TTT...John, can you make this sticky (or one of the admins help to tell me how to make this sticky?)
Thanks,
Rick

John, thanks for making that a sticky I thought I kept having deja vu or something, or deja vu or something.

And now the rules:



Rules are as follows:

Official Bomba Bros Ice Fishing Tournament Rules:

Fishing to begin as soon as horn is sounded (7 AM) and will proceed until tournament has ended at 1 PM, when the horn has sounded. Participants will have 5 minutes after the 1 PM Horn to weigh in all final fish. Any fish weighed in after 1:05 PM (time measured via Rick Bombardier’s cell phone) will be disqualified.

All participants must pay or surrender an entry fee equal to either one, custom made wooden striped bass fishing lure or $20. Entry fee must be paid prior to a participant placing a tip up or fishing rod in the water, or the participant will be disqualified. Fish cannot be weighed until the entry fee has been surrendered to the judges.

In no way are the persons Richard G. Bombardier, Jr. and/or Michael J. Bombardier responsible for the following areas, either personally or financially:
Personal injury incurred by a participant.
Requirement by Massachusetts State Law to be in possession of a valid Massachusetts Fishing License.
Personal conduct of participants.
Safety or welfare of any or all participants.

Official weigh in procedures are as follows:
All participants must bring prospective fish to the predetermined weigh-station and be weighed by a predetermined judge. Judges are appointed by Richard G. Bombardier, Jr. and/or Michael J. Bombardier. Any predetermined judge has the explicit right to weigh fish and record results, and the judge’s findings shall be found to be completely objective at time of weigh in. There shall be no challenge to judge’s said finding by a contestant, as contestants shall initial record along with judge weighing contestant's catch. Said judge will record the weight of the fish, and said judge’s record of weight shall stand toward and consideration of prize for the tournament.

Any prospective fish must be brought to the weigh-station alive. The fish will be weighed and the fish's weight recorded, along with the prospective angler’s name. Each weighed fish will then be put back into the ice at the weigh station, through a hole, immediately. Weighed fish may not be kept by an individual, unless subsequently marked by the judge, with a knife, which shall be done by severing the weighed fish’s tail, so the fish may be identified as not to be re-weighed.

All weighing shall be performed with a scale designated by Richard G. Bombardier, Jr. and/or Michael J. Bombardier.

Depending on participation, we will decide a predetermined list of winners just before the event.

Fishing Rules:
A fish that is caught shall be submitted by the angler who plays the fish to the hole. Fish must be submitted by an individual who had physical hands on the line that brings the fish to the hole.

Fishing in teams in commonplace among ice fishing anglers; however, a fish may only be submitted by the angler that played the fish to the hole.

If any person is suspected of team weigh-ins, they may be disqualified by Richard G. Bombardier, Jr. and/or Michael J. Bombardier.

It should be noted that the fisherman who played the fish to the hole must weigh the fish!

In conclusion:
I affirm that I am in compliance with this document.
I affirm that I accept all said rules of the tournament.
I will not hold either Richard G. Bombardier, Jr. or Michael J. Bombardier responsible for any disputes of this contract.
I will fish my hardest to win this tournament in a fair and true manner.

THESE RULES MAY BE UPDATED OR AMENDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT!



I HEREBY MAKE THIS DECLARATION TODAY

I'm in!

Let there be ice! And there was ice. I believe. ;-)

It's early, but this looks pretty damn good:
Sat
Nov 3
48°
30°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
WNW at 18 mph
Details
Sun
Nov 4
46°
25°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NW at 11 mph
Details
Mon
Nov 5
42°
23°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
20%

WIND:
N at 5 mph
Details
Tue
Nov 6
44°
30°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
NE at 5 mph
Details
Wed
Nov 7
44°
35°
Showers
CHANCE OF RAIN:
40%

WIND:
N at 9 mph
Details
Thu
Nov 8
45°
33°
Few Showers
CHANCE OF RAIN:
30%

WIND:
W at 8 mph
Details
Fri
Nov 9
46°
32°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
WNW at 11 mph
Details
Sat
Nov 10
49°
40°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
WNW at 8 mph

I would like to try to go this coming toury?

