Derbies

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2023 Bass2Bass Halloween Derby

Oct 7, 2023, Lake Independence, MN
2nd out of 6 boats | $40 payout

10.12# for 4 fish

Duck hunters were out along with the baby bass. DRB pulled two culls under the same dock at the end, taking us from 7 and change to our final weight.


47th Annual Viking Invitational

[link to tournament results]

Oct. 1, 2023, Lake Minnetonka, MN
37th out of 77 boats

7.26# for 5 fish

90 degrees in fall brought out every boat onto Tonka and it was clogged with boaters.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

Sept 24, 2023 | Clear Lake, MN
1st out of 5 boats | $40 payout

11-1 for 5 fish
2.78 | 2.04 | 1.6 | 2.20 | 2.10

s2h went solo this derby to represent SnB. No other angler caught more than 2 fish or had more than 4#. It was a great day.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

Sept 10, 2023 | Green Lake, MN
2nd out of 6 boats | $20 payout

14.23# for 5 fish
4.26 | 2.75 | 3.02 | 2.35 | 2.18

FFS second again. At least this time it wasn’t close and the other team caught almost 18#. We stumbled upon a marina which produced our big and 2 other culls.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

August 20, 2023 | Lake Sylvia, MN
2nd out of 7 boats | $20 payout

9.34# for 5 fish

Can’t be too angry with our boy Gary taking the win, but it still stings to lose by 0.06. Another close second. Could not locate a big to save our lives.


7th Annual Tracker/Nitro
Owners Tournament

August 12, 2023 | Lake Waconia, MN
17th out of 43 boats | $0 payout

11.28# for 5 fish
1.71 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 2.46 | 3.19

Our standard deal didn’t work out this time. Wind blew hard and the bite shut off. Back to Waconia Brewery which felt like 4th place and not 17th.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

July 30, 2023 | Forrest Lake, MN
2nd out of 13 boats | $100 payout

13.88# for 5 fish
3.43 | 2.51 | 2.35 | 3.04 | 2.51

Focused on one spot that got the majority of our weight. Hurt to lose by 0.02# after a successful day.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

June 18, 2023 | Lake Jefferson, MN
1st out of 6 boats | $70 payout

8.86# for 5 fish
2.75# was our biggest

Father’s Day and it was raining and tough. Forgot our rain gear, broke a rod and caught our biggest at the last second to secure the victory.


Northwest Wisconsin Bass Circuit
Nelson Lake Open

June 11, 2023 | Nelson Lake, WI
4th out of 25 boats | $375 payout

12.19# for 5 fish
3.04 | 2.20 | 2.02 | 2.40 | 2.51

In the money two years in a row! Less than a pound out of 2nd, tight to the top.


46th Annual Viking Invitational

[link to tournament results]

Oct. 2, 2022, Lake Minnetonka, MN
27th out of 82 boats

9.62# for 5 fish

Always fun in this amazing tourney.


2022 Bass2Bass Halloween Derby

October 1, 2022, Medicine Lake, MN
1st out of 7 boats | $120 payout

10.89# for 4 fish
3.06 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 5.00

Scott pre-fished this lake and got clued into one weed line which produced an opening 3 banger for him on a chatter and a day ending, derby sealing 5 pounda by Damon on a jig.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

September 18, 2022 | Clearwater, MN
1st out of 5 boats | $65 payout

12.88# for 5 fish
2.55 | 2.20 | 2.77 | 2.71 | 2.73

Felt good to fish reeds again. Filled the bag early and made key culls. Damon in the shallowest of shallows on a fish we thought was gone, and Scott at the end amongst the 12 bass fury Damon put on. Overcame a BIG by team Orca.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

August 28, 2022 | Lake Marion, MN
1st out of 7 boats | $120 payout

15.52# for 5 fish
4.05 | 2.86 | 2.57 | 3.37 | 2.68

It poured rain to start, put some littles in the boat. Started chattering and Damon put a stop to that. Scott pegged a 3# and then in 6″ of water under a toon, Damon stuck a 4 banger., then Scott sealed it with a 2.68 off the beach on a weed line.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

August 7, 2022 | Hot Carls, MN
2nd out of 9 boats | $100 payout

12.37# for 5 fish
2.09 | 3.61 | 2.75 | 2.16 | 1.85

Opening dock produced the big in the sac. An emergency situation required Damon to exit the vessel for a short time. Chatter late filled out the sac.


6th Annual Tracker/Nitro
Owners Tournament

August 6, 2022 | Waconia, MN
4th out of 50 boats | $100 gift card
Big Bass: 5.10# | $560 cash payout

14.68# for 5 fish
5.10 | 1.89 | 2.27 | 2.79 | 2.44

Rain delay, magical marina produced big bass for the tourney by Damon. Painfully slow and patience got ‘er done.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

June 26, 2022 | Centre Lake, MN
3rd out of 9 boats | $0 payout

14.44# for 5 fish
3.32 | 3.35 | 2.99 | 2.05 | 2.84

Rare solo S of SnB puttin in work on a new lake. Every fish came off one corner of one dock. Needed one more biggun to win… which was missed on a chatterbait at the end of the day.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

June 5, 2022 | Big Marine, MN
4th out of 9 boats | $0 payout

9.35# for 5 fish
2.57 | 1.56 | 2.18 | 1.38 | 1.63

Caught the biggest fish off a back corner of a dock early in the day. We didn’t think we’d catch a fish so all-in-all it was a great day.


