A Fun Idea Maybe.... 2025
BASSclary reply :
What if there was like, a BassResource.com AOY?
Like the person who gets the biggest 5 fish Bass Limit gets bragging rights and maybe a thing on their profile displaying it similar to the mods and writers thing.
And all you would have to do to enter would be to take a picture of each fish with the weight in the picture.
Sounds kinda fun too me.
Tin reply :
We do it in the spring usually. Biggest fish in a certain window..
Either way if we did 5 biggest in a year I'm sure one of the Cali dudes, Paul, or Randle would take it. Not much of a competition in my opinion.
J Francho reply :
Its usually vs. your state record, and by species. Dwight Hottle smoked my 5 lb. smallie last time I entered, and I'm still angry, LOL.
Tin reply :
QuoteIts usually vs. your state record, and by species. Dwight Hottle smoked my 5 lb. smallie last time I entered, and I'm still angry, LOL.
LOL... the Great Lake fisheries should not count. Plus I think you could get closer to that record in Cayuga. Oh the things I have seen there... lol
J Francho reply :
You just mad jealous. I told you to hit up UR for grad school, and we can fish every day.
Tin reply :
Still favoring the Cuse. Cheaper and grad students basically get reimbursed 90-95% of their tuition.
JigMe reply :
Can we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahaha
Alpster reply :
QuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahaha
We all compete constantly for the title of "Dink Master". ;D
Ronnie
J Francho reply :
QuoteStill favoring the Cuse. Cheaper and grad students basically get reimbursed 90-95% of their tuition.
And you'll five minutes from lovely Onandoga Lake.. LMAO.
Goose52 reply :
QuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahaha
I don't know - I'm in the running for that contest. See my avatar - 3" bass caught fair and square on a 3/8oz roostertail! ;D
JigMe reply :
QuoteQuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahahaI don't know - I'm in the running for that contest. See my avatar - 3" bass caught fair and square on a 3/8oz roostertail! ;D
ohh please, i got a bass last year for the size of a sunfish. less than 2 inches I think...and on a d**n 5 inch worm. 
J Francho reply :
Put up, or shut up, guys. 8-)
Goose52 reply :
QuotePut up, or shut up, guys. 8-)
I don't know - if your hand is anywhere near the size of mine - that brim is at least 3 1/2" - maybe 4", with much more girth than a 3" bass.
Lee.MD - you have to have a photo! ;D
JigMe reply :
ouch...Francho...that's a small bass.
Goose, I will remember to photo it this year...haha
Bass Dude reply :
And you'll five minutes from lovely Onandoga Lake.. LMAO.
Tin reply :
QuoteQuotePut up, or shut up, guys. 8-)I don't know - if your hand is anywhere near the size of mine - that brim is at least 3 1/2" - maybe 4", with much more girth than a 3" bass.
He is short so he has small hands. I would say 1.5-2" ;D
wisconsin heat reply :
QuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahaha
you wanna compete with this?
Carrington reply :
it wouldnt really be a fair match, i doubt that anyone in Virginia is going to compete with a guy from California, Texas, Florida, or Japan.
OHIO reply :
Quoteit wouldnt really be a fair match, i doubt that anyone in Virginia is going to compete with a guy from California, Texas, Florida, or Japan.
I agree. We could do it by state though...
JigMe reply :
QuoteQuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahahayou wanna compete with this?
That's a minnow or a bass? Haha
J Francho reply :
I wouldn't be so sure about location as you think. Last year on KBF, I think the two biggest fish submitted for the competition were both over 25", and one was on a fly in VA. The other was a swimbait fish from RI.
Senkoman12 reply :
QuoteStill favoring the Cuse. Cheaper and grad students basically get reimbursed 90-95% of their tuition.
sorry to go off topic but syracuse better get their act togethor in basketball. besides being ion syracuse you got oneida and onandaga 8-)
Senkoman12 reply :
QuoteAnd you'll five minutes from lovely Onandoga Lake.. LMAO.
I used to live up there. You would be surprised at the bass that come out of Onondaga Lake. Smells like
s$%t in the summer---but you throw a lure over those matted veggies and you'll catch 'em like crazy. Great fishing up in the river too.
BASSclary reply :
What if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.
We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
J Francho reply :
Quotepeople shouldnt diss onandaga, a lot of in there, my buddy got a 4lbs largemouth of there last year and thats huge for hear
Fours are huge? Ok. They're big, special, decent, nice, respectable, good catches, but not huge.
The only reason to fish Onandoga is because you got blown off Oneida, or its a points tournament.
