2008 Great Lake Derbies

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Great Lakes has to offer!!!

2008

Great Lake Derbies

Muskie
Dates	Events	Weigh-In	Place	Length
Jun. 6-7	Joe LePage Classic - MOMC	MacRays, MI	0	42"
Jun. 24	Special Olympics - MOMC	GPYC	3rd	49.5"X19"
July 19-20	Hot Rods Muskie Tournament	Belle River, ON	0	47"
Sept. 13-14	JOE PIERCE Derby - MOMC	Ken's Gas Dock, MI	0	46"
Sept 20-21	Fall Muskie Slam		0	50.5"X21"
Oct. 11-12	Ken Valley Memorial Derby - MOMC	Michigan Harbor, S.C.S., MI	0	20"

Oct 11 - Ken Valley

We fished most of Saturday and only boated one muskie about 20" long. The fish REALLY turned on in the evening while we were dockside.

Congrats to the winning fish:

1st - 38.35 lbs - Rock Star - RELEASED
2nd - 34.95 lbs - Medicine Man - RELEASED
3rd - 34.45 lbs - Lockness - RELEASED

Crew - Captain Mike Rymar, Mike Rymar, and Mike Rymar

Sept 20 21 - Fall Muskie Slam

On Saturday, we would land over 20 muskies, and Sunday another 2 Muskies. None of our fish qualified for the 51" requirement. Capt. Adam Hienrich landed our big fish for the weekend, it was this 50 1/2 X 21 monster

Congrats to the winning fish:

1st - 52 7/8" - Reel Lucky
2nd - 52 1/8" - Yellow Belly

Crew - Captain Adam Heinrich, Mike Rymar, Terry, Steve, Greg

Sept 13-14 - JOE PIERCE

It down poured rain most of the weekend, but we still managed to go 6 for 12. We never not a qualifying fish to run in. Our largest was this 46".

Congrats to the winning fish:

1st - 38.75 lbs - Impatient - RELEASED
2nd - 33.35 lbs - Shelby Kristy - RELEASED
3rd - 32.55 lbs - Downtime - RELEASED

Crew - Captain Mike Rymar, Phil Clark, and Matt Gordon

Hot Rod Big Dog

We would end up going 6 for 7 over the course of the weekend. Our two largest fish were both in the 40-42" range.

Congrats to the winning fish:

1st - 55 1/4" - Muskie Mania - RELEASED
2nd - 53 5/8" - Medicine Man
3rd - 53 1/4" - Weigh Lure

Crew - Captain Adam Heinrich, Mike Rymar, Dave Rymar, Terry, and Chuck B.

June 24 - SOM

We fished east of the Belle River Hump to start off the morning (3 hours) and went 0-0. We pulled lines, set back up at the Hump, and made a west troll toward the Barn. We would take 2 fish and miss another. Our first fish of the day ended up going 49.5"X19" and held up for 3rd place in the honor system tournament.

Here were the standings:

1st - 50" - Big Fish - RELEASED
2nd - 49.75" - Miss Megan - RELEASED
3rd - 49.5" - Passin' Gas - RELEASED

Crew - Captain Adam Heinrich, Mike Rymar, Tug, and Guest

June 6-7 - Joe LePage

We would end up going 6 for 7 over the course of the weekend. Our two largest fish were both in the 40-42" range.

Congrats to the winning fish:

1st - 31.75 lbs - My Mistress - RELEASED
2nd - 30.15 lbs - Ship It - RELEASED
3rd - 29.30 lbs - Yellow Belly - RELEASED

1st Place Junior Release - 46" - Huntress

1st Place Adult Release - 51" - Big R
2nd Place Adult Release - 48" - My Mistress

Crew - Captain Adam Heinrich, Mike Rymar, and Chuck B.

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