3rd annual TinBoats.net 4th of July Tournament

[Jim]

Secret item announced on the first post! :USA1:

 

[willfishforfood]

I'll be fishing summer salmon on the Columbia but have a dock that holds some smallies that I motor by so I'll make a few cast.
WFF

 

[honers]

Well my only day to fish....Friday....was a good day on the water....lot's of action...but...couldn't manage a fish over 13".... #-o ....bet we caught over 60 bass....we also fished for 10-1/2 hours....oh well...gave er the best i could....

rain this weekend but i'm sitting at work for 2 days....

waitin and watchin for some of those big boys to start showing up on the page...

 

[wasilvers]

Dang it, I don't qualify for this tourney as I didn't join till June

Maybe the wife will let me go out anyway tomorrow so I can see how I would have done - the entry fee is right in my range

Will

 

[hardwatergrampa]

forgot that we could enter fish on friday didnt take the camra and sat was a soso day some nice fish caught by one of my daughters and the kids cant get out today congrads to the winner

 

[poolie]

Got skunked in the worst kinda of way for the tourney. Finally got some fishing time this morning on my parents small pond. Was pulling a trick worm around the dam area (I'm walking) and something slams my worm. I wrestled up a good solid 4 pounder to the edge of the water. The only problem is that the water is about 3 ft below where I'm standing and it's a straight drop off. Hmmm, of course walking I don't have a net with me so there's only one way I'm going to land her and that's just to grab a hand full of line and hoist her up. I'm spooled with 10# flouro so it should hold. Well about half way up as the line is cutting into my finger, she lets out one last flip flop and ker-splash, she shook the hook out of her mouth. Had I not had a camera and cell phone in my pocket I would have jumped in, not that it would have helped matters, but I'd have felt better.

There's always next time.
Poolie

 

[russ010]

Got skunked in the worst kinda of way for the tourney. Finally got some fishing time this morning on my parents small pond. Was pulling a trick worm around the dam area (I'm walking) and something slams my worm. I wrestled up a good solid 4 pounder to the edge of the water. The only problem is that the water is about 3 ft below where I'm standing and it's a straight drop off. Hmmm, of course walking I don't have a net with me so there's only one way I'm going to land her and that's just to grab a hand full of line and hoist her up. I'm spooled with 10# flouro so it should hold. Well about half way up as the line is cutting into my finger, she lets out one last flip flop and ker-splash, she shook the hook out of her mouth. Had I not had a camera and cell phone in my pocket I would have jumped in, not that it would have helped matters, but I'd have felt better.

There's always next time.
Poolie

I know the feeling... caught an 8lb'r at my inlaws lake a while back and ended up dragging her onto the bank - thank God for braided line in those situations... even though I hardly use it any more

 

[BassAddict]

Got skunked in the worst kinda of way for the tourney. Finally got some fishing time this morning on my parents small pond. Was pulling a trick worm around the dam area (I'm walking) and something slams my worm. I wrestled up a good solid 4 pounder to the edge of the water. The only problem is that the water is about 3 ft below where I'm standing and it's a straight drop off. Hmmm, of course walking I don't have a net with me so there's only one way I'm going to land her and that's just to grab a hand full of line and hoist her up. I'm spooled with 10# flouro so it should hold. Well about half way up as the line is cutting into my finger, she lets out one last flip flop and ker-splash, she shook the hook out of her mouth. Had I not had a camera and cell phone in my pocket I would have jumped in, not that it would have helped matters, but I'd have felt better.

There's always next time.
Poolie

Why grab a handful of line and not just hoist her up with the rod?

 

[poolie]

Why grab a handful of line and not just hoist her up with the rod?

Just paranoid about breaking a $200 rod. The way my luck goes it could happen.

 

[Jim]

Winner will be announced tonight! :beer:

 

[hardwatergrampa]

wow that stinks pooly can always go looking for him for the next one

 

[Quackrstackr]

Any of you that got to get on the water this weekend were winners. Between the wind, the storms, the family activities and the odd jobs around the house, I didn't get to go out a single time.

 

[russ010]

Any of you that got to get on the water this weekend were winners. Between the wind, the storms, the family activities and the odd jobs around the house, I didn't get to go out a single time.

sorry to hear man... I got out Friday with Brine, and Sunday with bassboy1... I'll dedicate a few fish in your honor

 

[Quackrstackr]

Any of you that got to get on the water this weekend were winners. Between the wind, the storms, the family activities and the odd jobs around the house, I didn't get to go out a single time.

sorry to hear man... I got out Friday with Brine, and Sunday with bassboy1... I'll dedicate a few fish in your honor

Thanks.

I'm off from work this week and already have today's home projects finished so I think I may head over to the golf course in a bit and beat on the water hazard bass. :lol:

I'll just be a day late should I tie into the whopper that I missed at my feet back in April.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Winner will be announced tonight! :beer:

I cannot wait

Did I win?

 

[russ010]

The suspense is killing me!!

Capt - if you caught it on a Fat Boy you have to throw it back... those baits are off limits for this tourney! :---)

I did just get my Fat Boys in the mail today - I can't wait to fish them.... they are definitely FAT

 

[Jim]

Winner announced! Congrats Russ010! :beer:

 

[fish devil]

:twisted: How big was it?

 

[Jim]

:twisted: How big was it?

Just a hair under 7 pounds and 24 inches in length! I had to go back and forth between your fish and his fish, comparing eyes and fins and tails. #-o

In the end three sets of eyes agreed that Russ's fish was just an inch or so bigger.

 

[Jim]

First thread updated with pictures!