Three quesses-----Eric Ronningon and Jim Kostroski- 14.5lb 2nd Matt Pretzer- 14.2lb 3rd Greg Hallleland and Jay Hanson- 13?? BB was Pretzer with a 5.8LM I believe ther were 15 boats. Nice job guys.
Congrats guys. Theres some very tough competion in these tourneys but yet its a great way to learn more about bass fishing on Lake Zumbro. And by the way in case anyone is sitting on the fence so to speak about maybe fishing these, they are open to the public-anyone can fish them. Thanks, Bill
i guess that depends on who you are and where you have fished. Is it Falcon lake in tx far from it however is it Silver lake far from that as well. i would say it is par. Sometimes you can really get on them(when that has happened for me it has never been a tuesday evening however ). Good luck. ike
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i believe it was 11 something for 3rd and don't know names and then 4th was Matt pretzer and myself for 4th with 10-9. We had enough boats to pay out 4 spots that is AWESOME. Good to see the turn out. i was hearing stories last night where it was only a few years ago where they were only haveing 4+ boats. Greg had some really nice fish, and a heartbreaker of a story. He had 12 for only 4 fish 5th would have sealed the deal. ike
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Quote: i believe it was 11 something for 3rd and don't know names and then 4th was Matt pretzer and myself for 4th with 10-9. We had enough boats to pay out 4 spots that is AWESOME. Good to see the turn out. i was hearing stories last night where it was only a few years ago where they were only haveing 4+ boats. Greg had some really nice fish, and a heartbreaker of a story. He had 12 for only 4 fish 5th would have sealed the deal. ike
Ike, I threw back a 14incher at 5:15 last night thinking "he wont help!! " Oh well, ANOTHER lesson learned.
Well we all might as well sign off for good , Jason has found us!!! The point I'm making...........it was my mistake I didnt have 5. I'm not complaining about the fish I had, I'd take them every Tuesday. By the way Jason do you even know what a 3 pounder looks like?????
Quote: Yeah Greg, wish I hadn't thrown back all those 3 pounders....
Jason, I've been sitting watching the news and it really hit.......The Admin here on IDA has really let us all down,.............we all should have been notified that you where joining as a member, you know kinda like how a neighborhood is notified when a pedifile is moving in. J/K
Quote: Yeah Greg, wish I hadn't thrown back all those 3 pounders....
Jason, I've been sitting watching the news and it really hit.......The Admin here on IDA has really let us all down,.............we all should have been notified that you where joining as a member, you know kinda like how a neighborhood is notified when a pedifile is moving in. J/K
I just heard from a reliable source that the smallies are on a serious tear along the Minnesota-side rip-rap in Lake Pepin. Senkos were doing the damage for the party I spoke with. Quite a few of these were nicer fish.
It may be a bit further to drive to Pepin, but the practice one would get may be worth those few miles.
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Most of these guys posting above do plenty of practice on the Zum for these tuesday night deals. It has blown me away. Even this last weeks winners were out practicing for the $20 tourney. I'll tell you what, i may have to do it myself. I figured this one was a fun one but when Coyote is down for 2 days practice and Gravenhoff is down multiple days and on and on, I have my work cut out for me. Gone are the days of just showing up. To each his own. This thing to some is about as serious as a BFL. You guys practice more for this than I do on the river for a BFL anyways.
Quote: Most of these guys posting above do plenty of practice on the Zum for these tuesday night deals. It has blown me away. Even this last weeks winners were out practicing for the $20 tourney. I'll tell you what, i may have to do it myself. I figured this one was a fun one but when Coyote is down for 2 days practice and Gravenhoff is down multiple days and on and on, I have my work cut out for me. Gone are the days of just showing up. To each his own. This thing to some is about as serious as a BFL. You guys practice more for this than I do on the river for a BFL anyways.
Just for the record, I was only there 1 day(bass opener) and thats cause I only had 4hrs to fish. Some of us I guess just arent as good as others and we need more time on the water, so no regrets for my time on the water!!!
If you aren't down there ALOT then you aren't having all the FUN you could be having. But I'll tell ya one thing, you guys sure have BAD [sunburns] so I know you all are fishin somewhere.
Quote: If you call opener practice then I have been pre-fishing my of. Some of us take our children down there to fish for various other species to ya know.
Quote: Most of these guys posting above do plenty of practice on the Zum for these tuesday night deals. It has blown me away. Even this last weeks winners were out practicing for the $20 tourney. I'll tell you what, i may have to do it myself. I figured this one was a fun one but when Coyote is down for 2 days practice and Gravenhoff is down multiple days and on and on, I have my work cut out for me. Gone are the days of just showing up. To each his own. This thing to some is about as serious as a BFL. You guys practice more for this than I do on the river for a BFL anyways.
Yeah Right!! How could you possibly find more time to fish???
