Lake Whatcom Fall Open

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Permalink Reply by Nick Berto on October 25, 2010 at 4:21pm

And on another note, I do not agree with the stance or feel that it is right that Borderline lets anyone run the lake that wants to (whether they think they are just going to run their trolling motor or not). I think there is some responsibility to the club/organization that runs an event to make sure that those who participate abide by all laws (not just ones they want to), as well as the responsibility to all of us as tournament anglers, to respect each other and our communities by following all laws. They are there for a reason, whether we like it or not and just because we don’t agree with them does not give us the right to ignore them, even more so during a organized event where there is a lot more attention drawn towards us all than normal. I would like to see something change…

Permalink Reply by Willie Parsons on October 25, 2010 at 5:19pm

Game plan, hmmm. I stuck with one and it didn't work out to well, good thing we trashed it and went fishing even though it was a little late and 4 pounds less than required!
Every tournament I fished this year was a good learning experience, frustrating, but added to the memory bank for future use. Thank you David for putting up with the verbal abuse before the tournament, it was all in fun and I fully expect some in return.
Great job with the tourny and I will see you in the spring.

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on October 25, 2010 at 6:16pm

Hey Barack,

David said no whining....jk...couldn't resist.

NickBerto said:

And on another note, I do not agree with the stance or feel that it is right that Borderline lets anyone run the lake that wants to (whether they think they are just going to run their trolling motor or not). I think there is some responsibility to the club/organization that runs an event to make sure that those who participate abide by all laws (not just ones they want to), as well as the responsibility to all of us as tournament anglers, to respect each other and our communities by following all laws. They are there for a reason, whether we like it or not and just because we don’t agree with them does not give us the right to ignore them, even more so during a organized event where there is a lot more attention drawn towards us all than normal. I would like to see something change…

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on October 25, 2010 at 7:13pm

As expected, the chuck and wind was the ticket for us. And unfortunately we did break out the fairy wand for a couple of our fish too. In all seriousness though, I feel pretty lucky to be able to beat some of the local guys up there, especially with our limited experience on the lake. Like everyone else we did pretty well in prefish, but come tournament day it was tough and once we were able to see (since Parnicky blasted us off in the dark), we were able to adapt to the conditions and get on them pretty good. I'd guess that we caught 20 or so keepers between Tony and I, but like Dave said, good size was hard to come by, even with bigger 5" to 6" baits.

Looking forward to doing it again. I'm very surprised that more boats don't come for this tournament.

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