Conference wahoo::fishing

    Need your inputs on the two questions put forth in earlier notes.
    (In 477.XX)
    1. How does some side competition sound? Taking the losers lures
    may not interest the winners!!! But then I do like the idea. Maybe
    Ill stash all the good ones on an island before I come in... Draw
    1 boat against another??? (More than one contest going on. Ill get
    Coots my tourney "partner" to handle this if wanted..)
    2. Does a one man boat go head to head against two in a boat or
    do we adjust the formula for them. (We may have two GOOD 1 man boats
    out there...)
    

So who's gonna fish this event??

R/O and I are planning to clean some clocks!  Is everyone afraid of getting 
a little cold??  What a bunch of WIMPS!!

With winter just around the corner (aaarrrrgghh!!), this could very well be 
your LAST CHANCE to enjoy some fall bassin!  The Farmer's Almanac is 
predicting a looooong, cooooold winter, so let's get out there for one more 
friendly competition.

I'm also up for some sideline bets like winners picking out tackle from the 
losers tackle box.  I need to restock my boxes!

-HSJ-

    Clean our clocks?? Well well. Just because you threw your old partner
    overboard and picked up one of the winners from the last tourney.
    Your also beginning to sound like the "legend". Remember, and Ive
    said this many times, the number of fish you catch are in direct
    proportion to the number of notes you write.
    
    Who I got so far - dont know if correct please let me know if I missed
    you..
    
    Joe T/R/O Palmer             
    Jim Mercurio 
    The Legend
    Mike V.
    Hags/Coots
    Rick Hatfield
    
    Who else is going  . . . . 
    

    Jack,
    Count me in!!!
    After my disaster last weekend at Squam, I went and purchased a
    new boat. This event seems like a good place to try it out. I will
    bring my partner (non-dec).
    Where is the boat ramp at Masabesic?
    
    Bob (always dreading ice-in)
    

Hey, Jack, I just realized something.  You've got this note titled
"The Fair Weather Tourney."  Does that mean you're going to "WIMP OUT"
if it's raining (or snowing, ugh!).  Where's your spirit??  Or did it
get washed away at Monomonac?

R/O and I'll be there come rain, sleet, snow or whatever!  Right Rick?

Rick??   Ahhh....Rickie....say somethin'!


Well.... I'LL BE THERE ANYWAY!

-HSJ-    

    Ive got call waiting - so to be brief
    
    Re: 4. Great Bob - Glad to hear your good news.  Will make sure
    you keep the dings out for the first outing. Wasnt sunday of this
    week the pits. The ramp is; south off 101 on Rt 28 to the rotary.
    This is about 300 yards. Go all away around and take this rout{
    - is it 123??? - east for about 2 - 3 miles. Think its shorter 
    anyway when you come to  a parking lot between the road and lake
    your there. Its real easy to find. I even did it once. Ill get more
    
    specific on monday when Im back in by office and call waiting wont
    make me drop the line. Ive lost it once already.. 
    Coots and I are going as long as it does not have small craft warnings
    out. But I did promise we would call off if the weather was too
    bad. Did you fish today Joe?? 
    
    Looks like we will have more than enough to make the morning
    interesting. ANYONE see the worm lesson on Channel 11 this AM. Ill
    let you borrow the tape after the tourney, and my partner has 
    seen...

    
    
    
    RE:6 That's RT 121A not "123???".  I thought I'd straighten that
    out, I wouldn't want anyone to get lost and not get there. I need 
    all the winning money I can get!!! YUK, YUK.  The weather is looks
    good so far, hoping for a good turn-out. 
    
    
    					Jim

    sorry RT 121 not 121A..

    I S  T H A T  A L L  T H E R E  I S    ? ?
    
    The weather is gonna be great, trust me...

    
    
    Hey Everybody, I still have some questions and some suggestions...
    
    1.	How's about if the weather is good we go to 3pm? 
    2.  What's the decision on the entry fee for one man in a boat?
    3.  How many entrees so far?                                                     
    4.  What's the pay-off percentages? (I want to start looking in
        Bass Pro's catalog to see what I can spend my winnin's on)
    
    
    
    					Jim
    

    Boy its quiet...  I cant understand it. The weather man has been
    promising better weather the closer it gets to saturday. 
    
    Jim M. re .10 We have to keep it to the 1PM stop time. Id still
    like to fish if the weather is nice, but ..... we promised and alot
    of people signed up with that in mind. Will keep it to the original
    time. If you dont have to leave, yo can always go back out if 
    the weather is that nice.
    