OHIO reply :
QuoteWhat if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
This sounds like a pretty good idea. I don't think it would be fair to put a boater against a shore fisherman.
J Francho reply :
QuoteWhat if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
That doesn't address ANY of the issues brought up earlier in this thread.
SirSnookalot reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahahayou wanna compete with this?
That's a minnow or a bass? Haha
Get a weight on that fish?
deaknh03 reply :
QuoteQuoteCan we rank the smallest fish as well? I might win that category. hahahaWe all compete constantly for the title of "Dink Master". ;D
Ronnie
thats one title I hope to never be associated with!
BASSclary reply :
QuoteQuoteWhat if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
That doesn't address ANY of the issues brought up earlier in this thread.
What issues were there besides the ratio of size:location?
Jigfishn10 reply :
Not a bad idea IMHO, maybe post your photos and weights in the "Fishing Location Section" (not random threads, but one for each state or country) of the site and have someone assigned as representative in all 50 states and international countries to keep a record of the fish caught. Top five fish wins. Maybe an extra for lunker. Ice out to ice in, for those of us that experience that, otherwise calender year.
Just a thought.
Fat-G reply :
I like the idea of having it in your name like the mods.
However I think the idea of having an all-around "Angler of the Year" including everyone would be unfair.
Maybe split by age:
Teen- Under 18
Adult- 19-30
Adult- 31-40
Adult- 50+
JigMe reply :
we should compete size, and not weight. As I have experienced that different brand of scale can impact the weight of the fish. I have used two different scales to weight the same fish, and I got two different weight... 
Texasfishingtips reply :
QuoteI like the idea of having it in your name like the mods.However I think the idea of having an all-around "Angler of the Year" including everyone would be unfair.
Maybe split by age:
Teen- Under 18
Adult- 19-30
Adult- 31-40
Adult- 50+
Sounds good to me. I like the idea of dividing it up by age.
Clancy W
=Matt 5.0= reply :
I thought we did this a few years ago no? Didn't Paul start it? I think i remember winning with my 7.5 LM...
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteWhat if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
That doesn't address ANY of the issues brought up earlier in this thread.
What issues were there besides the ratio of size:location?
If you want it to be fair, you'll have to add some parity. The AMI calculator would be one method. State records are what's been used in the past. And don't over complicate it.
slonezp reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteWhat if we did sort of a bracket type of deal.We could have a bracket for shore only, and a bracket for boaters.
Angler vs. Angler biggest fish goes on to next round, each round could be a week?
That doesn't address ANY of the issues brought up earlier in this thread.
What issues were there besides the ratio of size:location?
If you want it to be fair, you'll have to add some parity. The AMI calculator would be one method. State records are what's been used in the past. And don't over complicate it.
Not to mention the words fisherman and honesty don't always go together. 
There is some other site that holds weeky online tournaments. You register, get a # which needs to be in the pic with the fish along with a measuring tape. That prevents you from pulling pics from elsewhere or using old pics. I think you'd have to use the AMI calculator as someone else said different scales may read differently.
slonezp reply :
...and boater non boater shouldn't matter. Neither should state since many of us travel to different states on fishing trips and/or fish multiple states regularly. You could have 3 categories though largemouth, smallmouth, and spot.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Here is my entry.
OHIO reply :
Quote...and boater non boater shouldn't matter. Neither should state since many of us travel to different states on fishing trips and/or fish multiple states regularly. You could have 3 categories though largemouth, smallmouth, and spot.
It's not fair to put a boater against a non boater. The person with the boat can access a lot more water than a shore fisherman.
A-Jay reply :
QuoteHere is my entry.
Beauty Dwight,
You've got me beat, until the third Saturday in April anyway . . . .
A-Jay
Dwight Hottle reply :
A-Jay do reconize that lure? You have one just like it in perch. By the 3rd Sat in April I hope to have one bigger than that!
A-Jay reply :
Yup, you and me both Dwight.
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
QuoteHere is my entry.
Fish hooked on the outside of the mouth may not be entered in the contest. : ;D
slonezp reply :
QuoteQuote...and boater non boater shouldn't matter. Neither should state since many of us travel to different states on fishing trips and/or fish multiple states regularly. You could have 3 categories though largemouth, smallmouth, and spot.It's not fair to put a boater against a non boater. The person with the boat can access a lot more water than a shore fisherman.
...and a guy with a $50,000 bass boat with SI/DI has an advantage over someone with a 12' jon boat with a 25lb thrust TM. ...and a guy who has the ability to fish everyday has an advantage over weekend warriors. ...and live bait out produces artificial. ...and private waters out produce public waters. ...and so on.
