June tournament

Sunday - June 6, 2010 - Day 134 - 23 days missed

Lake West Point - Flint River Bass Club June tournament
Fished 6 AM to 3 PM, water 80 to 82, sun came up then got cloudy until
about 11, then sunny and very hot rest of day. Calm morning with a
good breeze in the afternoon.

Could not decide which way to go - had been told the pockets upriver
were holding fish hitting topwater but I have done good downriver the
past few tournaments. Decided to stick with what I know rather than
what I have been told.

Ran down to a rocky main lake point and went around it with
chatterbait - still pretty low light. Partner threw several baits.
Came back around it with a Rico popper - neither of us had a hit. I
was throwing a Tennessee Shad Rico on ten pound test line in the open
water on the points.

Went to the point where I got 8 hits on 8 casts and put a limit in the
boat on topwater six weeks ago. It is back in a creek and I figured
the fish had moved out. Wrong. As the sun came up I got a nice 2.5
pound spot on a Rico then a 1.5 pounder. A few minutes later got a
1.5 pounder to the boat and it jumped right at the net and threw my
plug. That deflated me. 6:45 and two in the livewell and one got off!

We worked everything in that area I knew for over two hours with no
hits from keepers - caught a few short fish. Decided to make a big
move at 8:30 and ran up to a roadbed above the two bridges. Worked it
with a variety of baits with no hits.

At about 9:00 I decided to work into the short cove with a top water
bait. I picked up a different rod with a different color Rico -
crappie color, I think - and heavier 15 pound test line for the cover
in the cove. We were sitting in about 10 feet of water throwing to a
bank with overhanging bushes -water a little stained from boat waves
and 82 degrees. A fish sucked my Rico under and I thought it was a
little fish till my rod bowed good - managed to land a solid 2.5 pound
fat largemouth. Three in the livewell at 9:20. A few casts later the
water exploded under my Rico and I landed another good 2.5 pound
largemouth. My partner said he needed a Rico - he had ordered some
but they were to be delivered on Monday. He had tried a bunch of
baits, including a Pop-R. I gave him the rod with the Tennessee Shad
Rico on it.

We fished around that pocket with no more keepers. Ran across to a
similar pocket and near the back got a decent 1.5 pound spot on the
Rico. 10:15 and a limit - I figured about 9 to 10 pounds.

We fished another pocket then ran to a small creek that usually holds
fish. I worked a big worm and Senko, hoping for a kicker fish, while
my partner threw the Rico. He had one suck it under but missed it. I
had just reeled in my Senko and I automatically cast to where the
fish hit, and one took off with it. I landed a 13 inch spot - wish I
had not cast to it, it did not help me but would have been a keeper
for my partner.

On the next point on a Carolina rigged Baby Brush Hog I got another
spot, about 14 inches long and maybe as big or bitter than my smallest
so I put it in the live well to cull later. Fish looked bigger than I
remembered in the livewell but water makes them look bigger. A minute
later my partner landed a keeper spot on a Carolina rig. Finally had a
keeper at noon.

We worked that cove and then a couple of main river points, hoping the
water would have started moving but there was no current even though
they were supposed to generate at 1 PM. At 2:15 we went back to the
roadbed where I had caught my two largemouth - figured there might be
a school holding on the roadbed. Partner got another 13 inch spot on
the roadbed but nothing hit my big worm. I did get another short fish
on the popper as time ran out.

When I opened my livewell to cull the smallest spot, I got a shock.
The aerator on my side had quit working and all my fish were dead. It
had stopped some time between noon when I checked and 3. Partners was
still working so we did not realize mine had quit.

At the weigh-in I was surprised. I had the only limit and won with
10.48 pounds. Second was 10.05 with four fish and he had big fish at
4.82 - all on Flukes. Third was four at 6.27 and fourth was 4 at
5.33. There were 5 zeros out of the 14 in the tournament.

Tough day!

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Ronnie
wrote:

Sunday - June 6, 2010 - Day 134 - 23 days missed

Lake West Point - Flint River Bass Club June tournament
Fished 6 AM to 3 PM, water 80 to 82, sun came up then got cloudy until
about 11, then sunny and very hot rest of day. Calm morning with a
good breeze in the afternoon.

Could not decide which way to go - had been told the pockets upriver
were holding fish hitting topwater but I have done good downriver the
past few tournaments. Decided to stick with what I know rather than
what I have been told.

Ran down to a rocky main lake point and went around it with
chatterbait - still pretty low light. Partner threw several baits.
Came back around it with a Rico popper - neither of us had a hit. I
was throwing a Tennessee Shad Rico on ten pound test line in the open
water on the points.

Went to the point where I got 8 hits on 8 casts and put a limit in the
boat on topwater six weeks ago. It is back in a creek and I figured
the fish had moved out. Wrong. As the sun came up I got a nice 2.5
pound spot on a Rico then a 1.5 pounder. A few minutes later got a
1.5 pounder to the boat and it jumped right at the net and threw my
plug. That deflated me. 6:45 and two in the livewell and one got off!

