Bass Utopia's Jason Holmer On the Board

The story of this fish can be found at Bass Utopia. 

6.01lbs

Holmer Wins the Derby Yet Again

5.37lb Smallie Mille Lacs

Jason Holmer of Bass Utopia had a down year for him, but still managed to win the Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby again this year.

5.62lbs
5.37lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.12lbs
4.62lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.81lbs

Total= 26.54lbs

Jason Holmer Started the Year With a Beast Smallie

Jason got this 5.81lb smallmouth February.  It qualifies as a Josh Douglas Rule fish.  Heck of a start for the 4 -Time Reining Derby Champion.

5.81lbs

Total= 5.81lbs

Holmer Is Back On Top

5.75lbs Mille Lacs

6.25lbs Mille Lacs

It looks like Jason Holmer is going to win the Derby yet again.

6.25lb Smallie Mille Lacs Green Pumpkin Tube
5.75lb Picasso Jig w Power Bait Chigger Craw
5.75lb Smallie Mille Lacs Green Pumpkin Tube
5.62lbs Jig with Chigger Craw
6.12lbs NorthStar Custom Baits Blue Gill Swim Jig w/ Berkley Fishing Havoc grass pig!

Total= 29.49

Holmer Climbing

Jason got this 5.62 brute at a Denny's Tournament on Tonka with a brown/black jig with Green Pumpkin Chigger Craw Trailer.

5.62lbs Jig with Chigger Craw
6.12lbs NorthStar Custom Baits Blue Gill Swim Jig w/ Berkley Fishing Havoc grass pig!

Total= 11.74

Holmer of Bass Utopia Is At It Again

Holmer lands a 6.12lb fish to start 2012.  He got it on a NorthStar Custom Baits Blue Gill Swim Jig tipped with a Berkley Fishing Havoc grass pig!

6.12lbs NorthStar Custom Baits Blue Gill Swim Jig  w/ Berkley Fishing Havoc grass pig!

No Kidding, Holmer is Culling Twice

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

Holmer Dropping Bombs Breaks 30lb Barrier

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

MN Bass Fishing Steps In the Ring

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

Minnesota Bass Fishing Wins Derby!!!

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.

Holmer Extends Lead

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

Holmer Fills Limit, Assumes Huge Lead

Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing blog was due to lead once he had a limit and now he does
This one was 21 inches, but only went 4lbs 11ozs.

This one was 4-7,


4.69lbs Smallie
4.44lbs Smallie
5.25lbs
4.87lbs
7.19lbs

Total= 5 for 26.44lbs

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.

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

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

Jason Holmer extends his lead.

This one went 4.70lbs and was caught out of Minnetonka.

4.70lbs

4.80lbs Smallie
4.70lbs Smallie
4.70lbs
4.20lbs

Total= 23.10lbs

A New Leader Has Emerged

Jason Holmer of Minnesota Bass Fishing is now at the top of the standings with some outstanding fish from the far North, Pelican Lake by Orr.

4.80lbs Smallie
4.70lbs Smallie
4.70lbs
4.20lbs
4.00lbs Smallie

Total= 22.40lbs