muskybob

Looks like he's wearin a bearskin coat.

Sorry, you misunderstood what I meant. I meant that if you're going to go fishing, the only extra you have to pay is for the derby/tourney entry fee, which is divided among your team mates. Not all of us take a week off from work to pre-fish the tourneys. I'm sure you pay as much as anyone else to enjoy our sport.

There's a lot of guys on here that don't make big bucks, are not charter captains, still compete in the tourneys, & I'm one of them. The only additional expense of derby fishing vs rec fishing is the entry fee. The tourney fees are divied up between usually 3 of us so it's not that bad. We fish alongside the pros in the Scottys and the ProAm's under the Am category. Sometimes yer the bat & sometimes the ball. Those tourneys were set up with bigger entry fees to accommodate the guys that were asking for bigger payouts. The ProAm even set up an Open Division to accommodate the guys that were asking for it. That entry fee is reasonable too. As bottom-feeder mentioned, check those out and compete. You'll have a blast, meet some great folks, & won't regret it. The only other thing you can do is grab the bull by the horns and set up a derby like you would want. There are plenty of guys here that would be glad to offer advice on how to go about it. You can get your other friends to help & even ask for volunteers here on this site. Good luck on the water this year & let us know if you do set something up.

How about this one: http://www.histackleboxshop.com/Hot-Spo ... g-lure.htm (Located in California) Try Google, there's a bunch there: http://www.google.com/search?q=Apex+%22 ... =firefox-a

This ought to get you busy for a while: There's a link to their home page & you can contact them to find their retail outlets if they don't sell off the site. http://www.hotspotlures.com/products_apex_troll.php Good luck on the water this year. Looking forward to reports & pics.

Matt, try calling customer service. 1-800-633-1468 They are great to deal with.

Tell your wife/girlfriend it would be a nice Valentine's Day present.

Nice job. Sure seems nice to see open water in the winter, even if they're only pics.

Welcome & ditto what the other guys said.

Nice intro & welcome to the site. Lookin forward to reports & pics. Bunch of great folks here like you say. You probably know a good number of them. Welcome to the site & cyber world of salmon fishing.

Happy Birthday BH. Hope it's a great one.

I'll be the guy in the back where the gunnel is 1" from the water.

Me too, I'm glad he knows when & how to use paragraphs (ray - hint hint hint)

YEARS AGO, I made mine out of an old pine board and painted it. They're in the same condition now as when I first made them. A coat of paint every other year lessens water intrusion and is a lot cheaper than a piece of redwood or cedar. K.I.S.S. is applied here respectfully.

My turn, Happy Birthday guys.

So if I were to enter as a non-captain I would have to pay $600 in the event a captain MIGHT be fishing with me on MY boat at some time?

I think mine was #3539

Nice neat job

Nice job Paul. Thank you

Yer gonna need a good strong rope to tow it there.

I don't wanna hear about my shortcut to Wilson anymore

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