My Thoughts: Neither I nor my boater pre-fished. I can't remember if that has ever happened before. Maybe once or twice. So I'm going in totally blind on a lake I haven't been to since my first year in the club, 2008, when I finished second-to-last, and my boater didn't place well. I liked the lake, though. It has clear water, smallmouth bass, and quite a bit of slop. We will not specifically target smallmouth, but my boater says he knows some rock/weed areas. Hopefully, the slop will play. Looks like the winds will be on the reasonably mild side, just like they were for the first tournament of the year. If the tournament I fished in 2008 is any indication, 3lbers are hard to come by unless you are committed to sight-fishing smallies all day. Can anyone knock off Tuma in this one? Not likely. I would be happy if I could get a bag of 2lbers.
Rods I'm Bringing:
7'4"H Tatula Elite (Chicken Jig, Frog)
7'4"H Tatula (Frogs/Toads, Topwater)
7'4"H Tatula XT (Buzzbait)
7' H Mojo Bass Dock Skipper (Jigs,Chatter)
6'9" H Tatula Elite (FC) (Jigs, Chatter, Fluke)
6'8"M Avid (Topwater, Jerks)
6'6"MH GLX (Texas Rig, Dark Sleeper, Ned, Dinger,Fluke)
Spin:
5'6" Avid MH (Fluke, Dinger, Ned))
2008 Results:
