Didn't hear a single dissenter among the 14 anglers in nine boats today. To the last man, they said it was one of the toughest days they've had in a long while. Today's field only weighed a grand total of 30 bass for a total weight of 57.04 lbs. and an average weight of 1.90 lbs.
Those who took home place envelopes included the following:
(From left) The team of Al Napier and his son, Chris Napier, took 1st Place. They weighed a limit of five fish that tipped the scales at 13.77 lbs., anchored by a 4.36-lb. big bass, which claimed the day's lunker award. Incidentally, today marked Al's fourth 1st Place finish in as many consecutive tournaments. He's on fire! I tell ya.
(From left) The team of Ken Testorff and Dave Anderson finished in 2nd Place. We also weighed a limit, with a total weight of 9.96 lbs. We didn't have a big fish.
Stan Krason walked away with the Mystery Weight award. He had one fish that weighed in at 2.72 lbs., which came closest to the weight drawn, which was 2.65 lbs.
Here is how everyone else completed the day's competition:
* The team of Rob Peppers and Don Carter, five fish, 9.30 lbs. total weight, 3.80-lb. big bass.
* The team of Bob Glass and J. P. Twohig, four fish, 7.79 lbs. total weight, 2.88-lb. big bass.
* Gary Coderre, five fish, 7.08 lbs. total weight, 2-lb. big bass.
* Jim Wilder, five fish, 6.42 lbs. total weight after a 0.25 deduction for one dead fish, no big fish.
* Steve Bailey and the team of Jim Crist and Eric Killian didn't weigh any fish.
As a result of today's contest, four more anglers, including Chris Napier, Jim Crist, Eric Killian, and Don Carter, joined the list of those eligible to fish our season-ending two-day Classic. That list now stands at 15 fully-qualified anglers.
Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone who came out to participate. For planning purposes, our next event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, provided Hurricane Florence doesn't have everyone running for cover then. Start time, as usual, will be safe light, with weigh-in at 2:30 p.m. I hope you can join us.
No one in their right mind got very far from their water and Gatorade bottles today. It was so sultry you already could slice it with a knife when we pulled away from the dock about 6:20, and it only went downhill from there.
What little breeze we eventually got didn't materialize until we had been fishing for two or three hours. By that time, Dave and I already had moved locations three or four times, just so we could cool down a little. And we weren't the only ones who appeared to be playing that game. We heard and/or saw several boats moving around fairly constantly.
Of course, they legitimately may just have been trying to find some active fish, cause to say the bass were stingy with their bite would be a gross understatement--at best.
It remained that way throughout the day. Things were so slow I nearly had fallen asleep on the back of Dave's boat when my biggest fish of the day grabbed my chatterbait. Fortunately, I snapped out of it in time to set the hook on a bass that refused to stay in the water column. He easily leaped three or four times before I could bring him to the net Dave was holding for me.
I heard several fellas comment that they hope we get a break from some of this heat by next Saturday. Of course, we may have a new problem to deal with by then, in the way of Hurricane Florence. Reckon we'll just have to wait and see what Mother Nature deals us.
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