Dude... that almost sounds like Randy and Me fishing the same waters on day
2 of the MTC. Except we really didn't care if we were fishing in the same
used waters as each other... but there was actually a third boat there
before we got there. It was funny because we were catching fish behind them,
and they were doing the same. Boat one never caught a thing. LOL

Sucks to hear about your story and your motor. Sounds like dude was a real
suck-ass, but since you weren't anchored, you really can't say anything.
Still, he showed no respect.

Our results are posted he http://www.midtennclassic.org/2005results.htm

There's a link to this page and the photos on the main page. I've gotten
some pics from Danl but haven't gotten them up yet. He's sending more later
and I'll work on them then.

Good luck with the insurance company.


"steve wolk" wrote in message
...
Does a great day on the water & a terrible day on the water = two fair
days
on the water?

HELL NO!

Just got back on from the NJ BASS Federation Top 6 Tourney on the Potomac.
Most of you guys know that my club's team won this event last year.

I got on some great fish on Monday in practice, and despite my efforts the
next two days I couldn't come up with anything better to keep me from
running some 25 miles north from the launch site into Washington DC.

Thursday I had a great first day with those fish & was in first place at
day's end with 15.46 pounds (5 fish). There were about 230 guys in this
tourney, most of whom weighed in 0,1 or 2 fish on Thursday. I caught 9
keepers & had no reason to believe I couldn't repeat the performance on
day
2 & make the State Team, if not win the tournament.

Ha.

On Day two I go to my area & in pulls the guy I had in the back of my boat
on Day 1. Somehow he got to be a boater on Day 2, and apparently I told
him
he was welcome to share the waters with me. I figured he'd be in someone
else's boat on the slim chance that he would show up, lol. I was even
nice
enough to let him use my lure on day 1 when I had him 4-1 in the keeper
dept
(15" min), and even nicer to let him keep it.

So to make a long story short he catches a 6+ & a 5+ right next to me to
start the day, weighs in 18+ & wins the tournament.

Me? Ha! I have a hard time getting bit at all, but do manage about 1/2
dozen
14" dinks, a few unbuttoned keepers, and 1 3.84# keeper. With about 1.5
hours left till weigh-in I decide it's futile & leave to try another spot.
That's when I hit the rock & wasted my prop & skeg, even bent the prop
shaft. So I took the windy & rough 25 mile "run" back to the ramp on two
good blades & a very shaky engine.

Made it just in time to weigh-in my 1 keeper.

I took 7th overall. Not bad you say? Awful, when you consider that 6th
makes the State Team, & gets $500 (enough to cover my deductible lol).

Oh well, gotta go call the insurance company.

Are the MTC results anywhere, either nobody posted them on ROFB or I can't
see them...

Hope y'all had fun!

Warren