Posted: September 18th, 2006, 3:12 pm
I thought it would be a good debate for the site. I didn't realize we would be clearing the gun racks.
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Posted: September 18th, 2006, 3:31 pm
You never know what can happen with a diverse group...I was just making a statement, that's what I get paid the big bucks for..debate is good, just keep it at that...no pan or mau tau cocktail tossing
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 3:33 pm
NFGFC participates in CCA tournament events yearly. They are typically catch,photo and release tournaments.
Oddly enough this years event is at St. Joe October 14th but will be a weight tournament.
Oddly enough this years event is at St. Joe October 14th but will be a weight tournament.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 3:47 pm
Tossing a cocktail... Isn't that alcohol abuse!!Chalk wrote:You never know what can happen with a diverse group...I was just making a statement, that's what I get paid the big bucks for..debate is good, just keep it at that...no pan or mau tau cocktail tossing
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:01 pm
I guess I just love them blood sports too much 
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:10 pm
jsuber wrote:Your not targeting fat fish, your targeting long fish.
Fat and long beats long and skinny jsuber wrote: I don't know why they can't do the same thing on a Redfish Tour. At least then you could measure and release a big Red.
This point has merit My guns empty....
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:12 pm
Dang, I thought that we WAS playin niceChalk wrote:You never know what can happen with a diverse group...I was just making a statement, that's what I get paid the big bucks for..debate is good, just keep it at that...no pan or mau tau cocktail tossing
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:17 pm
Because there is over $25,000 dollars on the line at each tournament....and if it was a measurement tournament, I'd be in the pass dragging a plug in 40 foot of water snatching 40 plus inch redfish and wearing anyone in a foot of water outjsuber wrote:I don't know why they can't do the same thing on a Redfish Tour. At least then you could measure and release a big Red.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:18 pm
I'm a betting manwevans wrote:Dang, I thought that we WAS playin nice
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:21 pm
Chalk wrote:Because there is over $25,000 dollars on the line at each tournament....and if it was a measurement tournament, I'd be in the pass dragging a plug in 40 foot of water snatching 40 plus inch redfish and wearing anyone in a foot of water outjsuber wrote:I don't know why they can't do the same thing on a Redfish Tour. At least then you could measure and release a big Red.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:33 pm
RS, your gun only holds 2 bullets?
I've fished weight tournaments, length tournaments, and a combination of the two. It doesn't matter, as long as it's the same for everyone. Most length tournaments (mostly bass tournaments) convert length to weight, using the length and girth formula. The tournaments use length only. There is a conversion that uses the average girth for any length of fish. I don't particularly care for that system. There are skinny fish, and fat fish. It isn't uncommon for a fish that is 3/4" longer than another fish to weigh less than the shorter fish.
There is also the "1 person's legal limit" issue. If you do a measurement tournament do you count 5 trout over 20"?
This past weekend first and second place was separated by less than 0.4 lb. If you bring the fish to the scale there's no question. If you do a measurement tournament, who did the measuring? How was the fish measured, and what was used to measure the fish.
Last, and most important to me, if you do all measurement tournaments, someone is going to get their feelings hurt. My experience has been that even among the closest of friends, someone is going to get acccused of cheating. Pictures help this situation, some, but you can't really tell much on the small display of a digital camera. And not everyone has a digital camera.
No more fish than most of us keep, I say let's weigh them.
I've fished weight tournaments, length tournaments, and a combination of the two. It doesn't matter, as long as it's the same for everyone. Most length tournaments (mostly bass tournaments) convert length to weight, using the length and girth formula. The tournaments use length only. There is a conversion that uses the average girth for any length of fish. I don't particularly care for that system. There are skinny fish, and fat fish. It isn't uncommon for a fish that is 3/4" longer than another fish to weigh less than the shorter fish.
There is also the "1 person's legal limit" issue. If you do a measurement tournament do you count 5 trout over 20"?
This past weekend first and second place was separated by less than 0.4 lb. If you bring the fish to the scale there's no question. If you do a measurement tournament, who did the measuring? How was the fish measured, and what was used to measure the fish.
Last, and most important to me, if you do all measurement tournaments, someone is going to get their feelings hurt. My experience has been that even among the closest of friends, someone is going to get acccused of cheating. Pictures help this situation, some, but you can't really tell much on the small display of a digital camera. And not everyone has a digital camera.
No more fish than most of us keep, I say let's weigh them.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 4:38 pm
Weigh'em. Now all ya'll get off my land unless you got something to add to my fishing report. 
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 7:48 pm
Did I mention you guys caught some nice fish?birddog wrote:Weigh'em. Now all ya'll get off my land unless you got something to add to my fishing report.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 7:58 pm
Thanks Buddy.
Posted: September 18th, 2006, 8:37 pm
I used to have a fan. Where's my fan? 