tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post1222195396367008580..comments2023-05-31T07:43:38.536-04:00Comments on Smallmouth in Your Soup: A New Sport? River Jumping TourneyBThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130885596569505778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-69636193251322408452009-03-24T08:43:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:43:00.000-04:00Speechless!Speechless!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266664117710044781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-87404151968529450362009-03-24T12:24:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:24:00.000-04:00That would be a fun tournament. We should get an o...That would be a fun tournament. We should get an online version of it going this summer, in which each participant would start at their home and report on the internet with photos. Of course, fishermen living near many smallie streams would have the advantage, but no big deal.<br><br>It would encourage bank fishing or wading, because putting in a canoe and traveling far with it would not be Jeff Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920169589253078310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-83341163577293496952009-03-24T23:00:00.000-04:002009-03-24T23:00:00.000-04:00Jeff, you could hit a 12"er in 5 minutes so I...Jeff, you could hit a 12"er in 5 minutes so I think a float would be out for reasons of effeciency.<br><br>Here are a couple problems:<br><br>Forks and tribs: <br><br>I fish a river and nail the creek feeding into it with a smallie each. Should they both count?<br><br>Then again, a trib could be an excellent fishery itself and you might fish it miles upstream.<br><br>In terms of the BThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130885596569505778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-310607507756736002009-03-25T11:10:00.000-04:002009-03-25T11:10:00.000-04:00It gets complicated with the tributaries and forks...It gets complicated with the tributaries and forks. A simple rule would be to count every stream with a distinct name in which you catch a smallmouth 12" or 14".<br><br>Maybe patiently fishing for larger fish would be resolved by replacing the number of streams with the score,<br><br>L=L_1+L_2+....+L_K.<br><br>Here L_j for j=1,2,...,K<br><br>equals the longest fish you caught in the jthJeff Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920169589253078310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-33023539475687488792009-03-25T15:45:00.000-04:002009-03-25T15:45:00.000-04:00Not sure I'm catching your formula Jeff.The ch...Not sure I'm catching your formula Jeff.<br><br>The challenge in my head is how many streams you can catch fish out of in a limited time.<br><br>Curious how this could play out, competition puts a little pressure on to not give up and holds you to the task.<br><br>Would be interesting from a challenge standpoint just to see how high of a score could be had!BThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130885596569505778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-87339567646887265642009-03-25T16:15:00.000-04:002009-03-25T16:15:00.000-04:00I just mean you keep track of the largest fish you...I just mean you keep track of the largest fish you catch in each stream, and add the lengths. That way, it rewards size and the number of streams you catch a smallmouth in.<br><br>For example, let's say you have the following catches in three streams, say in 8 hours.<br><br>Stream A: 15" 12" 17"<br>Stream B: 11" 14" 16"<br>Stream C: 13"<br><br>Then your Jeff Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16920169589253078310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-64627628292672491742009-03-25T18:50:00.000-04:002009-03-25T18:50:00.000-04:00That makes sense, it would still pay to hit multip...That makes sense, it would still pay to hit multiple streams. As 2 12" fish > 1 20"er that takes twice as long to catch. Would really serve more to break ties...BThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130885596569505778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159457880557538756.post-54891336017921528092009-03-25T18:52:00.000-04:002009-03-25T18:52:00.000-04:00Do largemouth and Spotted Bass count? Leaning towa...Do largemouth and Spotted Bass count? Leaning towards yes.BThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130885596569505778noreply@blogger.com