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That is a very interesting trophy. I don't want that trophy at all.
LOL!!!
Scott, that's an awesome idea for 3rd place. If the winner doesn't drink beer, well, we'll have to take care of business our selves. Couple beers after a long day of catching goes hand in hand.

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Water Gap?

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I've never fished the gap....I Know I know that's pitiful and I can't believe it myself...so I'm not familiar with the access and size of the lot if we get a bunch of boats. I'm open to it if it has the capacity for it. We'll put it on the list of options for sure. You can't get a much prettier place than there for sure...especially if this happens in the fall.

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There is no launch for motorized boats at the Gap, hasn't been for 5 years. Canoes and Kayaks only! Would've been nice to get there by boat again!

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There is a boat launch about 5 miles North of Route 80 on Old Mine Road.

My issue with the entire Delaware Water Gap is it gets insanely crowded, -especially in the summer. Be prepared to share your fishing hole with boaters, flotillas of rental canoes, swimmers, cliff-jumpers and thousands of picnickers blasting La Salsa music. Makes for a very interesting fishing experience.



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Re: Season Smallmouth Contest?!
 

Worthington launch is 2 miles north of the gap. Poxono is 6-7 miles north of the gap. There's definately fish to be had in these areas regardless of the others using the river. I know all about it. Eagle Scout all day. Back when you actually had to do something to earn your badges. We'll figure it out. The D would be an awesome venue for an awards ceremony!!!!

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Do out of state smallies count for this contest?

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Maybe the Belvidere launch could work. It's not a huge access but its down river from the majority of the rafting/ tubing crowd. A little more central. Never fished that stretch but we ended a weekend river yak trip there after a monsoon and the river looked pretty nice minus the chocolate milk.

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Oh Smallie anglers, come out and playyyyyyy!!! Are we going to get the ball rolling on this or what? Who's in? Who's ready? Man, what's the deal? Where are NJ's finest Smallie anglers? I'm ready, this should be a fun little contest. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

YEA BUDDY!!!!!!!:D

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Hangin wit 15'er last night....We are still workin out minor details but he plans to have ALL details posted by the end of the week.....be calm obie wan....wont start till next month and will go ALL season long....Go back to the original post....The important details (start date/end date) will be like what his original post stated.....

I know lots of you guys were tryin to figure meet and greet details....I tried talkin him into ending it closer to fair weather months but big smallies don't need awesome weather to be had.....plus , as a lot of us may or may not know, the big boys that don't get caught during the pre spawn are sure to have the feed bags on come fall...

I don't agree with out of state fish counting but its not my contest so other than than the two of us fishing together at least 100 days per yr, its ALL in 15footers court.....Keep any and all ideas coming in boys...All ideas are welcome and will be considered....Hell , fill up his inbox with ball busting coments on how we should keep it to instate fish....Guess it don't matter....its not like the smallies have license plates