1. The Bass Pundit Minnesocold Bass Blogger Derby 2010 runs from May 28th 2010* to November 15th 2010.
*The Josh Douglas Rule this year fish caught in MN prior to May 28th may be included in your Derby bag provided.
1. It was caught in MN where bass season is Open
2. It is a minimum of 5lbs or 20inches long.
3. We get a picture of you and the fish.
2. The Derby is open to all bloggers and Bass Pundit blog readers who fish bass in Minnesocold.
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. Referring to a bass' weight or length on their blog (However there is no guarantee 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 (unless caught prior to May 28th, see Josh Douglas Rule in #1). 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
only in Minnesocold will count this year.
11.
Bloggers from states other than Minnesocold are welcome and will be allowed to participate provided the bass are caught in Minnesocold.
12. Bass Minimum length of 17 inches. Minimum weight 3lbs. (See Josh Douglas Rule for exception)
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.
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.
Glenn Walker Blog submitted the first limit of the year on May 30th.
This bad boy goes 6.60lbs and gets JoshDouglasFishing.com on the board first and his own rule.
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.
Just when I thought this thing was a race. Two culls. Pic is the 4.94lbs
This is the first 5lber for me in Derby competition. Got it shallow with a Zoom Horny Toad. Full Story Here.
Glenn Walker who is slowly making a name for himself in the fishing industry is a blogger for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper. 
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.
Got this fish today on a Zoom Horny Toad. It wasn't the thickest fish in the world but it wasn't super skinny either. It was definitely over 4lbs.
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