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2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!!
 

This year the mods can play as well. Just use anything that has BFT-2012 on it. We have stickers available; If you need one send gdn443 or fsh4fun05 a pm. This year’s prizes are $200 worth of Bass Pro Shops gift card as well as two wavefishing.com certificates. Wave certificates are for runners up. Good luck and tight lines this year.

NEW: ADDED 4 MORE WAVEFISHING.COM $25 E-Gift Certificates for "The best pics with anglers holding their bass with a WAVE Bait in the photo!! 4 winners!

1: Include a ‘BFT’ (BigFishTackle.com) sign or sticker with ‘2012’ in your picture.
2: A tape measure/ Golden Rule below, above or under the fish so all measurements can be clearly and legibly read shall be placed in picture.
3: Zones 1,2,3-fish need to be 19 inches in length.
4: Zones 4-5-need to be 22 inches in length.
5: The registered member with the most pictures of largemouth bass over the required zone size limit will be the winner.
6: Largemouth Bass only.
8: Two categories: One for the most bass over minimum zone length and one for most fish posted in the thread over 14”. There will be a One hundred dollar gift card from Bass Pro Shops to each winner.
10: The 2011 winner can compete, but is not eligible for prizes.
11: Pictures shall be added to the members original post.
12: Any suspicious pictures will be omitted.
13: It is not our job to determine the length of a fish if it does not meet the length requirements.
14: This is important-keep all posts relative to the 2012 contest.
P.S. I am a data geek, I have the ability to take a close look if a fish is questionable. Pics will be scrutinized and if they are not what they claim to be or if there is no way to tell the length the pics will be deleted. I will save these pics to assure that they are not used again, questionable pics will not be used in any other contests related to the bass fishing contest.
In layman's terms: If you claim a fish is 19+ inches and I find that the fish is not 19+ inches that picture will be omitted from the contest or other contests that are held no matter the size.
The zones are displayed in the picture below. If you have any questions about what zone you are in please ask gdn443 or fsh4fun05.


*Rules may be modified at any time.


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(This post was edited by fsh4fun05 on Apr 1, 2012, 10:39 PM)

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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST!!! In reply to
                         
16in Largemouth Bass *approved by fsh4fun05*
14.5" largemouth bass


18.5" around 4lbs. 2/27/2012 Valentines pond.


2/28/2012 Church pond. 16"


16" 2/29/2012


15.75" 3/2/2012


5/11/2012 18.5in Largemouth caught with wavefishing lure. There's another shot of it with tape measure posted in the wavefishing contest in the other thread.

14.5 at sunken lands Arkansas on 5/14/2012 on wavefishing lure trailer on spinner bait.


15" 5/27/2012 caught with wavefishing swimbug.



Adding all new entries for 14" or above as links to keep the page from loading to slow. Fishin'
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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
19" or Above thread for Mike.

ENTRY #1) 19" 4lbs 7oz.
Caught 2/27/2012 at Valentines pond on a 1/2 oz white modified spinner bait. It originally was a dual willow blade but I replaced the large willow with a giant Colorado blade. Caught about 30 minutes before sunset.




ENTRY #2) 20" With tail closed and mouth closed.
5lb 1oz. Caught at Valentines.
Story: Got there at 1pm today with winds howling at 20mph with gusts to 30. I was getting backlashed every other cast with usual smaller white spinner baits so I switched to 3/4oz bullet weight and Texas rigged worms.
Fished until 5:30pm without a strike even changing up the worms and soft plastics.
At 5:30 I changed back to a large chartreuse single gold Colorado blade spinner bait with a White 4" swim bug trailer (wavefishing.com lure). Made about 5 casts down the bank and having a hard time getting it anywhere near shore, the wind even blew it up on bank a few times.

Finally one cast landed about 40yds down the bank and about 1 foot from the bank. Halfway back in BAM! I knew immediately it was one of the best Largemouth I had hooked in years.

This is my best Largemouth Bass in around 6 years. Yahoo! I wanted a pic of me holding it but I was there alone, and I catch and release, so this is the only image I will have of it...



Entry #3) 19.5" Between 4.5lb and 5.lb. Caught at Valentines pond on black spinner bait with a black/blue 4" Swim Bug (wavefishing.com)


Me holding the bass:



Entry #4) 19.25" with mouth and tail closed. 5/17/2012
Black/blue spinnerbait with silver colorado blade and 4" Swim Bug - New Orleans Trailer. Valentines pond.



Entry #5) 19.50" 5/27/2012

Holding it below:
(This post was edited by bytebull on May 27, 2012, 6:12 PM)

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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
17 inch. On a jig

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Bassslammers Fish. Now get one like your profile. Cool


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(This post was edited by gdn443 on Mar 13, 2012, 3:56 AM)

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Wink



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Re: [bassslammer] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
this was a good one

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Re: [bassslammer] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Bassslammers top pics18 1/4"

17"


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(This post was edited by gdn443 on Apr 26, 2012, 4:03 AM)

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Re: [bytebull] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
 

A Bass a Day Keeps the Doctor Away..
Protect Florida's natural resources and RECYCLE!
Help to outlaw barbed fishing hooks
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Re: [bytebull] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
BASS SLAMMER..WAY TO GO! Way to slam those bass JEEZ!...

Pauly's Lunker Bass from FL.

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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Here's my entry. Caught 9 and all about the same size. No ruler so go by the BFT sticker. I have a long way to go. Thats a Wave Christmas Tree 5" worm.





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(This post was edited by gdn443 on Jun 11, 2012, 4:21 AM)

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Re: [bassslammer] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Bytebull your lucky i didnt have my tape measure or sticker. I did use something to mark length. I later measured my mark at 21 inches. So now its time for you to run your mouth so feel free...... lol
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Re: [bassslammer] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
I hear ya bassslammer, I just booked 5 days at Cobbossee Lake in maine on the new moon of september. I WILL HAVE MY TAPE AND SIGN. Your going down Mike.Wink


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  Finally, 19 1/2" and some bonus goose poop on the dock, lol. I attached a full size pic so you can see the 2012 on the BFT sticker, a ball point pen was all I had.



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Re: [fsh4fun05] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
That is a HAWG! Nice one bro.Smile

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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
never figured the first fish on the first day would turn out the biggest for us. It did go 4/10, but hoped for bigger. Seemed short to me so I didn't put the ruler to it. Maybe next year,


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Re: [bassslammer] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Best I could do was match that,but the years not over!
good luck,Paulypro,21" 3.8lb,a little on the skinny side

In the video,don't mind me thought I hooked a huge one that got away earlier,thought it was him,heres a link to the post where I loose a monster size bass)=
Let me know if you think it was that big,or how big..its
short video of the hit and miss,I nearly threw the flyrod away,so Angry! instead I'm returning the lure for a refund
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/...?post=776249#p776249


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Finally beat my old record with a 6lb 4oz Lgmouth. She went 22". Picture is terrable, but I'll still take bragging rights,even though you can't see the tape. Knowing that I boated this fish is better than winning. Should have thrown it in the live well for later.


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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Dang and @Night,now thats a Fatty!
congrats...
thats a tough one to beat by farFrown

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Re: [gdn443] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
Very nice, what did you catch it on?


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Re: [fsh4fun05] 2012 BFT YEARLY BASS CONTEST Sponsored by WaveFishing.Com!!! In reply to
It was predawn when I got her and she took a 6" senco in watermelon /red flake.
I left the net in the truck on purpose as well as the camera. Figuired that if I didn't take them, I would need them.It worked.


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