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It would be no different than someone catching a bigger pike! You said it yourself, how often would someone actually enter one? There are 50" pike in NYS, and there are 50" tigers in NYS. Is it because you have no tiger waters near you that you don't like this? You also said that pike get much bigger in NYS than tigers, so what is there to worry about?
Let me get crazy here.. And please forgive me if this just seem out of the realm of possibility.. But why not just have a voting poll.. Run it for a month before the tourney that way everyone has enough time to vote...Walleye,Perch, Pike, Pickerel,Crappie, Lakers,Bluegills are automatically in.. Unless we have an overwhelming objection...Species voted for:Tiger MuskieBrookiesRainbowsBrownsLLSalmonSplakeBurbotWhite perch/bass whatever they are calledRockBassLGM BassSmM BassTop 5 in votes gets a NY bragin tourney category spot
A possibility, but the problem with a few of these other species are they look very similar and hard to tell them apart at times.Splake - brookiesRainbows - steelheads - LL salmonBut, i'm cool with adding a few of these next year if you guys really think it will bring a few more entries, but I'm tell you that we'll see the same dozen people posting. But, maybe if we have a warmer ice season, we might see more entries too. this past season was junk for C&R photo entires.
Splake and brookies Maybe, I know some can be a little hard to tell the differenceBows and Steelies albeit the same fish basically, Id just have a hard time believing someone would go through the trouble of bringing a steelhead all the way to a frozen lake to fool us all to win a braging rights tourney..Confusing LLs for bows or steelies ? they look absolutely nothing alike, maybe with browns, I know there's been some debates on here distinguishing those 2.. As far as that i would think LLs would win the vote anyway..I also think that if the sign up date deadline was pushed back just a mere 10 days it would create more participation (just for the braggin tourney)Lotta folks arent even on the ice until a week or so into the new year and then start coming on the site.. I dont know this as fact, someone would have to look at the numbers.. Just seems to me like things get flowing here once the ice comes, and for a good number of people thats not until after the sign up deadline..
the problem with starting early is the tourney card.Yes I know that we could go without a tourney card but to insure a current catch, we'll need a tourney card.No since in having a NYbragg'n card only.
Down here in Orange County I am usually fishing around December 20th.... but not big waters then
Good luck with your guys tourney next year. I wish pa would do some thing like this so I could partake.
Nice fish so far... Hope I have some picture worthy this weekend...
No worries, Fish-N-Adventure.... and thanks she was a hog and seeing her come up threw the clear black ice was awesome and really got the heart pumping.
20 inch walleye who ever is operating that tape measure needs to slow down lol its a inch past the mouth
Nice job DSH. I guess I'll have to get a 4 footer this weekend.
Nice laker b4L!