After attending the Lions Club Sulfur Creek derby and thinking it sucked even more than years past I was thinking about putting together a derby that actually had the fisherpeople in mind; not taking in some money for non-fishing causes.
So anyhow... I was curious what you all thought about a derby being held at the gorge that returned at mininum 90% back to the entrants.
Would you support it and do you think it had the potential to be a big draw?
Curious about your thoughts.
Thanks
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I think that another derby would be good. Especially if you can get good parking and use of your own snowmachines or ATV's to haul out your gear. Would it be a one day derby? It may be a good draw if you get bigger sponsors. I like your idea of giving more of the entry money back as prizes. I'd attend.
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You better get permission for the forest service,they might have something to say about another derby on the gorge.
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I think that's be really fun. It'd give guys like me a good "excuse" to make a trip all the way to the Gorge. The prize money would be the best attraction I think for lots of people to show up.
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Crawler, your right the sulfer creek derby sucks, can't get help taking out your gear, can't get a ride off the lake, etc. I fished that derby for about 6-7 years finally won the dam thing ($ 1700 ) and never went back. As far as the gorge derby, I think an ice fishing derby would be awesome!
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The Evanston Derby has never been anything more than a fund raiser for their Search & Rescue Team. And you're right, the angler is NOT the primary focus in that event.
But they do raise good $$$ for their cause, at the fisherman's expense. Not to mention the boost in the local economy.
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I did not win anything this year but I had a good time with my friends and my son over the weekend it kinds breaks up the winter cabin fever. But I also have never caught as many fish up ther as i did this year it was pretty good for all of us. There is 2 gorge derbys up there the Vila puts one heck of a derby on and also Buckboard puts a good one on Only problem with the Buckboard derby is that you can only fish from the pipeline north and the Vila derby is the whole lake.
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