Sturgeon Challenge Changed to 24th

[CATCH AND EAT]

Boys and girls, I have made calls to some of our favorit boat launches and to the river patrol on marine drive. 42 and Chinook landing are not usable period. 1/5 to 2 inches of ices are present at these locations. Freds marina is a disastor area with at least 1.5 inches of ice and it is not melting yet according to the store manager there today at 10:45 am.

So in concern for safety of all those that want to be involved I am calling it off for this weekend and reschedualing it for the 24th for those that wish to participate.

I appreciate all the suggestions and willingness to try to clear the ramps off but I think we need to be honest with ourselves and use judgement that everyone can live with.

There is still a BATON out there waiting for someone to take it home. It could be you.

I may try to go tomorrow if some of you want to take a crack at it and work a ramp up. Tacklebuster has a thread going regarding this so I wont steel his thunder. Take a look at that thread and decide if you want to participate.

Cheers and we will see ya next weekend if ya can.

Bernie

[ 01-09-2004, 01:05 PM: Message edited by: CATCH AND EAT ]

[TheRogue]

good call, Bernie!!

TR

[fishing is life]

Thanks Bernie. I dont think any of us thought this weather would last this long. The "forecasters" are saying we could have another storm next week now. :shocked:

[Dipnet]

Really, really BUMMED, :depressed: but it's for the best. Thanks for all the hard work Bernie! Besides,now there is more time to trash talk you :grin: :grin: !!!

Dipnet :grin:

[Miss B Haven]

And I was so looking forward to taking the camcorder to the St Johns (one way) launch! It woulda been a classic!

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

Disappointing but the right call...

Check out "Tilla's" post...

The Cathedral Park Boat ramp needs some preperation...

Cathedral Park @ Noon Today

[TonTo]

:shocked: canceled :shocked: whew...just rescheduled ok I can live with that....I was only going to be able to get in half a day anyway....the 24th works great for me :grin: I may even be able to get some practice in by then I may still try it tomarrow ,do a little recon,I realy need to get out....my road is finnally starting to look half way trailerable....maybe I'll just stick to the bank see ya out there on the 24th :tongue:

[CATCH AND EAT]

Terry, That is one ugly scene.

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

Bernie...

Taklebusters idea was a good one to prepare a boat ramp but that would have been one heck of a job not to mention the parking situation...

The 24th sounds much better as long as we don't get flooded...

[First Light Bite]

Good call. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[Highball]

You made the right call Bernie.

I just got back from the Marine Park ramp in Vancouver and it is a thick sheet of ice. Not worth the risk. See everybody on the 24.

[Small Fry]

MISS B I like that

short legged hairless horses

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">We had 39 inchs of water in the basemant and 7 on the main level. We stacked our piano on a stack of tires to get it up high enough.

[Ivana Fishalot]

The kewl thing about the 24th is that if the flooding prophecy comes to life than you don't have to use a boat ramp. :smile:

[greenbuttskunk]

I guess I'll throw in the towel to, dadgarmit!
Hope all the boys of Team nosehairs can make the 24th. Let me know if you can't. Good things in life are always worth waiting for I guess.

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

Oh Boy defending Champion for two more weeks

[justasillyolgirl]

Good call Bernie. [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

I guess I'll just have to go after some Steelies tomorrow.

I'll let you know if I can get the 24th off. It shouldn't be a problem though.

[CATCH AND EAT]

Let me know Julie. You're on if ya can.

What paranoid (wise) old man? :depressed: :smile:

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[h20dog]

YESSSSSS!!!!! Rebirth I was so looking forward to this and so bummed that the boat is glacier bound. Good form Catch and Eat on the reschedule

[Fishalot]

Yes I knew when I saw Bernie's Sled setting in his driveway this morning that he wimped out :tongue: . Just a joke Bernie my man, you made a good call. I did have a chance to torture I mean talk to one of Bernie's boys. After tying him to a tree and throwing snow balls at him he refused to give me any of Bernie's secrets
I just hope he never finds out that I took his special rod from the shop, you all know the one he calls meat stick .


Fishalot

[Fast Water]

See ya on the 24th.

:smile:

[Reel Fun Fish'n]

Good call C&E, Just the thought of a truck and boat in the drink kind of turned my stomach, ( specially since it could of been mine.
Team " Dam Fine Fishers" has been notified and all say they will be there on the 24th.

[Fast Water]

I was just reminded that I have the CG Boaters Class on that day. :depressed:

[CATCH AND EAT]

Dipnet, I really like oatmeal cookies, no raisens.

[Dipnet]

Okie Dokie Bernie, I'll remember that :tongue: !!

Dipnet :grin:

[CATCH AND EAT]

ttt

[Miss B Haven]

Everybody better get to building their ARKS. The way Bernie is picking dates I'm pretty sure that we're going to have a flood of Biblical proportions on the 24th. :shocked:

(This is the postponed smack thread right?) :grin:

[Small Fry]

Hey Miss B if we flood again I'm bringing my hogs to you place! Pray the river don't rise like it did in 96! or 97

[Tacklebuster]

Since we are putting it off, let's put it off until the Saturday after next. Next Saturday we have flip flop tides that stink for the morning fishery.

Anyone in favor?

[TheRogue]

TB...I believe that's the 24th, that's the one Bernies' got picked.

[Dipnet]

Yep, that's right. It's 2 weeks away.

Dipnet :grin:

[Taylor's viewpoint]

Boy that was a close one. I thought it was going to be cancelled for good and I wouldn't get a chance to win that baton. [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img] I hope team cranky will be up for the 24th.
TV

[Miss B Haven]

Originally posted by Small Fry:
Hey Miss B if we flood again I'm bringing my hogs to you place! Pray the river don't rise like it did in 96! or 97

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">We just happen to have some open stalls. Just tell Toni they're short legged hairless horses, she'll never know. :grin: Better hurry though- going to be a long swim across that creek if you wait to long.

In 1996 I helped the guy between you and me (Gephart) move his house into a u-haul truck. Cept for the grand piano- which we lifted up and set on 5 gallon buckets. The water filled his crawl space and stopped an inch from the bottom of the floor boards. :shocked: He was there in 64 and said that one didn't even get to his barn let alone the house. 1996 was MUCH higher.

[Sturgeon Tom]

Bernie I think a wise dicision has been made about not having it this weekend.
Either weekend works for me but the date should be posted early enough for people to reschedule there teams etc.
We will just have to wait to win it a week or two from now.
st

[CATCH AND EAT]

Tom it's gonna be the 24th. Get your team together.

[Miss B Haven]

Bernie- maybe you should edit the title- how about "Sturgeon Challenge Moved to 24th"

[CATCH AND EAT]

Okay, still a go for the 24th. Teams may change a bit but that's okay. I put in a call to the Big GUY requesting more cooperative weather for that day and the days preceeding it. Gotta pray for precisely what ya want ya know.

Hope most everyone is in for the Challenge being reschedualed and all but it was necessary for the safety of all involved. Peace and Popcorn with no BATON please.