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I want to test the payout - So I am going to also payout the first 3 places $1 in north and south. Thanks for everyone who signed up and submitted fish. Congrats to Ed K who is leading.

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28 Sep 11:53

I use this one, there are several you could use and it is worth the money - https://link.amazon/B0hp4P97R

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28 Sep 09:32

Congrats!

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28 Sep 07:35

That is a great method to dial in your reel for the setup in use. For me that set up is the rod, the line and the lure and any anytime one of those things is changed; you have to dial it in again. Start with things tight and then dial things loosened till your comfortable.

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27 Sep 12:26

Your thumb is doing all the work. light touch and progressive stop the spool as it hits the water. Try different pressures with your thumb. Once the bait hits the water the spool should mostly be stopped by your thumb.

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24 Sep 21:45

Week Long Tournament -- Testing a new tournament app — could use a few willing to test out new tournament app with me and donate $2

I'm moving Cast for a Cause to a platform called WeighBook for the 2027 season, and I'd rather find out what's broken now than in the middle of a real event next April.

2026 WARMUP TOURNAMENT - SIgn up any time.

Friday Sept 25 (Tomorrow) → Sunday Oct 4

$1 membership + $1 entry. Every dollar goes to The Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber — Kindlewood Cares keeps none of it. The dollar exists so I can test whether the payment side actually works, which a free event wouldn't.

Fish anywhere you want, any day in that window. Boat, kayak, dock, bank — all the same. Five bass, 12" minimum or your state's minimum, artificial only, public water. Photo on a bump board with the tournament code visible, submit from your phone. No ramp, no weigh-in, no driving anywhere.

Two divisions, North and South. Rod sleeves from BardeRodz to the winner of each.

SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR: Sign up an spend $2 to test membership and tournament payments. That's the part I can't test by myself.

Fair warning — it's a test. If things go sideways, I'll draw winners at random from everyone who submitted a fish.

What I actually need is for you to fish it normally and tell me what annoyed you. Was paying awkward? Is logging a catch easy? Does the leaderboard make sense?

https://www.weighbook.com/tournaments/6ab3bf1b7878c1338e7e6864/registration