Andy's Bass Blog Breaks 5lb Average Barrier!!!

Andy's Bass Blog adds 2 Fivers.

5.63lbs
5.35lbs
5.53lbs
5.22lbs
4.97lbs

Total= 5 for 26.70lbs

BP on the Board!!!

Bass Pundit Blog did show up on Bass Opener Weekend with an 18.5"(top) and 17.75".

18.50"=3.90lbs Platte Lake
17.75"=3.45lbs Sullivan Lake

Total= 2 for 7.35lbs

Cyberfish of Fish Chaser on the Board

Don't get confused this is Michael "Cyberfish" Thompson formerly of the blog MT Bucket that is now named Fish Chaser. Go read his Bass Opener Report.




The Mille Lacs smallie was just shy of 21" and Cyb thought it was a 6er, but the handheld scale only said 5-9. Both the Larry's are 18" but Cyb thought weighed they would have gone 4.

5.56lbs Smallie
18.00"=3.60lbs
18.00"=3.60lbs

Total= 3 for 12.76lbs

Not, So Fast Rich!!!

New to the Derby this year is Andy's Bass Blog and he busted it out on MN Bass Opener!

Here's my official entry for the derby. You can use the name Andy's Bass Blog for me. These fish were all caught on Saturday May 28th.

5.53lbs
5.22lbs
4.97lbs
4.64lbs
4.63lbs

Total= 5 for 24.99lbs

Now that is a serious day on the water!!! Hopefully he will blog about it.

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

Glenn Walker With 1st Derby Limit

Glenn Walker Blog submitted the first limit of the year on May 30th.

4.60lbs
3.80lbs
3.75lbs
3.50lbs
3.50lbs

Total= 5 for 19.15lbs

The Reason For The Rule!

This bad boy goes 6.60lbs and gets JoshDouglasFishing.com on the board first and his own rule.

Now rumor is Rich Lindgren also has a fish that qualifies under the Josh Douglas Rule, but I need a picture.

2011 Derby Rules

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.

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.

Sport Culls

Sport got into some dandies... If Sport gets back to me, more fish may be added from that trip.

4.50lbs
4.50lbs19.00"=4.20lbs
19.50"=4.60lbs
19.00=4.20lbs

Total= 5 fish for 22.00lbs

Holmer Extends Lead

Just when I thought this thing was a race. Two culls. Pic is the 4.94lbs

5.69lbs Smallie
4.94lbs Smallie
5.25lbs
5.25lbs
7.19lbs

Total= 5 for 28.32lbs

Bass Bloggin Fills Limit

Story of this one here...
3.75lbs Rush
6.94lbs Tonka
4.08lbs Koronis
3.63lbs Smallie Green
5.01 Medicine

Total=23.41lbs

I'm Culling Too!

4.85lbs Platte Lake white Sizmic Toad
5.05lbs Platte Lake pumpkin Zoom Horny Toad.
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Lake Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 23.50lbs

Glenn Walker With Some Good Culls

5.00lbs
4.50lbs
4.25lbs
5.00lbs
4.00lbs

Total= 22.75lbs

New Blog with Impressive 4.

John Pozarski of Bass Bloggin has blogged about some good fish, this year. The pic is of a 6.94lber caught at the Vikings Bassmasters Invitational on Tonka.

6.94lbs Tonka
4.08lbs Koronis
3.63lbs Smallie Green
5.01 Medicine

Total=19.66lbs

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

Bassackwards Adds #2

Story Here...
4.19lbs Minnetonka
4.75lbs

Total= 8.94lbs

Art Simms Fills Limit

Art got the fish in the reeds at Big Marine Lake, story here.

18.00"=3.60lbs Big Marine
4.49lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Horseshoe Chain
17.00"=3.00lbs Rush Lake
3.11lbs

Total= 17.20lbs

Finally a 5er for BP

This is the first 5lber for me in Derby competition. Got it shallow with a Zoom Horny Toad. Full Story Here.

5.05lbs Platte Lake pumpkin Zoom Horny Toad.
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 23.05lbs

Micropterus with a Cull

4.90lbs
5.50lbs
4.85lbs
4.50lbs
4.50lbs

Total- 24.25lbs

Bob of B3 with a Cull

5.50lbs Crystal Lake
4.31lbs - Coon Lake
4.31lbs- Lake Minnetonka
4.62lbs- Lake Jefferson
5.50lbs- Lake Marion

Total= 24.24lbs

Another 4+

19.25"=4.40lbs Platte yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake watermelon red Zoom Horny Toad
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 22.40lbs

BP Can't Quite Hit 5

4.80lbs Platte Lake yellow/green Herb's Dilly Buzzbait
19.25"=4.40lbs Platte Lake watermelon red Zoom Horny Toad
4.00lbs Washburn blue/black Crawtube
19.25"=4.40lbs Rabbit Berkley Frenzy Popper
19.25"=4.40lbs Smallie Mille Lacs char/white spinnerbait.

Total= 22.00lbs

The Lodge Is Up to 4

18.50"=3.90lbs
18.25"=3.75lbs
17.50"=3.30lbs
4.06lbs

Total= 15.01