Last year I spoke to Rob about getting the guys in a Fantasy Fishing group. Rob said he was very busy and wanted to do it some other time. I recently spoke to Rob and have his blessing to get going on this. Fantasy fishing is picking a team from the elite anglers that fish BASS. Well starting a group was easier than I though, only a few clicks of the mouse so I set us up. Fantasy Fishing will do all the accounting for us, meaning after every tournament they will tally our scores and let us know our ranking. All you need to know is, it’s fun and it’s free. One more thing, to make it interesting I will build a custom wood bait, one of my original designs, for the winner, the winner of the main team not the individual tournaments (you will see what I mean when you sign up) Maybe we can get some other donations for the winner.

Here is the deal:

Go to the below site. I can’t help you guys sign up because the site recognizes my computer and bypasses the sign-ups. Maybe one of you guys that sign up can post some helpful hints after you sign. There are actually two different games (sign up for both). The first is the overall for the season. The second is each tournament. After you pick your team you can sign-up for our group. It is a private group so the password is necessary. If you are playing get it done as soon as you can because the first tournament is in a few days (the Classic). After you get your team picked go to calfishing@gmail.com leave your name and I will send you the password to become one of the group.

http://games.espn.go.com/basschallenge/bass/frontpage

Our group is:
Cal Fishing

Our Motto is:
Swimbaits Rule


Henry

Thanks Henry

I set up a deal just now, it just takes 10 minute or so. If you already have a BASS login (which I did) you just search for the team on the first page, get the password from Henry and pop it in - then sign up your team.

You pick 5 guys (for the classic anyway) and their point value has to be less than 50 points. So you juggle a bit and come away with your team. I've never done fantasy anything but it's fishing so what the heck :)

Ok, I made my team earlier today, just need the password. Sent email earlier but haven't received the password yet. Makes it a little tuffer with the values on each guy. You are forced to go with some sleepers.

Ok...i'm in...i'm in....

I'm in also, it's on.

gotta be in before 9am tomorrow.

Ok, so how did everybody do? Here is how I stand...5th, 23rd, 36th, 44th, and 46th...not too good, should of picked KVD for my highest pick, it's hard to go against him.

didn't do any better today, only had two guys that made the cut...Casey Ashley and Aaron Martens. How did the rest of you guys do?

I'm not going any good. Most of my guys are not fishing today (Sunday) We will see where we stand in a few hours.

Henry

Rob

You have a good dartboard, you are leading after the first tournament. I’m near the bottom, Jake, your right above me. Anyone wanting to join the group still can but you would be a tournament behind.

Henry

So when do we get pick our teams for the next tournament.

Guys

There have been some questions regarding changing anglers. There are two parts to fantasy fishing.

First part (which is what we are playing) is your team for the year. You must have 5 anglers on your team. You can change your team, however the point rating changes. Anglers who are doing well cost more. I am locked in at 50 but the market for my team is 52, so right now, for example, if I wanted to pick the team I have I couldn’t because it is over 50 points, but once it is picked you can keep your team no mater how much it goes up in points. In my opinion you do not want to change your team every tournament. The person who came in first in the nation last year (a Northern Cal guy) did not change his team all year.

Second part is called “super 6 pick‘em.” You can click on this for a tournament-by-tournament variation. You can pick the anglers in the order you think they will come in each tournament. There is not any market value point involved. You can have a group with the super six however we do not.

Lake, last tournament you did not have 5 anglers. You need to correct that before the next tournament.

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PICKS MADE BEFORE 9:00 AM PACIFIC TIME THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. WHICH FOR THE NEXT TOURNAMENT IS MARCH 6.

Henry

I changed my team, I think I'm going to leave it the same for the next two and then I'm going to lock it in for the rest of the season.

yah i noticed that right before the classic but it was locked :( I changed it last week. sux now i'm 1 event behind

Jake your picks were outrages. The last day of the tournament you were ranked 37 in the country. You beat 99.81% of the entire field. Needless to say you are leading our group.

Henry

I saw that...I was scared after the first day but they came through on the second day. Let's see how they do this week...

Jake

You are still in the lead. There are two tournaments in Texas and my team excels there. I’ll be looking to pass you soon.

Henry

I don't know if I'm going to stay with the same team the whole season. I think I'm going to change my team around again. I was Florida guy heavy on the last two and don't think a couple of the guys I have now are going to do much the rest of the season.

Alright fellas, one more tourny left. Have any of you guys been keeping up on our league?

When does the next season start? i'd like to join..
thanks <brian

Well done, Jake!

If I am not mistaken you were in the lead wire-to-wire. At the beginning of the season your picks did not look interesting, but somewhere around the third event you made some changes. I promised the winner an original design wood bait however with a performance like yours I will built two. Email me your phone number and a good time to call.

calfishing@gmail.com

The participation was not as good as expected, maybe next season will bring higher interest.

Jakes final picks:

Mark Davis
Bobby Lane
Mike McCelland
Michael Iaconelli
Jared Lintner

With 13,209 points Jake finished in the top 7.6% among the entire U.S.

Henry

Thanks Henry, I did lose the lead for a couple of tournies towards the end. I think I bombed in two tournies and only had about 800 points in each. It was fun playing, hopefully more people will get into our league next year. I will email you with my number and best time to get a hold of me. Thanks