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

Carl Got Another Beast!!!

6.87lb Beast

Carl of BassMN.com had a heck of a year setting his personal best largemouth two separate times.

6.87lbs
4.00lbs
4.00lbs
6.50Lbs
3.75lbs

 Total= 25.12lbs

New Blogger to the Derby: northstarangler

4.00lbs

Northstarangler is a blog I just found.  He has been blogging since late August.

5.50lbs
5.50lbs
5.00lbs
4.00lbs

Total= 20.00lbs

The Casual Basser Adds a 4th Fish

18.00" Larry

The Casual Basser added a 4th fish to his big.

18.00"=3.60lbs
4.20lbs
3.30lbs
3.31lbs

 Total= 14.41lbs

Micropterus Comes On Strong Late

21.5" Smallie

Micropterus put four smallies of at least 20inches in his bag in October and November.  Heck of a job Sam

20.50"=5.30lbs Smallie
20.00"=5.00lbs Smallie
20.00"=5.00lbs Smallie
20.00"=5.00lbs Smallie
19.50lbs=4.60lbs Smallie

Total= 24.90lbs

Rich Adds Two 4's

4.07lbs

4.09lbs
4.07lbs
4.20lbs Basstek Jig
4.19lbs
5.56lbs

 Total= 22.11

Justin Lundborg Added 3 Culls To End the Year

Justin Lundborg Fishing's bag for the year.

5.05lbs
4.80lbs
4.65lbs
5.11lbs
4.60lbs

Total= 24.21lbs

Jason Dudek Adds a Pair of 5's

5.50lbs

Jason caught this one a small metro lake on an XZone Slammer.

5.50lbs XZone Slammer
5.00lbs
5.20lbs Smallie Mille Lacs Duo Realis 120SP
4.70lbs Tonka
5.69lbs Smallie Mille Lacs Lake Duo Realis 120SP

 Total=26.09

GlennWalkerFishing.com Adds a 5.

5.00lbs

GlennWalkerfishing.com with a 5lber.

5.00lbs
4.25lbs
4.18lbs
5.25lbs
4.87lbs

Total=23.55lbs

All Above 4's For BP (That's Me)!

I didn't think to take a picture of the fish when I had the chance, but it did win me the Bass Snatchers Lunker/ Big Bass at Rabbit Lake.

4.25lbs Rabbit Lake, 4" Powerbait Crazy Legs Chigger Craw
20.00"=5.00lbs Platte Lake, Tru Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte River, Tru Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
19.00"=4.20lbs Platte Lake, Stanley Phantom
19.50"=4.60lbs Sullivan Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry Christopherson's Craw Tube

Total= 22.45lbs

Justin Lundborg Culls 3

4.41lbs

4.60lber & 4.35lber

4.60lbs
4.35lbs
4.41lbs
5.11 lbs Frog
4.50 lbs

Total= 22.97

3X17" For Journal Of A MN Angler

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

Total= 9.00lbs

The Casual Basser Gets His Personal Best

4.20lbs

4.20lbs
3.30lbs
3.31lbs

Total=  10.81lbs

Dudek Fills Limit and Culls

5.20Lbs Duo Realis 120SP

4.70 Tonka

5.20lbs Smallie Mille Lacs Duo Realis 120SP
4.70lbs Tonka
4.50lbs
5.69lbs Smallie Mille Lacs Lake Duo Realis 120SP
4.50lbs Smallie Mille Lacs XZone Slammer

Total=24.59

I Got A 5, Big Cull!!!

20.00"=5.00lbs Platte Lake, Tru Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte River, Tru Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
19.00"=4.20lbs Platte Lake, Stanley Phantom
19.50"=4.60lbs Sullivan Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry Christopherson's Craw Tube
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry

Total= 22.10lbs

Rich Lindgren Culls A Couple

4.20lber Caught on a BassTek  Jig

4.20lbs Basstek Jig
3.70lbs
4.19lbs
3.50lbs
5.56lbs

 Total= 21.15

Fish Chaser Gets On the Board This Year

Mike got a couple on Big Sandy Lake on the KVD Sexy Frog.

18.50"=3.90lbs Big Sandy Lake KVD Sexy Frog
18.00"=3.60lbs Big Sandy Lake KVD Sexy Frog

Total= 7.50lbs

I Got A Cull

19.25"=4.40lbs Platte River, Tru Tungsten Mad Maxx Frog
19.00"=4.20lbs Platte Lake, Stanley Phantom
19.50"=4.60lbs Sullivan Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry Christopherson's Craw Tube
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry
18.00"=3.60lbs Bulldog Lake, black/blue Powerbait Crazy Legs Chigger Craw

 Total= 20.70lbs

Andy Culls a Couple

5.32lbs

5.07

5.32lbs
5.07lbs
5.70lbs
5.11lbs
5.09lbs

 Total=26.29lbs

Justin Lundborg Culls 3 Fish

5.11lbs Caught On A Frog

And he has more culls coming soon.
5.11 lbs Frog 
4.50 lbs 
4.10 lbs
4.00 lbs
3.91 lbs

Total= 21.62

Jody White Adds A Couple

4.00lbs
3.50lbs
3.50lbs

Total= 11.50lbs

Micropterus Has A Limit

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

Total=21.50lbs

BassMN.com's Personal Best

And it takes over Big Bass for this year in the Derby.  Great Job Carl!!!

