BP's Bag

2011-07-12T10:01:00.001-05:00

I actually caught two 18.25" smallies last night, one at Mille Lacs and one at Shakopee Lake, but the one I got at Mille Lacs was bigger, so that is the one I will count.

18.25"=3.75lbs Mille Lacs Smallie green pumpkin Lake Fork Crawtube
20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork CrawTube
18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake chart tiger Stanley Phantom

Total= 5 for 20.95lbs

5Bass with an 18"@Poke

2011-07-11T15:37:00.003-05:00

5Bass was up on Pokegama at Grand Rapids and got a couple of 18" fish. The largemouth looks bigger than the smallie, so I'm going to give it an extra .25 inches.

18.25"=3.75lbs Chiggar Craw Pokegama
4.12lbs Tonka Black/Blue Jig
18.00"=3.60lbs Tonka Tonka Tackle Dead Stick
18.00"=3.60lbs
4.02lbs West Rush Tonka Tackle Dead Stick

Total= 5 for 19.09lbs

Fish Chaser Double Dips at West Sylvia

2011-07-10T15:07:00.003-05:00

Well ole Cyberfish and Bass Pundit fished a tournament together on East & West Sylvia(Sylvia/Twin) and Cyberfish of Fish Chaser Blog had himself a grand old Derby Day on a lake known for it's smallish fish.

19.50"=4.60lbs West Sylvia green pumpkin jigNpig
19.00"=4.20lbs West Sylvia green pumpkin jigNpig
5.56lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 3 for 21.56lbs

Derby Donkey for Dave!!!

2011-07-08T15:15:00.004-05:00

This is my biggest Derby fish ever at 20.75". After fishing only topwaters I almost went to the South side of the Grumpy Old Man Hole, but then I realised I hadn't tried the Lake Fork Craw Tube. That is what you call a good decision. Nothing like a 2lb plus cull.

20.75"=5.50lbs Platte Lake(GOMH) black/blue Lake Fork Craw Tube
18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake chart tiger Stanley Phantom
17.75"=3.45lbs Sullivan Lake PB&J Yum Wooly Bug

Total= 5 for 20.65lbs

Ikeslayer Fills His Limit

2011-07-05T12:14:00.000-05:00

Ike got out to test his motor and got a Derby Bass on Lake Zumbro

3.69lbs Lake Zumbro
3.75lbs jigworm Lake Winona
4.25lbs dropshot Lake Winona
4.00lbs dropshot Lake Winona
3.50lbs buzzbait Lake Winona

Total= 5 for 19.19lbs

Josh Douglas Adds Up

2011-07-04T23:50:00.004-05:00

Josh informed me on Facebook this one went 4.70". Be sure to check out JoshDouglasFishing.com to see what Josh is up to as it's very interesting.

4.70lbs
4.20lbs
6.60lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River

Total= 3 for 15.50lbs

Five Bass Blog Logs A Limit

2011-07-01T02:53:00.000-05:00

Five Bass blog posts about Denny's Wednesday Night Bassin'

4.12lbs Tonka Black/Blue Jig
18.00"=3.60lbs Tonka Tonka Tackle Dead Stick
18.00"=3.60lbs
4.02lbs West Rush Tonka Tackle Dead Stick
17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 5 for 18.34lbs

Bass Bloggin Shows Up With A Nice Limit

2011-06-30T14:29:00.002-05:00

Another blog joins the Derby; Bass Bloggin.

4.85lbs
4.78lbs
4.32lbs
3.52lbs
3.51lbs

Total= 5 for 20.98

Update 8/16/11
4.08lbs
4.85lbs
4.78lbs
4.32lbs
3.52lbs

Total= 5 for 21.55

Toad for Micropterous

2011-06-29T23:19:00.004-05:00

Read about this beast here...

