He said the winning walleye for the first tournament came in at 17 inches and the second place walleye was 15 1/2 inches.
The light catch made for an easy weigh-in as the tournament officials didn't even bother to break out the scale. Hobbs said he expects the June 2 tournament on Lake Washington to be a little more productive.
Aside from the slow catch, the big fish pot will carry over to Washington. Hobbs said the Elysian tournament had 14 boats with 26 anglers. Ten of those boats paid the $10 qualifier to be eligible to win the big fish prize.
The catch, however, is that the big fish must weight 4 pounds or more. Neither the 17 incher or the 15 1/2 incher came close to 4 pounds, hence the reason tournament officials didn't even bother to break out the scale.
Hobbs said that the big fish carry over for Lake Washington could come in somewhere around $200 to $250. Anyone fishing the Washington tournament is eligible to pay the $10 buy in to qualify for the carry over pot.
And if you're really curious, if no one wins the Washington big fish prize, the Madison tournament could see a big fish pot of $300 to $350. Take on a first-place showing and that could be a nice little pot.
Mr Monson
ReplyDeleteAs a 17 yr Jefferson Lake fishing veteran, I must correct you. The correct name of the lake is West Jefferson. I also want to thank you for making room in the boat for me. But I understand; it's bad enough getting outfished by junior let alone by the elder as well. My advice for your next outting would be to switch tactics before your behind as far as a one armed paper hanger; but that's just one guy talkin'.
Keep your tip up and your hands light.
Rex
Well, Rex, the proper name may be West Jefferson, but several area folk also call the chain Little, Middle and Big Jefferson. When I first came here in '95, the locals took me fishing on these lakes, and they always refer to them as Big and Little (because, now one fishes Middle, do they?). I prefer Big and Little, because when I refer to them as West and East, people are like, which one is which — yes, this is sad that a simple thing as direction is difficult, but it is what it is. As for falling far behind, I still would have taken you down ... just like last year. Thanks for the correction, though.
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