tubing trip what do you think

little early to finalize plans but heres what i got in mind so far

jordanelle reservoir

rock cliff area

when: sat. 7/17/04

i will be there when the gate open at 6 AM if you get there later thats fine i’m sure you will find us on the water

hellsangler asked about a bigfish contest we will do #1 for sure #2 if enough people express intrest

1: i will buy out of my own pocket the person with the biggest fish a BFT t-shirt

2: each throw in 5.00 bucks if you desire but not required this is more about meeting fellow members and having fun

60/40 split between first and second

meet back a a spot to be determined at 1200 PM to see who wins

i will not take part in the t-shirt contest

how to determine the winner: if you are like me and practice C & R and have no way to get your fish to be measured thats fine be sure to bring a tape measure find some one in the group to verivie your catch and let us know when you come in in case of a tie a simple coin toss wins

sound good to you guys ?

any changes or improvements or something else you can think of feel free to sound off

large fish to be detremined by lenght

friendly reminder as required by law bring a PFD and plenty of water it will most likely be a hot one by then

It all sounds good so far, I’m willing to toss in a couple bucks towards the biggest fish winner also. But is noon too early?

I invited Tubedude, but he will be unable to attend this outing, but he said he will be with our flotilla in spirit, this time.

I’m bringing 4-5 quarts of salsa and chips for those who want to dip more than just their tube.

And I while I won’t be there as early as aquaman, I will be there by 7 AM with uncleray to start filling the raft. (sorry no tube anymore, and the toon is in the works) but I can’t pass up meeting my friends from BFT and making new ones. Looking forwards to seeing more on you all on the waters!

as far as 12 i was thinking it might be a little early but after roughy six hours on the water i was thinking everyone might be wanting a little break to dip into that salsa your bringing LOL i will most likely head back out after a little break

Just a reminder to everyone that any bass over 12 inches must be immediately released so take a digital picture or have a buddy verify the length and quickly release them if you’re going to use smallies in the contest. Wouldn’t want anyone to win a citation along with their t-shirt.

Wish I could be there for this one, hopefully it’ll be so fun everyone will want to do it again in August or Sept.

bummer you can’t make it kevin …congrats on your baby

Hey thanks aquaman! I’m so excited! This one’s a keeper for sure. He’ll be a fisherman the minute he learns how to sit up straight! :sunglasses:

IF Jordanelle is the place , then maybe it should be a big perch contest and all other fish left out . Perch need to be thinned so it would help the lake . I would also say maybe the first person with 50 perch to win but I have a hard enough time keeping track of my count at 20 . I run out of toes and fingers to count with . LOL Just a thought . Lets just keep it simple . I would hate to see someone trying to find someone to verify a fish and have it die for this .

hey randy a big trick i use is drop my shorts and i can then count to 21 LOL

as far hurting the fish getting to someone to measure it let out about 20’ of line and “tow” it over to them i pulled that little muskey ( in the fuzzt contest ) about 250 yds for a picture and he swam away just fine when released

maybe ill show up with the boat. and run you over chris!!!

HA you would have to catch me first wakeless speep remember

I didn’t see the date listed in this thread. Is it still planned for July 17th?

I’m looking forward to coming.

yep 7/17 i’ll go add that in thanks

Got my calender marked. Thanks, Al

wakeless smakeless, since when do i follow the rules if you dont want to get runover just throw kevin in front of you!!!:face_with_tongue:

works for me!

Chris, I would have to agree with Randy. Good Idea to make it a big Perch Contest. They need to be thinned out a bit. It may even benefit the lake to take out your limit and dump them if they aren’t wanted. I don’t know if that is a good idea but I sure would like speak to a wildlife management guy and find out.

i agree the perch could use a thinning out bit i have no way to keep them, probably wouldn’t even if i did we’ll figure out for sure what to when we get there but if you think you can win a t-shrit with a perch that remains to be seen

Gee thanks guys![:(] Maybe ill think twice about going!LOL

Ill remember that chris. SEE YA AROUND![pirate]:face_with_tongue:[sly]:laughing:[;)]

You think we could head out and get some swimmers itch sometime? I havent heard much about it but would like to give it a shot!

maybe after i get one of my gas motors running