On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:22:58 -0800 (PST), Ronnie
wrote:
Sunday - January 24, 2010 - Day 23 - one day missed
January 24, 2010 - Spalding County Sportsman Club tournament
Jackson Lake, water extremely muddy to heavy stain, 45 to 48 degrees
First tournament of the year, fished 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Rainy, cool, windy weather
At blast off I went to my usual rocky point on the main lake to start.
Water was very muddy and 48 degrees - kinda deflated my hopes which
were low to start with. Fished the area with two different crankbaits
and a jig and pig - nothing.
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Ran to Tussahaw Creek at 8:30 - water was a little better but a little
cooler. Fished a rocky point and bank, then bridge riprap and pilings.
Not a hit.
At 9:30 it started raining a little harder and I decided to fish up
the bank rather than crank up and ride to a dock with brush I wanted
to fish. Between me and it was a big rocky point with huge rocks - I
have never fished it, it just looks too good and too obvious so I
figure it gets beat to death. As I rounded it at 9:45 I cast a black
and blue jig and pig to the shallow water and started working it
slowly done the slope. Felt mushy when it hit about 12 feet deep and I
set the hook - on a heavy fish. Got it to the surface with little
fight and landed what I figured was a 3.5 to 4 pound largemouth - was
thrilled to get a keeper, much less one that size.
Worked that point for a long time, then fished the brush and dock, and
the next rocky point. Nothing. Back to where I got the fish. Nothing.
Ran across to a shallow point with brush that merged into a deep rocky
bank and fished it all. Not a bite.
At 11:30 I ran way up the creek. The water got clearer - and colder -
the further I went. Stopped on a rocky island and worked the area hard
- I won here last year in January with 13 pounds. On one rocky bank I
felt a hard thump but missed - it was real windy. I looked and there
was a big stick floating along in the wind right where I thought I got
a hit - might have been the stick bumping my line. Many more casts
produced nothing.
At 2:15 went back to where I had caught the fish and worked all that
area for 45 minutes. Cast up to a boat ramp and thought I felt a tick,
but nothing was there when I set the hook.
At 3 ran down to a rocky point nearer weigh-in and worked it -
nothing.
At weigh-in winner had four pretty fish weighing just under 10 pounds,
including a 3 pound spot - all on crankbaits. My 4.08 pound largemouth
was second and big fish. Third was two bass at 2.5 pounds and fourth
was 1 spot weighing .95 pounds.
That was it. We had only 9 fishermen - several let the weather
guessers bad predictions make them stay home. Five zeros. Weather was
not really that bad. Bad thunderstorms were predicted but it never
thundered. I had my hood down most of the day, little rain, and had to
unzip my Cabellas Guide Wear jacket and bibs it got so warm in them. I
never stay home because of what the weather guessers say.
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Ronnie Garrison
http://fishing.about.com
Hi Ronnie
Nice to see you're back at it in tourneys. What size was the jig/pig
you caught the Largemouth on?
BTW, goin to see the local expert about a thumb joint replacement
Friday. Gettin tired of the grinding and pain. How's yours holdin
up? How long did it take you for full recovery?
Dan