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I would bet $ that it was a canned hunt…….RR
How much $ do you want to bet? You can make the check out to…
His family owns a vast amount of land in southeast IA, some great deer hunting land at that. For shooting a 190 incher, he was quite humble. He shot his first deer at age 9. He also shot a 350 pound black bear with his bow this past spring in Saskatchewan.
Jealous much?
They started “upriver” last year and it was a bust, hence the reason to move downstream. Had they changed the name, maybe it would have had a chance. Too many associate the name with negative opinions, regardless of who the owner may be now.
Hey Brian…did you get dried out after the Prairie due Chien tourney this summer? 
MN and WI law must differ from Iowa law in this situation. In IA, you have the right to track/recover game UNARMED on anyone’s property.
Hopefully the CO gets involved and your buddy can recover his trophy. It’s a shame to think that it rotted over night with the warm temperatures due to someone’s ingorance.
Congrats on the kill–great story. What’d the buck score?
Congrats on the kill–great story. What’d the buck score?
Thanks guys!
Garvi,
Just because Cade’s still a runt, don’t assume he’s an idiot.
To answer your question, yes–the virus started in the south in 1990’s. Most of those fisheries have bounced back and have become better than they were before. Tournament weights at Grand Lake in OK were down for a few years after the virus hit. Look at the quality of the fishery now–it took some monster sacks to win the elite series there last summer.
Before you go bashing Cade, do your home work.
The virus isn’t going to kill every fish on the river. Smallies ARE NOT affected by it and to some extent it may be a survival of the fittest kind of deal for the largemouth. The weak die, the strong reproduce, and we keep the strong genetics in the population.
Tournament fisherman do everything in their know how to preserve the resource. They won’t cancel the U.S. Open golf tourney this week if crabgrass is spotted on the course the #18 fairway.
The bottom line is the DNR in Wisconsin and Minnesota are very much anti-tournament sentiment because of the lake associations–the homeowners with the $$$$$. The quality of the Mississippi River right now is 500% better than it was 20some years ago before they put the 14 inch limit on it. Now a fish has a chance to reach 14″ and can actually get off a spawn. In the past, a 12″ fish never gets the opportunity to spawn and they went home to the frying pan.
So what you are saying is the next time a 200 boat tourney comes to town and 150+ limits are caught, we might as well kill and eat them instead of giving them the opportunity to survive???? In essence, that is what Barney Fife tried to enforce this past weekend on Sturgeon Bay. Common sense would only lead me to ask at what point did that become a good idea???????
Thanks Glenn.
It was a great event again this year despite the windy conditions. The Zumbro Valley club does a great job seeing to it that everything flows smooth. Congrats to Joe and Aaron for catching a huge bag on Sunday to pull away from the field.
Happy Birthday John–I hope you drink all these beers the night before the KFAN! 
See you in a few weeks…
The feeling is mutual.
Wow…calling out someone by name based on speculations is a bold move. Especially someone who just finished 2nd in the weekend series regional championship at Patoka. Very bold.
Agreed…the doors are most likely locked and all assets tied to the owner/accused have been frozen. The feds frown upon things such as money laundering and mail fraud…
The natives spearing these bass isn’t far off…if anyone has been on any major backwater (bass wintering) area during ice-over, you’ve seen what a group of guys with tip-ups and a bucket of chubs can do for putting meat in the fryer.
This fishery is as good as any in the country. Some fish are going to die when they are caught. It’s been this way forever.
If the media and tree huggers spent equal time and resources covering the damaging effects of erosion and backwater siltation on the river as they have this fish kill, we wouldn’t have a problem.
Is there any truth that all of the dead fish found were largemouth? If that’s the case, it’s probably a situation where factors including water temperature, air temperature, and significant time spent in the livewells put enough stress on these fish to kill them…but if it was only largemouth, the presence of LMBV could have killed these fish? I don’t think its earth shattering news that you’re going to have mortality after a tournament like this. It’s JULY! The resource couldn’t handle it every weekend, but once a year isn’t going to put a dent in it.
I think I’m still trying to dry out from the monsoon that went through on Sunday. For their first event up here, the tournament was run very well and hopefully they come back to the river again next year.
Date is Sunday, June 25th. Tournament meeting is the night before. Co-angler entry fee is $125. Must be a member of B.A.S.S.
The tourney director said he wouldn’t release a boat count until June 24th.
Any non-boaters out there?
As of this morning, there is one more boater than non-boater signed up for this tournament.
I’m on the look for a non-boater as well. Drop me a p.m.
Thanks!
Adam
Tie your own…then you get exactly what you want.
Goosekiller said I could follow him…
The U.S. economy will fall into a world of $hit if the entire country stopped using sex appeal in marketing. News flash to this group—sex appeal sells. We know Jessica Simpson can’t cook, but she’s selling a lot of pizza hut pizzas! This is basic marketing 101 and these liberals need to find another tree to hug.
Personally, I like the Loomis 843 crankbait series rod. Can’t go wrong with St. Croix either…
Does the term desecration mean anything to you?
I couldn’t agree more with Scott. I work in this industry for a living. There are more things to consider than price. Coverage and deductibles are different with each carrier. Some coverage forms will not provide coverage if you have a claim during a tournament–they will contest you were using your boat to make a profit, which then becomes a commercial use. They will deny the claim right there. Also, as Scott mentioned, there are several things to keep in mind like deductibles, coverage limits, towing, downtime, etc. I throw caution in the wind if you are simply buying the cheapest out there. Sometimes you pay for what you get. I also caution shopping it every year. Your insurance company will be more likely to be on your team if you’ve had a long term partnership with them. Drop me a pm if you have any questions…and I just may be able to hook you up with the right people!
There was a flag attached and it ended up in the water. This is a disgrace and act of total disrespect, especially to those overseas putting their life on the line each and every day. If he needs to repeatedly pull off this happy gilmore bull$hit to market himself, then he should go make a movie.
How can there be any question? They should have dq’d him from the entire tournament. 1.) His profanity used in front of specatator boats is ridiculous. 2.) Culling dead fish may/may not have been against the law…its a question mark. In most states this falls under the wanton waste rule and it is a game and fish violation. 3.) Throwing the light into the water is littering. 4.) There was an American flag attached to the light pole. Do throw this in the water shows little respect for our great country.
I’ve been neutral about his antics in the past to gain marketing exposure. This crossed the line. BASS needs to rethink what type of animal they’ve created here. As Denny Brauer put it this morning, “he was acting like a jerk.” This is 100% unacceptable in the event coined the superbowl of bass fishing.
Come on Tim…Jerie’s feelings are going to be hurt!
