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.
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| this fish was the heaviest 4lbs. she was THICK |
We did the normal check-In and rules review as always, and set
out. I had a particular spot in mind. Hoping no one else would
trek out that way it being rather close to the boat ramp. Although this
"AREA" is kind of a known spot, there was no one headed out with me or
even there when I arrived. YESS!!! Once I positioned myself, I began to fish a
square bill crank bait to search for fish; third cast in I get a slap at
my bait right at the Frontier. Immediately cast back out to the same
location , and bang! FISH ON!. Measured her on the ol' hawg trough at 16
inches, snapped a pic and started fishing again. Several casts in I hook
up with 2 more fish both in the 17-18 inch range. Things are
loooooooking GOOD. The bite turned off for a bit, but I stayed confident
in this spot.
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.
After turning in my top 5 of the 13 fish I caught. We all gather
around to hear the winning total. When they announced 94 inches to fifth
place I kicked myself ,but was glad to see that I
had done well over all. My five fish totaled right at 90 inches. The
winner of the event totaled 98 inches. Cool thing was it was a friend
and fishing buddy of mine. Over all I finished 8th of 74. Not a bad
day in the books. The NuCanoe strikes again on another exciting day on
the water.
Until the next time out..... keep fishing and tight lines.
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