Award Ceremony Set for July 8th

Set your calendars for 11:30 on Tuesday July 8th for the 2008 Tournament Awards Ceremony. We'll order pizza and review the pictures from the season so far.

Tournament Creel Values

Six Wierd Things Seen at The Tournament

Here's six weird and questionable things seen at the tournament on Friday afternoon. Please review and vote for the weirdest of the bunch with the poll at right

Photo 1 - Friendly Fish

Photo 2 - Fishy Friends

Photo 3 - Frenchy Fish

Photo 4 - Gulp!

Photo 5 - Hair Today

Photo 6 - Show Off

Tournament Photos: Carp Pros

The Carp Pros managed another spectactular team outing with a combined creel of 13 lbs 3 oz.

Merle: 3 largemouth bass, 3 bluegill (largest: 2 lbs 7 oz)

Steve: 12 largemouth bass, 1 bluegill (largest: 3 lbs 6 oz)

Merle- 0 lb 5 oz largemouth bass

Merle- 2 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Merle- 2 lb 0 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 2 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 2 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 2 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 3 lb 6 oz largemouth bass (Tournament Record)

Steve - 0 lb 13 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Steve - 2 lb 4 oz largemouth bass

Tournament Photos: Bass Poles

Skunked in the first fishing period, the Bass Poles rallied in the closing round to come within a 1 lb 3 oz of tasting the sweet nectar that is the FESS fishing championship.

Tomski: 5 fish (largest: 2 lbs 10 oz)

Chuck: 9 fish (largest: 2 lbs 15 oz)

Tomski - 2 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 1 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 0 lb 12 oz bluegill and 1 lb 9 oz largemouth bass

Tomski - 1 lb 0 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 2 lb 0 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 2 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 1 lb 4 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 1 lb 5 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 2 lb 1 oz largemouth bass named "Bitey"

Chuck - 0 lb 8 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 1 lb 2 oz largemouth bass

Chuck - 1 lb 2 oz largemouth bass

Tournament Photos: Bass Turds

The lovable Bass Turds managed a respectable third place on the strength of Russ's five fish.

Russ: 5 fish (largest: 2 lbs 2 oz)

Ron: Zero fish, but is awarded the *!@% award

for catching a fish before the opening bell (threw it back)

and having a fish in the bucket, but kicking it over

Russ - 1 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Russ - 1 lb 6 oz largemouth bass

Russ - 1 lb 11 oz largemouth bass

Russ - 2 lb 2 oz largemouth bass

Russ - 2 lb 1 oz largemouth bass

Tournament Photos: Trouthoff

The fan favorite Trouthoff showed so much early promise, but alas finished fourth.

Jim: 1 fish (largest: 1 lb 11 oz)

Tim: 9 fish (largest: 1 lb 9 oz)

Jim - 1 lb 11 oz largemouth bass

Tim - 1 lb 3 oz largemouth bass

Tim - 1 lb 7 oz largemouth bass

Tim - 0 lb 14 oz largemouth bass

Tim - 0 lb 12 oz largemouth bass

Tim - 1 lb 9 oz largemouth bass

(four other fish not pictured)

Early Results: Carp Pros Repeat!

The Carp Pros have repeated for the fifth consective time. Here's the results:

Carp Pros - 13 lbs 3 oz
Bass Poles - 11 lbs 6 oz
Bass Turds - 5 lbs 15 oz
Trouthoff - 5 lbs 14 oz

Pictures to follow

Fishing Guidelines for Friday

Here's the revised fishing rules, regulations and ordinances that apply to Friday's fishing. Please familize yourself with these in case you are quizzed by an independent audit team retained by the Competetion subcomittee.

1. All ponds in the Main Injector are eligible for fishing.;
2. Each team consists of two (2) anglers;
3. Rankings will be determined by the greatest combined weight of five (5) fish;
4. Each team member must catch at least two (2) of the five (5) fish total;
5. The fifth fish can be caught by either team member;
6. The fish should be alive when measured;
7. Any form of bait is allowed (real or artificial);
8. Two (2) pole per angler maximum;
9. The event is scheduled from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm with two (2) fishing periods and two (2) weigh in periods.
10. The first fishing period, known as fishing period one (or FP1) starts at 12:00 noon and runs until 1:45 pm.
11. The first measurement period starts at 1:45 and runs until 2:15. No fishing is allowed at this time. The anglers will meet at MI-60 with their three (3) largest fish for weighing. The fish will be released after weighing,
12. The second fishing period, known as fishing period two (or FP2) starts at 2:15 and runs until 4:00.
13. The final weigh in will occur at MI-60, starting at 4:00.
14. Pictures are required of all fish caught.
15. Three (3) scales are available (Tim, Tom and Steve). The average of the three will be used for the weigh in.

The plan is to have pizza on WH5East after the final weigh-in. Please bring $10.00 by Thursday for the pizza.

Scale Calibration

The Tournament Office commissioned a select subcommittee to evaluate and compare the fish measuring devices. Two competing scales were selected along with two weights. Each weight was measured with both scales and the results compared.

Test weight one - full bottle of water

Test weight two - Empty cup

Here's the results:

Based on the readings, the scales are very close. The average reading of the scales will be used for the official weigh in process

Pre-Fish Results: June 10th - MI-60

Four anglers visited MI-60 on a bright breezy afternoon. Here's the results:

Steve (Carp Pros): 1 largemouth bass, 1 large bluegill
Chuck (Bass Poles): 1largemouth bass, 1 large snag
Merle (Carp Pros): 1 largemouth bass

Alas Tomski was on the skunk list.

Here's the photos

Steve - 1 lb 14 oz Largemouth Bass

Chuck - 1 lb 10 oz Largemouth Bass

Merle - 2 lb 3 oz Largemouth Bass

Steve - Bluegill