Second Chance 22

HRO, you're not fishing the club derby on Seneca Sunday?

Yes, go to the Red Cross web site [/url]http://www.redcrosselmira.org/main.htmThen click on the "reeling for relief" icon. You can sign up on line or print off the forms. '>

Then click on the "reeling for relief" icon. You can sign up on line or print off the forms.

The winning fish was a 9-6 lake trout caught by Kevin McGraw fishing on the SeaDeuce.

First place was about $150 and lunker was about $1,050.

Second in the LT was 9-4.

I didn't fish the derby, but the winning boat crew are my co-workers.

Next derby is this Saturday on Owasco sponsered by Bass Pro Shops. Details are on their web site.

This event almost didn't make the advertised payout last year. The number of participants fell from about 2200 to about 1700 last year. The non-profit clubs that run the event and give up part of their holiday to man the weight stations made nothing from the event last year though they did benefit from the associated boat raffle. Changes had to be made to ensure the continued participation of not for profit clubs.

The following changes were made:

1) entry fee was raised from $25 to $30 (it had remained at $25 for many years)

2) Prize money was cut in half for Browns, Rainbows and Landlocks (there was some talk of eliminating these categories entirely)

3) the advertised payouts for the major prizes are based on 1200 entries, a sliding scale for lessor payouts for entries under 1200

Your $30 entry fee allows you to compete for over $20,000 in prizes.

Edited: muskybob