20.00"=5.00lbs
19.75"=4.80lbs
19.25"=4.40lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs

Total= 5 for 22.00lbs

Fishing Club "First Cast" First Bass

2011-06-27T01:49:00.003-05:00

Sorry I can't figure out how to save the picture and post it here. See picture here. Anyway Greg "Lazy Ike" Huff formerly of the podcast blog "Twin Cities Limits" has renamed his show/blog a couple of times and now it's Fishing Club "First Cast". Anyway Greg says it's a 4 and we are giving him that.

4.00lbs

Glenn Walker Upgrades and Wins a Tournament

2011-06-27T00:04:00.003-05:00

Glenn Walker got a win at the West Central Bassmasters Open on Green Lake and he has a couple of Derby fish to add to his creel.

4.00lbs
3.75lbs smallie Green
4.60lbs
3.80lbs
3.75lbs

Total= 5 for 19.90lbs

BassMN.com On the Board

2011-06-24T10:30:00.001-05:00

Carl's Bassackwards Fishing Blog is now BassMN.com and he has landed some derby fish.

4.00lb White Spinnerbait
5.00lbs Strike King Rodant

Total= 2 for 9.00lbs

Bass Pundit Reaches Derby Limit

2011-06-23T09:05:00.000-05:00

This fish went 17.50" and was caught right up by the bank in some rice on a black Lane's Grass Pig in Bulldog Lake.

17.50"=3.30lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake chart tiger Stanley Phantom
17.75"=3.45lbs Sullivan Lake PB&J Yum Wooly Bug

Total= 4 for 18.45lbs

Ikeslayer Wins RABT Tournament!!!

2011-06-22T22:13:00.003-05:00

Here is the account of Ikeslayers Tournament victory on Lake Winona...

3.75lbs jigworm
4.25lbs dropshot
4.00lbs dropshot
3.50lbs buzzbait

Total= 4 for 15.50lbs

Five Bass Blog With A Bass Club Tournament Big Bass

2011-06-22T21:32:00.004-05:00

Five Bass Blog had Sunrise Bassmasters Club Tournament on East & West Rush. Tom landed the Tournament Big Bass with a 4.02lber. Good Job Tom!!!

4.02lbs West Rush Tonka Tackle Dead Stick
17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 2 for 7.02lbs

Rich's Mille Lacs Culls

2011-06-22T20:56:00.003-05:00

Rich Lindgren of Rich's Bassin' Blog got out to Mille Lacs for the first time and the smallies didn't disappoint. Unfortunately for Rich, his dad caught the biggest fish. Still Rich adds 3 culls.

19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
4.31lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 23.42lbs

Bass Pundit Ads A Couple

2011-06-15T11:52:00.001-05:00

Both were 18.5" top fish from Bulldog, bottom fish from Middle Cullen

18.50"=3.90lbs Bulldog Lake black Berkley Havoc Grass Pig
18.50"=3.90lbs Middle Cullen "Drag Stripper" Paycheck Baits Repo Man
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake chart tiger Stanley Phantom
17.75"=3.45lbs Sullivan Lake PB&J Yum Wooly Bug

Total= 4 for 15.15lbs

Micropterus On the Board

2011-06-14T12:43:00.002-05:00

This is an 18" Micropterus got at Vermilion. He also added a 3lber on that trip and has one more bass that I know about.

18.00"=3.60lbs
3.00lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs

Updated-
19.75"=4.80lbs
19.25"=4.40lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs

Note- Two fish were given .25 inch deductions because the mouth in the pictures wasn't totally closed. Reminder- Fish are to be measured with mouth closed and tail pinched for the official measurement.

Total= 5 for 20.90lbs

Cyberfish With A Couple More 18's Fills Limit.

2011-06-14T00:11:00.003-05:00

No word on where he was fishing or with what yet. I'm guessing he'll blog about it sometime this week.

18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
5.56lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 3 for 19.96lbs

Sport With A Fish

2011-06-10T23:56:00.002-05:00

Hellabass has informed me that SportSmithFishing.com got a 3.44lb, so Sport is on the board.

Rich Culls A Couple

2011-06-07T05:05:00.003-05:00

Rich Lindgren of Rich's Bassin' Blog had a couple of tournaments this weekend and put up at least a couple of Derby fish. I am sure he will be blogging about his tournament days soon. I believe he won at Medicine Lake, but the lake didn't kick out the monsters like it is known to do.

