In The Money!!!!

[B@ssCrzy]

Participated in my second kayak tournament ever.  Crazy day it was....So by 9:00 a.m. I have three pictures (kayak tournaments do combined length, catch, photo and release) of fish 2-12"'s and a 14" for a total of 36 inches.  I was happy because now that I had my three fish I could start hog hunting.  About 10:00 a.m. I hooked into a monster.  Got her in the boat and started taking my pics with my iphone.  After taking my last pic I moved my hand down to reposition my phone and the fish kicked sending my phone into the water!!!  So I basically just threw my live-well into the water.  I still had the big fish so I stuck her back on my line and paddled across the lake with my pole between my legs to a fellow angler.  He ended up having a camera and seemed just as excited as me that I caught this fish.  He took the pics for me and was able to bring it to "weigh-in."  Was 20 inches.  I went ahead and weighed her and she weighed 5 3/4 lbs.  Had I been able to turn in my other previous pics I would have come in 2nd place.  Shows you you can't make big mistakes like that and expect to win.  At least I got the big fish prize and it was the first time I had won any money.  So I am still stoked.  Even though my phone cost more to replace than I made. 

[sparky241]

Aww. Sorry to hear u lost your phone, glad you got the fish though

[CDMeyer]

Hahaha that is to bad, but oh well hey that is still a great fish, congrats

[STPC]

Doesn't seem like the smartest method for tracking your catches (I understand you need proof in a tournament) when kayak fishing.  Mixing electronics (cameras) w/kayaks (pretty much everything else in the kayak is as wet as the kayak) is just not a bright idea in my opinion.

[kikstand454]

Doesn't seem like the smartest method for tracking your catches (I understand you need proof in a tournament) when kayak fishing. Mixing electronics (cameras) w/kayaks (pretty much everything else in the kayak is as wet as the kayak) is just not a bright idea in my opinion.

Works great all over the country in most kayak tournements and even some bass (boat) tournements now.

Op- I know the phone hurt and replacing it sucks. But you know now what you must do. Either get an otter box and lifejacket for your iPhone- or get a waterproof camera.

Wtg on the big fish!

[jhoffman]

12+12+14 = 38

[buzzed bait]

Nice!  I have an Olympus under water camera that I try to use rather than my iPhone.  The lanyard on the wrist goes a long ways, if you can rig up a lanyard on the phone to get around your wrist, that should eliminate the problem for the most part.