Badger derby - report

[tacklerunner]

I left at noon today. 5th place was 20.9 lbs and 25.9 was still holding first since Friday morning. There were 4 other fish in the 20's weighed but under 20.9 and a bunch 17 - 19. Looked like the average weight of weighed fish was hovering around 20lbs this year. 600 people, 1200 lines; LOTS of water covered.

Our best was 29 1/2 inches. :sick:

Got a sunburn, met Wayne, Kingfisher and Flygirrl. Not sure why they don't take lessons from her...:lol:

Weather was warm, water was really building on ice yesterday but refroze overnight.

Generally fishing was very slow and by talking to a number of people, Badger is becoming less popular, especially after this weekend; still one of my faves though!

Any new updates, experiences?

[WayneChristie]

I decided I didnt like the smell of skunk, so I passed on Badger today. Went to another lake, which one I wont make Clear. :D

[SturgeonHunter]

You were supposed to be upwind from my camp Wayne :cool:. I thought skunks hybernated in the winter :lol:. Was pretty slow for us. I pulled a 12 lber through this morning but that was it for the whole weekend out of our group of 4.

[WayneChristie]

cant believe how slow it was. I found out too late they wanted tiny baits . oh well. at least someone won :D

[Kingfisher]

Had a fantastic time there. Yes Wayne and I should have taken notes from Flygirl. She was putting on a clinic. Oh well it was a good time.

I fished by myself for the most part. Which meant I could move around a lot. I think I hit pretty much evey spot in the lake. After fishing all over I figured out that I should have stayed put at the first spot I was at on Friday. The water was murky Friday and Saturday. But Sunday it was as clear as a bell. Must have been some melt water coming into the lake.

I got to meet up with some of the forum folks. Wayne and his lovely wife Karen, Flygirl, Tacklerunner, Doctor D., Bucktaker and his buds. I didn't get to see everyone I wanted. But I did try to send out some texts. It seemed like I spent way too much time taking my crap down and setting up again. Won't make that mistake again.

I did see one guy from Lomond who set up his rods and had them in wire stands. He jumped back in his truck. He got a hit which took his rod and flipped it right out of the wire stand and down the hole it went.

Any way. I learned a lot. As Wayne said he and I both were guilty of using humoungous bait. I would do the derby all over again in a heart beat.

I left on Sunday at noon. I hit the pub in Vulcan right at 1pm. Just in time to watch the hockey game. Nothing was going to stop me from seeing the big game.

Cheers,
Rob

[ULTRAlite]

What were the prizes like? What was the entry? Door Prizes?

[tacklerunner]

What were the prizes like? What was the entry? Door Prizes?

$1500 for 1st down to $200 for 5th
Door Prizes: Power Auger, Fish Finder, Fish TV, GPS & Ice Tent each day for all 3 days plus some draws for $100
Entry Fee $40 per person for all 3 days Fri - Sun