4.23lbs O' Dowd
3.81lbs Medicine

5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs
4.19lbs

Total= 5 for 22.34lbs

Updated

3.92lbs
4.23lbs O' Dowd
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs
4.19lbs

Total= 5 for 22.45lbs

Andy Rocks Fifth Five

2011-06-07T04:52:00.002-05:00

He doesn't have the biggest limit in the Derby history, but he now hold the record for the largest smallest fish in a limit with this pig. It went 5.08 and was big bass at the Big Bass Bonanza Tournament on the Horseshoe Chain. Good Job Andy's Bass Blog

5.13lbs Horseshoe Chain
5.63lbs
5.35lbs
5.53lbs
5.22lbs

Total= 5 for 26.86lbs

Five Bass with 1 Bass

2011-06-07T00:36:00.002-05:00

According to the blog post the bigger one is 17", which makes it a Derby fish.

17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 1 for 3.00lbs

JoshDouglasfishing.com Adds A Fish

2011-06-06T17:17:00.004-05:00

JoshDouglasFishing.com He has a report up from his Medicine Lake Tournament. He should have his O'Dowd Tournament report up soon.

4.20lbs
6.60lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River

Total= 2 for 10.80lbs

fishwithmatt.com Actually Gives Me Something to Work With.

2011-06-06T16:40:00.006-05:00

Matt Peters of fishwithmatt.com is a "big fish specialist" as Mercer would say. The thing is in the past he has been quiet about just how big the fish he gets are. Well he gave me the length on this toad @21", so Matt is on the board.

Here is another look at the same fish

Beauty Eh!!!

21.00=5.70lbs Mille Lacs Smallie
Total= 1 for 5.70lbs

Journal Of A Minnesota Angler With 1st Derby Bass

2011-06-06T00:05:00.001-05:00

Congratulations are in order for MNAngler of Journal of a Minnesota Angler blog on his first ever Derby fish. You can read all about the catch here.

18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 1 for 3.60lbs

Andy's Bass Blog Breaks 5lb Average Barrier!!!

2011-06-05T22:19:00.003-05:00

Andy's Bass Blog adds 2 Fivers.

5.63lbs
5.35lbs
5.53lbs
5.22lbs
4.97lbs

Total= 5 for 26.70lbs

BP on the Board!!!

2011-06-04T00:57:00.000-05:00

Bass Pundit Blog did show up on Bass Opener Weekend with an 18.5"(top) and 17.75".

18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake
17.75"=3.45lbs Sullivan Lake

Total= 2 for 7.35lbs

Cyberfish of Fish Chaser on the Board

2011-06-03T00:32:00.001-05:00

Don't get confused this is Michael "Cyberfish" Thompson formerly of the blog MT Bucket that is now named Fish Chaser. Go read his Bass Opener Report.

The Mille Lacs smallie was just shy of 21" and Cyb thought it was a 6er, but the handheld scale only said 5-9. Both the Larry's are 18" but Cyb thought weighed they would have gone 4.

5.56lbs Smallie
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 3 for 12.76lbs

Not, So Fast Rich!!!

2011-06-02T23:43:00.003-05:00

New to the Derby this year is Andy's Bass Blog and he busted it out on MN Bass Opener!

Here's my official entry for the derby. You can use the name Andy's Bass Blog for me. These fish were all caught on Saturday May 28th.

5.53lbs
5.22lbs
4.97lbs
4.64lbs
4.63lbs

Total= 5 for 24.99lbs

Now that is a serious day on the water!!! Hopefully he will blog about it.

Rich's Bassin Blog with 2nd Derby Limit Takes Lead.

2011-06-02T00:18:00.003-05:00

This is Rich's Bassin' Blog's own Josh Douglas Rule fish. It went 5.42lbs. Go see Rich's blog for his MN Opener report and pics of some of his other Derby fish.