6.50Lbs
3.75lbs

Total= 10.25lbs

New Blogger to the Derby: Jason Dudek Fishing

5.69lbs

4.50lbs

5.69lbs Smallie Mille Lacs Lake Duo Realis 120SP
4.50lbs Smallie Mille Lacs XZone Slammer
3.50lbs Tonka XZone Slammer

Total= 13.69lbs

FishwithMatt.com Got a Sow

Welcoming Matt of FishwithMatt.com back to the Derby this year.  He would be a perennial contender if he just would acknowledge the fish he catches.  He posted this one on Facebook, so I got at least one for him this year.
5.50lbs

New Blogger To The Derby: Jody White Fishing.com

Welcome to Minnesota Jody!  Check out his blog Jodywhitefishing.com

3.50lbs Mille Lacs

Total=3.50lbs

This Fish Has Quite A Tale

 I arrived at the GOMH at about 8:30PM and started casting my white Stanley Phantom just to the left of "the juice."  The "juice" is now plugged up with weeds. On about my third cast a fish was hitting my lure and I jerked.  My Phantom came off of the Norman Speed Clip.  I must not have put it on correctly because that has never ever happened to me with a topwater lure;  Spinnerbaits more times than I care to think about, a couple of times with diving plugs, but never a topwater.  Anyway I hadn't hooked the fish, so I could see it floating out there. I immediately grabbed the chartreuse firetiger Phantom and started casting for it. On about the 3rd attempt a jumpin bullhead jumped all over the chartreuse Phantom.  Keep in mind I was not working the bait, just trying to catch my lure.  I quickly reeled it in the discover it was a 19" Derby Fish.

 I got the fish back in the lake.  The current was not pulling from the area my Phantom was sitting, so I re-spotted  it and tried in vain to hook it.  But after about 10 minutes of that a boat came through the channel and agreed to try and get it for me.  Being that it's such a big bait he spotted it no problem when I cast to show him where it was.  I got my Phantom back!  I do have one more in that color, but all the same I don't want to ever lose any of them.  I may never be able to find another one of any color.

19.00"=4.20lbs Platte Lake, Stanley Phantom
19.50"=4.60lbs Sullivan Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry Christopherson's Craw Tube
18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake (GOMH), Huckleberry
18.00"=3.60lbs Rock Lake, Stanley Phantom
18.00"=3.60lbs Bulldog Lake, black/blue Powerbait Crazy Legs Chigger Craw

 Total= 19.90lbs

New Blogger To The Derby: The Casual Basser

3.31lbs

He got it on a NorthStar Custom Baits Flip n Swim Jig.  Get the whole story here.

Total=3.31lbs

Justin Lundborg with a Small Cull

3.75lbs

Caught on a Frog.

3.75lbs
4.00lbs
3.50lbs
3.90lbs
3.91lbs
Total= 19.06lbs

Glenn Walker With A Couple Of Culls From Mille Lacs

4.25lbs

4.25lbs
4.18lbs
5.25lbs
4.87lbs
4.00lbs

Total=22.55lbs

Andy's Bass Blog On the Board

5.09lber and 5.70lber

Andy has decided to take this year off from blogging, but he was still welcome to participate in the Derby as that his blog is still online.  You can keep up with Andy by friending him on Facebook.  He has some pictures of some big fish he got yesterday there, including the two up above.

5.70lbs
5.01lbs
5.11lbs
5.09lbs
4.93lbs

Total=25.84lbs

BassMN.com Gets on the Board

3.75lbs

Caught of a Rock Pile in a tournament.  Don't know what lake or bait.

3.75lbs

Justin Lundborg Fills His Limit

He got this 4lber pre-fishing for a tournament.  Obviously caught on a Scatter Rap.

4.00lbs
3.50lbs
3.90lbs
3.91lbs
3.50lbs

Total=18.81lbs

Glenn Walker Has New Website & A Limit

Turns Out Glenn had his website Glennwalkerfishing.com up last year.  I just didn't know about it  It's a nice site go check it out.

Here are his fish so far this year.

5.25lbs
4.87lbs
4.00lbs
3.56lbs
3.37lbs

Total=21.05

New Blogger to The Derby: Justin Lundborg

His first Derby fish

3.90lbs

It hit a Strike King Swim Jig with Kalin's 3" Grub trailer.

3.91lbs

He got this one on a Strike King Zero in a league tournament on 6-7.  I am also crediting him with a 3.5lb fish that he mentioned on the blog Justin Lundborg Fishing.

3.90lbs
3.91lbs
3.50lbs

Total=11.31lbs 

Rich Gets Derby Limit Opening Weekend

4.19lbs

Rich filled out his Derby limit on Opening Weekend.  I gave him credit for three 3.5lbs fish in addition to the one he blogged about and had the picture of.

4.19lbs
3.50lbs
3.50lbs
3.50lbs
5.56lbs

Total= 20.25

My Derby Bass So Far

This one went 19.5" and was caught on a huckleberry Christopherson's Craw Tube on May 27th.

This one was 18.5" and was also caught on Huckleberry at the GOMH but on May30th.

This 18" also came on May 30th but at Rock Lake.  It fell for a Stanley Phantom (Spook).

This 18" came from Bulldog Lake on a Powerbait Crazy Legs Chigger Craw on June 1st.

And this 18"er came on the Chigger Craw as well, fished at the GOMH on June 4th.  I had two fish that I have culled.

19.50"=4.60lbs
18.50"=3.90lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 19.30lbs

Rich Lindgren's Josh Douglas Rule Fish

Another snow donkey, Rich's 5.56lber from this February when season was still open up North.

5.56lbs

Total= 5.56lbs

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