As you can see from this shot from our '07 run, the water was substantially lower. Hopefully this year it will be lower as well since I believe that is the reason for not catching a single fish!
Friday, February 6, 2009
'07 shoreline
As you can see from this shot from our '07 run, the water was substantially lower. Hopefully this year it will be lower as well since I believe that is the reason for not catching a single fish!
ah, success!
This was '07 when we actually caught a TON of fish. Ok, not a ton, but about 45..average was probably 7-10 pounds, so maybe we caught about 400 lbs of fish!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Boat ramp next to the Boat Tavern
Just some of the fine spectators along the boat ramp for the launching of the fleet!
Photo of the Boat Tavern from the River
Here's a shot from our boat of Betty's Bar (the Boat Tavern), the Home of the Official Redneck Fishing Tournament. We were just happy the boat started. I still don't know the name of the fella next to us who just happened to be a boat mechanic and show us how to start the motor (on our $400 boat), but THANK YOU!
Photo from the bank of the Bath Chute of the Illinois River
We managed to get the boat started and pull away from the boat ramp and pulled into a slot on the bank.
Video of the fish
Ok, here's the video that hooked us on the event. If you watch this and think it just looks like a blast, I suggest you attend. It's even better and more amazing in person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWiaqGjQaU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWiaqGjQaU
Welcome to the Blog
This blog is solely set up to act as a forum/communication tool for the Official Redneck Carp Tournament in Bath, IL. I'll post photos and videos of the event where possible. For those who have not been to the event (or seen the jumping carp), I would strongly encourage you to attend this year's tournament. It will be sometime in late July/early August.
In the tournament, contestants run up and down the river in 4 heets of about 50 boats. The object is to catch as many of the carp as possible using only a net or club.
My buddies and I have been two times. The first year (2007), we caught about 45 fish in our two hour heet. Last year (2008), we didn't catch a single fish. I suspect it was due to the water level being so high. I guess we'll find out this year if we were just lucky in 2007 or whether 2008 was more indicative of the normal catch.
In the tournament, contestants run up and down the river in 4 heets of about 50 boats. The object is to catch as many of the carp as possible using only a net or club.
My buddies and I have been two times. The first year (2007), we caught about 45 fish in our two hour heet. Last year (2008), we didn't catch a single fish. I suspect it was due to the water level being so high. I guess we'll find out this year if we were just lucky in 2007 or whether 2008 was more indicative of the normal catch.
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