Wednesday, June 19, 2019

The Big Show is Almost Here!

Check in...
On Saturday the 22nd, we will have our check-in at the Headquarters for the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge on Tabor Road. Click HERE for directions and info about the site.
Checking in at the refuge headquarters (2015)
We will be open for check-in as of 8:30am on the 22nd
Check-in hours = 8:30 - 10am
Lines in @ 11am!!

We encourage all competitors to arrive early for check-in!

The headquarters has plenty of parking for boats/trailers, and it is very close to our designated launch at the Larry Greene Access.


The Larry Greene Access is located on Rte. 78 and directions can be found HERE.


Every angler must check-in and sign a waiver prior to launching!

Awards BBQ...
We will hold the post-tournament BBQ on Sunday 6/23 at the Lakewood Farm on Lakewood Road. Lakewood Rd. is directly across the street from the Larry Greene Access (see the map below.)  The official tournament "Weigh-in/Awards Ceremony" will take place during the BBQ, so all entrants and spectators are strongly encouraged to attend regardless of how you did in the tournament!  There is no charge to attend the BBQ and we'll do our best to make sure you don't leave hungry! 




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The Goods... 

This year the DPC is excited to once again team up with Predator Fly Gear to supply our custom 2019 DPC shirts to our competitors!
https://predatorflygear.com


PFG is a Vermont based company featuring the amazing artwork of Nick Mayer on Slick looking high performance fishing shirts.



We're also supplying each team with a captain's bag, filled with an assortment of products from the many other generous sponsors of the Ditch Pickle Classic! 


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The DPC Experience...



The Pickle has become a highlight of the season for many.  We expanded the event to a 2-day format to make room for more quality fishing and more time hangin' with buddies, soaking in the Lake Champlain vibes.  Take the DPC too seriously and you might miss the point, which is to have fun.  Don't come the the DPC for the win...come for the experience.






Here's a list of folks that are down for the 2019 experience... 


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2019 Team Listings...Check Back Frequently!...


#1. Basking in the Sun
Steve Soule
Brian Lang

#2. Kind of a Big Dilly Dilly
Dillon Brooker
Dan Russel

#3. Bass to Mouth
Dan Romanelli
Zack Griswold

#4. Meat Chuckers
Greg Brown
Sean Martin

#5. Fish Tank
David Girard
Adin Girard

#6. Casting Covey's
Marc Covey
Caleb Covey

#7. Big Poppa Dill & My Lil Gherkin
John Dziedic
Maya Dziedic

#8. The Boat Potatoes
Bruce Staples
Eddie Staples

#9. Keepin' It Reel
Blake Elliot
Josh Robinson

#10. Bad Monkey
Jay Modry
Matt Dickstein

#11. Castaways
Brian Zinger
John Synnott

#12. 802 Bass
Chris Lynch
Noah Lynch
Quinn Lynch

#13. Your Flies Down
John Derr
Joseph Derr
Jim Peluso

#14. Fishin' Impossible
Ryan Fitzgerald
Chalaun Blanchard

#15. Two Old Asses Catching Basses
Michael Peluso
David Carpenter

#16. Champlain Valley Strippers and Hookers
Reed Atkinson
Patrick Sharrow 


#17. Free Piercings
Michael Hill
Chris Bernier

#18. Team AJ

Jay Seals
Andrew Fraser

#19. Dirk Pickler

Tony Lewis
Kevin Walsh

#20. Oh My God Becky, Look At That Bass

Jon Lindeburg
Dave Underwood

#21. Sotally Tober

Jackson Morse
Eric Traverse

#22. (DTF) Down To Fish & Open to Bass Play

John Bond
Brandon Weaver

#23. Gyros & Perogies

James Kontos
Jeff Dybinski

#24. High on Bass Salts

Beth Grady
Ryan Beaulieu

#25. Bass Treachery

John Cooper
Jeff Faulkner

#26. Bassachusetts

Jay Alward
TJ Waidlich

#27. Green Mtn. Bassfitters

Mike Kontos
Calvin Kontos

#28. Swamp Bass

Matt Cain
Kemener Whalen

#29. ADK Brothers

Evan Dickinson
Nathan Dickinson

#30. Shaw's Law

Jared Shaw
Tim Shaw
Tory Barbagallo

#31. Go Bass or Go Home

Steve Stanley
Johnathan Debano

#32. SunBurnt Hookers

Jeff Heney
Tom Carton

#33. White Mtn. Boys

CJ Freeman
Jonathan Zukowski

#34. EZ Hookers

Tim Birmingham
Scott Edwards

#35. Too Many Bass? We Can Pickle That!

Sean Dickey

#36. The Eh Team

Jeremy Levit
Jermey Harmon

#38. Bass't Budz

Kevin Ramirez
John Abair

#39. Bassta Fagioli

Lorenzo LaBrusciano
Michael Membrino

#40. Forged Fly

Matt Hart
Bill Sylvester

#41. Dad Take me Fishing

Chad Johnson
Chris Samson 

#42. Record Rock Bass

Brenden Barden
Finn Barden
Shawn Ricker

#43. Basscar

Tom Getz
Bob Muncil

#44. S.S. Minnow

Nate Scott
Matt Rogerson

#45. Dahlberg Delinquents

David Stanilonis
Tim Davis

#46.  Cheerful Charlie
Matt Rackliff
Henry Rackcliff

#47. Bass Badge Plus

Ben Wilcox
Michael Woulf

#48. Lay Down Sally

Erik Hurley
John Hurley

#49.  Youth and Beauty

Max Hogg
Zach Rabideau

#50. Hold My Root Beer

Jacob Tripp
Henry Dowhan

#51. Bass Street Boys

Sean Sorrell
Evan Potter

#52. Paradise
Corey Barrows
Jow White

#53.  Shameless Bass Eaters

Nick Chiarelli
Brendan Lanoue

#54. Show Me Your Bass

Kris Danaher
Cody Janssen

#55. Old Dirty Basstards

Brendan Hare
Dana Evans

#56. Pike Bum

Brian Cadoret






2019 Prize Categories...
Adin Girard took home Top Jr. Angler in 2018!

- 1st Place Team
- 2nd Place Team
- 3rd Place Team

- 1st Place Individual
- 2nd Place Individual
- 3rd Place Individual

- 1st Place Paddler
- 2nd Place Paddler
- 3rd Place Paddler

- 1st Place Junior Angler (under 18)


- Jr. Rock Bass Award

- Largest Northern Pike

- Best Exotic Fish (Bowfin, Gar, Carp)

- Dink Award (Smallest Bass)

- Breakdown Award (it happens every year!)

*Big Pickle (Largest Bass / Largemouth or  Smallmouth)
* Seperate $ Pool