5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule)
4.69lbs
4.19lbs
3.31lbs
3.75lbs

Total= 5 for 21.36lbs

Glenn Walker With 1st Derby Limit

2011-05-31T23:58:00.004-05:00

Glenn Walker Blog submitted the first limit of the year on May 30th.

4.60lbs
3.80lbs
3.75lbs
3.50lbs
3.50lbs

Total= 5 for 19.15lbs

The Reason For The Rule!

2011-05-28T00:56:00.002-05:00

This bad boy goes 6.60lbs and gets JoshDouglasFishing.com on the board first and his own rule.

Now rumor is Rich Lindgren also has a fish that qualifies under the Josh Douglas Rule, but I need a picture.

2011 Derby Rules

2011-05-27T00:11:00.000-05:00

1. The Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Blogger Derby 2010 runs from May 28th 2010* to November 15th 2010.

*The Josh Douglas Rule this year fish caught in MN prior to May 28th may be included in your Derby bag provided.
1. It was caught in MN where bass season is Open
2. It is a minimum of 5lbs or 20inches long.
3. We get a picture of you and the fish.

2. The Derby is open to all bloggers and Bass Pundit blog readers who fish bass in Minnesocold.

3. Bloggers will be known either by blog name or by moniker.

4. Bloggers are fishing to fill a 5 fish bag of their biggest fish caught over the coarse of the Derby .

5. Bloggers "weigh in" by:
A. Leaving a comment on this blog or Bass Pundit giving the details of either a fish, or multiple fish's weight or length.
B. Sending an email to basspundit@hotmail.com
C. Referring to a bass' weight or length on their blog (However there is no guarantee I will see the post so options A and B are preferred.

6. The Derby is on the honor system, your word is good. No need for the hassle of pictures (unless caught prior to May 28th, see Josh Douglas Rule in #1). But having pics would be nice to show off.

7. Weights can be taken from official tournament scales or hand held scales.

8 . Lengths should be measured on an accurate ruler with the fish's mouth closed and tail pinched.

9. Length will be converted to weight and Ounces to hundredths of a pound. Conversion table

10. Largemouth and smallmouth bass caught only in Minnesocold will count this year.

11. Bloggers from states other than Minnesocold are welcome and will be allowed to participate provided the bass are caught in Minnesocold.

12. Bass Minimum length of 17 inches. Minimum weight 3lbs. (See Josh Douglas Rule for exception)

13. Weight will be figured to the hundredth of a pound.

These are all the rules I can think of for now. More rules may be added.

Minnesota Bass Fishing Wins Derby!!!

2010-11-16T02:19:00.000-06:00

For the 2nd year in a row Jason Holmer of the blog Minnesota Bass Fishing has won the Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby also taking Big Bass honors for the 2nd straight year with another 7lber. Jason's 5 fish creel went 28.32lbs which unbelievably is .60 of a pound less than his Derby record bag of last year.

2nd Place goes to Rich's Bassin Blog with an impressive 27.35lb bag.

3rd Place goes to JoshDouglas.com blog with 25.32lbs

This year 16 blogs had fish, which is 1 more entrant than last year and actually 2 more blogs than last year because my friend Pete who isn't a blogger, but was in the Derby last year.

This was my best Derby yet with 23.50lbs.

Sport Culls

2010-10-15T01:19:00.001-05:00

Sport got into some dandies... If Sport gets back to me, more fish may be added from that trip.

4.50lbs
4.50lbs19.00"=4.20lbs
19.50"=4.60lbs
19.00=4.20lbs

Total= 5 fish for 22.00lbs

Holmer Extends Lead

2010-10-15T01:06:00.000-05:00

Just when I thought this thing was a race. Two culls. Pic is the 4.94lbs

5.69lbs Smallie
4.94lbs Smallie
5.25lbs
5.25lbs
7.19lbs

Total= 5 for 28.32lbs

Bass Bloggin Fills Limit

2010-10-15T01:00:00.000-05:00

Story of this one here...
3.75lbs Rush
6.94lbs Tonka
4.08lbs Koronis
3.63lbs Smallie Green
5.01 Medicine

Total=23.41lbs

I'm Culling Too!

