Rich Gets A 21Incher

Rich has a new blog address http://richlindgren.com
21.00"=5.70lbs

Rich Adds Two 4's

4.07lbs

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

 Total= 22.11

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

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

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

Rich Has a Tough Year

Sorry Rich your Pool 2 fish at the start of the year didn't fall into "The Josh Douglas Rule" criteria.  

4.62lbs
4.25lbs
4.00lbs
4.00lbs
3.75lbs

Total= 20.62

Rich with a Quality Cull from Late Sept.

I believe this was caught on Medicine Lake. He got it flipping a Yum Money Craw.

5.30lbs Medicine Yum Money Craw
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Island Lake Reservoir
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 24.61lbs

Rich With a Nice Smallie

Rich of Rich's Bassin' Blog got this one on Island Lake Reservoir where next years MN B.A.S.S. Federation Nation TOC will be held.

19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Island Lake Reservoir
19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
4.31lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 23.62lbs

Rich's Mille Lacs Culls

Rich Lindgren of Rich's Bassin' Blog got out to Mille Lacs for the first time and the smallies didn't disappoint. Unfortunately for Rich, his dad caught the biggest fish. Still Rich adds 3 culls.

19.50"=4.60lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
4.31lbs Smallie Mille Lacs
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs

Total= 5 for 23.42lbs

Rich Culls A Couple

Rich Lindgren of Rich's Bassin' Blog had a couple of tournaments this weekend and put up at least a couple of Derby fish. I am sure he will be blogging about his tournament days soon. I believe he won at Medicine Lake, but the lake didn't kick out the monsters like it is known to do.

4.23lbs O' Dowd
3.81lbs Medicine

5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs
4.19lbs

Total= 5 for 22.34lbs

Updated

3.92lbs
4.23lbs O' Dowd
5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule) Mississippi River
4.69lbs
4.19lbs

Total= 5 for 22.45lbs

Rich's Bassin Blog with 2nd Derby Limit Takes Lead.

This is Rich's Bassin' Blog's own Josh Douglas Rule fish. It went 5.42lbs. Go see Rich's blog for his MN Opener report and pics of some of his other Derby fish.

5.42lbs (Josh Douglas Rule)
4.69lbs
4.19lbs
3.31lbs
3.75lbs

Total= 5 for 21.36lbs

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.

Rich with Slight Cull

And now he is knocking on Minnesota Bass Fishing blog's door.
Rich blogging about most recent fishing.

19.75"=4.80lbs Chisago
6.75lbs Medicine???
5.84lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 27.35lbs

Rich with Huge Cull

Rich and his partner sacked a 29.26lb 6 fish bag. WOW!!! Unfortunately for him he only knows the weight of the big fish.

6.75lbs Medicine???
5.84lbs Minnetonka
19.25"=4.40lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 26.95lbs

No DQ's for the Derby

In case you don't know MN Bassin Blogger Rich Lindgren was DQed at the MN Federation Nation Tournament of Champions for tweeting during the tournament. Rich got a 5.84lb beauty in the tournament and a 19.25" in pre-fish.

5.84lbs Minnetonka
19.25"=4.40lbs Minnetonka
4.66lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 24.40lbs

Rich with a Minnetonka Momma caught on a Picasso Fantasy Football Jig.

18.25"=3.75lbs
4.66lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs

Total= 21.66lbs

Rich Culls and Wins Tournament

This sack of fish won Rich and his partner the Celebration Church tournament on Lake Marion. The big bass which is in Rich's left hand went 4.66lbs which is a pretty good upgrade.

4.66lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 21.16lbs

Rich Fills Limit

Rich has added 2 fish, which fills his limit. Culling Time!!!

18.25"=3.75lbs
3.22lbs
19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 19.72lbs

Rich with #3

This 19" was caught in Lake Marion.

19.00"=4.20lbs
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 12.75lbs

Rich Puts up a 5

Rich's Bassin Blog
20.50"=5.30lbs
3.25lbs

Total= 8.55lbs