Monday night dogfight Chesterfrost results 8/4/2014

[churly]

FishFan - 8/5/2014 6:00 PM

What's the difference in 15 boats having dogfights 5 nights a week & 150 boats fishing on a Sat tourney?.... A lot!

There is only half (75) boats fishing for a combine time of 225 hrs. vs 150 boats fishing for a total of 1,200+/- hrs. I don't compete in the weekly dogfights but feel you need to consider the facts. Just saying...

The bigger txt I compete in have fish release tanks with air stones and folks dedicated to helping release fish and aid struggling ones. None of the puppy tumbles do.

When was the last tx on chickamauga that had 150 boats outside of a bfl/flw? I feel you need to consider some facts.

 

[jmergen]

I guess there is a lesson here on posting fish porn. Sorry

 

[jones]

What big tournaments do u fish just wondering cause I look at alot of tournament results and never see u near the top or anything just cause u can fish big tournaments dont mean u should its ok to fish puppy tumbles or whatever u called the other tournaments there all for fun or supposed to be its getting where its not a fun sport anymore its a ego sport.

 

[bntpolpatrn]

jmergen - 8/5/2014 6:08 AM

Yeah it was a beast. 19+ plus bag, and one of the 3 fish was about 2 lbs or so...the other 6+ with the 11..here is a pic. She ended up surfacing in the weeds so we took my boat out and got her(biggest bass ever in my livewell!) took her back to the dock and we fizzed her(not sure of the name of the guy with needle or who poked it, thanks!) and watched her swim off to the bottom, looked fine when she swam away. Congrats to team Pratt and Bob and Steve.

Now here is where this all started. Instead of stopping at ( here is the pic) this person insisted on going into the details of the release of the fish. Now with that said on this particular forum it's all about bashing weather it is cba or a man that catches a lifetime fish in a tournament. It would be like me mentioning something about duck hunters or bow fishermen in post that I was making knowing that it is gonna start a bash fest. The real fact here is everyone has an opinion and we know how those opinions are. With all of this said had I caught that fish I would be having hush puppies and slaw with her tonight.

 

[jmergen]

That particular person was me. The thought of this causing an issue and never crossed my mind. It just so happened that one of the fish that floated up was the big one. It was a learning experience for me and I shared it. The intent was to congratulate a guy on a nice fish. Someone else turned it into a case of fish abuse and neglect. All you are doing is instigating another argument. I'll keep stuff like that to myself to avoid future sh*tstorms. I'm sure there will be other threads for people to voice their bitterness

 

[churly]

jones - 8/5/2014 9:03 PM

What big tournaments do u fish just wondering cause I look at alot of tournament results and never see u near the top or anything just cause u can fish big tournaments dont mean u should its ok to fish puppy tumbles or whatever u called the other tournaments there all for fun or supposed to be its getting where its not a fun sport anymore its a ego sport.

Every tournament I have fished in since the Memorial Day dogfight had a fish release tank. None of the 3 hour dog fights ever do. That's my point. Your right, when we have mullets running around with 6 fish in their well, and guys killing 20 fish every night of the week for $200, it's all about ego.

I must have took some of your money before, for you to keep tabs up on me. I don't have a clue who you are.

 

[churly]

And I sure hope that somebody got a better pic than the one posted. That is a lifetime fish and I can't imagine what it would weigh next March if she makes it.

 

[upthecreek]

I like it when Churly gets fired up!! By the way I agree with him 100%. One dogfight a week is one thing but one every night of the week is too much. We've got a great fishery and I want to keep it that way. I've fished this lake going on 30+ years and I don't want to go back to 12lbs getting a check. Jmo

 

[willyb]

I would think a fish would have a better chance of making it by only being in the livewell for 3 hours vs 12 hours with holding tanks or not, but i run around the lake with my mullet flapping in the wind so what do I know.

 

[porthos33]

If there is one thing about all these threads and posts lately, it is that I have really learned a whole lot on the subject of bass and live well management.

 

[Jmax]

Good grief, fireworks during the tournament and now fireworks on here about the tournament, this sure is turning into an explosive fisheries. emoScratch Jmaxx

 

[DinkDink]

bntpolpatrn - 8/5/2014 7:39 PM

jmergen - 8/5/2014 6:08 AM

Yeah it was a beast. 19+ plus bag, and one of the 3 fish was about 2 lbs or so...the other 6+ with the 11..here is a pic. She ended up surfacing in the weeds so we took my boat out and got her(biggest bass ever in my livewell!) took her back to the dock and we fizzed her(not sure of the name of the guy with needle or who poked it, thanks!) and watched her swim off to the bottom, looked fine when she swam away. Congrats to team Pratt and Bob and Steve.

