IDA Ice Tournament Begins!!

I hope I can latch into some big perch this weekend!!!

Headed out tomorrow after school with sledhead to try our luck hopefully it will be good.

Sounds good Luke Thanks again for running this…….it’s going to be fun!!!!

Whatsa

does the best photo have to be with a fish entry of can it be just a picture from when we were out?

It will be just like the other entries…for example, if someone comes out and catches a 32″ walleye, tomorrow- not many people would submit a walleye entry. This way, you still would submit, because it may win the best picture category- Does that make sense?

WHAT??? No prize for biggest sheephead – that’s all I ever catch

Seriously though.. great idea and I can’t wait to get on the ice…

I know I am late but I am in.

There is no late, that is the cool thing about the tournament As soon as you print off the logo and send your pic with your fish (following the rules Luke has posted at the top), you are in

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Example one:

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One thing About that example though, is that you can’t see all the numbers. I was wondering about this, because if someone had a bad tape, we would never know, and the fish would appear to be 10″ when it could be only 7…Just a thought. Its all up to you guys. I know that I would never be dishonest about it, but you never know.

Cade

Good point Cade! Well, the only thing to do then, would be to submit a picture like the one above, and then move this fish off the tape, and snap another photo…WITH, the same tape..

I will start the pike class off at 32 inches

With tape

I’ll try that again

Now I’ll bump it up to 35 with a 1/4

Pictured with tape

Alright Bret! Nice way to start it.

Sweet toothy!!!! on the black ice nothing better.

Were you able to watch him under the ice?

All the fish I have been on I have seen through the what some call ice this year

It does get the ticker going, especaily when there are a few runs away from the hole envolved

Man would be something worth watching!!!

After a PM from Luke, and so everyone knows I thought I better make it clear. I am not eligible for a prize, just trying to lite a fire for the tournament

Get after em

Yep, Thanks Bret…

Just to make it clear to everyone, you are not competing against any of the staff. Staff may post pictures, but we are not eligible for the prizes, so the members are going to be the winners of all the prizes!!

Those were some nice pike! Do you usually keep pike that big? I know a lot of the walleye guys will throw them back when they reach the longer lengths.

I will be playing alot of catch and release now. I have no problem putting a few pike filets in the freezer first ice!

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After a PM from Luke, and so everyone knows I thought I better make it clear. I am not eligible for a prize, just trying to lite a fire for the tournament “

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Ya did a good job Bret! It’s had me thinking about set-ups for URL. Dreams of dropping a 10″ sucker down the hole and hooking into a monster. Nice Fish.

Is this the official thread for the contest pics or is there going to be another ?

I want to post my pics tonight wanted to make sure i was in the right place.

Here is my 16 inch 14 oz northern. He’s a wopper aint he ?!?!?!?

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Here is my 16 inch 14 oz northern. He’s a wopper aint he ?!?!?!?

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Well I made it out late after noon yesterday. Fish didn’t want to cooperate until darkness starting setting in. It was fast a furious for about 30 minutes. Tear drops and the smallest crappie minnows in the bucket worked best.
Best attempt of a self portrait in the dark on the ice of a 13.25 in slabber

The five of about 20 that I kept for a meal.

13.25 incher