Week Nine - Rice Lake - 9/3/20

Hi fellas...it's tighter than a frogs ass at the top of the board. Troy & Brent made the biggest jump of the night, out distancing team Dickhead by 11 points, putting them in second and only 3 points out of the lead. Mark and Luther couldn't make up any ground, landing them in third, but they're only 4 points out of first. Team asshole is sitting in fifth place only 8 points behind the leaders. So, as you can see, any team in the top four can win this with a good showing next Thursday. Here is how we will measure next week; except for the aforementioned four, everyone else is pretty much out of the running, so you can measure anytime you want after we're done fishing. After everyone else has measured, we'll start with fourth place, team asshole, then third and so on. We'll add up the total yearly points after each one measures, and we'll keep a running total. Should be an interesting night.

The conditions on Rice and the river just plain sucked on Thursday. Cold and windy. The Thursday night bass league was out there too, and I'd bet anyone of those teams would be happy to trade bags with Sam & Brian. They had a big night, scoring 25 points with all Smallmouth. They also tied for the big fish pot with a 19.5 inch football. Troy and Brent had a beauty bass of their own at 19.5 inches. If memory serves me correctly, their's was a largemouth.

I can't believe I'm writing the next to last post of the season. Where in the hell did time go? Anyway, we're on the Whitefish Chain this coming Thursday the 10th, so bundle up and I'll see you at the landing on West Shore Drive on Cross Lake. We fish from 4-8:00 again, so happy hunting boys!

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Week 8 - North Long - 8/27/2020

It was tight at the top, but it got even tighter after the event on North Long. One point...yes, one point separates first and second, as team dickhead held on to first by the foreskin of their teeth. Mark and Luther are sitting there just licking their chops going into the last two events, as Rice and the WFC have always been big point nights this time of year. I looked back, and as far as I can see, this is the closest it's ever been this late in the year.

Jamie and Chuck pulled off their second win of the year, while Troy and Brent had the biggest fish catching a 30 inch pike. Congrats guys.

Now for a bit of a rant. North Long SUCKS! For the fifth year in a row, it is by far our lowest point night, and as far as I can tell, no one likes fishing it. It's full of weeds, the fish are few and far between and the recording at the landing needs to have a shotgun taken to it. Replacement lakes were mentioned last night like Cedar and Little Boy, but it would be nice to keep it closer to home since we already have Thunder and Roosevelt. We used to do Gull twice, so that's a possibility. Other lakes that come to mind are East/West Fox, Sylvan, Bay, Borden, Ossie, or Upper Hay. Anyway, think about it. Gull would be the easy choice.

We are fishing the next two weeks in a row as we wind up the season already. I hate that the days are getting shorter, but life moves much quicker these days than it used to. 

I'll see you on Rice on next Thursday the 3rd from 4-8:00.

For updated standings click HERE

For event detail click HERE

Week 7 - Thunder - 8/13/2020

Hello losers! That's right, everyone, with the exception of junior net boy that isn't writing this right now, is a loser. That's because you didn't win the inaugural Thunder Rumble and we did! Junior net boy, Matt Werneke in for senior net boy Jim Gardner and I, never even made a cast on Thunder, yet we kicked everyone's ass! How do you say? Us older and more experienced fisherman, when confronted with the task of trying to figure out a new lake in just three short hours, have long known it's best to keep your bait wet and cover as much water as possible. You don't do that by seeing who can run from spot to spot the fastest like rabbits being chased by a fox, no, you take the turtle approach and troll. That's right, troll. It's a lost art on younger less experienced fisherman, but it's the cats ass when fishing new water to try and figure out where the fish are. You should try it sometime, and if you only use your trolling motor, you save a bundle on gas. Winning is great...I could get used to it real fast.

Speaking of winning, team Dickhead has held on to first place as team Asshole slipped to third. Mark and Luther have moved into second only six points behind the leaders, so this thing will come down to our last night I do believe.

From what I heard the night we fished Thunder, it sounds like we'll be going back next year as everyone seemed to like fishing it. It's a beautiful lake with plenty of undisturbed shoreline. Now if they would only grade the road to the landing every now and then!

North f'n Long is up next from 5:30-8:30 on the 27th, so I'll see you losers then.

For updated standings click HERE

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Week 6 - Rabbit - 7/30/2020

 Well boys, it's tight at the top. There are only five points separating the first three teams, so at this point it's anyone's game. There are a few other teams lurking as well, so one of them could grab the lead with a good night.

Team asshole walked away with the win on Rabbit, and the team of Mark and Luther nabbed the big fish pot. Congrats guys.

For the second week in a row, the league scored 156 points. That's never happened before, especially on two totally different types of water.

Thanks Steve for taking care of the points and dropping off the scoring sheets...much appreciated.

Thunder is up next on the 13th, so I'll see you then.