Now here is where this all started. Instead of stopping at ( here is the pic) this person insisted on going into the details of the release of the fish. Now with that said on this particular forum it's all about bashing weather it is cba or a man that catches a lifetime fish in a tournament. It would be like me mentioning something about duck hunters or bow fishermen in post that I was making knowing that it is gonna start a bash fest. The real fact here is everyone has an opinion and we know how those opinions are. With all of this said had I caught that fish I would be having hush puppies and slaw with her tonight.

Hush puppies and slaw go great with fish. Haha

 

[billyc]

You know the funny thing about these dogfights which are only three hours and not everybody catches a limit ,and these big tournaments which are five fish limits and ten or twelve hours in the hottest part of the day , ive noticed they are fished by the same people. Now let me understand are these people somehow the best fish medics in the marathon day tournaments, and then just turn around in the eavning dogfights and dont give a shit about their fish. Anybody who thinks a ten or twelve hour tournament is somehow better on fish than a three hour dogfight in at least a little cooler conditions is just kidding themselves. Maby these people bitching about all the dogfights and how they kill fish cause the big tournaments are so much more fish friendly why don't they think about changing their season to start in September fish the cooler months all they way to may and have their classic in first of june. Oh wait a min that wont work it makes sense and it would interfere with deer season . Be careful wishing for everybody to have to get a permit to have a fishing tournament restrictions are very rarely removed and most often increased with time. Bottom line is all the same people fish all these tournaments we all care about these fish, better worry about all the outsiders coming in here and hauling these fish out of here to out of town taxidermist.

 

[bntpolpatrn]

I vote for a slot limit. 15-18 inches

 

[bntpolpatrn]

All of the guides on these lake put fish in the live well all year around just to take that "hero" shot at the end of the day. I don't see or hear any bitching on that subject.

 

[DLR]

billyc - 8/7/2014 8:56 PM

You know the funny thing about these dogfights which are only three hours and not everybody catches a limit ,and these big tournaments which are five fish limits and ten or twelve hours in the hottest part of the day , ive noticed they are fished by the same people. Now let me understand are these people somehow the best fish medics in the marathon day tournaments, and then just turn around in the eavning dogfights and dont give a shit about their fish. Anybody who thinks a ten or twelve hour tournament is somehow better on fish than a three hour dogfight in at least a little cooler conditions is just kidding themselves. Maby these people bitching about all the dogfights and how they kill fish cause the big tournaments are so much more fish friendly why don't they think about changing their season to start in September fish the cooler months all they way to may and have their classic in first of june. Oh wait a min that wont work it makes sense and it would interfere with deer season . Be careful wishing for everybody to have to get a permit to have a fishing tournament restrictions are very rarely removed and most often increased with time. Bottom line is all the same people fish all these tournaments we all care about these fish, better worry about all the outsiders coming in here and hauling these fish out of here to out of town taxidermist.

Bingo! We have a winner! Really, stop with the ego thing with the big tourneys taking so much better care with their fish. Lets all just do our best with the fish we catch and share info on doing so. There has been a ton of that on here of late and thanks for it. It wasn't but a couple of years ago that we were worried that the youth of this country were being lost to things other than fishing and we were worried about the future of our sport because of it with major declines in participation and license purchases. At the couple of dogfights I fished this summer I felt like an old man at 47. Lots of young faces. And saw many of your "Big Tournament" guys there too.

 

[churly]

Read the whole thread before posting please.

 

[jmergen]

Should just read to where the thread got hijacked. Congratulate the winners, or comment on results. Skip the rest of the antagonistic comments. Shouldn't have to justify your methods of participating in a sport you enjoy.

 

[deerhunter3]

You got that right, some people just like to stir sh#t up and think they are the keeper of this lake.

 

[churly]

deerhunter3 - 8/8/2014 2:07 PM

You got that right, some people just like to stir sh#t up and think they are the keeper of this lake.

Please be at the weigh in . Please. I got something i want to give you. Please i will be looking for your mullet