Today, it was the hoped-for trajectory for every cast you made in that stiff breeze that dogged tourney fishermen for most of the day. If you happened to get a cast up in the air, it was anyone's guess where it might go. As my partner and I soon learned, if there was a tree anywhere nearby, that was the most likely spot to start looking for whatever we happened to be throwing.
The wind, however, didn't seem to figure that dramatically in our overall results for the day. The 18 anglers in 11 boats weighed a total of 41 bass, weighing 78.34 lbs, for an average weight of 1.91 lbs.
Those anglers who made it into the inaugural winners' circle of the 2019 season included the following:
Eddie Sapp, who claimed 1st place with a five-fish limit weighing 12.88 lbs., buoyed by a 4.54-lb. big fish, which earned him the day's lunker award.
The team of Rob Peppers and Don Carter walked away with 2nd place. They boated a five-fish limit weighing 10.53 lbs, with a 2.82-lb. big fish.
The team of Alec Wommack and Zack Rhodes finished in 3rd place, with a five-fish limit weighing 10.19 lbs. Their big fish tipped the scales at 3.10 lbs.
And recipients of the mystery-weight award were Jr. Lindsey and Ken Testorff. They had four fish, weighing 6.12 lbs. (after a 0.25 deduction for one dead fish), which was closest to the drawn weight of 5.75 lbs. Their big fish weighed 2.12 lbs.
Here is how everyone else finished the competition:
* The team of Bobby Moore and Steve Bailey, five-fish limit, 9.05 lbs. total weight, 2.95-lb. big fish.
* Stan Krason, four fish, 8.71 lbs. total weight, 2.94-lb. big fish.
* The team of Gary Coderre and Lenny Hall, five-fish limit, 8.07 lbs. total weight, 3.03-lb. big fish.
* The team of Andy Morath and Zach Bubier, five-fish limit, 7.62 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* The team of Chris Fretard and Mike Miller, three fish, 5.17 lbs. total weight, no big fish.
* Skip Schaible didn't weigh a fish today.
* John Goodman had to leave early because of an emergency.
Congratulations to all of these winners, and thanks to everyone who came out to participate, as well as all those who helped me take care of tournament details. You're all sincerely appreciated.
For planning purposes, our next scheduled tourney is Saturday, March 23, from safe light (about 6:40 a.m.) to 3 p.m.
When the day began, I found myself going through a wide assortment of baits, trying to find something that would draw a strike. I still was working that plan when, from the back pedestal, I heard, "Got one!"
I wheeled around just in time to see my young partner, Jr., flipping a nice keeper into the boat. "What did you catch him on?" I asked.
He held up a worm that had a close resemblance to the June Bug color.
I immediately grabbed a box of modified Senko worms and found a similar color, then went to work...and I do mean "work." Trying to cast a lightweight Senko in the kind of wind we had today indeed was a challenge. Little did I know when making the first cast with that Senko that I would be spending the rest of the day with it.
At day's end, Jr. had boated three bass, including two keepers, and I had added two more keepers. We both had several more bites with worms throughout the day, and we both managed to get a few more fish on for a brief while before they came unbuttoned. I had the distinct feeling on several of those occasions that the fish didn't really have anything more than the tail in their mouths.
In the final analysis, Jr. and I had a fun day on the water.
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