"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Today the wind chills are in the 20's here in SE PA Bob, so I can't tell
you how pleased I am to have called my brother last (Indian Summer) Friday
& taken him out on the Delaware River. Friday was t-shirt weather here,
sunny & 70. Amazing

I really just wanted to run the fuel stabilizer through my engine, which
had been sitting idol since September (my Champlain debacle). Well before
he came over I plugged up the leak that was sinking me up in Plattsburgh,
& off we went.

Remember, my brother's a raw novice - he never caught a bass on an
artificial before. I would've been happy if he got one fish based on the
time of year & experience level. We went downriver & struggled for a few
hours, then I decided to check a backwater right near the launch so back
upriver we went.

To make a long story short we nailed about 25 fish up to 3# in there, and
my brother caught a fine river limit, maybe 10# for his best 5, and the
lunker of the day a solid 3#.

I was thrilled - he's a natural. I'd love to groom my brother into my
tourney partner. I could do alot better skillwise but there's nobody
(except maybe my dad) that I'd rather have as a partner.

It was a great day to close out the season, and any time I spend on the
water with a family member is golden.

By the way we caught em on 4" Zoom junebug c-tails fished on light line &
shakey head jigs.


A good partner who you can fish with as "a team" can really make or break a
buddy team for tournament fishing. The best overall team performance is not
necessarily gained by the best individual fishing tactics. Things like
having a senko or a hard jerk bait tied on and ready when throwing topwater.
When either angler misses a surface strike the other angler should burn his
bait in and grab that follow up rod to throw right to that spot. Being
johnny on the spot with the net is important too, but when you think of
other things that they can do to improve the team bag it starts to be less
important.

Flipping a jig or a senko in next to a hooked fish that has come up with a
few followers can certainly make a difference as well. Being ready to drop
the net and go for that 2nd fish can certainly make a team.

Things like working together flipping stretch of bank with heavy cover can
of course help you slice and dice a bank in half the time, but also being
ready to flip right into a spot where you partner thinks they just missed a
strike can be even more important. You know there is an active fish in that
spot. Of course I bet you know all those things Warren.


--
Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
http://www.YumaBassMan.com




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