Pre-Fish Results: May 29th - Main Injector

The onset of rain did not stop five anglers from visiting the Main Injector ponds at lunch today. Two complete teams (Carp Pros and Bass Poles)and one member of Trouthoff were wetting the lines at four different ponds. Here's a summary of the results:

• Merle (Carp Pros): Four largemouth bass
• Tim (Trouthoff): Three largemouth bass + one bluegill
• Skunk list: Steve (Two days in a row), Tomski and Chuck
  

Tim: Largemouth bass at MI-10

Tim: 3 lb 0 oz Largemouth bass at MI-62

Tim: 1 lb 11 oz largemouth bass at MI-60

Tim: Snagged bluegill at MI-60

Merle: 7 oz largemouth bass at MI-20
Merle: Largemouth bass at MI-10
Merle: 14 oz largemouth bass at MI-10
Merle: 9 oz largemouth bass at MI-60

Pre-Fish Results: May 28th - MI-10

While the so called "hard core" anglers were shoveling fried food in their pie holes, two hardy anglers visited MI-10 at lunch today. If you've ever wondered what a 4 lb 1 oz largemouth bass looks like, feast your eyes on the photo of Merle below. And Tim was no slouch, landing a 3 lb 4 oz smallmouth bass.

Merle - 4 lb 1 oz largemouth bass

Merle - Bluegill

Merle - largemouth bass

Tim - 3 lb 4 oz smallmouth bass
Tim - Largemouth bass
Tim - Largemouth bass

Tim - Bluegill

Pre-Fish Results: Merle's Furlough

The Tournament Office has located photographic evidence of the pre tournament fishing results for a member of the Carp Pros.

Pre-Fish Results: May27th - MI40+MI60

Two complete teams (Carp Pros and Bass Poles)along with one member of Trouthoff (you know which one) visited two Main Injector Ponds at lunch today despite temperatures in the low 40s and gusting easterly winds. Here's a summary:
Tim: 2 largemouth bass
Tomski: 1 largemouth bass
Merle: 1 largemouth bass
Chuck: zero fish
Steve: zero fish - lizard related

Tomski - Largemouth bass at MI-40

Merle - Largemouth bass at MI-60

Tim - Largemouth bass at MI-60

Tim - Largemouth bass at MI-60 (2 lbs 2 oz)

Pre-Fish Results: May 24th - Lisle + MI-60

The Carp Pros sent scouts to fish a couple of locations today. As the photos below show, the fishing was good. In fact, Joe landed a carp, a feat that Steve of the Carp Pros was unable to accomplish.

Joe - 3 lb 11 oz Carp at Lisle-Woodridge Fishing Derby

Joe - 2 lb 9 oz largemouth bass at MI-60

Kate - 1 lb 3 oz largemouth bass at MI-60

Pre-Fish Results: May 22nd - MI-60

Members of the Carp Pros and Trouthoff visited MI-60 at lunch today to once again test the waters for the elusive bass. The results (shown below) are:

• Merle - Two (2) largemouth bass
• Tim - Two (2) largemouth bass

Unfortunately, the official Tournament Office Fish Scale was not available

Merle - Largemouth Bass

Merle - Largemouth Bass

Tim - Largemouth Bass

Tim - Largemouth Bass

Pre-Fish Results: May 21st - MI-60 - Addendum

The web log shamed Tim of the up and coming Trouthoff team into visiting the MI-30 after work on Wednesday to see if he could break out of his two day bass-less slump. As you can see from the photo below, he did just that. Congrads Tim

Pre-Fish Results: May 21st - MI-60

Two teams (Bass Poles and Carp Pros) sent scouts to MI-60 for a 3-1/2 hour pre tournament fishing session earlier today at MI-60. This session included the first field testing of the official digital scale. At lunch, the two scouts were joined by the remaining member of the Carp Pros and one angler from Trouthoff.

Here's a tally of the catch:

• Tomski (Bass Poles): 7 fish, total catch: 10 lbs 5 oz, largest: 3lb 4oz
• Steve (Carp Pros): 8 fish, total catch: 11 lbs 7 oz, largest: 2lb 12oz
• Merle (Carp Pros): 2 fish, total catch: 3 lbs 4 oz, largest: 2lb 4oz
• Tim (Trouthoff): 1 fish, total catch: 0 lbs 5 oz, largest: 0lb 5oz

(It's interesting to note that if this were a points event, the Carp Pros would have a combined top five fish weighing 9 lbs 13 oz.)

Shown below are the photos of the results along with the weights of the fish.

Tomski - 1 lb 8 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 3 lb 4 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 2 lb 4 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 0 lb 7 oz bluegill

Tomski - 1 lb 5 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 1 lb 6 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 0 lb 3 oz bluegill

Steve - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass


Steve - 1 lb 11 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 0 lb 3 oz bluegill

Steve - 2 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 0 lb 9 oz bluegill

Steve - 2 lb 2 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 0 lb 3 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 14 oz largemouth bass

Merle - 2 lb 4 oz largemouth bass

Merle - 1 lb 0 oz largemouth bass


Tim - 0 lb 5 oz bluegill
(day 2 of the bass-less streak)

Pre-Fish Results: May 20th - MI-60

In a sign that is sure to strike fear into the other contenders, Merle of the four time champion Carp Pros landed three (3) bass at lunch today at MI-60.

Rumor has it that Tim, of the newly annointed "Trouthoff" Juggernaut, landed one (1) bluegill. Supposedly, no picture was available, but some think that the real reason is that the facial burns from holding yesterday's catch so close has shamed Tim from appearing in photographs.