Sturgeon Challenge Baton Winner is C&E

[CATCH AND EAT]

Well, well, well. The natives are restless so here it goes. First I would like to commend those of you that put the hurt on the keeper fish yesterday. Especially, Team Sneakin' Out, Team Carrot Milk, Team Dipnet, Team On a Roll and all those that actually put a keeper in the boat. I bow down to your superior fishing abilities.

To the rest of us shaker kings [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img] we choked on our own smack. :blush:

Please vote on the follow choices for the BATON of SHAME:

[ 01-26-2004, 04:22 PM: Message edited by: CATCH AND EAT ]

[Dipnet]

Hey Bernie, too bad you didn't stop and say hi!! I did make some mighty fine cookies and was going to offer you some!! :smile: Just ask Jerry, ****** and Steeliesteve how good they were!!

Dipnet :grin:

[CATCH AND EAT]

Dang it!!!! forgot to add Safety Chain. Ah just vote none of the above and I will be sure he gets the award. :grin:

Dipnet, Darn sorry I missed out on those cookies Girl. I bet they were good. Did Rick bring his cookie duster today?


This is looking more and more like a conspiracy but the results so far. Brad you may need to have my name engraved though there are more deserving folks than I.

[ 01-25-2004, 10:28 PM: Message edited by: CATCH AND EAT ]

[SafetyChain]

Dang it. Thought I got away. Oh well, voted for GBS anyway for believing my story for baling on him
But on the other hand, maybe I should get the baton for just that reason. Kinda like an oscar

[Redbull]

Brad,

I can hear it now 'I'd like to thank the academy, my parents, my little sister suzie and oh, ya, Mrs. Krytler from first grade...'

You'll always be a winner in my book. I'm hoping you got this one in the bag.

Bull

[SPAZZ]

GBS You got my vote this year. (and next) No I'm just kidding. Hope to see ya on the river.

[WaterDog]

TTT

And for the record, I caught a few more than a couple. Good thing I was on fortywink's boat or he'd be in trouble. :grin:

[Sturgeon 42]

Better read my thankyou post so you know who really deserves it.... :grin: :grin: :grin:

[fishingfirst]

Bernie,
My vote was for you bud! Sounds like we caught more keepers than you had in shakers!

See what happens when thou doth smack too much.

:grin:

Better luck next year. Thanks for putting this together, sounds like a lot of people really enjoyed it, fish or not.

Scott

[CATCH AND EAT]

Boys and Non-boys the winner will be announced this afternoon at 4 pm after all the votes are tallied. Some of the teams are suspiciously quiet right now and did not properly enter themselves into the contest for the BATON. But thats okay, we have contacted DR. PHIL to counsel you and your deniel.

Looks like a close race between Graybeard, 40 year old Greenbuttskunk, and O'l Catch AND Eat. :grin: Ah.....the humanity......

FM if your company sold Dipnet's cookies, you would be Donald! :grin:

No fish at all should be the criteria or not even a *********.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Rick I was tempted to put Troy's name up there for the squaw fish but since he does'nt post I can't really needle him much here anymore. :depressed: I kinda think it's funny how this is turning out.

[Chromaflage]

Ahhhh, the pebble in the shoe - how it can affect the whole body...

ORS

[Sturgeon Tom]

Confused.
Why would you put people in the pole who caught fish with people who caught absolutely nothing at all or not even a bite?
The winner,(in my humble opinion) should be the bottom of the bunch.
How can someone catch 4 shakers and win the baton over someone who got NADA?
Just curious.
ST

[Sturgeon 42]

ttt

[The Overfishin Condition]

Sturgeon Tom- There was some talk of the factoring in the smack-talk to fish landed ratio. We didn't catch tons of fish, but then again, we never said we would, others can't boast so much.

Edit: This was my 500th post and I didn't even realize it!

[ 01-26-2004, 11:54 AM: Message edited by: The Overfishin Condition ]

[WaterDog]

You mean this was not a serious event?

Thanks for including my name Bernie. I knew I shouldn't have talked to you at the ramp. :tongue:

[Kruechief]

Sorry C&E.... :tongue:
Since my name didn't make the list...

I gotta admit, that with all the smack you came up a little short

Krue

[CATCH AND EAT]

Yah, but it sure was fun knock some of you kids around.

[SafetyChain]

Man you guys are acting like this is an episode of "Survivor" or something

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Then I vote for Richard Hatch :grin:

Just for fun guys! I can take it, I'm thick skinned. After the baton is nothing compared to getting your son a last minute seat and then having him set me up with my team and out fishing me to boot :grin:

[Sturgeon 42]

ttt

[CATCH AND EAT]

40 minutes and counting. Graybeard really wants this baby so give him your vote!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] :grin:

[Chromaflage]

You know, Bernie, if Brad wins by a landslide, you might have to rethink your decision not to give it to him..... :grin: :shocked:

Uh, oh......now what? :grin:

[ 01-26-2004, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: OregonRedside ]

[greenbuttskunk]

Too bad Greybeard was'nt Yao Ming. He'd get 4 like million votes! :grin: I dont' know the poor fella but if he had a slow day out there he's got my vote. Besides, I bet the baton leaves some kind of evil mojo on a guys boat, and my boat has a #40 handicap already.
GBS

[willametteriveroutlaw]

Birdhunter only managed one shaker :grin: .

[CATCH AND EAT]

Well folks the time is here to announce the winner of the Sturgeon Challenge BATON for 2004. After viewing the results and viewing them again it seems I have a bit of a delimma to deal with.