Life isn't fair my shorebound friend ;D
I've caught my 2 biggest smallmouth from shore and my biggest largemouth in less than a foot of water.
The contest should be simple and to the point. Don't forget. Someone is going to have to keep track of the entries, and one person needs to have the final word.
Sam reply :
Knock out Florida, Texas, Mexico and California and we could have a good competition for big fish.
BASSclary reply :
QuoteQuoteQuote...and boater non boater shouldn't matter. Neither should state since many of us travel to different states on fishing trips and/or fish multiple states regularly. You could have 3 categories though largemouth, smallmouth, and spot.It's not fair to put a boater against a non boater. The person with the boat can access a lot more water than a shore fisherman.
...and a guy with a $50,000 bass boat with SI/DI has an advantage over someone with a 12' jon boat with a 25lb thrust TM. ...and a guy who has the ability to fish everyday has an advantage over weekend warriors. ...and live bait out produces artificial. ...and private waters out produce public waters. ...and so on.
Life isn't fair my shorebound friend ;D
I've caught my 2 biggest smallmouth from shore and my biggest largemouth in less than a foot of water.
The contest should be simple and to the point. Don't forget. Someone is going to have to keep track of the entries, and one person needs to have the final word.
If shore fishing was just as good as boat fishing, the Pro's would shore fish at the Classic. If you have a boat you can access alot more water, and have a better chance of catching fish, let alone big fish if you can travel the whole lake, and fish the middle of it.
And I like the Number in the pic Idea though 8-)
And whats an AMI calculator?
slonezp reply :
Bc, just google it. I don't know if its cool to post the link here since they are another fishing site.
bilgerat reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuote...and boater non boater shouldn't matter. Neither should state since many of us travel to different states on fishing trips and/or fish multiple states regularly. You could have 3 categories though largemouth, smallmouth, and spot.It's not fair to put a boater against a non boater. The person with the boat can access a lot more water than a shore fisherman.
...and a guy with a $50,000 bass boat with SI/DI has an advantage over someone with a 12' jon boat with a 25lb thrust TM. ...and a guy who has the ability to fish everyday has an advantage over weekend warriors. ...and live bait out produces artificial. ...and private waters out produce public waters. ...and so on.
Life isn't fair my shorebound friend ;D
I've caught my 2 biggest smallmouth from shore and my biggest largemouth in less than a foot of water.
The contest should be simple and to the point. Don't forget. Someone is going to have to keep track of the entries, and one person needs to have the final word.
If shore fishing was just as good as boat fishing, the Pro's would shore fish at the Classic. If you have a boat you can access alot more water, and have a better chance of catching fish, let alone big fish if you can travel the whole lake, and fish the middle of it.
And I like the Number in the pic Idea though 8-)
And whats an AMI calculator?
October of 2009. My buddy is shore fishing in sideways rain during a 'Noreaster (we can debate his sanity later) He pulls a LMB that could have been a new state record. Half a mile through the woods on foot, no way to keep the fish alive. He released it.
Don't tell me you need a boat to catch quality fish. What do most guys do when they finally get out on the water ? Beat the bank.
OHIO reply :
No one is saying that you need a boat to catch quality fish, you have a better chance of doing so.
Not all shoreline is accessible by foot , but it is by water. This isn't my contest though, so do whatever you want.
BASSclary reply :
QuoteNo one is saying that you need a boat to catch quality fish, you have a better chance of doing so.Not all shoreline is accessible by foot , but it is by water. This isn't my contest though, so do whatever you want.
I agree with this.
BASSclary reply :
How about this.
There will be Boaters and Non-boaters category if it's my contest.
For each category there will be a division for every state, and within that an under 18 subdivision, and an over 18 subdividion.
Every one will get assigned a number, and It must be included in the picture with your bass and its length, and would be assigned points via AMI calculator. A tie breaker would be width, so take a picture of that too. Photos should also be good enough quality and size to be able to read the tape measure.
Anything else I left out?
slonezp reply :
QuoteAnything else I left out?
BASSclary, It is your contest. Which means you would be in charge of keeping track of the entries and have final word.
So
2 categories boater/non-boater, with 2 sub categories <18yoa/>18yoa
Biggest 5 fish bag based on AMI calculator.(the calculator compensates for the state variences)
Each contestant will be assigned a # before the contest starts.(You need to have a final sign up date and a final weigh in date) This # will be photographed with each bass entered. The photo also includes the fish laying alongside a tape measure to verify length. By width, I assume you mean girth. This would need to be measured with a soft tape wrapped around the fishes widest point.
