I went to Bob's website and pulled all the results from this year, which always are published in the Guestbook. Then, using my records from the Dewey Mullins tourneys, I came up with a comparison chart. Everyone has access to it. All you have to do is go to the charts at the bottom of my homepage.
I was a little surprised to find how closely some of the numbers for both locations resemble each other, while in other cases, there's a distinct difference. I'd only be guessing if I tried to figure out what all might be involved with these differences.
One incident I heard about at the Dewey Mullins tourney yesterday, however, highlights what even a difference in lures can have in determining whether someone catches a fish or not. A friend of mine had worn out the base of a cypress tree with his soft-plastic bait for several minutes without getting even a bump.
He just had left the tree when another friend of mine rolled up to it, tossed his square-billed crankbait to the base, and immediately set the hook on a 4.60-lb. bass. With only 10 minutes remaining before weigh-in, that fish propelled him and his partner into 2nd place and also earned my friend big-fish honors for the day.
And, of course, we all know that factors such as water clarity, oxygen content, and a litany of other things can have a dramatic effect on who does and doesn't catch fish. Whether any of these issues account for some of the differences in my tourney-results comparison chart, though, is anyone's guess.
I just wanted all my readers to know about the new chart, so that if you're interested, you can scroll to the bottom of the homepage and have a look for yourself. I'll keep it and the others posted there updated as events pass.
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