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