The Winner is Ikeslayer!!!

He entered late in the game, but that's OK and he ended up running away with it. No one could match those 3 5lb kickers, especially the 5.62lb big bass.

I guess Ike kind of has an advantage on me, because he lives so much farther south where the bass have that extended growing season. I don't know what Hellabass, Cyberfish, or Duffman have for an excuse.

Ikeslayer puts the icing on the cake

Ike booted his little fish with a 4.47lber over MEA weakend. He got it on a green pumpkin swim jig.

4.47lbs
4.68lbs
5.62lbs
5.50lbs
5.06lbs

Total 25.33lbs

I can't believe I culled in November

Fishing from shore today at our lake place on Platte I landed a fat 19 incher. Yeah!!! I got it on a white Outkast swim jig.

19.00"=4.20lbs
19.50"= 4.60lbs
4.13lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth

Total=21.03lbs

Duffman catching up.

Duffman has pretty much gone silent as far as contacting me here at the BP blogs but he does post at FishingMinnesota.com from time to time. Apparently he got a 17" and 18" this weekend.

Hey Duffman if you ever stop by here and have bigger fish to report, you better get them in by November 15th because that is the cut off date.

Duffman
17.00"=3.00lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
19.25"=4.40lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 14.60lbs

A New Leader

Ikeslayer bags a mid 4lber and dethrowns Hellabass.

Will Hellabass come through in the clutch or is he out of gas?

Personally I am not holding out much hope of multiple 6lbers. Bass fishing for me has been tough when I've been out.

4.68lbs
5.62lbs
5.50lbs
5.06lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total 24.46lbs

BP finally breaks 19"

Today from shore at the Rock Lake public access I got a 19.50 incher. This is my first bass at or over 19" since the bass season opened. I caught it on a black spinnerbait with a fairly big Indiana blade.

19.50"= 4.60lbs
4.13lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth

Total=20.88lbs

Duffman on the board.

Duffman could be laying low as he had gone silent. He is however posting occasionally at FishingMinnesota.com and that is where I found him with this 19.25" Lunker.

Duffman
19.25"=4.40lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 8.00lbs

New Guy almost tops Hellabass

I got an email from Isaac "Ikeslayer" Karow wanting to know if he could get in the derby at this late date. Of Coarse he could if he had bass big enough to qualify and boy did he.

He is just 1 one hundredth of a point below Hellabass. I think he thought he had Hellabass beat, but his two 18's are holding him back.

5.62lbs
5.50lbs
5.06lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total 23.38lbs

Cyberfish Drought Ends

Cyb gets his first upgrade since mid June at the Fishers of Men Fishing Club Twin Cities Fall Outing. He nailed a 19 inch Smallie on Mule Lake with a twister tail jig while trying for walleyes.

19.00"=4.20lbs Smallmouth
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs

Total= 20.30lbs

Slight Cull Up for BP

My fish that took Big Bass honors at the Bass Snatcher Serpent lake tournament was 4.13lbs, so I gained just a wee bit of weight.

BP
4.13lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs

Total=20.33lbs

Sporto Culls

It's all smallies for Sporto and he moves ahead of Pete.

19.00"=4.20lbs Smallmouth
3.66 Smallmouth
3.60 Smallmouth
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth
Total=18.51lbs

Pete culls with his first Bucketmouth

He got it at Cross Lake

17.50"=3.30lbs
19.75"=4.80lbs Smallmouth Mille Lacs July
18.00"=3.60lbs Smallmouth Mississippi July
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth Mississippi July
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallmouth Mille Lacs June

Total=18.00lbs

Hellabass Now Has Derby Big Bass

While practicing for the Minnesocold Federation Nation State Championship he caught a monster 20.25" Smallmouth. To bad he didn't get it in the Championship, but it does increase his lead and take Big Bass in the Derby.