First prize is bragging rights? You can make it interesting and have all the entrants pony up a $10 gift card from BPS or Cabelas. Payout 1st 50% 2nd 30% 3rd 20%. Just a suggestion. Will there be a side pot for big bass?
Bc, you will have your work cut out for you. People will enter every bass they catch and you will have to keep track of all this as well as verify the ami results. Are you sure you're up for this?
BASSclary reply :
By width, you nailed it. A soft rule around the chunkiest part of the bass. You seem to get my set of rules so far.
I also like the payout idea in giftcards, would everyone be willing to donate a $10 gift card to a set place, like BPS or ***? A Big Bass side pot could also be factored in.
And how does 1 month to get your limit sound? When would you guys like the dates to be? I was thinking May 15 - June 15 might be good. Obviously you will have to sign up before a predetermined date, and submit your catch before a predetermined date.
And slonezp, I think I can do it. It may be a bit of a challenge, but I think I can handle it
shimmy reply :
I hope this thread doesn't go unnoticed. I think this is a great idea. I don't think you should do it by age, might take the fun out of it. Second, it should be by state, it would become more interactive on this site because yeh, some states are going to have to forfeit during the prespawn and not even make it to the spawn!
1. Do it by state, get more interaction on this site and more people involved, plus more fun!
2. have a recording of the day and weight. (not a picture) -i know, many of us catch our bigguns when the camera is not with us or we forgot the scale, but the videos would be authentic and a lot of fun for us to watch.
3. Have a spring champ, summer time champ, and a fall time champ.
I know i would love to follow a thread like this or even a section if we made it specifically for the task. I am pretty sure everyone on this site would love to check a thread as such. More interaction, more advertising opportunities for Glenn and all, everyone wins! Sets the hook, and its a big bass.
Shimmy
BASSclary reply :
Maybe we could get a company/companies to sponsor such an event?
BASSclary reply :
QuoteI hope this thread doesn't go unnoticed. I think this is a great idea. I don't think you should do it by age, might take the fun out of it. Second, it should be by state, it would become more interactive on this site because yeh, some states are going to have to forfeit during the prespawn and not even make it to the spawn!1. Do it by state, get more interaction on this site and more people involved, plus more fun!
2. have a recording of the day and weight. (not a picture) -i know, many of us catch our bigguns when the camera is not with us or we forgot the scale, but the videos would be authentic and a lot of fun for us to watch.
3. Have a spring champ, summer time champ, and a fall time champ.
I know i would love to follow a thread like this or even a section if we made it specifically for the task. I am pretty sure everyone on this site would love to check a thread as such. More interaction, more advertising opportunities for Glenn and all, everyone wins! Sets the hook, and its a big bass.
Shimmy
The AMI calc takes state into consideration, so we wont have to do it by state.
And getting a video may be harder for some than taking a simple photo.
I'm not so sure about a spring, summer, and fall champion. Maybe if the first one goes well!
And If I get this under way, its own section or even a sticky would be really nice to help people follow it better.
Hamby reply :
I participate in something like this for WI. We go each week by length. Biggest fish wins. The length of the fish also adds up for points towards AOY. 20" bass gets 20 points, regardless of whether it wins or not. The guys who run it make lures. The AOY for 2010 gets to design a bass jig, gets a certain number of them, and that jig design is sold with their name on it.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
QuoteMaybe we could get a company/companies to sponsor such an event?
This is a "fun" site, junior.
Like Francho said, don't overcomplicate it. Sponsors = complicated.
JMO
Lund Explorer reply :
QuoteQuoteMaybe we could get a company/companies to sponsor such an event?This is a "fun" site, junior.
Like Francho said, don't overcomplicate it. Sponsors = complicated.
JMO
Give the boy a break. His idea, his efforts at getting sponsors, his record-keeping of all entries, him being put in charge of setting up an offical entry form, official rules, and judging all entries.
Make a sticky that is kept up to date! Let's have Glenn come up with a new title like "AOY Coordinator" and let BC run the show.
Then the rest of us can have "fun" keeping the boy in line! ;D
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
LOL good point.
Knock yourself out BC.
CJ reply :
QuoteMaybe we could get a company/companies to sponsor such an event?
I'm no longer a company man but I would like to sponsor Big O....
senile1 reply :
QuoteWe do it in the spring usually. Biggest fish in a certain window..Either way if we did 5 biggest in a year I'm sure one of the Cali dudes, Paul, or Randle would take it. Not much of a competition in my opinion.
The contest that Tin mentions is simple for everyone to keep up with and it accounts for the size of fish in your state. Your biggest fish within a specific time period is compared to your state record and the person with the highest ratio wins. If someone wants to develop another online tournament I guess that's his or her prerogative.
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