Haha I know what a pain...not sure the derby is worth the aggravation! I get out my measuring board, get everything ready while trying to keep the poor fish in the water in my net for some extra breaths, finally get the fish to hold still for a picture, snap the pic, get him back in the water. Then later you're like "did you remember your token in the pic?"

D'oh!

At least I learned from my mistakes and started using my token after...you ended up with no pics with it....ahahahahahaha:sHa_shakeshout: That's some bad luck!

Hey do you guys remember that 42 inch Brookie I caught with you on Saturday? Rember you saw it right? Forgot my token.... Oh and I forgot the picture. Hmm ps looks like you guys will be the drivers for a bit my truck is a right off :(

Nice fish Ricky, I hear you're a genius! But I half-disagree with Chris Costa...he does speak the truth about Ricky putting on the most miles overall, but on the days I do fish I bet I put on more miles. But I can guarantee Ricky fishes smarter! I bet he'd catch more fish in one pool than I would running to 30....one day I'll learn :thinking-006:

Lol! You put on the miles because you run everywhere!!!

Thanks man! IL be disappointed if I don't get one over 20 inches today I lost so many yesterday. Yeah I don't go too crazy I'd say on average only 10-15km a good day Fishin, but I have been out like 8 times already this April lol

Must be nice while I slave away here at work...lol. Good luck, but remember to save us one fish, and preferably one inch bigger :-)

Question: I know that Bulltrout are a catch and release species, I understand that fully. That being said that when your fishing for Brooks, Brown Trout, and Cutties you will find that your in Bull Country. Just checking on the reason behind not having them in the Derby ? (my guess is that you are just trying to promote keeping them in the water and not causing any undue distress on the fish?)

Bull Trout, Sturgeon and Arctic Grayling are all catch and release species and are supposed to be returned to the water immediately. Taking measurements/pictures of fish is not releasing the fish immediately and hence is frowned upon.

What a cheat...nice try OG, that rainbow is 9.5, not 10.5...I see you try to gain an extra inch! We gotta watch you like a hawk ;-) Better leave the measuring to me next time we're out...hahahahaha

I saw that... :)
I'm jealous of you guys catching fish already.
No bodies of water within jogging distance open yet. That contain fish at least.

Haha sorry I can't count!! Pictures dont lie though 9.5" my mistake :(

Hey Viggo, I think you might have measured your Goldeye wrong - it's goofy, there's that border on my measuring board but that's not the beginning of the measurements - it's on the outside edge of it. You can count the quarters of the inches and see that the line you used was the 2nd quarter. I actually measure mine with my measuring tape and then stick it on there so I know, but don't think you did...so might have to cut your measurement back a smidge..lol. At least you weren't as bad as OG trying to get away with a whole inch though ;-)

Nice fish everyone. Mitch is taking us by storm! But I get the feeling Rav will be hiding out at his secret honey holes until he catches a trophy, then put one fish on the board bigger than 5 of ours...lol

Goal is a 20+inch goldeye and rainbow this week for me. Tight lines guys!

I don't know how to catch big fish :thinking-006:

So far I have only got little dinky rainbows like yours, I didn't bother posting them though :sHa_sarcasticlol:.

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Alright I'm in, just posted my biggest catches so far for the derby. Thanks Ricky for letting me use your one of a kind measuring board :sHa_shakeshout:
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Woohoo, nice fish Chris!

Thanks Aaron, pretty stoked about my 3 lb 3 oz brown was only 2 cm longer than my previous personal best but weighed twice as much. And my little brookie was a nice surprise the colors on it look awesome especially the red fins and white tips

Yes the pretty the brook is nice, and nice brown for sure it took me all day yesterday to get a brown :( cursed water.

Beauty brown trout ravyak it looks like you have that finicky lake figured out! They sure look different then moving water browns eh?

I knew Rav would come out of the woodwork with some monsters. Can I just bow out now? :mad0030:

Beauty brown and perch rav! looks like i better turn things up a notch so i can keep up with ya lol.

Just trying to get the easy ones out of the way ;)

Stick with it! Win the biggest cuttie! Heard you caught a big one last year I think? Lol lots of time left!

Oh...haha...still not sure if that was a cutt or a cuttbow, but could count it as a cutt since it had the slash. Never did measure it, but was more of a short and fat one. I'm guessing around 4 lbs? But no longer than a 2 lb'er...lol. That was one of my most ridiculous catches - I was in thick bush, saw a pool in a tiny clearing, tried casting, got caught in the trees, the lure dropped down in the water straight in front of me, then the fat cutt came out of nowhere like a slow moving cow though and then just bit it. I was stunned and managed to get it up (my line still tangled in the trees). Once I got it out I wanted to measure and weigh it, but I felt like I was trapped in a spiderweb of bush so knew there'd be no way to accomplish that and keep that cutty alive, so just took a quick pic and threw it back. Maybe this year I'll try again, but the length was nothing to brag about...haha

But I'll stick with it, will help keep Rav on his toes - maybe he'll get some more personal records, which is great for him....and me, not so much ;-)

I plan on putting in more effort then I did in the ice derby I am shooting for total inches more so then biggest fish though.

You'll have to do both to compete with our current kayaking champ ;-)

We should make him suffer for that brown because you can't see his username or face in the pic lolol no proof it's his! Bahaha what you think Rav?

Rule allows it, date and identity are easily identified.

Worst case I would have to use this one instead lol ;).

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...4_team1191.jpg

Any one who wants my title this summer is gonna have to earn it ;).

Lol I know I was just bugging you, if I don't beat you this year in total inches this year it's only because I ran out of gas money or time, it won't be from lack of skill😉 lol