Kirk,

Thanks for the report from the pond. Makes us all salivate for warm days on the Holes and big fish.

Interesting calculations that I produced from Saturday's trip.  7 1/2 hours is equal 450 minutes.  If you subtract the time spent running with the big motor, stopping for a bite of lunch, potty breaks or other short breaks in the action, I estimated that I spent a total of 405 minutes flipping and pitching.  I also calculated that I made 6.5 flips and pitches per minute or fp/m.  This number may differ from one angler to the next, based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the weather (how freaking cold my hands are or how many gallons per minute (gp/m) my nose is running) and wind, type of cover fishing, weight of the jig, fishing pressure, etc.  So I see two numbers and I like to put them together and see what happens.  405 minutes x 6.5 f/p per minute = 2,632.5 presentations made.  So if my numbers are correct and using simple division, I averaged 1,316.25 flips/pitches per fish.  This could also be presented as a percentage of time fighting a fish versus not.  Please keep the snickers and snotty comments to a minumum.  If 405 minutes was the time spent fishing and it took an average of 30 seconds to land each fish, then a whopping .002% of my time was spent fighting a pig LM and 99.99% spent searching for them.  Ahh, it was a perfect day.

I will be there working on my calculations...... from Thursday thru Sunday rain or shine because I NEED TO FISH!!!!!
I have precalculated my trip....
1-(Me) X 4 (days) fishing = 

Based upon my analyzation of all those calculations you made Kirk, I'd say you were spending time daydreaming about when you can retire and fish more .  Your work must be starting to become boring!

Smitty

AKA Dune Hopper

By my calculations the water needs to warm up about 10 degrees before I can fish with no flashbacks or Phobia's of falling in the water. Twice

Come on Potholes Open.

I just realized that we have about 18 days before the tournament and we have no trash talking. Hmm

Daryl

Larry

I understand your frustrations. I fished it for the first time last year finishing 12th and didn't get an Invitation this year. Go figure. But my partner did.

Daryl

I asked this same question a couple years back and got slammed by some of the regulars but yes it is most definately an invitational.