Who's up for a virtual fishing contest??

FinsnFur · May 19, 2007, 01:24:39 PM

Thats definitely a keeper. If it decides to thrash there's gonna be some chaos in that boat.

Any other input on a fishing contest?

keekee · May 19, 2007, 08:41:54 PM

Come on guys this is your contest! Let get some input going!

Brent

CypressSlough · May 20, 2007, 12:56:51 PM

Jim, how about setting up different categories. Say like a Single Fish category, Bag Limit category, etc. Leaving the biggest winners of each with bragging rights. Use the point system like mentioned earlier. For single fish, add the length and weight to determine the winner in that category. For the bag limit, add the weight and number of fish to determine the winner for that one. Then set up a pole for an overall grand prize winner. This way you only have to come up with 1 prize. This may be making it too involved. Just thought I would throw it out there.

Brian.

slagmaker · May 20, 2007, 02:25:34 PM

I like the idea of diffrent catagories. Some people can only fish for panfish and really dont get a chance to go for bass and such.

I like what cypressslough has come up with.

FinsnFur · May 20, 2007, 03:07:23 PM

I do too.
I can live with two categorys. I think we should shag the weight though...we'll never be able to read a scale in the pics and it requires the contestants to drag more cargo with them if they catch and release fishing.

I'm heading out here for a several hour road trip to run my girls back to their mothers and then I'll see if we can get something going on this.

FinsnFur · May 20, 2007, 09:21:29 PM

Ok.....the more I think about this...the more I think it's going to lessen the amount of participants, the more involved, or critical we get.

So I came up with a ton of rules based on everyones replies combined, and I'm thinking if all applied correctly..there is no way anyone will be able to win this thing but me. Sound good?

Ok...

scratch that then.

How about three categories and one winner?

Pan fish worth 5 points ea. Minimum of 6" long, anything over 9" is 10 points.
All breeds of bass, and catfish. 10 points ea. Minimum of 12" long, anything over 20" is 20 points.
Pike and Musky. 20 points each. Minimum of 36" long, anything over 48" is 30 points.

Too complicated??

Or do enough of you insist on a winner for each category?
It's not like were going to be giving away supplemental health insurance or anything.

DirtyDog · May 21, 2007, 05:27:10 AM

So are ya excluding my trout because you is scared?????

awh · May 21, 2007, 07:21:09 AM

If your going that route I think you should do a size=points thing. Pan, trout, bass any thing 6" = 1 point and so on. Or add the trout and other speices that will be caught into the system you have going.

If you had started this before the weekend LIl-man was there. He cought 6 nice trout Saturday morning, 4-5 nice cats Friday night and Yesterday the bass and blue-bes couldn't find enough cover to hide from the turd. Next time he's on line ask him about the cat that broke his line after 15 minutes of fighting it...LOL I do every 5 minutes and if he could get away with cussing me he would have already told me a thing or two....LOL

FinsnFur · May 21, 2007, 08:04:41 AM

No I didnt mean to exclude trout. I just forgot about them. But I did try to break it into possible size catagories so that a musky fisherman wouldn't automatically whip a pan fisherman.

Trout are sought after from 6" to 56" inches...so where should we them?

awh · May 21, 2007, 08:30:06 AM

In the skillet

awh · May 21, 2007, 08:30:47 AM

Here the legal size limit for trout is 6" long.

FinsnFur · May 21, 2007, 03:10:44 PM

Yeah but they are readily caught from 6' to 56". What are you thinking for category?

We were hoping to give away a nice high end reel or something similar. If we keep adding categorys and a winner for each...were going to be giving away night crawlers.

I'm beginning to wonder if I stuck my foot in my mouth and this is all a bad idea.

awh · May 21, 2007, 03:52:12 PM

Nah....Tis a great idea.
I see your point Jim. What about a length catagory? That way a 6" FISH gets you this many points and a 56" fish gets you this many points? No matter what the species is.
The pan fish are smaller, but when you catch them you usally cath a boat load of them and they would start adding up just as a few larger fish....make sense?

Bob D · May 21, 2007, 04:25:48 PM

This has gotten too complicated. Why not just have a bass fishing contest period ?

FinsnFur · May 21, 2007, 04:41:43 PM

Mainly because I'd win Bob, and then your just going to be upset with me.

:roflmao:

Danny.....ok....how about just plain ole overall inches. The most total inches caught wins?

Bob D · May 21, 2007, 05:05:43 PM

Perhaps a little on the side wager is in order ?? Ey Jimbo??

FinsnFur · May 21, 2007, 05:08:27 PM

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
It'll have to be a side wager because I'm not going to hold a contest, offer a prize and then compete in it myself.

Bob D · May 21, 2007, 05:13:43 PM

Sounds like you are disqualifying yourself ? I don't want you to do that.

FinsnFur · May 21, 2007, 05:16:02 PM

I gotta buddy. It's an ethical thing. Non of the FnF staff will be eligible.

studabaka · May 21, 2007, 05:32:03 PM

ya'll keep talking and working out the details....come up with a great prize..... and when I head up to my dad's in about a week to pull 40+ inch strippers out of the hudson we'll start counting...... deal

ps.... high end reel works..... night crawlers don't........ strippers are 'bass', so if ya want to make it a base contest....i'm in :shck: :roflmao: