Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Rich with a slight Cull


4.86lbs
4.25 Smallie
4.63lbs
5.31lbs
4.56lbs


Total 23.61lbs

Monday, September 21, 2009

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

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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

Monday, September 14, 2009

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

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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

Monday, August 17, 2009

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

Friday, August 14, 2009

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

Monday, August 10, 2009

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

Saturday, August 1, 2009

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

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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

Monday, July 20, 2009

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

Sunday, July 19, 2009

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

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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

Monday, July 13, 2009

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

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

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Uh OH! Our derby leader the blog Minnesota Bass Fishing seems to have disappeared, though I can bring it up with Google. I hope they get things squared away.

Update: I figured out that he slightly changed the URL which used to be kind of goofy. The URL now is http://minnesotabass.blogspot.com/ .

Bassackwards with a couple of culls

Go to Bassackwards blog to see the video...

Both fish were caught on a Spro Bronzeye Frog

18.00"=3.60lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs


18.00"=3.60lbs
3.00lbs
3.00lbs

Total: 16.35lbs

Monday, July 6, 2009

Cyberfish with a Big #2


Mike "Cyberfish" Thompson of MT Bucket Blog didn't whack the snot of the Mille Lacs smallies but he did get 1 that was over 20."

20.25"=5.15lbs Smallie
18.75"=4.05lbs

Total 9.20lbs

Friday, July 3, 2009

Nick's Bass Blog Culls A Solid Pound +

It was second big fish and anchored a win in the Golden Hook Bassers Club Washington/Stella tournament.

4.05lbs
5.00lbs
4.00lbs
4.00lbs
3.00lbs at Minnetonka Bass Classic

Total= 20.05lbs

Josh Douglas with a very small cull

3.69lbs Smallie

4.80lbs
4.00lbs
3.70lbs Smallie
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total= 20.59lbs

Be sure to visit everyone's blog for stories of their fish.

Casey Fills Limit and Culls


He told me where he got these but I forgot, it wasn't a well known lake.

18.00"=3.60lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs

21.00"=5.70lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total=20.40lbs

Sport Fills Limit


Sport Smith lands this nice 4lber out of Knife Lake near Mora

19.50=4.60
18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
3.00lbs
17.00"=3.00lbs

Total=17.65lbs

Art Simms Culls

18.00"=3.60lbs

5.25lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
17.75"=3.45lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=21.05lbs

Monday, June 22, 2009

Josh Douglas Culls with 2 Four's.

Josh scored at Denny's Super 30 on Minnetonka.
4.80lbs
4.00lbs

3.70lbs Smallie
3.50lbs Smallie
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total= 20.40lbs

Update Josh blogged about another 4 plus pound fish that he got on Tonka. Unless Josh gives me a better account, it's only going to count for 4lbs.

4.00lbs
4.80lbs
4.00lbs
3.70lbs Smallie
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total= 20.70lbs

Art Simms catches another 5 pounder, fills limit, and culls.

How do you win the Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Bloggers Derby 2009? If 2008 is any indication, you do it by catching 5lb bass and Art has his second. He caught the 5.25lb donkey in a tournament on Green Lake (Chisago). Not surprisingly it was the tournament "Big Bass." Look for Art to have a report on his blog soon.

5.25lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
17.75"=3.45lbs

17.50=3.30lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs

Total=20.75lbs

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Nicks Bass Blog On the Board

This is impressive because he caught these fish out of the peanut factory that is Sylvia/Twin now East and West Sylvia. It sounds like if Nick would have blogged exact weights, his weight would have been higher.

5.00lbs
4.00lbs
4.00lbs
3.00lbs
3.00lbs at Minnetonka Bass Classic

Total= 19.00lbs

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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

BP Cull

Will I ever get a true kicker?
4.10lbs
18.00"=3.60
18.00"=3.60 Smallie
19.00"=4.20 Smallie
18.75"=4.05 Smallie

Total=19.55lbs

Sport Adds 3

18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
3.00lbs

17.00"=3.00lbs

Total=13.05

Art Simms adds #3

Art Simms Bass Fishing Blog
17.50=3.30lbs
20.25"=5.15lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
Total=11.75lbs

Friday, June 12, 2009

Casey Catches a Slob takes over Big Bass

Casey Nygren of Casey's Catch of the Day blog caught this 21 inch bass on an un-named slop frog. He also added an 18"

21.00"=5.70lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

17.50"=3.30lbs

Total=12.60lbs

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Josh Douglas Culls

Josh reports catching a 4lb largemouth pre-fishing for Silverado Pro AM at Green Lake (Spicer)

4.00lbs
3.70lbs Smallie
3.25lbs Smallie
3.50lbs Smallie
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total=18.85lbs

Monday, June 8, 2009

Fishing Hype with Limit

Brian Brown AKA Fishing Hype reports having a limit of 17 inch smallmouth from Green Lake in Willmar at the Silverado Pro-Am Bass Tour.

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

Total= 15.00lbs

Friday, June 5, 2009

Another 18"


Tonight the Grumpy Old Man Hole gave up an 18", so I get a small cull.

18.00"=3.60
18.00"=3.60 Smallie
19.00"=4.20 Smallie
18.75"=4.05 Smallie
17.75"=3.45 Smallie

Total=18.90lbs

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Mille Lacs small cull for BP

Tonight I got an 18inch Smallie.

18.00"=3.60 Smallie
19.00"=4.20 Smallie
18.75"=4.05 Smallie
17.75"=3.45 Smallie
17.50"=3.30lbs

Total= 18.60lbs

Josh Douglas Wins Tournament and Fills Derby Limit


Bass Fishing Blogger Josh Douglas won the Bassmaster Weekend Series Tournament on Pool 3-5 this past weekend. You can read the details at his blog.