You can come anytime.

On a different note, the tourney Board of Directors was supposed to meet here today to sort out the traps, fire up the auger, charge the fishfinder, etc.

Once again, the only one who showed up was Phil Brown :(

Here's the rollcall so far:
Myself, Phil Brown, Messy Matty, Parksie, Paliaso
Mikey, Shawno
marky, daughters, and probably Jiggy and maybe a Cahill or two
Westport and crew
Sc413+2
Jack K and crew
Rob Rockcrawler
5/0
Fish 360
John and Liam?
TDF and nightfigher?
Raven
Iamskippy
Fiske27?
stiperted
mag minnow?
Jackbass (we going to see you guys this time)?
Billy Mitz and Cousin Bill?
Fisherwoman and Baitcaster?
Raider Ronnie?
Tattoo Bob?
niko?
There's a couple more people from Facebook who I can never place real names with SB.com names (sorry).

Liam & I are in as long as no camping that weekend.

I'm pretty sure I'm in...and I'm going to try and Drag Ross with me....he just doesn't know it yet :hee:

:)

Looks good for ice, except for Sunday-Tuesday:

37°F
Observed High
10:45 am
29°F
Rain / Snow Showers / Wind Early
CHANCE OF PRECIP:
30%

WIND:
NNW at 21 mph
Details
Fri
Nov 9
48°
32°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
NW at 12 mph
Details
Sat
Nov 10
51°
38°
Mostly Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
SW at 6 mph
Details
Sun
Nov 11
59°
41°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
SSW at 7 mph
Details
Mon
Nov 12
63°
51°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
SSW at 10 mph
Details
Tue
Nov 13
59°
33°
Rain
CHANCE OF RAIN:
70%

WIND:
SSW at 13 mph
Details
Wed
Nov 14
46°
30°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NNW at 9 mph
Details
Thu
Nov 15
45°
30°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
N at 6 mph
Details
Fri
Nov 16
46°
31°
Partly Cloudy
CHANCE OF RAIN:
10%

WIND:
NNE at 6 mph
Details
Sat
Nov 17
48°
39°
Sunny
CHANCE OF RAIN:
0%

WIND:
ENE at 8 mph

Thanks for the updates Dr. Mel. But I wouldn't start worrying about it until around X-Mass.

Dr. Mel...I wonder if anyone remembers him, aside from you and I...

I'm going to buy some shirts, if anybody is interested in others. Let me know.

:biglaugh:

I was in central mass this weekend....ice was just starting to skim over on some of the ponds. low 20's at night.

soon......

If I'm not out of town I want to do this. Just need to plan on getting a room and losing 2 days of my life....:cheers:

It's usually the opposite of losing 2 days. A normal 2 days can be easily lost. 2 days out there is hard to forget once you figure out what happened! Lol. Good times!
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Craig,

We'll make sure that there is way more Bread and Circus this year. You can't apply last year's fun to the normal tourney. There's usually way more shennanigans.

Rob, can you let me know the name of the new shiner store? We'll pick them up for my crew when we get there on Friday.

Thanks,
Rick

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Every year I say the same thing. Wish I was closer.

Made it last year and had some good fun
with youse guys. I will be in Florida thru
January and know the Bomba boys will
have a moment of silence to mark my
absence. Good luck to all and stay sober
until you get the holes drilled--at least.

UUGH,
We'll miss you, John. I'll make sure that Brad sets us up with a round of Morgan shooters for you.
Rick

Just bought some shirts (5). Let me know if anybody is interested in any, or you can just go to the website and buy them if you like.

John Pollack must attend!!!!!

The shiner store didnt start carrying them yet i will keep you posted about it.

Wicked bad luck to drill holes before the first beer

OR THE FIRST SHOT/S

mmm...I remember trying to open a beer before trying to punch the holes the year we had all the slush...It was so cold that the beers froze in about an hour.