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If you hear rumors that the Statewide is cancelled, don't believe it unless you see me post it here or on our website.There's bad ice and good ice. One of the reasons the Statewide was developed was to take advantage of the areas in the State that have good ice.If you don't feel comfortable going to your usual spot and you don't feel like traveling North, just sit back and relax. You still can win the truck.
Nice. looks like another long weekend for me.
I don't like the idea of closing weigh stations in Southern Maine. There are still safe pickerel bodies of water, and think it would be in bad taste to have to drive an hour or more to turn them in.
ice conditions are getting worse every day we have not had freezing temps in many days now. one person already died from the result of a derby do we need to risk any more lives. laker
Why is it any derby organizers responsibility to take fishermen's hands on this and dictate. It isn't like the Sebago Derby where it is limited to one (unsafe) body of water. We are all adults here and we all can make a decision for ourselves. If people would only use some common sense we wouldn't have problems like these.
X2 Let the people decide.
Ok I up the anti 18 trucks/cars and 22 wheelers
I am still shocked about what went on at Sabago with the trucks parked side by side on the ice. I saw that on the news and I just could not belive it.
i'm not saying there isn't good ice in places but i live on a lake and everyday i'm watching this lake change and there is still a weak to go. i would fish the derby but the thousand bucks is not worth driving to east grand. maybe if we could get some cold temps here in southern maine the next 4 days i would fish. I'm not saying cancel the derby. But if a warden went through the ice before a derby starts it should of raised a red flag to someone. No by all means continue the derby, don't go on about common sense because we all know it all, and who needs common sense! if your not sure about the ice stay off it![/qcommon sense tells me....you dont feel like traveling this weekend...so you wouldnt mind if they cancelled...BUT please dont rain on everyones parade....youre comparing Apples w/Oranges...East Grand is not Sebago...Sebago didnt have safe ice...East Grand does...the interstate will be full with people heading North for a chance at a $1000
Statistically more people would be injured driving an hour or more to weigh in a fish, then actually catching the fish!