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For updated standings click HERE 

Week Five - WFC - 7/23/2020

Sorry this is late, but life gets in the way sometimes. I'll make this short and sweet. Congratulations to Jamie and Chuck for their first win of the season, which means out of the first five weeks, we've had four different winners. I think that's a good thing. Big fish of the night went to Troy and Brent. (I think) The scoring sheets from that night got tossed accidentally, so let me know of someone else had the biggest fish.

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Week Four - Roosevelt - August 25, 2020

Roosevelt is a beautiful lake, and it was a beautiful night to be on the water. With no wind and blue sky's it truly makes Minnesota the land of sky blue waters. For this Indiana kid that one day dreamed of living in this land of lakes, I didn't realize growing up that I'd get to spend the last 43 years here. I am living the dream. Still can't catch any fish, but who the hell cares.

Actually, not catching any fish isn't exactly true. Net boy and I just can't catch a lot of them, but for the second week in a row, we've caught the biggest, and with that my boat gas is paid for this year. Not bad for a one eyed fat man. (name that movie)

There really were't a whole lot of fish caught, and there wasn't a real pattern that was deemed dominant for the night. It sure would be nice for someone to figure out what is scaring all of those Tullibee's to the surface in the middle of the lake though. I don't think anyone has had any luck trying to figure out what's going on out there. I know I haven't. Steve & Brandon (aka team asshole) were first time winners this week with 27 points.

Next up is the Whitefish Chain, putting in at Lower Hay Lake on the 23rd. I am making one change to the schedule. Rabbit will be after that on the 30th rather than Thunder. I will not be here to fish on the 30th because my Canadian trip was cancelled, so I'm headed to Indiana instead for a family visit. Along with most of  you I've never fished Thunder, so I'm switching that to August 13th. No date change, just change of lake. I'll see you on the 23rd!

For updated standings click HERE
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Week 3 - Lake Edward - June 11, 2020

It was hard to catch a fish on Edward this year compared to years past. Even I got out-fished in my boat by net boy this year, and I certainly don't want that to become the norm. However, net boy did have the biggest fish of the night catching a 28 inch pike using my rod, reel, line and lure that I picked out for him, but he brought smoked salmon as a snack, so I didn't mind getting out-fished at all...with my stuff...this time. Fish just didn't want to cooperate very much at all, and not only were the individual point totals down, but as a league we only managed 140 points this year for 11 boats. Compare that with 185 last year, and 242 the year before, and that tells you right there how much worse we're getting as fisherman. We are getting older guys, and it won't be too long before y'all catch up with me. Who knows, by then maybe you will all have grown up enough to run your own league :-). Probably not.

So like I said the point totals were down, with four teams not even reaching double digits. Hell the top points for the night went to team Dickhead with only 25. Two years ago net boy and I scored 42 and we barely won! Dickhead pussies. After three weeks they sit atop the league, but by only five points over Mark & Luther, who have yet to garnish a nickname because they are nice guys. They also haven't won one of the first three events, so they've been very consistent. 

Next up is Roosevelt on June 25th. That is the night before my 44th wedding anniversary, so everyone bring something nice I can give my wife. See you then!

For Updated Standings, click HERE

For Event Detail, click HERE

Week 2 - Pelican - May 28, 2020

Hello fishing enthusiasts, dickheads and assholes. I hope you're all doing well, especially since we are making sure we follow the strict social distancing guidelines at the landing when we measure our fish. Actually, it was colder than a witches tit on the water, so I think C19 wouldn't have survived anyway.

I have a little bit of business to get to before we talk about the winners. As you know, the DNR wants us to keep up to 10 pike each under 20 inches. It seems there was a bit of confusion regarding the rules. In particular, the part about half points. We're not doing half points this year...that is just a plain pain in the ass. My spreadsheet isn't set up to handle half points, and I'm not going to change it so it can. Instead, we're going to do it like we did last year. We will keep a running total of all pike under 20, and the team with the most get's $50 at the end of the year. Got it? Good. BTW, Mark & Luther lead that right now with 6.

Net boy and I really suck at fishing, but ya know what? We already knew that going into this year, so it doesn't matter. Getting outside and being on the water with good friends is what really matters. So here are the fuckers that took cash out of their friends hands on Pelican. First off, it was the biggest 10 team total point night we've ever had on Pelican. There were a lot of fish caught, but Troy and Brent edged everyone else out with a nice 33 point night. That's pretty amazing since Troy told me they didn't have a walleye or pike with an hour to go, and those were the fish that put them over the top. Jamie and Chuck won the big fish pot by a quarter of an inch with a 29.25" Pike. Congrats guys.

Since I now know how many teams we have and everyone has paid their entry fee, here is the money breakdown for this year:

Money Breakdown: (based on 10 teams & 10 events)

·         Entry Fees                   $1500

·         Most Pike Caught       $50

·         Expenses                      $50

·         Nightly Winner           $750 ($75 per event)

·         Big Fish Pot                  $500 ($50 per event)

·         Year End 1^st Place        $125

·         Year End 2^nd Place       $75

We're on Edward next...June 11th from 6-9:30 so I'll see you then!