Hellabass
20.25"=5.15lbs Smallmouth
4.00lbs
4.90lbs
4.90lbs
4.44lbs
Total= 23.39lbs

Hellabass Extends lead

With a 4lb fish caught at Vermillion

Hellabass
4.00lbs
4.90lbs
4.90lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
4.44lbs
Total= 22.14lbs

Sporto Fills his limit

3.66 Smallmouth
3.60 Smallmouth
3.10lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth
Total=17.41lbs

BP racks up 4th and 5th 18.75" at GEM Camp

On the 2nd night and the last night of GEM camp I caught a 18.75incher which puts all five of my keepers at that length. I got the first one on a white single spin colorado blade spinnerbait and I got the 2nd on a Black/Yellow nose Snagproof Bobby's Perfect Frog.

BP
18.75"=4.05lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs

Total=20.25lbs

Sporto adds #3

Sporto got a 3lber at the Tonka tournament for Gopher Bassmasters. July has sure ended with a flurry.

3.10lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth
Total=10.15lbs

Pete wants to get in it.

He probably has more weight, but we aren't sure on some of the fish, so we went conservative.

19.75"=4.80lbs Smallmouth Mille Lacs July
18.00"=3.6lbs Smallmouth Mississippi July
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth Mississippi July
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallmouth Mille Lacs June
17.00"=3.00lbs Smallmouth Mille Lacs June
No Sewer Trout

Total=17.70lbs

Hellabass takes the lead Big Time!!!

Thanks to a good day on Tonka Hellabass upgrades with his two biggest fish of the year and breaks the 20lb barrier.

Hellabass
4.90lbs
4.90lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
3.81lbs
4.44lbs
Total= 21.95lbs

The Drought is Over. BP back in 2nd.

It has been quite a while since someone has registered a fish here at the Derby. Tonight I got a Smallmouth on the SSippi that was just short of 19inches so it counts for 18.75" or 4.05 lbs which is a .45lb upgrade. If it was just 1/16th inch bigger I would be in the lead.

BP
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs

Total=19.65lbs

Hellabass moves into 2nd!

Hellabass
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
3.60lbs
3.81
4.44
Total= 19.50lbs

Hellabass Inches UP

The smallie went 3.5lbs so Hellabass gains .20lbs.

Hellabass
3.50lbs smallmouth
3.60lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
3.81
4.44
Total= 18.65lbs

Rumor has it that Duffman caught a hawg, but there has been no attempt to put it in the Derby.

I cull

I was fishing Mille Lacs with Cisco Pete when this 18.75" Sally hit my #10 Pink Husky Jerk. That is a quarter of a pound upgrade and tied for my big fish.

BP
18.75"=4.05lbs Smallmouth
18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.75"=4.05lbs

Hellabass Upgrades a bit.

Rich had a Jr. Bassmasters tournament on O'Dowd and managed to lift himself .45lbs.

Hellabass
3.60lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
3.81
4.44

Sporto+1/Cyberfish limit leads!

Sporto records a 2nd Smallie.

18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth
Total=7.05lbs

Cyberfish sacks his limit with 3x18" and retakes the lead.
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
20.00"=5.00lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
Total= 19.70lbs

I Cull, Hellabass fills Limit

BP- I got a 18.25" Smallmouth on a wht/chart Subwalk on Mille Lacs so I cull up .60lbs.

18.25"=3.75lbs Smallmouth
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs Smallmouth
18.75"=4.05lbs
Total= 18.45

Hellabass goes 3x17" at the Bassmaster Weekend Series at Le Homme dieu where he finished 8th.

17.50"=3.30lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs
3.81
4.44
Total=18.00

Sporto 17.5" Sally.

We have another horse in the Derby: Sporto fromSport's Outdoors Forum

Sporto
17.5"= 3.30lbs Smallmouth

BP fills the first limit...

It's all culling from here on out for me.

BP:
18"= 3.60lbs
18.25"= 3.75lbs
17.50"= 3.30lbs Smallmouth
18.75"= 4.05lbs
17.25"= 3.15lbs
Total= 17.85lbs

BP takes the lead.

Today I got out and did a little smallmouth fishing from shore at Mille Lacs. While I didn't get into any giants, my big fish was 17.5" so I have a third fish.

BP
17.50"= 3.30lbs Smallmouth
17.25"= 3.15lbs
18.75"= 4.05lbs
Total= 10.50lbs

Hellabass enters the fray!!!

