2007 Hooked On Fishing League

Announcing the 2007 Hooked On Fishing League! This year’s league begins Thursday April 12th and continues every Thursday into September. We will meet at the DNR launch near Ponderosa Campground with launch time at 5:00 p.m. each week. The ending time each week is 8:30 p.m. and you must be back at the launch by 8:30 in order to weigh your catch. There is an entry fee of $5 per person, with 100% payback – 1st place receives 60%, 2nd place 30%, 3rd place 10%. You can enter up to 4 sunfish and 4 crappies, potential of 8 total. Total weight will be used to determine winners. We will also keep an on-going point total like last year to crown an over-all champion for the year. Points will be awarded as follows for each week: 5 points for 1st place, 3 points for second place, 1 point for everyone else who registered.
You must be present at the ramp prior to 5 p.m. to register or call HOF before 3 p.m. if you will be arriving late. It is OK to show up later than 5 p.m. Your $5 entry fee is due at registration before launch or if you call to register, your entry fee is due at weigh-in time.

Questions should be directed to Mike Smith at HOF, 282-4982 or [email protected]

Mike,

Is it only crappies/sunfish the whole season or just the early outings? I remember last year once the other species opened up we expanded it to bass, catfish, etc.

Thanks.

Andy

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Mike,

Is it only crappies/sunfish the whole season or just the early outings? I remember last year once the other species opened up we expanded it to bass, catfish, etc.

Thanks.

Andy

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Just sunfish and crappies.

Sweet! Watch out Mike, Alex might just give you more of a run for your money this year.

This is going to be great! Can’t wait. We should make a rule this year. No buggy whips! Whatcha think Ron?

Mike,
That sounds like a GOOD TIME
Now If I only lived close enough to make a few of these. :
I suppose if I ever get a day off, I could head up 63 and just keep going…

dave

Hey Mike,

I hope to fish a few of these this year. Being retired I would probably get there about 2 pm to enjoy the whole day fishing. Do I just motor up to the ramp at 5:30? If I had any fish that I was going to keep for a meal I would then transfer them into a cooler and put the cooler in the vehicle. Can you then check my live well to verify it is empty? Does this sound OK to you? Or would I be breaking any rules?

If a have a partner, do we just keep our fish separate for the weigh-in?

Dave Gulczinski

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Hey Mike,

I hope to fish a few of these this year. Being retired I would probably get there about 2 pm to enjoy the whole day fishing. Do I just motor up to the ramp at 5:30? If I had any fish that I was going to keep for a meal I would then transfer them into a cooler and put the cooler in the vehicle. Can you then check my live well to verify it is empty? Does this sound OK to you? Or would I be breaking any rules?

If a have a partner, do we just keep our fish separate for the weigh-in?

Dave Gulczinski

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Launch time is at 5:00. If you had fish from earlier in the day, you can transfer them to a cooler in your car. More than one person can fish in a boat, but each individual needs to keep their fish separate from any other persons fish. Each person may only weigh their own fish.

Mike,

A few questions for you from a newbie, so excuse me if they are stupid.

1. Do you fish it with a partner or by yourself and does your partner have stay the same or rotate.( I know you weigh individualy)? Example is a random draw with boaters and non-boaters before the event

2. If I call in early (hard to get off work before 5, and get boat there) do I pay in at the weigh in, and then collect my check

3. Is there somewhere in town a guy can drop off the boat, where it is secure, and I can pick it up before the tourney?

4. Anybody looking for a partner to fish with, send me a PM. I’m not a Zumbro rookie, but I have a lot to learn

5. Can fish be returned after the weigh in? I don’t eat a lot of fish (wife is not a fan), and hate to let it go to waste. I could also give them to someone else if they want them (asuming I can catch anything )

Thanks for putting this together Mike And thanks for the answers.

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Mike,

A few questions for you from a newbie, so excuse me if they are stupid.

1. Do you fish it with a partner or by yourself and does your partner have stay the same or rotate.( I know you weigh individualy)? Example is a random draw with boaters and non-boaters before the event

2. If I call in early (hard to get off work before 5, and get boat there) do I pay in at the weigh in, and then collect my check

3. Is there somewhere in town a guy can drop off the boat, where it is secure, and I can pick it up before the tourney?

4. Anybody looking for a partner to fish with, send me a PM. I’m not a Zumbro rookie, but I have a lot to learn

5. Can fish be returned after the weigh in? I don’t eat a lot of fish (wife is not a fan), and hate to let it go to waste. I could also give them to someone else if they want them (asuming I can catch anything )

Thanks for putting this together Mike And thanks for the answers.

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Nope, no questions are stupid.

1. You can fish by yourself or with another person(s). Boats, boaters or non-boaters are completely up to each person. Who you fish with is up to you, there are no drawings.

2. If you call to register, you pay at weigh-in time.

3. I don’t know of a place to keep your boat. I would like to offer space out here, but don’t have the room.

5. Minnesota laws do not favor release of fish after they have been kept in a livewell. There is usually someone willing to take a few fish home for a meal, but what you do with the fish is up to you.

Alright!!!! Been waiting for this to get announced? Sounds like a GREAT time and ALOT of FUN. Come on spring. FISH ON!!!
Thanks, Bill

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Sweet! Watch out Mike, Alex might just give you more of a run for your money this year.