    Now lets see. The "legend" is  hunting in Colorado. Bet he wont
    be able to go back. He is hunting Coots. 15 points for a Coot.
    Who the hell sold him a gun????? Hey partner are they your relatives??
    Legend in the words of the old "Skoal Bandit" fisherman (a Mr Varley)
    the difference between hunting and fishing;
    
    "When you throw them back they just dont act the same." 
    
    Entrees. we have about 6-7  boats. Just have not had the time to
    count and send a message. I will, I will.
    
    Tom my partner, the new R/O Coots for this tourney anyway, the one
    who said, "Yea we'll do the next one." Will be charged with the
    job of "local CPA" and on the spot, new and different contests.
    We still need to work "Choice the best lure out of the box" contest.
    
    Jim, to answer your other question - since the "pot" is got to be
    split by "the boat" the past rules apply - you pay $20 bucks a boat.
    Otherwise a different method of dividing the lot is needed.
    Im gonna get up too, too, early for that kind of stuff.
    
    You know, if some of you guys want to fish single, borrow Joes,
    is it Joes, "love" doll and dress her up for the front seat. That
    way you could probably sneak two lines in anyway. Might even let
    her catch some fish. what do you say Joe??
    
    I also promised better directions. maybe not better, but longer;
    Take Route 93 (either from the north or south) and take 101 east
    to Route 28. (Thats the first exit - less than 5 minutes from 93
    to be able to see the lake..) Follow 28 south about 300 yards to
    the rotary. Take route 121 east for about 3 miles to the parking
    lot between the lake/ramp. Thats all the way around to the left.
    Look for a bunch of guys running and jumping around..
                                         
    BRING BOOTS SO YOU DONT HAVE TO GET INTO THE WATER. Its against
    the law to place any part of your body in it. Any part. You can
    put your boat, oar, wash all your lures, your Seagulls from the
    dump can come on down - but not one part of your body. Be careful
    they watch.. On the other hand if you want a place to fish w/o a
    lot of skiers trying to see how close they can come to your boat
    - this is the place. 
    
    Legend;  no shotguns.... no live bait....
    

Hey, Jim....getting kinda cocky, ain'tcha??  So you're gonna fish alone and 
take on 2-man teams, huh?  BOY...are you in for a lickin!!

Hey, Jack...have you decided what the split is, or is it WINNER TAKE ALL??

BTW...do you need me to bring my scale?

-HSJoe-    

    Yup that would be great. I said the rules would be the same at as
    stated by you in the last one. Saves me time and having to rethink.
    No need to do that. Those worked great. Im just worried that we
    wont have to split it with anybody since I wrote my note even my
    partner has asked for relief from the thing. He has car trouble
    and visiters from the south. (Massholes coming.)
    
    ** Again if you want complete copy of RULES read JOES note 477.0..**
    
    Will use your payoffs. (Hope we have 3 boats with fish.)
    Im still going even w/o Coots. I just need to see who wants to win
    this thing. Coots will go if I fail at that.
    
    DONmac - you still cant go?? Too bad we need your cash. 
    
    Boats---
    
    hags/coots - or his replacement
    joe t/ r/o palmer
    jim m
    rick h/??? unknown
    legend/ ??? who ever will fish with him.
    bob s/friend
    
    Mike V. has bowed out. Who else is getting cold feet. Gee legend
    you have been quiet. You sick?
    
    One other thing on this lake. We will start, all at once, from in
    front of the ramp. About 50 yards out. No need to draw starting
    positions.    everyone OK with that?? Anyone not??
    
    I promised you good weather. Im not sure if I even remember how
    to fish in good weather anymore.

    that's right, donmac still can't go...

    
    
    Joe,
    
    I wasn't getting cocky I just wanted to get some dialogue going
    in this notesfile.     It's been mighty quiet lately, must be 
    gettin into the late fall pattern...
    
    
    				Jim
    
    
    
    P.S. Jack, What's the payoff, I'm in favor of winner takes all..

    You better not go with "winner takes all" for you'll starve.
    
    Im in CHM and NRO all day today so, -see you at the beach. Ill bring maps
    - stolen from one of the fishing books..
    
    Hope all you show up. I cant understand why more arenot listed with
    this weather. 

    come one now boys, was it so bad that NO ONE wants to talk about
    it... the weather was sure nice enough...  how was the fishing????
    donmac (oh yea, from nh)

    
    
    Ya had to be there to a appreciate this tourney....
    
    
                               
    					Jim (from the Bass Fishin' Capital
    					     of the World: New Hampshire!)

