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Old August 13th, 2007, 02:12 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
Ronnie
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Default Bartletts Ferry Tournament

8/12 - Sunday - Day 222

Flint River Bass Club - Bartlett's Ferry - watrer temp 88 on main
lake, 82 up the river. Hot bright day. Was almost late - partner did
not show up to meet me - I waited on him for 15 minutes. I was last
boat in the water.

Started at 6:00 AM - still dark. Went to a rocky bank where the river
channel swings in right by it. Fished down it past some brush, grass
beds and docks. Got a 11 inch throwback in front of a dock as it got
light at 6:45 on a Texas rigged worm. Got to a main lake point
between the river and a big creek and started to leave but decided to
fish it. Saw some fish down in 18 feet or so - worked a jig head worm
around the point. As I started up the creek side I felt a tug and set
the hook. Fish jumped twice but I managed to land it - one in the
livewell at 7:30

Worked the point for 30 minutes longer without another bite. At 8 ran
up the river into a side channel where the river splits - this channel
is about 100 feet wide and lined with wood cover. I started with a
weightless worm and got a bunch of hits from bream and small bass -
did not hook any. Could see them in the water - pretty clear.
Switched to a Mag 2 worm wth a 1/16 ounce lead and got a bunch of
bites. Went thru a whole pack of worms becase tails got broke off
when I set the hook. Did catch a few 11 inch spots.

I pitched to a log and got a bite. when I set the hook I felt
something but did not hook up. Worm came flying back and fell in
water right by boat. When I reeled in something was swimming off with
it. I set the hook and pulled a bass to the surface and it came off.
Looked like a keeper. I rigged the worm back and dropped it down
beside the boat and some thing grabbed it and started swimming off.
When I set the hook straight up I hit an overhanging limb - missed the
fish. Straightened the worm out and dropped it back down beside the
boat and got another hit - this time I landed an 11.5 inch spot -
guess the fish was holding in the shade of the boat because it kept
moving - slight current and 82 degrees here. Water was only 4.5 feet
deep. Weird fish - I tried dropping down under boat several more times
but no hits.

Fished up the river until 11:30 when the idiot skidoos started running
the little channel - ignoring the Georgia law about staying 100 feet
from a boat. Decided to hit main lake point for last hour - we were
quitting at 1 PM. On the way out of the channel met some skidoos and
the idiots went to my right - meeting me on the wrong side. Not only
do they not have a clue about what 100 feet is, they don't know their
right from their left.

Got a couple of thumps on the point but didn't hook up.

At weigh in took three weighing 4 pounds to win. Second place was one
fish weighing 2.4 and it was big fish. One guy had 2 at 2 pounds but
came in 14 minutes late and lost half of his weight. Said he got lost
coming in. . My 1.55 pounder was third, fourth ws .91 and fifth was .
88. That was it, only seven people fished and one zeroes. Very tough
day.

Ronnie

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