Watch Out Sailfish

Hi Eric,

I was joking about the mouth open (didn't you see the icon  ).  I think you deduct the 1/2 in to compensate for the mouth not closed is fair enough for me.  Sorry you took it seriously! 

Sonny

Not to worry Sonny,
Didn't want to taint the AOTY compitition - the rules do say the mouth must be closed.
Besides, I havent even started yet - The best is yet to come 

As part of the AOTY comittee - we would like all mouths to be closed since that is consistent with DFG regs, but... if you look at past AOTY entries, probably 10% of fish had fully closed mouths. 

We know most AOTY'ers give it a best effort.  If you follow the rest of the rules and submit a clear picture, the worst we'll do is adjust it according to our consensus.  Basically, if it's an honest oversight in the moment of battle... we understand completely and will correct it as we see fit.  If someone consistently tries to abuse it... we may take other actions.

Please don't make our high-paying jobs any harder... try to keep those mouths closed if possible. 


Nice slabs yakhopper - put your best one back up.   

Thanks for the clarification Fuzz,
In the best intrest of the game I will be more than happy with the current fish.

My main goal is to at least upgrade each time I hit the water.
Having a minimal amount of time to fish (only off Sundays) means I have to fish as efficiently as possable.

Side Bet ?
(If allowed by the AOTY Comittee)
I will be willing to offer a small prize to the person who tops me (AOTY Points) in the same amount of time or less (Days on the water)
Maybe this will make things more intresting 

Side Bet ?

You won't see me taking that bet. I've only fished with you once. I was struggling to get a bite and I hear this whistle, there's Eric holding up a fish. Then another whistle. Another. It got to be like a train station with a new one rolling through every few minutes 

But it was a fun day and I ended with a few on my game clip 

Keep it up. Love the crappie posts, btw.

Ben

Eric,I will be fishing for sturgeon on Sunday. Wanna join me? On the Petaluma River

That's a monster crappie Eric. Congrats man! Keep it up.

Eric,I will be fishing for sturgeon on Sunday. Wanna join me? On the Petaluma River

This sounds tempting,
I was actually thinking of going for Sturgeon on Sunday
Where is the petaluma river and how far from Fresno?

Side Bet[/u] ?
(If allowed by the AOTY Comittee)
I will be willing to offer a small prize to the person who tops me (AOTY Points) in the same amount of time or less (Days on the water)
Maybe this will make things more intresting  ]
 This is tempting I have 2 Sundays a month Not sure this would be fair for you.

Very nice Crappie!!
Lots of points too.

Eric,I will be fishing for sturgeon on Sunday. Wanna join me? On the Petaluma River

This sounds tempting,
I was actually thinking of going for Sturgeon on Sunday
Where is the petaluma river and how far from Fresno?

3-4 hours? Not really sure. There have been some nice ones caught during last week. Pm me for the details I dont want to ruin your CRAPPIE thread

"I dont want to ruin your CRAPPIE thread  "

Now that's funny 

Side Bet[/u] ?
(If allowed by the AOTY Comittee)
I will be willing to offer a small prize to the person who tops me (AOTY Points) in the same amount of time or less (Days on the water)
Maybe this will make things more intresting  ]
 This is tempting I have 2 Sundays a month Not sure this would be fair for you.

First step would be to enter the AOTY 

THE ABOVE FISH WAS REMOVED FROM AOTY COMPITITION
Due to the question of legal measure on the fish posted above
I have removed it from the AOTY board and replaced it with a different fish
 

Hi Eric. The mouth open on the crappie didn't bother me. But I WAS wondering about a measuring stick where the measuring increments could not be clearly viewed.

Howard

"Hi Eric. The mouth open on the crappie didn't bother me. But I WAS wondering about a measuring stick where the measuring increments could not be clearly viewed.

Howard"

Looks like I will have to give Hook-1 a call