Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (roughthumbs) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:20:44 GMT

I was hoping you won a boat. I had a couple friends fish the tourney years ago and they didn't have a scale. They caught over 100 keepers a day off of one spot and culled them by eye. BIG MISTAKE it was a 2 day tournament and they lost by 2 ounces for a new boat. Congrats on the win and the money. That will help out with your new merc. Now you just need to win the super tournament.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (rufuswags) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:36:32 GMT

Rick Z, the payout wasn't too great, but I am not complaining. We got a check for $1400. They give away a Skeeter SX190 with a 150 but it is a drawing. First place used to be the boat, but many guys complained who were from out of state that they came all that way to fish against locals and had very little chance at winning the boat so they turned it into a drawing. We were boat 34 and boat 43 won the boat. I think they read it backwards

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (taz devil) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:50:21 GMT

Great catch.you guys are good.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (roughthumbs) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:26:05 GMT

What did ya win?

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (rufuswags) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:19:19 GMT

Jack, my Triton is equipped with a 52" 101 Minnkota. Unfortunately, Matt's Skeeter has a 42" 101 and it sucked a lot of air that day. I had it on 100 and completely had the batteries dead by 11:00. Fortunately the wind died a lot at 10:30 and the combination of the current and the wind pushing against each other allowed us to hold right on top of that area without moving.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (IndianaJack4) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:07:57 GMT

What a great day and finish.
That took a lot of fortitude and skill. Speaking of what it took, do you need 101 TMs with a 52" shaft to fish out there?

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (joebass58) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:02:40 GMT

Man! I got excited just reading your report!! That was an EPIC sackof fish!! You nearly averaged 5 pounds a fish!! Congrats on a fantastic win P.S. kudos!!

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (MartyFromNY) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:00:57 GMT

Congratulations, that's a fantastic day.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (619RangerTim) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:27:09 GMT

What awesome day on the Lake!! I wish I could have been there as well. Hopefully this coming weekend I can get out and give it a shot.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (DukeBass3) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:49:08 GMT

Man Rufus, who didn't you call yesterday?!?!? I guess I would have called the world too. Again, congratulations.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Bigbass101) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:46:58 GMT

I could tell you were pretty stoked during our conversation yesterday. Stash that one away in the memory bank. They don't come along very often.

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Angolajones) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:51:56 GMT

Good day? I would classify that as a great day. I'm sure Rufus is still shaking. He sure sounded excited yesterday when I talked to him. Hope he can stay on those fish for the next BFL.

Jonesy

Re: Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (HoosierHawger) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:11:41 GMT

sounds like you had a good day, that is forsure, there are days like that and then there are those days you just can't get on a good school, Kudos to ya Rufus

Skeeter Owner's Tourey-Detroit River WOW!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (rufuswags) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:12:58 GMT

I can honestly say as I write this that I am still shaking a little. You know me I just can't start typing in all the details I have to start with the prefish. The tourney was on Sunday and Matt and I decided to prefish Saturday morning until the 2-5 pm registration. Well, that had to be the most miserable weather to prefish in ever. It was windy and downpouring all morning. Matt has fished as a coangler in the BFL's and just baought his first boat in July. He bought a beautiful 2006...