This is going to be great! Can’t wait. We should make a rule this year. No buggy whips! Whatcha think Ron?

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Alex will be a tough guy to beat. Its great seeing kids hooked on fishing. I’m fishing for the fun so I would gladly like to see him kick my hind end. Hes a diehard fisherman who deserves it. Watch out Mike as this kids good. He will be on your tail all the way.
Thanks, Bill

Thanks Mike

Hopefully won’t be long and we will be able to hear the purr of the motors on Lake Zumbro. Thursday is the 15th which means the middle of March already. Getting closer to April every day. Come on Spring.
Thanks, Bill

Brent, do you have room for parking your truck/car with the boat behind it at the work site?
Thanks, Bill

My office is downtown, so parking there is tight

I may have to figure somthing out with one of the guys I work with

It looks like a little break in the weather for Thursday evening. Still going to have the first event as scheduled. Should be fun, but dress appropriately! See you there.

Looks like the snow is just about done and we don’t have much on the ground after all! I’m so excited to fish tomorrow I can hardly wait!!!! I bet there will be some real nice fish caught for the tournament! Hope to see you there.

get your eyes checked Mike not much on the GROUND my we got around 7 or 8 inches down here a half hour or so south of you

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get your eyes checked Mike not much on the GROUND my we got around 7 or 8 inches down here a half hour or so south of you

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That is awful nice of you to take so much of it Erick! Looks like we have less than a couple inches here with no buildup on the roads. You going to make it for the tournament tomorrow evening?

Yep, really appreciate you taking that snow from us Erick. Very kind of you. Like Mike said maybe a couple inches total here and none at all on the roads. It melts right away when it hits the concrete/blacktop so clear roads and clear ramps I would think too. Back to better weather tomorrow and it will be melting and its Thursday and that means FISH ON time.
Thanks, Bill

probably will not be able to make it out there tomorrow night gotta work till 5 will have to try to swing in there this weekend on my way up 63 to the big muddy though

You can always start after 5:00 just let Mike know per phone call to HOF BEFORE 3:00 PM. If hes not there, he won’t be tomorrow afternoon, just leave a message that you want to fish but will be late and your name and Mike can call the store to see if any messages.

Thanks, Bill

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Looks like the snow is just about done and we don’t have much on the ground after all!

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We have 5-6″ on the ground here in the south part of Dodge Cty….and a nice layer of ice under the snow.

UG

Tonight is the night and the snow is melting and 40 degrees today they said and I smell FISH.

good luck you guys hope you guys catch a few sorry i couldn’t make it out this week but i will make it out to a few let me know the outcome

WOW! To say tonight was a tough bite would be an understatement……. We had only 7 people in the first event tonight with only 4 people catching 1 crappie. No one even came close to figuring out how to get the fish to bite tonight!
First place: Andy Anderson – 9 oz. – 1 crappie – $21.00, 5 points.
Second place: Bill Harwick – 6 oz. – 1 crappie – $10.50, 3 points.
Third place: Mike Smith – 4 oz. – 1 crappie – $3.50, 1 point.
Dan Thiem, Tyler Holm, Bill Cadwell, Alex Thorn – 1 point each.

Thanks to the guys that made it out tonight. I am sure the warmer weather will make catching much easier. Looking forward to next week!

VERY tough bite tonight. I only had one bite and missed it. Everyone quit at 7:55 tonight so we could take out in daylight. Felt GREAT to be back out on open water in a boat. I fished out of Mikes [HOF] boat with him tonight. [Mikes rig is the boat on the left] Very nice new rig Mike. Tylers new rig is on the right and its also a very nice rig.

Pic is of a couple of the guys getting ready to weigh the fish that were caught. The pic didn’t come out very clear. It was dark by this time and the flash lightened it up but lost clearity. Talking 50s this weekend and 60 degrees this coming Monday which should help get the fish turned on. Everyone marked alot of fish but they weren’t biting. Must be why they call it fishing. But sure was nice to be out there tonight.

Thanks, Bill

Congrats to all that got out last night & got to spend time on the water, Work will be getting in the way for me to join in on these fun filled events. So good luck to all that get to have fun! Doug

I don’t suppose the cold shakey hands had anything to do with the blurry picture did it Bill?

Man it was a cold tough bite. Seven guys fishin and only four fish caught? Whoda ever thought?

Smith, you only beat me by one lousy ounce. But I see that we are tied in the points race. YES!

I caught a 3 ounce crappie? I didn’t know there were any that small out there.

Thanks a lot for putting this league thing together Mike. Great chance to meet other fishermen and compare notes.

Don’t forget we also have Tyler’s UPLR coming up Monday and what ever we learned last night will be applied to Monday nights outing. (Which was nothing)

I wonder how accurate that scale is for real small weights when a 8” crappie weighs 4 oz. Anyway if its off its off the same amount for everyones weight. Monday is suppose to be 60 degrees but I usually watch my 7 year old grandson on Monday nights while Mom goes to Yoga with her girlfriends. But when the weather gets alittle warmer for him I possibly might be able to get out there by 6:00 which would be late but better late than not at all. Was GREAT seeing everyone again. Next week will be warmer so we should see more people there too.

Thanks, Bill

ps. yes Dan, next time I’m wearing my gloves for the run back to the ramp. That run was cold on the skin for sure.