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The Fishin' Derby has been steeped in controversy (not unlike the ice skating judges at the Olympics) over the years--everyone remembers the difficult ruling the Commish made on the 21st when there was an "alleged" big fish, but neither fish nor fisherman were present on Monday at 12:00PM!
This year it was "déjà vu all over again". Friday is normally the day when folks try to get a jump on the competition, but with the fast wind and the slow bite--they may as well have been watching
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"Jump Street" on the TV at Rhino's!
Saturday was not much better. The only fish bitin' was the "singing bass" in the lobby of the Best Western! Nothin' worthy of the freezer at Ken's had been taken!
Most folks skipped church on Sunday to make the early bite, but the Res, the Twins, the EWR, and even Carmen were as slow as a VW bus going up Conway Summit--and then it happened! The Mayor was at the Res with
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a "fish on" and rassled a 2 lb 7 oz PERCH to shore! Shit--we are "out for trout" - what the hell do we do with a lunker PERCH? Cartier had landed a 2 lb 5 oz 'bow--but that was not enough!
On Monday, we were all out to beat the PERCH! Damn, we're in a tight spot! It looked like the Commish would have to rule on the "gamefish" issue--when at 11:57AM, the Mayor withdrew from the derby --avoiding a ruling (wonder what it would have been?) and allowing Cartier the back-door victory!
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