1st year of the ESLO Derby?

[scobar]

1st year of the ESLO Derby?

Trying to remember that year. They had the grand prize at Olcott NY a Grady white  (I think) all rigged with a truck to pull it......I didn't win it but had a lot of fun since then, I want say to 1982ish???. Anyway been in it every year since and still looking for the grand prize 

LETS HOPE FOR 2017!

Edited January 12, 2017 by scobar
wrong year

[whaler1]

Taking this year off?

[scobar]

hahaha good catch!!! sucks getting old

[whaler1]

you and me both brother

[Bozeman Bob]

Not sure of the first year but one of my customers in 1985 or 86 won a Grady White fully decked out ,no truck.

[Kymloch]

Late 1970,s

[jilou1ow]

1976 and a Baptist minister won it with maybe a 23 #king. Hundreds of boats in every conceivable size and shape. 

 

 

[scobar]

76 sounds too soon, but maybe. Who was the original founder of the derby, they should remembered, right


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[scobar]

Not sure of the first year but one of my customers in 1985 or 86 won a Grady White fully decked out ,no truck.

Yeah there was a few years with crazy prices in the spring when every boat was within 50' of water and planner bds out both sides, needed a good captin


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[jilou1ow]

I think it was Dick S_______ (not sure of spelling 

[jilou1ow]

Maybe it was like Dick Schuler 

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

I'm pretty sure it was Spring only in the 70's. The first year was 1976 and I'm 99% sure it was won by a Coho in the 5lb range, I think the big prizes came starting 1977 and a Chinook won it. I don't think the fall events started until the 80's.

The founders name was Dick Schlyer(sp).  

[DJ 17]

I ran into an older gentleman at the launch in Barcelona a couple years ago that told me he won it in 1983 with a 43# king. That's a beast!

Edited January 13, 2017 by DJ 717

[bear]

vince is right on

[scobar]

That spring fishing was fun back then, green water and all the fish in close and all the boats running double big boards, made things interesting to say the least.

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[Kymloch]

Dick Schleyer.Fished and hunted with him many times

[Kymloch]

The first ESLO was sponserd by the city of Rochester recreation department

[RUNNIN REBEL]

 

Vince is Correct... I have saved most of the ESLO stickers and Patches, plus a few hats. Jerry


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[LongLine]

Rev Modish won the 1st derby with a 5 Lb something fish.  There were only 5 salmon caught & entered.  His prize was a 14 ft aluminum boat with small motor & trailer which he donated to his church.

 

Tom B.

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[scobar]

1976 it is!!

[Bill ryan]

I won 8000 cash and a fully loaded sea nymph. For a 25lb 8 oz brown in the  eslo long ago we placed in it 11 times always from shore fished oswego and fair haven. Our record was 76 hrs of straight. Fishing from the pier. Non stop. Great to b young

On 1/13/2017 at 9:16 PM, scobar said:

1976 it is!!

 

[Frogger]

What memories from the past on ESLO, Dick S was a nice guy, always a pleasure to see when he came into a fishing shop I worked at as a kid. Heck, I was so Gaga over that SeaNymph prize that I could never win, went out and bought one!


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[Sk8man]

Those were some really fun times....I used to get so excited the night before I couldn't get to sleep at all so I just rigged equipment and sharpened all my hooks all night and about half way through the day I was burned out. Spent a few days sitting on the tailgate of my F150 on Grieg Street in Sodus Point drinking a beer and BSing with other fishermen because the wind was so bad we couldn't get out in my 13 ft boat. I still laugh when I remember a comment made by one of the guys at the Point when he observed my buddy who was about 6 ft 5 standing up in my little boat.... he said" Geez you should just hook a sail to him and you wouldn't even need a trolling motor"

Edited April 15, 2018 by Sk8man

[Norm Moser]

I remember my first eslo derby , it was  the year they had the grady up to win. a friend took me down there in his 16 foot boat we put in at Olcott  the cars with boats were backed up across the bridge, took hours to get in the water I said I would never do this again this was nuts. we hooked up with a big king and lost it at the boat. I was hooked. I well never forget that fish, it  cost me around $100,000 in gear and boats jut to yell fish on. I would do it all over in a heart beat and still do. come on spring !!

[Sk8man]

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