Hard-Water RAF Series

RAF (Rochester Area Fisherman) is happy to announce the 2006-2007 hard-water series of fishing events!
We will have about 6-8 events, approximately every 2 weeks once the ice is safe. As with the open-water series, points will be accumulated with the Grand Champion being the person with the most points at the conclusion of the last event.

As a reminder, in the open-water series we used the length of a fish to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. 1st place was worth 5 points, 2nd worth 3 points, and 3rd worth 1 point. The points were awarded for each category of fish. Each person could only enter 1 fish in each category – if we have only sunfish and crappie, then each person could enter 2 fish – 1 sunfish and 1 crappie.

Dan Theim [email protected] or Mike Smith [email protected] will serve as contact people.

We would like your input! What would you like to see as far as location(s), fish to be entered, or anything else?

Let’s use this thread for questions, suggestions, or annoucements.

Good Fishing,
Mike

Just a couple thoughts I’ve had:
The location could be Lake Zumbro for all events. It presents a great fishery with a reasonable chance for anyone to get large fish. It is free to access the lake.
The events could be split between Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons – maybe rotating.
I’m leaning toward only sunfish and crappie as fish to count for points.

Those are just my ideas. Anyone care to add anything?

Good Fishing,
Mike

How about shad/shiners on Lake Zumbro. I’m not sure which they are, but I know that they flooded my Marcum with lines last winter. This would be a true finesse challenge!

What if we just concentrated on a specific area on the lake for each event. I would think that way we could all be in the same place. I also think it would be easier to register or measure the fish that way. Also it would be fun to fish closer to everyone not being all spread out. Ryans Bay, High banks, Fishermans Inn. This would all depend on enough ice for travel. Otherwise if it’s like last years ice we might be looking for other alternatives.

As far as species go it don’t matter. With the open water we had bass, cat, crappie, and gills. So perch or white bass, even cats. If it’s just crappie and gills, that’s just fine too. But sorry Nick those pesky shinner minnows wouldn’t be on my list of prefered fish.

Walleye On Pepin Maybe oh yeah Mike if you have the events on Sunday afternoons we are talking about after 2pm right
hope to make it to some of these this year should be fun.

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Walleye On Pepin Maybe oh yeah Mike if you have the events on Sunday afternoons we are talking about after 2pm right
hope to make it to some of these this year should be fun.

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Well, lets see – if I am fishing, who do you suppose will be working?

Good Fishing,
Mike

thats just wrong I tell you
well i guess if you can’t beat the competition on the water, make them work I see how this works

maybe we can get that older gentleman to work once in a while?