I don't know if they are the fish in the pics or not, but he has

Hellabass:
4/7oz=4.44lbs
3/13oz= 3.81
Total= 8.25lbs

Duffman on the Board

He got an 18" for 3.60lbs

BP scores again.

I landed a 18.75 on Platte today on a purple Frenzy Popper. I also had one that was just short of 17" come in on the "lost jig."

BP
17.25"= 3.15lbs
18.75"= 4.05lbs
Total 7.20lbs

BP on the board!!!

OK so it just squeaks in at 17.25, but it's a start. I caught her on a Bullfrog Berkley Frenzy Pop 5-26-08 on Rock Lake

Cyberfish takes the lead!!!

2 Largemouth for 8.90lbs. Hopefully there will be some pics on his blog when he gets around to doing his report.

Cyberfish
20=5lbs
18.5=3.90lbs

Who is going to be the first to register a fish?

Length to Lbs conversion

17" = 3lbs
17.25"= 3.15lbs
17.5"= 3.3lbs
17.75"= 3.45lbs
18"= 3.6lbs
18.25"= 3.75lbs
18.5"= 3.9lbs
18.75"= 4.05lbs
19"= 4.2lbs
19.25= 4.40lbs
19.5"= 4.6lbs
19.75"= 4.8lbs
20"= 5.0lbs
20.25"= 5.15lbs
20.5"= 5.3lbs
20.75"= 5.5lbs
21"= 5.7lbs
21.25"= 5.95lbs
21.5"= 6.2lbs
21.75"= 6.4lbs
22"= 6.6lbs
22.25"= 6.85lbs
22.5"= 7.1lbs
22.75"= 7.35lbs
23"= 7.6lbs
23.25"= 7.85lbs
23.5"= 8.1lbs

Ounces to hundredths
1oz= .06
2oz= .12
3oz= .19
4oz= .25
5oz= .31
6oz= .37
7oz= .44
8oz= .50
9oz= .56
10oz= .62
11oz= .69
12oz= .75
13oz= .81
14oz= .87
15oz= .94

Derby Rules

1. The Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Derby 2008 runs from May 24th 2008 to November 15th 2008.
2. The Derby is open to anyone wanting to take the BP on that fishes largemouth and smallmouth bass in the great state of Minnesocold.
3. All Derby contenders must have a moniker or nickname by which they will be known.
4. Contenders are fishing to fill a 5 fish bag of their biggest fish caught over the coarse of the Derby .
5. Contenders "weigh in" by leaving a comment on this blog, with moniker, giving the details of either a fish, or multiple fish's weight or length.
6. The Derby is on the honor system, your word is good. No need for the hassle of pictures. 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 in the state of Minnesocold are eligible for entry into a contenders bag.
11. Fish from Minnesocold border states (ND,SD,IA,WI) and Canada are eligible to be entered into a contenders bag.
12. Fisherpeople from states other than Minnesocold and the border states are welcome and will unofficially be allowed to participate. Their catches will be posted, but they won't count towards being the Derby winner due to the fact that bass just don't get as big in Minnesocold as they do in points South, West, and East.
13. Bass Minimum length of 17 inches. Minimum weight 3lbs.
14 Weight will be figured to the hundredth of a pound.

These are all the rules I can think of for now. More will probably soon follow.

The Process of being a Derby Contender

#1 Select a moniker (example: Cyberfish, Duffman, Hellabass)
#2 Go out and catch big bass then measure or weigh them.
#3 Leave a comment with your moniker letting the BP know about your catch so he can credit you in the Derby.

Optional (encouraged):
If you have one, email a picture of you and your fish or just the fish to basspundit@hotmail.com

Welcome

As of Friday 5-23-08 this is the newest blog in the Bass Pundit Blog Franchise Empire. The point of the blog is to have a little friendly competition between friends of the BP who reside or fish in Minnesocold. In 2007 the BP competitions were limited to BP vs. Cyberfish and the Bass Pundit Blog Chronicled BP vs. Duffman. Now in 2008 there is a contest open to all who ply the pristine waters of our beloved state of Minnesocold.