Quote: If you call opener practice then I have been pre-fishing my of. Some of us take our children down there to fish for various other species to ya know.
Daddy? Why can't I use a bobber and a minnow? I don't like crankbaits. What is a brush hog? Why are you throwing a C-rig? I thought you said crappies like minnows?
Quote: If you call opener practice then I have been pre-fishing my of. Some of us take our children down there to fish for various other species to ya know.
Now thats funny!!! Daddy? Why can't I use a bobber and a minnow? I don't like crankbaits. What is a brush hog? Why are you throwing a C-rig? I thought you said crappies like minnows?
Why do I have this feeling that ALOT of frustrations are going to be taken out next Tuesday nights bass tournament to see who catches the biggest weight? Go get em guys but most of all - have FUN!!!
Quote: Why do I have this feeling that ALOT of frustrations are going to be taken out next Tuesday nights bass tournament to see who catches the biggest weight? Go get em guys but most of all - have FUN!!!
Let me tell you about my BFL experience yesterday. We did an hour long boat ride. On the way out there the water was rough and the boater's boat broke down. But, luckily it broke down close to where we wanted to go. So, we started fishing and hoped that someone would pass us later in the day to help bring us in. Unfortunately, no one ever passed us. So, at 2:15 pm I reached in the live well and turned back 11 to 12 pounds of fish (based on the pro's guess). I later found out that it took just 10.5 lbs to win on the co-anglers side. This is par for the course on my 2008 season so far. Check out the photos.
Quote: Why do I have this feeling that ALOT of frustrations are going to be taken out next Tuesday nights bass tournament to see who catches the biggest weight? Go get em guys but most of all - have FUN!!!
I'm sure they will be. All my jabs probably only made guys practice more. I had a fun weekend on the river. The big river.
WOW i dont see that point in throwing you fish back!!! I agree the boater should have called the TD and working something out!!! WOW that to bad for you!!!
You can call the director but hey most likely will not do anything. Even at the Stren, they will not send a boat for you. That is why I travel with some friends and incase of emergency, can call them and get help.Get to know other boats and exchange phone numbers incase of a problem. The other boaters can hall your fish back with you in the boat.
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Quote: You can call the director but hey most likely will not do anything. Even at the Stren, they will not send a boat for you. That is why I travel with some friends and incase of emergency, can call them and get help.Get to know other boats and exchange phone numbers incase of a problem. The other boaters can hall your fish back with you in the boat.
Good thinking!!! I didn't know you could ride in there boat with your fish
At first I was pretty upset. But, I'm one of those "things happen for a reason" kind of guys. So, on the way home about 40 miles outside of LaCrosse--in the middle of nowhere--there was a tournament boat and truck broken down. I was able to help out those kids to tow their boat and give them a ride into LaCrosse. So that made the situation a little easier.
Branden - I got to speak to you for the first time this week when you called about the tourney this weekend. I'll have to say I've heard nothing but good comments about you (and many of them). After our short conversation (both of them), I'll have to say that you are a top notch fella. Sorry to hear about the troubles. Karma works its way in usually, so it'll come back to you in the future I'm sure.
Thats a shame that those fish didn't get to the scale. Always call the director when theres boat problems. How did the Tuesday night tourney go? Who won? Thanks, Bill
1st -Eric Ronningon.& Jim Kostroski.- 12lb ?oz. 2nd -Tim Chapman. & ??? - 10lb 12oz. 3rd -Tim Domaille & Jerry Eckhold-10lb 2oz. BB - Tim and Jerry- 3lb 8 oz. Interesting night with the No Wake status. Still some nice bags for the high, dirty conditions. Good job guys, its my turn next week.
Quote: 1st -Eric Ronningon.& Jim Kostroski.- 12lb ?oz. 2nd -Tim Chapman. & ??? - 10lb 12oz. 3rd -Tim Domaille & Jerry Eckhold-10lb 2oz. BB - Tim and Jerry- 3lb 8 oz. Interesting night with the No Wake status. Still some nice bags for the high, dirty conditions. Good job guys, its my turn next week.
Echolt and Domaille 1st with 9-07 not sure on 2nd and third. There was about 13-14 boats. No wake and terrible water clarity I think made for some real tough fishing. I hear the no wake is lifted now and I suspect the water clarity is improving as well.
1st Jeff Mullhuland and Todd Osweiler 14-11 2nd Scott Knudson and son 11-03 3rd Eric and Jimmer 10-0 4th Larry and Nate Carlson 9-15 BB Jeff and Todd 4-04
There was 19 boats last night. Water clarity has improved.
Tuesday Night Bass Tournaments
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To each his own. This thing to some is about as serious as a BFL. You guys practice more for this than I do on the river for a BFL anyways. 
and we need more time on the water, so no regrets for my time on the water!!!
But I'll tell ya one thing, you guys sure have BAD 
guys but most of all - have FUN!!! 
