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