3.70lbs Smallie
3.25lbs Smallie
3.50lbs Smallie
3.13lbs Smallie

19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Total=17.98lbs

Monday, June 1, 2009

Mille Lacs is good to BP again!


I was just telling Cyberfish how the smallies were not hitting topwater when this 19" toad slurped in my gold Berkley Frenzy Popper. This fish culls up a pound plus, I think it would have weighed more than the length to lbs conversion credits it for.

19.00"=4.20 Smallie
18.75"=4.05 Smallie
17.75"=3.45 Smallie
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs

Total= 18.30lbs

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Mille Lacs is good to BP

I did a short shore trip off of Eddy's Jetti tonight and filled my limit and culled with a couple of fat Mille Lacs footballs. I got them both on a 3/16oz white/chart with chart blades Strike King spinnerbait.

18.75"=4.05 Smallie
17.75"=3.45 Smallie

17.50"=3.30lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs

Total= 17.25lbs

Life and Times in the Great Outdoors

Greg Clusiau scored a 3lb bass, so his blog is on the board.

3.00lbs

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Great GOMH Whackfest of 2009



The Great GOMH Whackfest of 2009 Report here...

17.50"=3.30lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
17.25"=3.15lbs

17.00"=3.00lbs

Total= 12.75lbs

Rich Gets Richer (but not much)


Details of the catch here...

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

Total 21.87lbs

Carl's Bassackwards on the board.


Carl's Bassackwards Fishing Blog has now blogged his Bass Opener and I am going to give him credit for a limit of 3lbers. I am guessing that he probably had more weight if he would have measured all his fish, but without the specifics you get the mark down.

18.00"=3.60lbs
3.00lbs
3.00lbs
3.00lbs
3.00lbs

Total: 15.60lbs

BP breaks drought!


Got her off a boat lift with a funky chicken Zoom Super Fluke. For those who are keeping track it took me 9 days of open fishing for bass to catch a single 3lb fish.

17.00"=3.00lbs

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Casey's Catch of the Day on the Board

Over Memorial Day weekend Casey of Casey's Catch of the Day blog got a 17.50".

17.50"=3.30lbs

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Cyberfish on the board!


I had a couple fish like this last year, this pig for Cyberfish of MT Bucket was just short of 19" so it counts at 18.75" even though it was longer than that.

18.75"=4.05lbs

Hella's Big Bass


5.31LBS

This one is slightly bigger than his biggest bass last year, so he is off to a great start.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Hellabass Culls Big Time

Bass Opener was good for Hellabass. Apparently he did it with Lake Fork Ring Fry's on a mystery lake.

5.31lbs This takes big bass away from Art Simms.
4.56lbs

17.75"=3.45lbs Smallie
18.50"=3.90lbs Smallie
19"=4.20lbs

Total 21.42lbs

Pete wants to join us.

Pete is not a blogger but he is grandfathered in from last year. Pete pretty much only fishes for bass when he is with me or his friend Greg. I am not happy that Pete is on the board and I'm not at this point with 4 fishing days under my belt.

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

Total= 9.90lbs

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Sport Squeeks In

Sport's Outdoors Forum is heard from. Sport caught a 3lber on Pool 2.

3.00lbs Smallie

Ikeslayer seeks to defend title

Last years Derby winner Ikeslayer of AJ Rods and Tackle Blog is seeking to defend the title.

He has a
3lber
3.5lber
4.5lber
Total= 11.00lbs

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Josh Douglas.com Blog has a fish.

Josh caught a 19" smallie on Pool 2 for the Gopher Bassmasters Tournament. So Josh Douglas.com Blog is on the board.

19"=4.20lbs Smallie

Correction:
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie

Monday, May 18, 2009

Art Simms Catches a TOAD!

While pre-fishing Balsaam Lake WI Art Simms of Art Simms Bass Fishing Blog landed a 20.25" largemouth. In the tournament he landed a 17.50" largie.

20.25"=5.15lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
Total=8.45lbs

Hellabass fills limit!

The mighty Mississippi gave up 3 more quality fish to Rich.

17.75"=3.45lbs Smallie
18.50"=3.90lbs Smallie
17.50"=3.30lbs

19"=4.20lbs
17.5"=3.30lbs
Total: 18.15lbs

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Hellabass with 1st Blood


Details of the catch at Rich's Bassin Blog

19"=4.20lbs
17.5"=3.30lbs
Total: 7.50lbs

The Derby Process

#1 Look to see if your blog is on the list. If it isn't let me know and I will include you.
#2 Go out and catch big bass then measure or weigh them.
#3 Leave a comment, email with your moniker or blog name letting the BP know about your catch so he can credit you in the Derby. When you blog about the fish you catch I may end up getting the info that way too.

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

Note: As per Derby Rules for a bass to qualify it must be caught in Minnesota and must be a minimum of 17 inches or 3lbs.

2009 Derby Rules

1. The Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Blogger Derby 2009 runs from May 2nd 2009 to November 15th 2009. However, For a bass to count it must come from a body of water where bass are in season.

2. The Derby is open to all bloggers who fish bass anywhere North of the Southern border of the great state of Minnesocold.

Note: Pete and Duffman will be grandfathered in if they want, even though they are not bloggers.

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. Refering to a bass' weight or length on their blog (However there is no guarentee 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. 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 North of Southern state line of Minnesocold are eligible for entry into a bloggers bag.

11. Bloggers from states other than Minnesocold are welcome and will be allowed to participate provided the bass are caught North of the Southern border of MN.

12. Bass Minimum length of 17 inches. Minimum weight 3lbs.

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.