Friday, December 30, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Tims Ford USA Bass Open 12-17-11...
Fished the USA Bass Trail tourney today on Tims. We struggled and only landed two keepers, pictured here. The larger one was 21" and weighed over 4, and the other one was 19" and was around 3 lbs. It took almost 20 lbs to win. Always fun to tussle with the big brown bombers.
RBK
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Saturday Morning tourney (12-3-11)...
The weather was perfect today, so i decided to try my luck with the Fate Sanders boys (by myself). We blasted off at 8 am, and I ran to a flat off of a bluff just upriver from Fate Sanders. I caught 3 quick short largemouth on the little Shad Rap and then I hooked a good one that ran straight under the boat. The fish flashed right under me, and it was a solid 3 lb class bass. As usual, the spinning rod / buggy whip offered no assistance in keeping the fish out in open water. She ran under the boat and promptly came unbuttoned- argh!
I then ran to the next bluff upriver where we had caught them last weekend. The fish were nowhere to be found, so it was decision time. Run downlake and try to catch 5 keeper spots or run upriver and go for broke? I opted to run down and made the long run to the Elm Hill bluffs where Billy and I had caught a few the week before. I only managed one small keeper Spot here, so I started heading back up lake. I eased over to Suggs to continue fishing a jig on the bluffs. I landed a fat 14" large head and that was it.
I moved down to a transition bank across from Hole in the Wall island and proceeded to catch 5-6 fish here. Of course I lost the biggest spot while fumbling for the net, but I did add a 13" keeper Ky bass here.
I moved to the Long Hunter State Park area and caught the biggest keeper of the day here- a nice 3 lb largemouth that whacked the jig.
I fished around Bryant's Grove and Jones Mill, but the largemouth I landed were just shy of 15". I ended the day back on the joggle bluff past Fate Sanders and with 10 minutes left I pulled a nice 14 3/4" fish over the rail.
I ended the day with 3 keepers for around 5 1/2 lbs, so I threw them back and put her on the trailer. If I'd have landed the two other keepers, I would have had around 9 1/2 lbs- oh well.
For the day I caught around 12 fish and enjoyed the nice weather.
Tight lines,
RBK
I then ran to the next bluff upriver where we had caught them last weekend. The fish were nowhere to be found, so it was decision time. Run downlake and try to catch 5 keeper spots or run upriver and go for broke? I opted to run down and made the long run to the Elm Hill bluffs where Billy and I had caught a few the week before. I only managed one small keeper Spot here, so I started heading back up lake. I eased over to Suggs to continue fishing a jig on the bluffs. I landed a fat 14" large head and that was it.
I moved down to a transition bank across from Hole in the Wall island and proceeded to catch 5-6 fish here. Of course I lost the biggest spot while fumbling for the net, but I did add a 13" keeper Ky bass here.
I moved to the Long Hunter State Park area and caught the biggest keeper of the day here- a nice 3 lb largemouth that whacked the jig.
I fished around Bryant's Grove and Jones Mill, but the largemouth I landed were just shy of 15". I ended the day back on the joggle bluff past Fate Sanders and with 10 minutes left I pulled a nice 14 3/4" fish over the rail.
I ended the day with 3 keepers for around 5 1/2 lbs, so I threw them back and put her on the trailer. If I'd have landed the two other keepers, I would have had around 9 1/2 lbs- oh well.
For the day I caught around 12 fish and enjoyed the nice weather.
Tight lines,
RBK
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