FiABBIT Fifth Annual Bomba Bro's Ice Fishing Tourney
 

Well,
It might be a little early, but I thought I would announce the Fourth Annual Bomba Bros Ice Tourney, brought to you by S-B.com.

Date - Saturday, January 26, 2013
Site - East Brimfield Resevoir - South Side
Time - 7:00 Am to 1:00 Pm
Entry - $20 or Custom Wood Plug

Last year's event was a challenge due to conditions, with about 30 participants. It was at Comet Pond, the only ice in this part of the state at the time. Good food, good times, and awesome prizes! As usual, Shawn Owen walked away with the grand prize. Cheap lodging is close, about a mile from the lake. The Bombas will be there the night before, so we'll have festivites at the Pic if they don't remember 86ing Messy Matty two years ago, on Friday and Saturday nights.

We'll be on the South Side of rt 20 this year (for those who have been asking for pike all of these years, and we'll be trying for access of Streeter Road).

Please RSVP to this thread if you plan to attend. It's a great time, and a fun way to hang out with the S-B.com crowd before the fishing show scene starts.

There's cheap lodging at the Motel 6 for $47.99 a night:

Motel 6 Sturbridge, Ma #4377
408 Main Street
I-90 At Exit #9/i-84 At Exit #3-b
Sturbridge, MA, 01566
Phone: (508) 347-7327
FAX: (508) 347-9138

Link to Mass Fishing License Information:

MassOutdooors

Local bait shops are sketchy, so best to pack in your own bait.

Please let me know if anybody has parked off Streeter Rd in the winter or if I should be looking for a different access point.

I'm in but will need an Arab free motel:devil2:

Change of venue this year Jay.

It was the year before last.

I'm gonna start calling you Johnny 2 times, Johnny two times

Just don't call me Spider.

Ill be there with 2 of my buddies

I'm in this year and what could I bring to help out.Food,drink tables?

Picadilly has been closed for a bout three months. I chipped a tooth on a piece of popcorn in there anyway.

The Pic and the local bait shop are both closed now. There is a place close to the lake to get shiners but he is a crap shoot, also a place in Palmer, 2 towns west right on Rt 20. I will be there for sure this year, had to miss last years with the rod building class.

Ugh, Bob. I have a hard enough time making it through the thing without drink tables. Although the idea sounds fun.

Tables are always appreciated.

Last year I made bacon bourbon (not sure if I loved that one) and beach plum vodka (Christian liked that one), Kevin usually makes some kind of brandy or schnapps. I still have Kevin Jackson's blackberry brandy from last year in my sled...Even Rob stole a bottle of Jager from us one year, so the bases are pretty much covered.

We all kind of go independent on the food, but there's usually a pretty good spread for everybody, so bring what you like. Parksie got us some veal sausage from Providence that was awesome last year (from Fed-Rick, they make them special for the event).

I have a 6'X3' wooden folding table and I'll make a few dozen chicken buffalo wraps with dipping sauce.

Sounds good. I'm psyched that we get to fit in your party and the tourney this year (and probably going forward). Mikey said he will likely be coming, as well.

Feb 14,15,16 coming home feb 17th is the pike trip. We need to confirm the 1st week of Jan for the campers.
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I should be able to get the time off work. Need to see if Mikey can make those days. Maybe we'll come up Thursday night.

You guys have 6 months notice. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
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TTT.
John, can you make this sticky at some point?
Thanks,
Rick

Ricky np excuses you Guys better make it to both functions...... or I'll.have to say you guys are gay ; )
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No excuses.....this smart phone thingy is tuff to.learn....but you.get the idea.biatch!
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New job, new baby might be tough for me to make both. I save my personal days for the big moon tides in June. We'll see though.

@Bob,
Mikey and I will make it to the party this year, without a doubt.
@Westport
At minimum, Matty and I will be going to Vermont. Mikey is going to try to make it. Send me the details when we get closer to Xmas. I'll send you along whatever you need from me.
Thanks,
Rick

Good news, a new guy in town is starting to sell shiners tomorrow. Better news is that its at a package store.

Very Nice!

Just got snowshoes at Ocean State Job Lot. May be wishful thinking after last year. After the THABBIT, though, I figured that they may come in useful.

John, can you make this sticky?

Thanks,
Rick

Here's a link to the shirts. PM me if you'd like one. I'll be selling them for $23 plus shipping.

CustomInk.com design: fiabbit created by rickbomba

I.d like one please. For a discounted price. But I'll buy Seano's for him.

I'm selling the shirts for cost. If I can get an order for 25 together, the price drops to $16 a piece.

Just added Matty to the t-shirt pic. John, can you make this sticky?

TTT.
John, can you make this sticky or maybe give me the priv's to do it?
Thanks,
Rick

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: