Delw
Member
here is a cut and paste from terry.....
I am taking my kid.
I don't have to work this coming Monday and I'm hoping the MMBC will convene again. I've also got an idea about how to possibly add a little spice to the event.
How about an honor system competition among MMBC members? This would not be a tournament or anything else formal that requires a permit, insurance, hall monitors, xray inspections, etc. No cash prizes and no dealer incentives.
Just a friendly competition to see who can catch the (1) biggest LM (weight, not length), (2) the greatest total weight for 3 LM, (3) the biggest any-other-kind-of-fish, and who gives (4) the worst angling performance of the day as voted on by fellow competitors (based on testimonials at the "weigh-in." Anglers must use legal means of take, obey all lake rules, and fish from a boat. Fish alone or with someone else, as you wish, but each person would compete individually.
No dead fish penalties, no live fish bonus.
Only fish caught between 0530 and 0900 (by my watch) would count. Only people who register in advance, perhaps by e-mail to me, no later than 1800 (6 pm) on Saturday, could participate.
Event limited to the first 20 boats (40 anglers) that sign up. Unless I decide to allow 25 boats and 50 anglers.
Launch whenever/wherever you want (as long as it's on Saguaro!), but just count the fish that you catch between 0530 and 0900. "Weigh-in" at 0900 sharp on the flat river-right from Shiprock. No need to bring fish to the "weigh-in," just come and report your honor system results.
Whiners, whether losing or winning, would simply be shot. Except those whining to compete in Category #4.
Unlike the Hotel California, in this case there would be no need to check in, but you would have to check out to win anything.
I would provide a very modest prize for each of the four contested categories. Modest by my standards is worth more than a dollar but a lot less (a whole lot less) than a Ferrari. Actually, I already have the prizes on hand, and will find another use for them if this does not work out.
All rulings on participation and results would be the sole responsibility of the One and Only Judge, which would be me, unless someone else would like to serve such a distasteful function, in which case I would happily roll aside.
Sure, Labor Day on Saguaro will undoubtedly suck, with lots of PWCs, Boat Ramp Horrors, Wakeboard Woosies, and all kinds of other inconveniences. Some folks will even have to work that day, or miss the event for failure to set alarms or for whatever reason. Signing up by 1800 on Saturday would also be an inconvenience, precluding those last minute decisions we all love to make.
Those things, and probably many others, are all really great reasons not to do this. But, the question you've got to ask yourself is this, "Do you feel lucky?"
I've seen some of you grow old trying to organize a BBQ on this site. So let me say up front that I have no interest in negotiating consensus rules. I won't invest that much time. If there is enough interest to play by these rules, I will play (and pay) on Monday. If not, I will just go fishing and keep the prizes myself.
Remember that you get what you pay for, and this would be a totally free event.
Are you interested?
Terry
I am taking my kid.
I don't have to work this coming Monday and I'm hoping the MMBC will convene again. I've also got an idea about how to possibly add a little spice to the event.
How about an honor system competition among MMBC members? This would not be a tournament or anything else formal that requires a permit, insurance, hall monitors, xray inspections, etc. No cash prizes and no dealer incentives.
Just a friendly competition to see who can catch the (1) biggest LM (weight, not length), (2) the greatest total weight for 3 LM, (3) the biggest any-other-kind-of-fish, and who gives (4) the worst angling performance of the day as voted on by fellow competitors (based on testimonials at the "weigh-in." Anglers must use legal means of take, obey all lake rules, and fish from a boat. Fish alone or with someone else, as you wish, but each person would compete individually.
No dead fish penalties, no live fish bonus.
Only fish caught between 0530 and 0900 (by my watch) would count. Only people who register in advance, perhaps by e-mail to me, no later than 1800 (6 pm) on Saturday, could participate.
Event limited to the first 20 boats (40 anglers) that sign up. Unless I decide to allow 25 boats and 50 anglers.
Launch whenever/wherever you want (as long as it's on Saguaro!), but just count the fish that you catch between 0530 and 0900. "Weigh-in" at 0900 sharp on the flat river-right from Shiprock. No need to bring fish to the "weigh-in," just come and report your honor system results.
Whiners, whether losing or winning, would simply be shot. Except those whining to compete in Category #4.
Unlike the Hotel California, in this case there would be no need to check in, but you would have to check out to win anything.
I would provide a very modest prize for each of the four contested categories. Modest by my standards is worth more than a dollar but a lot less (a whole lot less) than a Ferrari. Actually, I already have the prizes on hand, and will find another use for them if this does not work out.
All rulings on participation and results would be the sole responsibility of the One and Only Judge, which would be me, unless someone else would like to serve such a distasteful function, in which case I would happily roll aside.
Sure, Labor Day on Saguaro will undoubtedly suck, with lots of PWCs, Boat Ramp Horrors, Wakeboard Woosies, and all kinds of other inconveniences. Some folks will even have to work that day, or miss the event for failure to set alarms or for whatever reason. Signing up by 1800 on Saturday would also be an inconvenience, precluding those last minute decisions we all love to make.
Those things, and probably many others, are all really great reasons not to do this. But, the question you've got to ask yourself is this, "Do you feel lucky?"
I've seen some of you grow old trying to organize a BBQ on this site. So let me say up front that I have no interest in negotiating consensus rules. I won't invest that much time. If there is enough interest to play by these rules, I will play (and pay) on Monday. If not, I will just go fishing and keep the prizes myself.
Remember that you get what you pay for, and this would be a totally free event.
Are you interested?
Terry
