Wind, rain, low water, high water...one or more of these ingredients have figured into every single one of our tournaments thus far this season. Today, it was high water. Nevertheless, everyone found some fish to bring to the 2 o'clock weigh-in. The 18 anglers in 12 boats weighed 57 bass, with a total weight of 138.53 pounds. The average weight per fish was 2.43 pounds. Our average weight per boat was 11.54 pounds.
The following anglers took home money envelopes today:
Eddie Sapp, 1st place, five-fish limit, 17.53 pounds total weight, anchored by a 5.29-pound big fish.
The team of (from left) Richard Hall and Dave Dozier, 2nd place, five-fish limit, 16.68 pounds total weight, anchored by a 5.58-pound big fish, which captured lunker honors today.
The team of (from left) J. P. Twohig and Bob Glass, 3rd place, five-fish limit, 15.41 pounds total weight, anchored by a 4.37-pound big fish.
The husband-wife team of Nathan (not pictured) and Marjorie Gottsch won the mystery-weight award with four fish weighing a total of 5.98 pounds, which was closest to the drawn weight of 6.25. Their big fish weighed 2.44 pounds.
Here is how everyone else finished today's competition:
* Steve Bailey, five-fish limit, 14.53 pounds total weight, 4.29-pound big fish.
* The team of Rob Peppers and Don Carter, five-fish limit, 14.06 pounds total weight, 4.76-pound big fish.
* The team of Dave Anderson and Ken Testorff, five-fish limit, 13.49 pounds total weight, 3.83-pound big fish.
* Zack Rhodes, five-fish limit, 9.33 pounds total weight, no big fish.
* Stan Krason, four fish, 9.17 pounds total weight, 4.13-pound big fish.
* Skip Schaible, five-fish limit, 8.94 pounds total weight, 3.04-pound big fish.
* The team of Gary Coderre and Josh McCord, four fish, 8.20 pounds total weight, 4.13-pound big fish.
* Jim Wilder, five-fish limit, 5.21 pounds total weight, no big fish.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to everyone who came out to participate. Thanks, too, for the assistance of all those who helped me orchestrate today's event.
For planning purposes, our next scheduled event is Saturday, June 1, from safe light (somewhere between 5:30 and 6 a.m.) to weigh-in at 2 p.m. I hope you can join us.
When I woke up this morning and realized the water conditions were very similar to our tournament a week ago, I was hopeful we might have a repeat performance. However, it took only our first stop to make me realize that idea was just wishful thinking. The fish came very slowly at first, and the baits that worked a week ago were nothing more than tools of futility today.
At day's end, I had no regrets, for we managed to catch some respectable bass, and when you've been on the receiving end of as many skunks as I have, you learn to appreciate days like today.
With all the North Landing big-boat traffic I saw today, you can be sure you won't see me on the water next weekend, which, of course, is the long Memorial Day weekend. You might find me cleaning up my boat, or putting some gas in it, but that's as close as I'm going to get to the water. The memory of our tournament on Memorial Day weekend last year still is vivid enough to make me cringe every time I think about it. Suffice it to say I didn't have much fun. However, here's wishing everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend 2019.
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