I put Greenbuttskunk's name up there to add a little levity to this poll and you guys overwhelmingly voted for the poor 40 year fool and he did'nt even fish!!!! I'm sorry Brad, I just had to do that to ya bud. Thanks for humoring me on this.

So here we go. Pretty close running between Graybeard and Catch And Eat here. Graybeard did not produce any fish, perhaps it would have helped if he had actually wet his line a bit right Larry!!!! :shocked: Then you have Poor o'l Catch And Eat that shot off his mouth for the millionth time and his boat produced a total of 11 shakers. Pathetic showing for someone that is supposed to know what the heck they are doing. :blush: Now I realize that there are others out there that produced much less than my team and or myself. However the concensous was to put it to a vote via a poll here on i-fish. What to do?........

Ah heck, is it okay to name myself the winner of the BATON this year? I deserve the dang thing anyways. Graybeards good samaritan act toward fellow fisherman counts for something that I believe puts him a notch above me and for that matter many others out there Saturday. Very Kind Larry.

So I hearby declare myself the winner/looser of the 2004 Sturgeon Challenge (without objections hopefully) and await Uglygreen's handoff of this prestigious award. :grin:

Thanks again to everyone that participated this year. I promise next year we will all get together at a indoor location to enjoy some friendships and meet other i-fishers.

Hats off to the most keepers from Team Sneakin Out. What a thrashing they put on the rest of us.

[graybeard]

The people have spoken. Whew, that was close

Congratulations Buddy! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[ 01-26-2004, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: graybeard ]

[SafetyChain]

[ 01-26-2004, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: SafetyChain ]

[SafetyChain]

C&E, did you count the hanging brads, I mean chads? :grin:

As long as everyone had a good time, that was the purpose and to meet your internet family members.

[Chromaflage]

Originally posted by SafetyChain:
C&E, did you count the hanging brads, I mean chads?

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">SC - I've got tears runnin' down my face.... ROTFLMBO!

All those chads hangin' just like Brad was Sat. AM...

(OK, I'll shut up now)

ORS

[ 01-26-2004, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: OregonRedside ]

[greenbuttskunk]

whew, I was getting worried there. No bad baton mojo for my boat. Bring on the luck for the old man now! :grin:
Next year I will actually fish it for sure.
Congrats C&E. You da man! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
greenbuttstumped

[greenbuttskunk]

wait a dad gone minute! I WANT A RECOUNT!!!
The ifish vote poll is not constitutional, my attorney "big Johnny C" I just hired told me so.
This thing was fun, can't wait for the springer challenge.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Now that's some funny stuff. We better have a recount.

Boy did you notice how ruthless Graybeard was in his post. I take back everything nice I ever said about you Larry.

[Fishalot]

Who whould have thought that the big C&E would end up with the dreaded baton :shocked:
When you talk the smack it just might bite you back [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img] .
You are a good sport Bernie.


Fishalot

[graybeard]

C&E said:

Graybeard really wants this baby so give him your vote!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Ruthless?? You had me sweating bullets :tongue:
If I ever run for office, I want you for campaign chairman!

[ 01-26-2004, 05:04 PM: Message edited by: graybeard ]

[CATCH AND EAT]

Well Larry if you had'nt done that Howard Dean scream on the river I think you would have pulled off this straw poll. BTW if you do run for government office I have a few ideas for ya. :grin:

[Beerbelly]

I'm glad that catch and eat got it even if we got no fish he deserved it . I don't want that on my record.

Fun day Bernie. :smile:

[Snapshot]

Bernie, I'm back from Dallas and Houston and have read the results and I fell that "40" hanging Chads are worth a baton or two for BGS.

Brad, that 40th one is easy when you are young at heart. Just enjoy your new addition and you'll feel young for a few more years.

Sorry I missed the fun but I did get out for a pre fish back on the 17th and had one nice 44" fish. I even have a photo for proof. Now if I could just figure out how to post it. It's a print not a digital.

Bernie, sounds like some need to take heed of my closing lines,
*Fish only bite wet hooks*

Ray

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

Oh well Bernie...

I think you deserved a better fate but look at upside it brought for UG...maybe its a good luck charm for the following year...

You can be on my team next year if you want because it usually doesen't end up in the same spot 2 years in a row...

Have a happy year of baton harrassment and lets go fishing soon...

[Sturgeon Tom]

C&E congrats on the win. :smile: This was a HOOT.
I don't think anyone did't have fun. I certainly heard a lot of fun taking place over the radio. I can't wait for the next one.

This was an expensive challenge for me. I lost my glasses, and burned a big hole in my rain gear.
I guess one should not get that close to the heater.

To all those who played. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[Kruechief]

C&E,

You are a trooper... [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

If you ever want to chase a springer further upstream, let me know. :smile:

Krue

[graybeard]

Bernie, let's go tuna fishing this summer. :grin: You da man!

[CATCH AND EAT]

Man you guys are acting like this is an episode of "Survivor" or something. Folks this is just for fun and I don't think its a huge deal. Hey if I end up getting this thing so be it. It will be fun to dress up for next years recipient and I am sure that Graybeard, Safety chain and the rest feel the same way. Its just fishing and a way to get us all together. I threw Greenbuttskunk's name in just for fun and it looks like he is doing nicely. I would never award it to him though because old folks like us have a hard enough time just turning 40 let alone have to deal with the dreaded BATON. :grin:

Votes must be cast by 4pm and the "loser" will be crowned. BTW Uglygreen tried to make it to technical so maybe he should just keep the darn thing.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Did someone Say TUNA? I'm there Larry. :grin: