Official 2012 AOTY Thread

I have seen 25+ pound chum come through the plant, but I don't think anyone will catch a 250 point chum from a kayak. That would be over 41 inches ....

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How do chums eat?

Some eat great .... some really suck.
Good chums, especially Arctic Chums eat better than most coho. When they get really dark the meat gets completely white then the flakes fuse together into a nasty mess. That is the point where meat is dumped off the line. One of the upsides of pale chums is they have little to no flavor so people think they taste great with heavy seasoning.


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How do chums eat?

They aren't called "Chum" salmon for nothing.    

Oh my, we have a sleeper challenging the lead.  Ravdakot is coming on strong! 

All you leaders should be planning your next 2 months of fishing carefully.  There's a sleeper (currently in 7th place) with a whopping 197pt/fish average poised to step over the pack in 1 fish.  That'll put him in the lead with only 9 scoring fish!!!

Still a horse race with only 2 months to go......

Oh, hellz yeah!

Competition is stiff for sure! looking forward to see how this plays out.

Basically, I will win... I am currently working on photoshopping, I mean catching the biggest fish you have ever seen.

In years prior, has it been a good strategy to hold back on a species or two that you think you can take care of at the last minute, like steelhead?
Sounds like a good strategy to me, but wondering if the risk is too much, or if everyone does the same.

In years prior, has it been a good strategy to hold back on a species or two that you think you can take care of at the last minute, like steelhead?
Sounds like a good strategy to me, but wondering if the risk is too much, or if everyone does the same.

No fish is a guaranteed catch.  If you feel you can count on getting the fish you need, when you need it, you must prepare to have your heart broken.

Regardless of what it is you have to have a strategy. Just trying to score ten fish is not a strategy that will get you there either. Figure out what fish you can catch and score well on and then develop a game plan around catching them. Winning in June doesn't matter it is December 31 that counts.
Also AOTY is not the place to post every freak in fish you catch! I think we should limit the total number of postings you can make for any one species..... thoughts?

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What would be the point of posting a limit? I'd say keep it as simple as possible.

I don't like the idea of a limit. I only get out about once a month and don't expect to place high anyways. Not only that, but I tend to fish for the same species most of the time. If I couldn't increase my score and position with an upgrade, it would make the contest a lot less interesting. There were only 9 people the first year and now it's over 40. I think you need to keep all of us in the pool and not tinker with the rules.

Post as many fish as you want.  Heck, use the AOTY site as your personal fishing log. (If you want I can add a Google Map to the entry form so you can log your fishing location).  It doesn't matter, the program will first find your largest fish from each species and then calculate your total score based on your 10 best scored species.  So if you enter an upgrade to a species you already have, great your total score will increase.  If you simply enter another fish of the same species that isn't an upgrade, no big deal, your score will stay the same.

Brian

Just make sure not to post two fish with the same score. 

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