NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing => Events => Topic started by: Nobaddays on March 25, 2024, 07:56:28 PM
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It’s time to get signed up for AOTY.
Every year, I see people catch some great fish and then realize that they should have signed up for AOTY. You need to be signed up first for those fish to count. Don’t let those high point fish get wasted.
It only costs a $50 donation to Hero’s on the Water(HOW). Good chance you will get prizes that will exceed your donation.
Competing in AOTY has made me a much better fisherman. Not only catching bigger fish, but also expanding the species I have learned to target. As a bonus, some really good friends have been formed from fishing with other AOTY competitors.
Don’t delay. Get signed up now
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Some more of you should be signing up. This is a fun contest whether you're super competitive or not(like me). It's a good yardstick of your efforts. I never had any interest in warm water fish prior to AOTY. Now I can at least scratch out most of the species every year. Last year I spent hours trying to catch yellow perch and failed. That's usually the low hanging fruit.
I got to visit with Drifter when I picked up my prize bag and got to talk about goals. He's got goals. I've got goals. I'm looking forward to getting out there soon and trying out some new waters and tactics. Maybe catch a yellow perch this time. You should definitely join up this year.
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Not to put pressure on the people gear fishing, but the five fish submitted in the fly category have an average over 195 points. I feel bad for bringing the average down so far with my 162.5 point smallmouth. I guess I better get out and upgrade it. I love seeing great fish caught on a fly.
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Regretting not entering this year, but promised the wife I wouldn't.
Already have a couple personal bests, and would be in a comfortable second place. Formulating strategies for next year....
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Regretting not entering this year, but promised the wife I wouldn't.
Already have a couple personal bests, and would be in a comfortable second place. Formulating strategies for next year....
You could sign up and not try for first place for the year. The overall GOAT board can be intriguing…
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That is an excellent point...
I did manage to make it on the GOAT last year, not sure if I'm still on there, or bumped off.
You guys just keep twisting my arm...
I always have trouble finding the GOAT board on the site, used the search function today, and the only result is this current thread.
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Regretting not entering this year, but promised the wife I wouldn't.
Already have a couple personal bests, and would be in a comfortable second place. Formulating strategies for next year....
You could sign up and not try for first place for the year. The overall GOAT board can be intriguing…
Funny you should mention the GOAT board. That is one of my main goals this year, to move up on the GOAT board. I’m not far from passing Rawkfish and if I can keep Merz out of the water, I might have a chance at catching him. Just need the right good fish this year. We will see.
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That is an excellent point...
I did manage to make it on the GOAT last year, not sure if I'm still on there, or bumped off.
You guys just keep twisting my arm...
I always have trouble finding the GOAT board on the site, used the search function today, and the only result is this current thread.
I agree, good point. You're on there at #10.
I had trouble finding it too, until someone posted a link.
http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/leader_board/goat (http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/leader_board/goat)
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Awesome, thank you!
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That is an excellent point...
I did manage to make it on the GOAT last year, not sure if I'm still on there, or bumped off.
You guys just keep twisting my arm...
I always have trouble finding the GOAT board on the site, used the search function today, and the only result is this current thread.
I agree, good point. You're on there at #10.
I had trouble finding it too, until someone posted a link.
http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/leader_board/goat (http://aoty.northwestkayakanglers.com/leader_board/goat)
Welcome back to AOTY SD2OR. And just like that, you moved up to #9 on the GOAT board. Nice lake trout.
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Thank you sir!
Yeah, people just kept encouraging me to sign up, and I finally gave in.
Now I'll probably catch all little fish for the rest of the year!
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With the submission of a great walleye, Snopro has just taken over the number one spot on the AOTY GOAT leader board. I guess Jed better get signed up and get back out fishing pretty soon.
Congrats Snopro.
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Congratulations to Snopro! I will definitely be signing up before getting on the water just in case
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I guess Jed better get signed up and get back out fishing pretty soon.
If he wasn't busy organizing BCS for us every year I'm sure he'd be well over 2200 GOAT points. It wouldn't surprise me at all for Jed to sign up, catch a 20" crappie on a ned rig during BCS, and give me a big leapfrog.
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I guess Jed better get signed up and get back out fishing pretty soon.
If he wasn't busy organizing BCS for us every year I'm sure he'd be well over 2200 GOAT points. It wouldn't surprise me at all for Jed to sign up, catch a 20" crappie on a ned rig during BCS, and give me a big leapfrog.
:D I'll sign up and get out there eventually. Planning a tournament and a graduation party on the same day is a little harder than I anticipated. Hope you can hang out for the Luau after the awards ceremony. There will be some awesome food. I hope. Maybe. :D
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Luau!! Congratulations on the graduate.
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The GOAT board is so inspiring to me - really awesome! Congrats Snopro on taking the top spot for now - well deserved.
Just a reminder to people who happen upon this thread without previous years' context: The GOAT board was a bit of an experiment. The points totals are correct, I believe, but the individual fish it links to are sometimes incorrect.
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So glad you’re keeping this going Captain Redbeard ! I personally know how hard it is to keep sponsors donating when there is only so much they can write off! It takes a lot of time to get all the ducks in a row and the T’s crossed as well as the I’s doted. Keep at man!! And congrats to those that can get the multiple species on the board, THAT IS NO SMALL FEET!!! Can’t wait to see the end result from some great fisher”persons” ……………. Don’t count out the lady’s!!
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So glad you’re keeping this going Captain Redbeard ! I personally know how hard it is to keep sponsors donating when there is only so much they can write off! It takes a lot of time to get all the ducks in a row and the T’s crossed as well as the I’s doted. Keep at man!! And congrats to those that can get the multiple species on the board, THAT IS NO SMALL FEET!!! Can’t wait to see the end result from some great fisher”persons” ……………. Don’t count out the lady’s!!
Thanks man, I appreciate it. BUT, it truly is a team effort. Drifter has been dealing with all of the donations for the last 5 (?) years. Bsteves keeps the site running. Snopro and Nobaddays do most of the judging.
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BTW, I got a new AOTY sponsor!
Yak Rods! They sent me some $50 off gift certificates for their custom kayak fishing rods.
Still a little much for my income level, but if anyone is interested just let me know.
Looks to be mostly custom bass fishing rods.