On behalf of R/O (who won't enter a reply) and myself, we had a great time.

Like Jim said, ya shoulda been there!

-HSJ-

    in other words... they all got skunked... sorry guys, better luck
    next time...  embarassing...  I hope you guys didn't tell any onlookers
    at the fish-less weigh-in that you gguys were from DEC... if you
    did, we'd better have another tourney there fast, this time the
    Legend and I will team up so we can save face for DEC...
    
    donmac (disgusted with these rank amateurs 8^)

    Jack,
    
    Their just trying to get us cranked up, pay no attention to them WIMPS!
    If they were concerned about what happen on Sat. then they should
    have been there!!!
                                                                
    
    					Jim (Still ridin' high)
    

    THE LEGEND AND DON MAC...........OOOOWWWWWWWW!  JUST THE THOUGHT
    OF IT GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS!
               
    
    TALK ABOUT OVER KILL!!!
    
    						Legend
    

>    in other words... they all got skunked... 


FAT CHANCE!!  With POWERHOUSE BASSERS like me and R/O, Jim and, yes...even 
Lavander Jack..you think we're goona get skunked!?!?  HA!!

Like Jim said, ya shoulda been there!  Just to let you know Don, given that 
it was near the end of the season and only 4 REAL FISHERMAN showed up...
we weighed in more pounds of bass than you caught ALL YEAR at your ABC 
tourneys!!  And BTW...of the 4 of us...one person got skunked...and it 
wasn't ME!

-HSJ-

       Yup, they got skunked!!!
                                        Denny

    Well on the serious side  :^)
    Whats the store?  Share your results and fall fishing tackticts
    with us all.  Boy wish I could have made it.  Sounds like easy money
    to me!
    

    We made a pact not to tell. You should have been there. 
    This had to be the best day of the year. Even tho I got skunked,
    we had perfect weather - about 65 degrees,  sun came out about 10:00
    AM and we had no, repeat no wind until about 12:30.  And then it
    just made a ripple onthe water. The biggest fish was 3 1/2, Ill
    tell you that much.
    You will have to find out who went and ask them. 
    Sorry, but pacts is pacts.

    
    
    Jack, do I owe you ten dollars?
    
    
    				Jim

	Okay, I got the story.  

	Jack admits to being skunked.  One 3 1/2 pounder was caught, 
	by, YOU GUESSED IT Holeshot.  But, this fish caught Holeshot 
	by surprise, and before he knew it the fish had taken 3/4 of 
	the line off his reel.  The fish tangled with R/O/s line and 
	subsequently snagged itself on his crankbait.  The two of them
	started to fight over this fish, and before either of them 
	knew it, both where in the drink and their rods gonso.

	Here comes Jim and Jack now, their trolling, in more ways than
	one.  Jim latches on to a monsta fish, only to find his worm 
	(which one), hooked onto R/O's reel.  By this time Holeshot and R/O 
	where back in their boat and beside Jim and Jack in theirs, 
	(Jack's still trolling, but the boat ain't movin).  R/O grabs his rod 
	and begins to help Jim reel in.  Holeshots rod comes out the water and 
	he too begins to assist with the retrieve.
	
	The results are in:

	Holeshot, Jim, and R/O share the prize money for biggest fish 
	and most weight at the end of the day.

	Now you know why no one wants to talk about it.

	The other reason is that rumor has it that the Legend and Don
	Mac in fact teamed up the afternoon and evening previous (oct 16) in 
	an effort to get to know each others better fishing qualities.  
	This way when they team up in competition, they'll complement each 
	other to the hilt.  Anyway, they convinced Bassin Bob to join them
	which he did, and he got in some good basic practicing prior 
	to taken all the fish he caught out of Massabesic down to the TOC the 
	next day.  Bassin Bob however made only one error,  he neglected to 
	take with him the 6 3/4 pounder the legend nailed that night on a 
	rebel.  Bassin Bob also miss calculated his catch on the Cape which 
	resulted in is adequit but respectable showin at the TOC.  This also 
	explains why there was only ONE FISH CAUGHT in Massabesic on the 17th, 
	The legend, Don Mac, and Bassin Bob did a number on them the afternoon 
	and night previous.

	Bryan  (who doesn't make it up to MK often, but when he does 
	       it pays off)
    

WHO IS THIS GUY???

    I don't know but my guess is he's not too far off - accept for *you*
    finishing in the money naturally...!
    
    Don Mac, planet earth

      Re:.28
    
       How did you know?
                                      Denny

    I thought that there was another note established for "fish
    stories?