MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
we are doing it again this year, also headed up Friday afternoon. what hotel are you guys staying in?
Plan on having some lucky beers and fishing tips at the best western sat night. see you on the ice.
I have never heard of this, so I googled it. Do they really pay out $30K to the winner? I looked at the results from last year, I take it they cap the fish count at 30? Do you get to keep your best 30? Might have to try next year...
I did it once and I'll stick to less expensive trips from now on. I found it to be overrated.
I wonder how many people will keep wasting $150 for fishing for a trash fish? Next Sunday for the new up and comers at Cornelia.
Spend 150 bucks for the entry, plus gas and lodging, to win a pistol bit? Or a 2-300 dollar prize? Only to turn around and sell whatever it is you won? Why not just buy a pistol bit and not go? Then at least your not out your money. I’ll pass. It would be nice if they would take the money from the atv and side by side and spend it on more prizes. Treat it more like a derby. It’s BS that teams 26-29 gets nothing. But 30th does. The prizes don’t justify the cost IMO. Also, I don’t see how all the top teams were so close in weights and then first place blew them all out of the water by a pound?? Last time that happened, first place guys got busted for cheating... Somethings not right there...
Just because it’s an invasive species doesn’t mean it’s a trash fish. Ever ate one?
Nope. I used to do the YBB every year. It’s getting bigger and bigger. Number of contestants have gone up. Entry fee has gone up. Price to get a table at the bash has gone up (to an insane amount). Raffles are all overpriced. The cost to do it just keeps going up and the prizes stay the same. And I hate to say it but for the cost, the prizes aren’t that great! Yes lots of people didn’t go home empty handed. But lots did. And the people who did win something, well they paid for it! I suppose you could call me a hater if you wish. I know others who have said it’s not worth it anymore either. For what it cost me to do it, I’d rather go to South Dakota for the weekend. Or anywhere other than a clear Lake. Yes I have. They taste like crap. No thank you.
Something like 132 teams with no fish and 216 teams with 5 fish or less. That's a lot of people. Number of fish keep going down and people will stop fishing the Gimmick. I have not and will never eat a yellow bass. Everyone I catch is donated to someone or killed and thrown out. I catch enough perch and walleyes. My opinion only.Just curious to why you bash them so much if you have never had one?
Bash a trash fish? Why do you like this trash fish? Yellow bass are ruining lakes in Iowa and will continue to until a disease takes them out. How dumb can anyone be to pay someone to fish for a yellow bass? Bryfish84 what place did you take at the YBB?
Bryfish do you know there is no lake called Okoboji. West Okoboji, East Okoboji 2 lakes. West Okoboji, East Okoboji, Minnewashta, Upper Gar, Lower Gar, Beeds, Little Wall, Cornelia, Clear, 5 Island, Lost Island all have the Trash fish. Reservoirs in southern Iowa have been renovated over the years to remove this Trash fish. How many Trash fish did you catch and what was your place at the tournament?
Thanks for clearing up the okoboji thing for me. I had no ideas there were multiple lakes up there. How come you are so interested in the amount of fish we caught at a leaf this weekend and what place we finished? What if we caught more than our limit and had to sort for the best 30? Or only 20 or 10 or even 0? How would that make you feel better? Why are you even looking at a thread about a trash fish tournament that you would never even consider getting in?Isn’t the YBB a good thing for the lake? Getting the trash fish out? 😉 I’m not sure on your angling ability, but I have done prettt good in the past few years on a Clear, East, West (I’m assuming those are the lakes I was on. Thanks for clearing that up) both on the ice and open water.
You're welcome on having the Okoboji thing cleared up. There are about 8-9 lakes up there, so it can get confusing for some people.😆 I was curious on how you placed at the YBB, sorry I hurt your feelings for asking a question. Maybe sometime you could give me some pointers on your fishing ability. I do struggle sometimes.