Well,
Alright alright alright... It seems I'm not as bad as I thought at this
tournament thing. Tournament number FIVE...well actually number four,
(I
had to miss one due to a wedding I was in.) was held at Lake
Bastrop just 30 mins east of Austin. I have fished this lake once before
with decent luck. This lake is known to have a lot of bass and fishes
well year round. The water temp stays rather warm due to the fact that
this is a power plant lake. That being said, many other anglers came out
as well to try there luck on such a fishy lake... No pun intended...
lol.
There were 74 registered to be exact.
this fish was the heaviest 4lbs. she was THICK |
Personally I didn't want to move as it was on a small creek channel protected from the hard winds on the main lake. Took a glance behind me just to find....you know it....three bass boats headed my way. It appeared there was another tournament going on but with motor boats. Each of the boats kindly positions themselves around the same area. It was quite the site. All of us almost fishing in a circle. Each boat was able to catch a fish every now and then, but none over 14 inches. I was slinging in quite a few fish of size on my personal favorite and go-to texas- rig brush hog. It was a great feeling to know that I wasn't just doing well but doing better then other fishermen around me. The only unfortunate thing was when I switched back to a square bill crank bait I lost three very nice fish well over the 18+inches range. I was more than crushed to see the three good fish go away and not in my boat. Time was running low and needed to head back. I fished around for a bit on the way as it wasn't to far from the launch location. Quite satisfied with my bag but was sure if it was enough. I really could have used the three shallow hooked missing fish... lol. All and all this was a much better venture than the events before.
Until the next time out..... keep fishing and tight lines.
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