Northwest Wisconsin Bass Circuit
Nelson Lake Open

May 15, 2022 | Nelson Lake, WI
2nd out of 22 boats | $530 payout

13.07# for 5 fish
2.68 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.16 | 2.11

We finally figured out our home lake! Stuck with the plan and got in the money!


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

August 22, 2021 | Lake Waconia, MN
1st out of 13 boats | $140 payout
Big Bass 3.55# | $75 payout

15.07# for 5 fish
2.97 | 2.88 | 2.60 | 3.50 | 3.10

Used what we learned from the week prior and pulled out the win! 4/5 fish weighed came off the same pontoon.


5th Annual Tracker/Nitro Owners Tournament
[link to tournament results]

Aug 14, 2021, Lake Waconia, MN
6th Place out of 50 boats

We stuck to our plan and placed just out of the top 5. All our fish were in the 2’s and we just couldn’t find the kicker we needed. There’s a sweet aerial video of blast off.
[link to video]


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

August 1, 2021, White Bear Lake, MN
3rd Place out of 13 boats | $80 payout

Finished with a 11.43# bag with a 2.81# birthday kicker for Damon. We went to the marina towards the end. If we would have discovered it earlier, we may have won. Stacked up under boats and docks.


FFC Wildcat Bass Tournament (Sunday’s)

June 27, 2021, Cedar Lake, MN
4th Place out of 18 boats
Big bass of 4.44# | $90 payout

Finished with a 13.56# bag with a 4.44# dock bass that earned big bass for the tournament.



LEAGUE

June 22, 2021, Cedar Lake, MN
3rd Place out of 14 boats | $70 payout

First time in the money in our league. 15.56# bag with a 3.84# from Damon and a #3.82 for Scott. We had 2 fish with 45 minutes to go.


2020 Club Derby with Line Cutterz

1st Annual Bass2Bass Halloween Derby

October 2020, Lake Minnetonka, MN
2nd Place out of 10 boats

32 degrees and windy on the water and one fish for 1.04# secured second. It was that tough of a bite.


44th Annual Viking Invitational

[link to tournament results]

Oct. 11, 2020, Lake Minnetonka, MN
5th Place out of 81 boats

Scott’s opening 4.17# fish, good decision making and a wacky rig got us in the top 5.


2020 Club Derby with Line Cutterz

Sept. 22, 2020, Prior Lake, MN
1st Place out of 9 boats

Damon’s 2.95# bass also took home biggest fish. Wacky rig was the deal and a doubler late in the day to cull us over 10#.


Labor Day 2020 North Division
presented by


Labor Day Weekend 2020
1st Place | 15.98# for 5 fish

Read the breakdown here

Fished 3 days, over 3 lakes logging catches with the ConnectScale app. Caught a big at each lake which helped secure the victory.


Connect Fishing League Weekend Bass challenge presented by


Aug 15-16, 2020
2nd Place | 15.41# for 5 fish

Read the breakdown here

Went into the final day with the lead but couldn’t hold on. Big was 4.3#


Connect Fishing League 4th of July bass tournament presented by


July 3-5, 2020
1st Place | 92.00″ for 5 fish

First length based derby ever and got the W! 20″ was the biggest and caught in the a.m. on the final day.


Northwest Wisconsin Bass Circuit
Nelson Lake Open

June 14, 2020, Nelson Lake
8th Place out of 19 boats
9.63# for 5 fish

One day we’ll figure this lake out on tourney day. Only 0.61# out of the $$ (5th). Damon’s big late was crucial.


Tracker/Nitro Owners Tournament

Aug 10, 2019, Lake Waconia
12th Place out of 45 boats
10.62# for 5 fish

Made the first screen which felt good among these anglers. Could never find a kicker. 2.4# was our big.


Northwest Wisconsin Bass Circuit
Nelson Lake Open


July 14, 2019
Lake Nelson, Hayward, WI
12th Place out of 20 boats
9.08# for 5 fish

Well… we love Nelson 9 sacs. Can never seem to find the bigs on tourney day on this lake. 2.09# was our biggest.


Lake Ida Last Chance Derby

Oct 13, 2018
Lake Ida, Alexandria, MN
4th Place | 10.47# for 5 fish

Ventured into the cold. Up north, you can’t keep smallmouth this late in the season. If we could have, we would have won. 2.32# was our biggest largemouth.


Northwest Wisconsin Bass Circuit
Nelson Lake Open


July 14, 2019
Lake Nelson, Hayward, WI
12th Place out of 20 boats
9.86# for 5 fish

Father’s Day weekend for this derby. Couldn’t find a kicker, except, the next day we took dad out and Damon caught a 4.22# stud. Could have used that, but more fun having dad in the boat.


Tracker/Nitro Owner’s Tournament

Aug 12, 2017
Lake Waconia, Waconia, MN
4th Place out of 50 boats
14.59# for 5 fish

Our first derby bass ever came 8 mins in with a 4# hog Damon swung in the boat. Watch the videos below!


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