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Broad Bill · #21 07-23-2025, 01:15 AM

Easy solution going forward. Make the tournament rules combined weight determines winners with a maximum of two fish allowed to be weighed in by any one boat. You don't penalize anyone with two nice fish or someone who caught one trophy fish. Problem solved.

At the end of the day, rules should be clear and nothing left to interpretation. Sounds like that wasn't the case so learn from it and move on. And yes, money tournaments bring out the worst in some people, there's been countless examples and *******s will always be *******s.

Hard to believe someone caught a 10 lb. plus and couldn't catch another keeper to pair it with. Yikes!

wyldbillnj · #22 07-23-2025, 11:15 AM

Community Fire in Leonardo has the Flukemasters coming up...I think Im gonna get my crew to fish that. They have their tourney well managed....always have.

skippy · #23 07-23-2025, 12:25 PM

Look at any bass tournament. Anglers can weigh up to 5 fish, some on the last day may only have one or 2 keepers. They are still eligible to win, and I have seen them win with only one keeper weighted in. No advantage to just weigh in 1 fish, or under the amount allowed.

reason162 · #24 07-23-2025, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Broad Bill

Hard to believe someone caught a 10 lb. plus and couldn't catch another keeper to pair it with. Yikes!

No opinion on the rules but I've always thought 2 fish tournaments were far superior to 1 fish tournaments bc 1 big fish can (and usually is) a crapshoot. A pair of 6s/7s/8s is a more likely indication that the captain/crew knows what they're doing, vs a rando DD.

Broad Bill · #25 07-23-2025, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by reason162

No opinion on the rules but I've always thought 2 fish tournaments were far superior to 1 fish tournaments bc 1 big fish can (and usually is) a crapshoot. A pair of 6s/7s/8s is a more likely indication that the captain/crew knows what they're doing, vs a rando DD.

Reason I agree with 2, 3 or 5 fish tournaments when the regulations allowed. But to not be able to catch another 18" fish, whether it's by angler or boat, is pretty sad where this fishery is at.

Gremlin2009 · #26 07-23-2025, 06:36 PM

I agree with WyldBill. Rules states two fish minimum for weigh in. Tournament should abide by their own rules. Not change rules on the fly. Personally I would protest the decision.

AndyS · #27 07-23-2025, 07:24 PM

I read most of the pb reports and I don't think I've seen a fluke over 5 pounds yet. Here is a tournament getting 10 and 11 pound fluke, how cool is that !

wyldbillnj · #28 07-24-2025, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyS

I read most of the pb reports and I don't think I've seen a fluke over 5 pounds yet. Here is a tournament getting 10 and 11 pound fluke, how cool is that !

It's very cool. I didn't see the fish weighed in at our tourney but I wish I had. 11lbs down to 6 and change...thats quite a few nice fish hauled in. Quite a number of the fish we have been getting are in the 3lb class with a few 4lbers thrown in.