2010-10-08T19:23:00.000-05:00

4.85lbs Platte Lake white Sizmic Toad
5.05lbs Platte Lake pumpkin Zoom Horny Toad.
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Lake Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 23.50lbs

Glenn Walker With Some Good Culls

2010-10-08T19:17:00.000-05:00

5.00lbs
4.50lbs
4.25lbs
5.00lbs
4.00lbs

Total= 22.75lbs

New Blog with Impressive 4.

2010-10-08T18:28:00.000-05:00

John Pozarski of Bass Bloggin has blogged about some good fish, this year. The pic is of a 6.94lber caught at the Vikings Bassmasters Invitational on Tonka.

6.94lbs Tonka
4.08lbs Koronis
3.63lbs Smallie Green
5.01 Medicine

Total=19.66lbs

Rich with Slight Cull

2010-10-08T18:21:00.000-05:00

And now he is knocking on Minnesota Bass Fishing blog's door.
Rich blogging about most recent fishing.

19.75"=4.80lbs Chisago
6.75lbs Medicine???
5.84lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 27.35lbs

Rich with Huge Cull

2010-10-07T00:34:00.000-05:00

Rich and his partner sacked a 29.26lb 6 fish bag. WOW!!! Unfortunately for him he only knows the weight of the big fish.

6.75lbs Medicine???
5.84lbs Minnetonka
19.25"=4.40lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 26.95lbs

Bassackwards Adds #2

2010-10-07T00:30:00.000-05:00

Story Here...
4.19lbs Minnetonka
4.75lbs

Total= 8.94lbs

Art Simms Fills Limit

2010-10-07T00:19:00.000-05:00

Art got the fish in the reeds at Big Marine Lake, story here.

18.00"=3.60lbs Big Marine
4.49lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Rush Lake
3.11lbs

Total= 17.20lbs

Finally a 5er for BP

2010-09-29T23:30:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-29T23:24:00.000-05:00

4.90lbs
5.50lbs
4.85lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs

Total- 24.25lbs

Bob of B3 with a Cull

2010-09-29T23:20:00.000-05:00

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+

2010-09-22T21:28:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-21T23:42:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-21T23:32:00.000-05:00

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

Total= 15.01

Another New Blogger In the Derby

2010-09-17T01:11:00.001-05:00

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

2010-09-17T00:59:00.001-05:00

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

2010-09-04T22:45:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-01T14:12:00.000-05:00

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

Cyberfish is Heard From

2010-08-30T21:26:00.000-05:00

MT has informed me he got a limits worth of Derby fish at the last GEM camp he worked. The only fish he could remember was the 19", which was his big bass for the week. I'll give him credit for 4x17"

19.00"=4.20lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 16.20lbs

BP with a slight Cull

2010-08-29T12:17:00.000-05:00

I got this 4lber at my Baxter Bass Snatchers Club tournament on Washburn Lake in SE Cass County. The fish was in a fallen tree and was caught on a texas rigged junebug crawtube.

4.00lbs Washington
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit
4.00lbs Platte
18.50"=3.90lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs

Total=20.70lbs

Josh Douglas Charges Up the Board.

2010-08-27T06:19:00.001-05:00

I know Josh has been catching some real pigs this summer but he hasn't been reporting them, at least until now.

5.62lbs
5.44lbs
5.25lbs
4.81lbs
4.20lbs

Total= 25.32lbs

Art Simms with #2

2010-08-27T04:40:00.000-05:00

Doesn't sound like Art has been doing much fishing this summer. He recently blogged that he got a 17" out of Rush Lake.

17.00"=3.00lbs Rush Lake
3.11lbs

Total= 6.11lbs

New Minnesocold Bass Blog Kicks Some Butt

2010-08-24T00:58:00.000-05:00

Micropterus is the new blog from Blaine's Sam Anderson. Go to the blog and check the Hawgs.

