Thanks Gary, though I think you are being a bit modest (great tournament
etiquette, btw). Do, you think the increase in success rate is due to
increased angler knowledge of the lake, or to the lake simply being "on"?
It seems to me that the deeper waters of Boom Lake might be ripe for the
pickins if, say, a local or two were to invest the time of planting some
cover in various spots, here & there. Just a thought, I know it's the
secret of many locals in my area. Call me lazy, but I've never sunk a
brushpile in my life. Did sink an old toilet seat once, but I forgot
exactly where...

Warren ;-)




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WARREN WOLK wrote:
Any comments on your patterns Gary? You seem to own that lake! Nice job
again...

Thanks Warren but I'm hardly an expert on Boom. The great thing about
this year was that I caught a limit the first day and only had a 2 oz
lead over Ronnie. In the past everyone had a chance of winning the
second day because no one was catching fish. This year it was just the
opposite. Enough fish came in that lots of people were grouped up
pretty tight. Steve came back and won after being in 4th place the
first day. We still weren't catching them like the local experts.
Jason fished with us the second day who is a local pro and said in the
open that was held out there that all the lead teams came in with
limits and had around a 3 pound average per fish. He said you would
need 18 -19 pounds with a 6 fish limit per day to have a chance at
winning the tourney. I know the fish are out there and it seems that
every year we are doing a little better at finding them. And you are
right that even if you don't catch alot, Steve makes it worth your
effort to come anyway. Good Luck at your tournaments!