Will anyone atten the bell gardens fishing derby? [Archive]

Carptain_Bao

10-30-2011, 12:18 PM

I m considering it.
Have anyone participated before?
Checked out the lake on google map,not really big.I m afraid it will be so crowded.Besides,it is free.So there might be more ppl.
Anyway if any of u guys is gonna go there,let me know=]

manuel149

10-31-2011, 03:26 PM

Will be there an hour before sunrise.

Carptain_Bao

11-02-2011, 08:48 AM

Hey man do u know what fish we are gonna fish for there?

Trout,catfish or bass?

TUNAVIC

11-02-2011, 10:36 AM

I like to fish a day or two after those derby's,because they usually stock a nicer grade of fish and they as a rule they don't get cleaned out in one day.

white belt

11-02-2011, 11:50 AM

I'll probably be there, getting skunked :ROFL:

Carptain_Bao

11-02-2011, 12:49 PM

Hope to see you all there.
Maybe I'll be there earlier to get ready for the registration...That will take forever....

white belt

11-02-2011, 01:20 PM

I'll probably get there around 7:30 to register. DFG has started to stock some city park lakes around LA with trout, so hopefully this derby is also trout. What a tiny little pond though...

white belt

11-02-2011, 02:43 PM

BTW can you fish the LA River around this park? Looks like there might be spots on either side, but only one seems fishable.

ityperx

11-02-2011, 02:47 PM

I m considering it.
Have anyone participated before?
Checked out the lake on google map,not really big.I m afraid it will be so crowded.Besides,it is free.So there might be more ppl.
Anyway if any of u guys is gonna go there,let me know=]

I participated a few years ago, helped my nephew catch blue gills, hoping to win the small fish contest. Someone else caught a guppie instead and won...it's a good derby for the kids.

Carptain_Bao

11-03-2011, 09:01 AM

Why not try to help him to catch the largest?haha

manuel149

11-11-2011, 05:13 PM

Who is still going in the rain?

white belt

11-11-2011, 05:46 PM

Will they even still have it?

manuel149

11-11-2011, 11:26 PM

Will they even still have it?

I would think so, anyways fish were stocked.

white belt

11-12-2011, 07:28 AM

I would think so, anyways fish were stocked.

Im heading there now. Ill be in a BJ PENN sweater.

white belt

11-12-2011, 10:23 AM

Left there a little while ago... SKUNKED of course haha. It was packed and getting even more crowded when I was leaving. Didn't see too many people catching fish, but a lot of people crossing lines. A guy got snagged on my line, and his next cast he snagged some kid next to me. This old asian dude, Ming, had a 3 fish limit in like 30 min and he won a free pole! Go Ming!

manuel149

11-12-2011, 02:18 PM

I was the third person there, and set up on the north side. Got first one in about 20 min. and missed a couple.
After nothing for a while and observing action on the east i packed up and went looking for a spot. I setteled
on the south side, any it payed off. My daughter got her limit and so did i. We misses the large fish prize by about a 1/2 inch.

white belt

11-12-2011, 02:48 PM

I was the third person there, and set up on the north side. Got first one in about 20 min. and missed a couple.
After nothing for a while and observing action on the east i packed up and went looking for a spot. I setteled
on the south side, any it payed off. My daughter got her limit and so did i. We misses the large fish prize by about a 1/2 inch.

Good stuff man. You have more patience than i do. Crowds and loud music isnt exactly my ideal fishing scene. All the kids looked like they were having fun though.

Carptain_Bao

11-13-2011, 07:49 AM

I was there too.The small lake was really crowded.I was in the black and white columbia jacket with my wu-tang beanie.Caught a 1.5 one in the first 10 min.When the ppl started to come,no more luck.Finally,caught a 19 inch one from a couple meters away from the shore.Lost a 2 pounder.Not bad.It sucks when I heard Im not able to compete in the derby.otherwise I'll be the second place...u know,I'm just 17 and I handled all the stuff by myself...