5.50lbs
4.85lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs
4.25lbs

Total- 23.60lbs

Bob's True Bag

2010-08-23T04:48:00.001-05:00

Bob Downey of Bob's Fishing Blog sent me an email giving me his true fish weights, which pushes him well past Rich into 2nd.

4.25lbs- Lake Minnetonka
4.31lbs - Coon Lake
4.31lbs- Lake Minnetonka
4.62lbs- Lake Jefferson
5.50lbs- Lake Marion

Total= 22.99lbs

New Derby Blogger: Bobby Bass of The Lodge Blog

2010-08-23T04:40:00.000-05:00

This Dandy went 4lbs 1oz. Don't miss what is going down at The Lodge.

4.06lbs

2010-08-23T04:32:00.000-05:00

Rich with a Minnetonka Momma caught on a Picasso Fantasy Football Jig.

18.25"=3.75lbs
4.66lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 21.66lbs

Team Bassackwards On the Board

2010-08-06T03:16:00.000-05:00

Apparently this is Carl's biggest bass ever. It was caught under a dock skipping a pumpkin 4 inch senko in about a foot of water.

4.75lbs

Bob with More Bass

2010-08-06T03:01:00.000-05:00

Bob Dowling of Bob's Fishing Blog had a tournament on Waconia and stuck a couple of nice ones

4.25lbs
3.25lbs
4.25lbs
4.25lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 19.25lbs

A New Blog In the Derby

2010-08-06T02:36:00.000-05:00

The blog is The Bass Chronicles formerly Team Patience blog.

Here's what I'm giving ya.

4.62lbs
3.73lbs
3.73lbs
3.73lbs
3.19lbs

Total= 19.00lbs

Rich Culls and Wins Tournament

2010-08-06T02:26:00.001-05:00

This sack of fish won Rich and his partner the Celebration Church tournament on Lake Marion. The big bass which is in Rich's left hand went 4.66lbs which is a pretty good upgrade.

4.66lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 21.16lbs

Bass Fishing In The Midwest

2010-08-06T02:19:00.000-05:00

From Rich Lindgren:
John Haynes of Bass Fishing in Midwest weighed a 4.12lb large & a 3lb fish in the Weekend Series out of Wabasha, don't think he blogged about it though.

Indeed he didn't blog about it, but they count

4.12
3.00

Total= 7.12lbs

Holmer with a small Cull

2010-08-06T02:13:00.000-05:00

I believe it's the fish on the far left.

4.87lbs
5.25lbs
5.25lbs
4.87lbs
7.19lbs

Total= 5 for 27.43lbs

BP Breaks 20 with 19"+

2010-07-22T15:37:00.000-05:00

I got this 19.25" during pre-fish on Rabbit Lake, which puts me over 20lbs and my Derby weight of 2009. No details on the catch until after Saturday's tournament.

19.25"=4.40lbs
4.00lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs Smallie
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallie
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total=20.45lbs

Art Simms On the Board

2010-07-22T15:32:00.000-05:00

Art caught a 3.11lber at the Forest Lake Full Throttle Tournament where he finished in 4th Place. Details of the catch at Art Simms Bass Fishing blog.

3.11lbs

Rich Fills Limit

2010-07-19T02:03:00.000-05:00

Rich has added 2 fish, which fills his limit. Culling Time!!!

18.25"=3.75lbs
3.22lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 19.72lbs

Bob with another Win

2010-07-19T01:59:00.000-05:00

Bob Dowling of Bob's Fishing Blog won another club tournament on Lake Minnetonka. He reported weighing one fish over 4lbs, so I'll call it 4.25lbs.

4.25lbs
4.25lbs
3.25lbs
3.00lbs

Total= 14.75lbs

Holmer Extends Lead!!!

2010-07-07T22:33:00.000-05:00

This fish was described as a "freak" because it was so thick and had a small head.

5.25lbs
4.69lbs Smallie
5.25lbs
4.87lbs
7.19lbs

Total= 5 for 27.25lbs

Will Jason beat his amazing bag from last year?

Rich with #3

2010-07-07T22:16:00.000-05:00

This 19" was caught in Lake Marion.

19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 12.75lbs