SD Oceans WSB Derby June 2007

[DBITE]

FISHIONADO,

Curious as to how the meeting went. I had planned to go but could not make the 6pm time.

[FISHIONADO]

Originally Posted by DBITE

FISHIONADO,

Curious as to how the meeting went. I had planned to go but could not make the 6pm time.

It went well, but I was the only person out of 10 RSVP's that showed up so it was just me and Noelle/Courtney. The derby was pushed out a month from May to June because Hubbs scientists recommended it, more fish should be caught in June than May. I asked why the southern limit was the Mexican border, Noelle said one of the Hubbs people determined that and it may have had something to do with permits, permission, etc. We tried to figure out a better way to collect the official weights and the heads at the same time per the rules. Currently the stamp from the wiegh station certifies the weight and that you turned in the head. I explained how I caught my fish in the evening and took it to Seaforth the next morning on my way to work. After it was weighed the guy said "now leave me the head" so I can stamp your card. I was late for work and didn't have any knives so I had Mario at Sportsman's Seafoods cut it off for me. The entire intent of the derby is to collect more heads for research so it is important that they receive the head. We decided to leave it as it is, and just tell people to be aware that they will need to leave the head at the weigh station. This is a really good program and I hope we get a lot of support from the kayak community to ensure our kids are catching WSB well into the future.

[madscientist]

Thanks for the info. This is a great event that couples competitive fishing with the scientific research of Hubbs: a win-win for all involved. I too hope the yak community represents in force and once again sweeps the top spots.