For current standings, click HERE
For event detail, click HERE

Week 1 - Gull Lake - May 21, 2020

Our long awaited season has indeed finally begun. We backed it up a week because of some bullshit rule that being in the boat OUTSIDE in the sun with someone other than a family member, was against some bullshit rule our DICK-tater came up with. 

It was a good night to be on the water, but is there really ever a bad night to be on the water? It was good, except for the start. Team asshole threw safety out the window, and kept squeezing net boy and me closer and closer to the shoreline. Who in the hell does that just to get to a fishing spot quicker? They claimed they were pushed towards us by Sam & Brian. I don't know about that, because all I could see was team asshole trying to push us into an oncoming dock. Great move assholes. Most of our two man high testosterone teams, without gay tendencies, avoided the race in the beginning, and went to someplace other than Love. The two teams that entered Love were happy little campers when they came out. 

I'm not sure where everyone went, but everyone caught fish, and team Dickhead picked up right where they left off last year. The only difference being, they brought beer with them to share this week. That means they are thoughtful and nice dickheads, and the rest of us appreciated it very much as we stood around not practicing social distancing while enjoying the beer you brought. I'm glad you started that tradition of bringing beer for everyone to all of the events this year. Thanks guys!

Like I said, team DH picked up right where they left off with scoring the first victory of the season with 35 points. They were followed closely by Mark & Luther with 31 and Simon & Paul with 29 points. Simon & Paul also had the largest fish of the night, with a skinny ass pike that measured just under 30 inches. There was only one walleye caught, that being by team DH, but it was enough to score a tri-fecta which turned out to be the difference. 

We're on to Pelican next week on the 28th. Bass season will be open by then, and there are no special regulations on Pelican, unless Brett looks it up on the internet and finds out differently. 

One more thing. I didn't hear from Chad & Dan that they are not fishing, so if someone knows if they aren't let me know. They were the only no show, and if they're out, that leaves us with nine teams.

See you next week!

For standings, click HERE.
For event detail click HERE.

2020 Fishing Season is Here!

Well, this Co Vid 19 shit sucks. We weren't able to have a spring meeting this year, so here's what we're doing. We're starting the season on the 14th, with our first outing being on Gull. We'll use the 371 landing this year, because the road from Holiday to Grandview is pretty torn up. I would like everyone to bring a check this year for the entry fee, which is $150 per boat. Make the check payable to Brad Wallace. The payout schedule and league rules can be found by clicking HERE. If the new guys have any questions or concerns, tough shit; deal with it. Or if you can't figure something out, text or call me. Woman is out this year, and I've replaced it with Thunder, which is about 10 minutes farther north of Roosevelt. I've never been on it, but I've heard good things, so we'll see. That's it...here is the schedule for 2020:

May 14^th         Gull                6:00-9:00  371 Landing (road work from Holiday to Grandview)

May 28^th         Pelican           6:00-9:30  Stewart’s Bay Landing

June 11^th         Edward          6:00-9:30        

June 25^th         Roosevelt      6:00-9:30

July 23^rd         Whitefish       6:00-9:30  Lower Hay Lake Landing

July 30^th          Rabbit             6:00-9:00

August 13^th    Thunder         6:00-9:00

August 27^th    N Long           5:30-8:30

Sept 3^rd           Rice                4:00-8:00

Sept 10^th         Whitefish       4:00-8:00  West Shore Drive Landing on Cross Lake

Here are the make-up dates if needed as well:

May 21^st         6:00-9:00 Gull

June 4th          6:00-9:30 Pelican

July 2^nd           6:00-9:30 Roosevelt

August 20^th    6:00-9:00 WFC, Rabbit or Thunder

Sept 17^th           4:00-7:30 N Long, Rice or Whitefish

By State Reg: All Pike between 22 & 26 inches must be immediately released. Two over 26 may be kept. Limit of 10 Pike under 22 inches is ENCOURAGED.

2020 Pike Rules:

·         All Pike between 22 & 26 inches will be photographed on a bump board (not a gunnel side ruler or tape measure…no exceptions} and released.

·         There will be no minimum on Pike. Up to 20 Pike per boat under 22 inches can be kept and 1/2 point will be awarded for each fish. (If all you have are fish under 22 inches, then four of them will receive 1 point each, thus creating a fill for the night…all others will receive ½ point) No measuring will be necessary, but all Pike must be counted and removed from the lake in order to receive the allotted points. (Putting them in a bucket rather than your live well may be a wise choice)

·         If you choose not to remove the fish, Pike under 22 inches will still be counted, but only 1 point per fish up to the “fill” amount of 4 will be counted. In other words, the old rules apply if you choose not to take the fish home.

This rule will also affect big fish points for the night. We will not use a photograph for determining big fish; only measured fish will be eligible, so it is possible that a Pike just under 22 inches could take the big fish pot. It’s also possible, that a Bass or Walleye could be big fish for the night.

EXCEPTION: If you catch a big fish and fear it will die if you keep it in your live well, a picture will be allowed to be used for the big fish pot. Take a picture of you holding the fish, and a picture of the fish on the bump board.