Hi Everyone,
It is that time of the year again! Borderline Bassin Contenders will be hosting their annual Lake Whatcom Spring Open on Saturday, April 24th. Drivers meeting will be at 5:30 AM and we will launch at safe light. Come treat yourself to some of the best fishing for trophy smallmouth that Washington has to offer! Attached is the entry form along with the rules. I know that this tournament conflicts with other tournaments as it does every year, but I hope to see as many of you there that can make it!! If you have any questions about this tournament, shoot me a PM.
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First off, I want to say that this was the first tournament I have run as tournament director and it was a learning experience to say the least. The scale appeared to be weighing light which caused some issues and a line back up at weigh in. I got kind of overwhelmed by that and didn't really know what to do about it and i feel like I caused some problems because of this. I feel pretty bad about my performance as tournament director for this one. I apologize to everyone and hope you still had fun! I am working on and testing the scale and I promise to do a much better job and be much more organized next time!!
18 boats showed up. 1st place went to Nick Berto and Chris ferry with a 19.16 pound bag despite the scale issues!! 2nd place went to Bill Smith and Kieth Helvey with with a 17.60 pound bag! 3rd place and big fish went to Bob Mustappa and Casey Hahr with 14.81 pounds and a big fish of 4.31 lbs. Again this fish was probably larger in actuality. I think and hope the scale was at least weighing consistently between teams but it did appear to be weighing light. Congrats to all who did well!! There were some awesome fish brought in!
Again, I apologize for any of my blunders trying to run this tournament. I do think I learned a lot about how I could have done things differently and I absolutely promise to do a better job next time! Please don't hold anything against Borderline Bassin Contenders as the Whatcom Opens are normally run very smoothly, this was just my inexperience as a tournament director showing. Thanks and I hope you all had a fun day on the lake!
Joel Alinen said:Man I'm bummed I couldnt make it, anyone know the results?
First off, I want to say that this was the first tournament I have run as tournament director and it was a learning experience to say the least. The scale appeared to be weighing light which caused some issues and a line back up at weigh in. I got kind of overwhelmed by that and didn't really know what to do about it and i feel like I caused some problems because of this. I feel pretty bad about my performance as tournament director for this one. I apologize to everyone and hope you still had fun! I am working on and testing the scale and I promise to do a much better job and be much more organized next time!!
18 boats showed up. 1st place went to Nick Berto and Chris ferry with a 19.16 pound bag despite the scale issues!! 2nd place went to Bill Smith and Kieth Helvey with with a 17.60 pound bag! 3rd place and big fish went to Bob Mustappa and Casey Hahr with 14.81 pounds and a big fish of 4.31 lbs. Again this fish was probably larger in actuality. I think and hope the scale was at least weighing consistently between teams but it did appear to be weighing light. Congrats to all who did well!! There were some awesome fish brought in!
Again, I apologize for any of my blunders trying to run this tournament. I do think I learned a lot about how I could have done things differently and I absolutely promise to do a better job next time! Please don't hold anything against Borderline Bassin Contenders as the Whatcom Opens are normally run very smoothly, this was just my inexperience as a tournament director showing. Thanks and I hope you all had a fun day on the lake!
Joel Alinen said:Man I'm bummed I couldnt make it, anyone know the results?
I had a great time and a great day fishing. The weather was off and on all day, just like the bite.
No worries about everything Dave, we could all see their was issues with the scales and there was nothing you could do about it right then. The scales were pretty light but oh well!
Here are a few pics...
I had a great time and a great day fishing. The weather was off and on all day, just like the bite.
No worries about everything Dave, we could all see their was issues with the scales and there was nothing you could do about it right then. The scales were pretty light but oh well!
Here are a few pics...
First off, I want to say that this was the first tournament I have run as tournament director and it was a learning experience to say the least. The scale appeared to be weighing light which caused some issues and a line back up at weigh in. I got kind of overwhelmed by that and didn't really know what to do about it and i feel like I caused some problems because of this. I feel pretty bad about my performance as tournament director for this one. I apologize to everyone and hope you still had fun! I am working on and testing the scale and I promise to do a much better job and be much more organized next time!!
18 boats showed up. 1st place went to Nick Berto and Chris ferry with a 19.16 pound bag despite the scale issues!! 2nd place went to Bill Smith and Kieth Helvey with with a 17.60 pound bag! 3rd place and big fish went to Bob Mustappa and Casey Hahr with 14.81 pounds and a big fish of 4.31 lbs. Again this fish was probably larger in actuality. I think and hope the scale was at least weighing consistently between teams but it did appear to be weighing light. Congrats to all who did well!! There were some awesome fish brought in!
