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2011 Lake Whatcom Spring Open

Borderline Bassin Contenders will be holding their annual Lake Whatcom Spring Open on Saturday April 30th, 2011.  Driver's meeting will be at 5:45 AM sharp and blast off will be at safe light.  Please try to be registered with your boat inspected prior to the driver's meeting.  I will be in the upper portion of the parking lot at Bloedel Donovan Park at 5 AM accepting entry forms and doing boat inspections as people drive in.  I figure this should make things run smoothly. Entry fee is $100 per team plus $20 big fish.  Entry fee is paid back 80% and big fish 100%.  Payout is 40% to 1st, 35% to 2nd, and 25% to 3rd.  We can have a vote at the driver's meeting to see if people would rather have weigh in at 3 or 4 PM.  I have attached the entry form and rules to this thread.  If you would like to mail your entry in early, PM me and I can provide you with my address.  There have not been any issues yet with people just showing up on tourney morning with their entry forms.  Also, please try to bring your own signed entry form to the tournament if at all possible.  I will bring extras but hardly anyone brought their own last year and I used every last spare form I brought.  If you have any questions, shoot me a PM.  As it is every year, this tournament should be a blast and the fishing should be excellent!  Hope to see all of you that can make it there!

 

Clarification on issues that have come up in the past, these will be handled at my discretion: 

1)  Each team will be allowed one re weigh.  If you choose to re weigh, you must take your second weight regardless of what it turns out to be.

 

2) Carbureted two stroke outboards are not allowed on Lake Whatcom.  You are allowed to have one on your boat and only run your trolling motor however.  Therefore, Borderline will not tell someone whether or not they can fish based on their outboard.  Also, it is impossible for me personally to watch everyone so I will not take any protests involving people saying someone was running an illegal outboard.  However, if you do run a carbureted two stroke motor, you are subject to being written a ticket.  There was no one on the lake enforcing this law last year but I cannot gaurantee this will be the case again this year.  I haven't heard any news on whether they will be enforcing this law this year.  If you do run a carbureted two stroke motor, understand that you are doing so AT YOUR OWN RISK.  Borderline will not assume any responsibility if you are written a ticket.

 

3) Off limits - This lake is closed to fishing until the day of the tournament.  Boats can be run on the lake while it is closed to fishing but you are NOT allowed to have a boat on the lake within 5 days prior to this tournament if you wish to compete in it.

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Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on April 26, 2011 at 5:02pm
David, are you going to sleep in or show up on time?
Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 26, 2011 at 8:07pm

Parnicky you definetely outdid yourself on this thread!

 

I will be there, aslong as my wife doesn't go into labor before the event. Definetley looking foward to fishing this event again, Its been a few years!

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 26, 2011 at 9:17pm
Very funny Tag!! Haha! Actually I was waiting for someone to say that after I said I would be there at 5.  My goal is to be there extra early just in case someone tries to sneak in before 5!  I was a loser at the spring open last year but I am much more relaxed and focused on running it well this go around!  I will do everything I can possibly do to make sure that everyone that makes it out enjoys their day on the lake!  On that note, I also plan on finally manning up and trying harder than normal to catch some real smallmouth out there!

Tag Watson said:
David, are you going to sleep in or show up on time?
Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 26, 2011 at 9:18pm
Thanks Ron!  Looking forward to seeing you there!  I hope you can make it!

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

Parnicky you definetely outdid yourself on this thread!

 

I will be there, aslong as my wife doesn't go into labor before the event. Definetley looking foward to fishing this event again, Its been a few years!

Permalink Reply by RFatt16 on April 27, 2011 at 10:55am
David- Your partner is holding you down. I'd drop him before the tourny.  Dez was saying he was going to have to carry his team this year and bla bla bla.  Team chemistry seems a bit weak if you ask me
Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 27, 2011 at 11:10am
All I have to say is his hooks had better be sharp on Saturday!!

RFatt16 said:
David- Your partner is holding you down. I'd drop him before the tourny.  Dez was saying he was going to have to carry his team this year and bla bla bla.  Team chemistry seems a bit weak if you ask me
Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on April 27, 2011 at 2:16pm

pillsbury doughboy is up too his old shenanigans again i see !!  lol  

See what you dont know is that DP and i have been strategically planning for this saturday since last summer so i hope you bring your A game , the scales are waiting bro  :-) ...Man this is gonna be a fun event , cant wait !!

David Parnicky said:

All I have to say is his hooks had better be sharp on Saturday!!

RFatt16 said:
David- Your partner is holding you down. I'd drop him before the tourny.  Dez was saying he was going to have to carry his team this year and bla bla bla.  Team chemistry seems a bit weak if you ask me
Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on April 27, 2011 at 5:07pm
C-ride and I might make the trip up this time around to donate.
Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 27, 2011 at 6:04pm
Right on!  More like making the trip to donate to yourselves after you win!!

Jordan Doucet said:
C-ride and I might make the trip up this time around to donate.
Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 27, 2011 at 6:08pm
whoever wins are gonna have an awesome bag, that is what makes this tourney so awesome.

David Parnicky said:
Right on!  More like making the trip to donate to yourselves after you win!!

Jordan Doucet said:
C-ride and I might make the trip up this time around to donate.
Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on April 27, 2011 at 6:16pm
Agreed!

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:
whoever wins are gonna have an awesome bag, that is what makes this tourney so awesome.

David Parnicky said:
Right on!  More like making the trip to donate to yourselves after you win!!

Jordan Doucet said:
C-ride and I might make the trip up this time around to donate.
Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on April 27, 2011 at 8:49pm

I got a hold of one of Parnicky's and Dez's secret documents from their strategic planning sessions:  The Whatcom Menu...


BigBass Dez said:

pillsbury doughboy is up too his old shenanigans again i see !!  lol  

See what you dont know is that DP and i have been strategically planning for this saturday since last summer so i hope you bring your A game , the scales are waiting bro  :-) ...Man this is gonna be a fun event , cant wait !!

David Parnicky said:

All I have to say is his hooks had better be sharp on Saturday!!

RFatt16 said:
David- Your partner is holding you down. I'd drop him before the tourny.  Dez was saying he was going to have to carry his team this year and bla bla bla.  Team chemistry seems a bit weak if you ask me

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