Small boat Derby

[Smat64]

No intention to change your plans or thread. I just thought why limit it to one person if some have 2.

I like the idea and maybe have it be remote catch and release. I think up north they measure length, picture and release.

Could have people post all morning long from many ports.

Low cash could lower the funny business?


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[HB2]

You can fish any Derby on the lake legal with 2 + guys . 

There is nothing for us loners .

 

Yes , low cash entry . Right now it's not about the money . 

I like the catch and release , that could be done . 

 There  is a lot  time till September .

 

This is in its infancy . You have to start somewhere . Maybe it gets,bigger . 

 

I like one port and limited area so everyone is on a level field .And we keep eye on each other .  We all know some ports are better certain days .

 

Love to see this get to 20 + boats .   

[Stein22]

I would def be interested to n a tourney like that. May have to make it like one day out of a week tho. Being small boat sometimes the o won't play nice and may not allow small boats to get in the lake. So having a wide array of dates might be beneficial. 

[jimski2]

Tourneys being dominated by large boats crewed around the clock have changed my outlook on them as a "contest".

[HB2]

There was a time I thought I wanted to get in the tournament circuit . Man I'm glad I did not . My nature is to win  so all my fishing time and dollars would be involved with that . I would miss all the other  actual fishing I so enjoy . 

 

Now that I'm on the water I fish a lot . I don't have the resources to get boat and  equipment to compete . Or the time to prep , practice ,etc. 

 

So I will fish the LOC when I can and hopefully this small boat thing takes off a little and we can have a few a year for fun . 

[jimski2]

A daily afternoon weigh in site draws a lot of spectators and media coverage.

[HB2]

Media ? 

 

I'm hoping we get 10 boats . Not much of a story there . 

 

The Lone Anglers 

 

A man and his rod 

 

 

The whipping the bishop challenge

[Bassin Bob]

I would be interested, safety concerns I might have a friend, family member a long.

September, well that can be a tough month. Weather is rapidly changing. I live close to the lake, fished it starting 74. Long time. September any day at 8 am calm, 11 am 6 footers. Just thinking mid August?  I'm not throwing water on it just cautiously watching this thread build.

[HB2]

I  fish a,lot Sept to early Oct for staggers . 

 

And the lake is flat a lot . Some years . 

 

Have to pick the day , if it's rough ,it's off. 

If it gets rough , it's off . 

 

If I put this together , it's 1 man only . 

 

I don't want anyone to feel unsafe or uncomfortable . So if you do, definitely , don't go . 

 

Maybe there won't be enough interest  to have it . 

 

We will see . 

[zackblain]

I'm interested. 

[horsehunter]

So could you limit to one or two but only allow 3 rods and boats under 19' 6"

I fished a number of derbies from an 18 foot boat 2 guys 4 rods ( Canada ) knowing we were fishing against boats with 10 or more rods bugged me but partner said we only need Kings not junk lines (cashed in a couple )

Could be big fish rather than big box and if people were kept up to date nonqualifiers could be released.

[HB2]

What don't you some of you  guys understand about it being 1 man ?

 

Plenty of Derbys do 2 or more .