Again, I apologize for any of my blunders trying to run this tournament. I do think I learned a lot about how I could have done things differently and I absolutely promise to do a better job next time! Please don't hold anything against Borderline Bassin Contenders as the Whatcom Opens are normally run very smoothly, this was just my inexperience as a tournament director showing. Thanks and I hope you all had a fun day on the lake!
Joel Alinen said:Man I'm bummed I couldnt make it, anyone know the results?
Dave I didn't fish the tournament but I drove up from Oak Harbor to watch the weigh-in. You did nothing wrong and you shouldn't feel bad about the job you did. It was not your falt that the scale you used was so hokey. Maybe next year the club should invest in a better scale. I did however fish on Sunday and cought 10 hawgs. Had a great day on the lake.
David Parnicky said:First off, I want to say that this was the first tournament I have run as tournament director and it was a learning experience to say the least. The scale appeared to be weighing light which caused some issues and a line back up at weigh in. I got kind of overwhelmed by that and didn't really know what to do about it and i feel like I caused some problems because of this. I feel pretty bad about my performance as tournament director for this one. I apologize to everyone and hope you still had fun! I am working on and testing the scale and I promise to do a much better job and be much more organized next time!!
18 boats showed up. 1st place went to Nick Berto and Chris ferry with a 19.16 pound bag despite the scale issues!! 2nd place went to Bill Smith and Kieth Helvey with with a 17.60 pound bag! 3rd place and big fish went to Bob Mustappa and Casey Hahr with 14.81 pounds and a big fish of 4.31 lbs. Again this fish was probably larger in actuality. I think and hope the scale was at least weighing consistently between teams but it did appear to be weighing light. Congrats to all who did well!! There were some awesome fish brought in!
Again, I apologize for any of my blunders trying to run this tournament. I do think I learned a lot about how I could have done things differently and I absolutely promise to do a better job next time! Please don't hold anything against Borderline Bassin Contenders as the Whatcom Opens are normally run very smoothly, this was just my inexperience as a tournament director showing. Thanks and I hope you all had a fun day on the lake!
Joel Alinen said:Man I'm bummed I couldnt make it, anyone know the results?
That boat has brought nothing but awsome-ness! Not that you didnt catch a boat load of hawgs everytime out before the boat! Great job Nick and Chris . Great looking fish.
Bring back the Stash!
400$ scale hokey? Worked great for three years,maybe needs calibration.
Harry Hardy said:Dave I didn't fish the tournament but I drove up from Oak Harbor to watch the weigh-in. You did nothing wrong and you shouldn't feel bad about the job you did. It was not your falt that the scale you used was so hokey. Maybe next year the club should invest in a better scale. I did however fish on Sunday and cought 10 hawgs. Had a great day on the lake.
David Parnicky said:First off, I want to say that this was the first tournament I have run as tournament director and it was a learning experience to say the least. The scale appeared to be weighing light which caused some issues and a line back up at weigh in. I got kind of overwhelmed by that and didn't really know what to do about it and i feel like I caused some problems because of this. I feel pretty bad about my performance as tournament director for this one. I apologize to everyone and hope you still had fun! I am working on and testing the scale and I promise to do a much better job and be much more organized next time!!
18 boats showed up. 1st place went to Nick Berto and Chris ferry with a 19.16 pound bag despite the scale issues!! 2nd place went to Bill Smith and Kieth Helvey with with a 17.60 pound bag! 3rd place and big fish went to Bob Mustappa and Casey Hahr with 14.81 pounds and a big fish of 4.31 lbs. Again this fish was probably larger in actuality. I think and hope the scale was at least weighing consistently between teams but it did appear to be weighing light. Congrats to all who did well!! There were some awesome fish brought in!
Again, I apologize for any of my blunders trying to run this tournament. I do think I learned a lot about how I could have done things differently and I absolutely promise to do a better job next time! Please don't hold anything against Borderline Bassin Contenders as the Whatcom Opens are normally run very smoothly, this was just my inexperience as a tournament director showing. Thanks and I hope you all had a fun day on the lake!
Joel Alinen said:Man I'm bummed I couldnt make it, anyone know the results?
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