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BP Cat League '08


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See ya guys there!

Tell Hooper to bring the Cards, I'm gonna bowl a game or two! ;\)

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 Originally Posted By: ec30_06
See you all there. I think the meetings have been more fun than the fishing.

Not sure about "more" fun but they are a good time.

Count me in.

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I think I'll give this a try, I caught the catfish bug last season and would like to gain some knowledge this season as a rider.

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 Originally Posted By: aanderud
I'm in. Rock on, can't wait.

How many dates this year and how can I join as a rider?

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I'd like to join this in a few years when my daughter is older and I have less conflicts...if you'll have me.

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How many dates this year and how can I join as a rider?

We fish 6 nights throughout the summer, 2 in June, 1 in late July ( early July is spawn time) , 2 in August and, back by popular demand, one all nighter in September. We are limiting this to 18-20 people who can firmly commit to the nights we lay out at the first meeting. The first meeting next Friday at the Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine is when the actual dates are decided upon, and preliminary rider and captain rosters are set. There will be a second meeting late May with entry money due and roster lineups are set. I have to agree with Ed, the meetings are usually more fun than the fishing itself.

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Hey Grump, Is the inflatable monkey going to be added to the festivities? Have you inflated that ugly thing yet to see what it looks like in its full glory?? Enjoy.

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Pictures and smiles, looks like good camradere; unfortunate my schedule makes it impossible to consider. Papa G. is the Sept all-niter date exclusive to participants or can wanna-be's share in the laughs?

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The All-Nighter is our last league event of the year so it is open to just League members. Couple years ago, we took Hooper's RiverPro on the "midnight ride" which started in Jordan and took us all the way to HWY 169 bridge and back again. Looooonnnnngggg night!

If you are interested in one or two events, you might want to consider signing up as a substitute rider. Seams like there is always someone in the league who has a conflict that comes up, finding a rider to sub at the last minute is tough at times. The bigger pool of potential subs we have, the easier it is to fill that spot.

I don't think anyone wanted to fish with me last year as I ended up with 'Shamu' (our dedicated sub) in my boat 3 league nights in a row last year. I think he brought the monkey in the boat too as those were 3 tough fishing nights.

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Susbstitute captains are used too. Usually a surplus of people that want to be riders.

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I'm looking forward to the league this year and seeing you all this Friday. I might be delayed as Saturday is my daughter's prom and may have to help decorate. Hopefully, I won't be drafted by the decoration committee.

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This weather sure puts a damper on bringing the boat with.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Quick update, my home computer is down, but we will have our next and final meeting on the 23rd. So far 15 firm commitments with romm for a couple more. If anybody is interested yet, please contact us here or Chris Hanson as he is taking over the league duties.

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He hasn't sent out any info yet correct? It's fine if he hasn't but just making sure.

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LFC and Shamu (both Captains) have conflicts on the 22 of august the alnighter.

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home computer back up and running! The final meeting is this Friday the 23rd at 7:30 at the Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine.

Dates for this year are :

5/30

6/20

7/25

8/8 which is the all night event

8/22

and 9/12

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I can't wait to get out on the 30th I've already caught a decent fish this season and I'm starting to get antsy.

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LFC and Shamu (both Captains) have conflicts on the 22 of august the alnighter.

Correction. We have conflicts of August 8th the alnighter confused

Wanted to clarify before the meeting so subs can be set up.

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The final meeting is this Friday the 23rd at 7:30 at the Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine.

Friendly reminder...

Friday, May 23rd @ 7:30pm - Final Meeting @ Borough Bowl in Belle Plaine.

If you cannot make the meeting, please get in touch with myself.

For those who owe money, please pay up. Friday will be a good opportunity.

Captain/Riders will be paired up for the League Dates on Friday. Currently its looking like 6 Captains & 6 Riders with 6 League nights which means everyone will get to fish with everyone.

Meeting will hopefully be short as there is fishing that needs to be done. grin

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WANTED:

1 More Rider for the League

Please e-mail me if interested.

Great chance to get out with some good cat guys and learn the river.

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    • SkunkedAgain
      It doesn't look like the lake level has gone up at all. I was up a week ago and struggled to get my boat in and out of the public landing on the west end of Head O Lakes. I used my paddle to push the boat further out to deeper water. I could hear the hull moving over the sandy/muddy bottom near the launch.
    • JerkinLips
      Pretty tough.  Was catching about 2 walleyes per hour and the biggest was only 13".  Back up Thursday so I hope I have better success.
    • smurfy
      the kid and I always check our stands prior.......i'll go back to check the conditions of said stands before he gets there to see what we need. while i'm at it if i can i shoot at grouse with shells that appear to not have bb,s in them!!!!🙄
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
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    • gimruis
      I'm not one to leave that to chance the day I need it.  I always check on my stands prior to the season.  Just like I always shoot my rifle before the season and I always run my outboard motor before fishing opener.  Too many things to go wrong without confirming it ahead of time.   I guess it could have been beavers but the house itself didn't appear nearly big enough along one ditch.  It was about the size of chair.  I've seen beavers houses many times before and they appear much bigger than that.
    • leech~~
      Good thing you made a check run.  That would have really suked walking into opening day.  Why do you think muskrats and not beavers?  
    • gimruis
      Well I checked on stands over the weekend.  Kind of a disaster.   All the ditches are plum full and twice as wide becauase muskrats have clogged an area.  I spent an hour unclogging it and the water is slowly moving again, but our bridges and planks were underwater.  The back portion of the land where the best stand is was inaccessible.  Hopefully that changes by Saturday.  I have a feeling the muskrats are just going to clog it back up again.   Tons of standing corn still too.  They've started on it, but being so wet now with more rain coming, whatever's there will remain there for the foreseeable future.   All the grassland is completely flattened like a pancake due to 3-4 inches of heavy wet snow.  That eliminates about 75% of the pheasant habitat in this spot.  Total buzz kill.  And this specific spot was one of my better producers last season because the grass was intact and lush through December last year.
    • BWpineisland
      Jerkin, how was the fishing?
    • JerkinLips
      45.6°F Saturday afternoon.  Lake Vermilion was quite empty.
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