Nice to be getting ready for a tourney & Results

[Texas Transplant]

Well, after moving back to Texas last Spring, I can truthfully say that this is the first weekend/tourney where I really feel 'back in the saddle'. The boat is all ready to go. I've been studying the maps that I got (Lake Bob Sandlin - E. Texas - never been on it); and planned out my attack. I have about 6-8 areas on the lower lake that I'm targeting. Boat #1 in the morning, and should be able to get to the area that I want to start at, within about 5-8 minutes at most.



I finished preping my tackle; and have my rods all ready to go. Even have the '2nd tier' rods stacked in the order that I'll probaby want them later in the morning.



It will be a long day, as I need to hit the floor about 4:00AM and be gone by 4:15AM. Meeting the 'caravan' in the WalMart parking lot at 4:45AM. Tourney is 7:00AM till 4:00PM (several other tourneys on the lake weighing in at 3:00PM, so we delayed an hour).



Got my favorite popper on (showing it's war wounds); buzz bait and also a rage tail shad (that thing attracks the big fish for sure). Have a 14" minimum, so I'll have to hopefully wade through some 'shorts' and find some 'keepers'.



I really felt today (while finishing up prep), that my head was into this, more than it's been in a long time. Really felt good.



Reports on Sunday.



Tex

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Good luck Tex

 

[TrepMan]

I'll just be happy to get a few keeper fish, our lake is only 12 inches luckily, and a cold front coming through now, tomorrow is bluebird skies may be tough.



Good luck Tex!

 

[Randy Kitzmiller]

Good luck! Hopefully the bite is better for you than it has been for me in the last couple of outings here in S. Carolina.

 

[Texas Transplant]

Bite was OK, but turns out we were on the 'wrong' bite. We were mostly on a worm bite (did well early), but it died for us within about an hour and a half of launch. Turns out the better bite was a Crankbait bite - again early. One of our members said he had 30+ caught, but most were short. Managed a limit, but went catchless the balance of the day.



I got two keepers, that both went a little over a pound. Not much, but had 4 total. Nice to actually weigh in fish again. Partner had one keeper, and caught about 5 'peanuts' - as he calls them.



Only one person had a 'good sack'. 16 and change with an over 6lb Big Bass. Nice fish.



Lake was 68-70 degrees (this is one of our Power Plant lakes, so it's a bit warmer than others). We stayed in the lower lake all day. Stratos ran well, and no problems encountered. Been quite a while since I was out in it, for the entire day - really running the trolling and big engine.



Tex