We worked everything in that area I knew for over two hours with no
hits from keepers - caught a few short fish. Decided to make a big
move at 8:30 and ran up to a roadbed above the two bridges. Worked it
with a variety of baits with no hits.

At about 9:00 I decided to work into the short cove with a top water
bait. I picked up a different rod with a different color Rico -
crappie color, I think - and heavier 15 pound test line for the cover
in the cove. We were sitting in about 10 feet of water throwing to a
bank with overhanging bushes -water a little stained from boat waves
and 82 degrees. A fish sucked my Rico under and I thought it was a
little fish till my rod bowed good - managed to land a solid 2.5 pound
fat largemouth. Three in the livewell at 9:20. A few casts later the
water exploded under my Rico and I landed another good 2.5 pound
largemouth. My partner said he needed a Rico - he had ordered some
but they were to be delivered on Monday. He had tried a bunch of
baits, including a Pop-R. I gave him the rod with the Tennessee Shad
Rico on it.

We fished around that pocket with no more keepers. Ran across to a
similar pocket and near the back got a decent 1.5 pound spot on the
Rico. 10:15 and a limit - I figured about 9 to 10 pounds.

We fished another pocket then ran to a small creek that usually holds
fish. I worked a big worm and Senko, hoping for a kicker fish, while
my partner threw the Rico. He had one suck it under but missed it. I
had just reeled in my Senko and I automatically cast to where the
fish hit, and one took off with it. I landed a 13 inch spot - wish I
had not cast to it, it did not help me but would have been a keeper
for my partner.

On the next point on a Carolina rigged Baby Brush Hog I got another
spot, about 14 inches long and maybe as big or bitter than my smallest
so I put it in the live well to cull later. Fish looked bigger than I
remembered in the livewell but water makes them look bigger. A minute
later my partner landed a keeper spot on a Carolina rig. Finally had a
keeper at noon.

We worked that cove and then a couple of main river points, hoping the
water would have started moving but there was no current even though
they were supposed to generate at 1 PM. At 2:15 we went back to the
roadbed where I had caught my two largemouth - figured there might be
a school holding on the roadbed. Partner got another 13 inch spot on
the roadbed but nothing hit my big worm. I did get another short fish
on the popper as time ran out.

When I opened my livewell to cull the smallest spot, I got a shock.
The aerator on my side had quit working and all my fish were dead. It
had stopped some time between noon when I checked and 3. Partners was
still working so we did not realize mine had quit.

At the weigh-in I was surprised. I had the only limit and won with
10.48 pounds. Second was 10.05 with four fish and he had big fish at
4.82 - all on Flukes. Third was four at 6.27 and fourth was 4 at
5.33. There were 5 zeros out of the 14 in the tournament.

Tough day!

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com


Good report Ronnie!

What happened to the aerator?

Dan

On Jun 8, 7:14*pm, danl wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 18:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Ronnie



wrote:
Sunday - June 6, 2010 - Day 134 - 23 days missed

Lake West *Point - Flint River Bass Club June tournament
Fished 6 AM to 3 PM, water 80 to 82, sun came up then got cloudy until
about 11, then sunny and very hot rest of day. Calm morning with a
good breeze in the afternoon.

Could not decide which way to go - had been told the pockets upriver
were holding fish hitting topwater but I have done good downriver the
past few tournaments. Decided to stick with what I know rather than
what I have been told.

Ran down to a rocky main lake point and went around it with
chatterbait - still pretty low light. Partner threw several baits.
Came back around it with a Rico popper - neither of us had a hit. I
was throwing a Tennessee Shad Rico on ten pound test line in the open
water on the points.

Went to the point where I got 8 hits on 8 casts and put a limit in the
boat on topwater six weeks ago. It is back in a creek and I figured
the fish had moved out. Wrong. *As the sun came up I got a nice 2.5
pound spot on a Rico then a 1.5 pounder. *A *few minutes later got a
1.5 pounder to the boat and it jumped right at the net and threw my
plug. That deflated me. *6:45 and two in the livewell and one got off!

We worked everything in that area I knew for over two hours with no
hits from keepers - caught a few short fish. Decided to make a big
move at 8:30 and ran up to a roadbed above the two bridges. *Worked it
with a variety of baits with no hits.

At about 9:00 I decided to work into the short cove with a top water
bait. I picked up a different rod with a different color Rico -
crappie color, I think - and heavier 15 pound test line for the cover
in the cove. *We were sitting in about 10 feet of water throwing to a
bank with overhanging bushes -water a little stained from boat waves
and 82 degrees. A fish sucked my Rico under and I thought it was a
little fish till my rod bowed good - managed to land a solid 2.5 pound
fat largemouth. Three in the livewell at 9:20. *A few casts later the
water exploded under my Rico and I landed another good 2.5 pound
largemouth. *My partner said he needed a Rico *- he had ordered some
but they were to be delivered on Monday. *He had tried a bunch of
baits, including a Pop-R. I gave him the rod with the Tennessee Shad
Rico on it.

We fished around that pocket with no more keepers. Ran across to a
similar pocket and near the back got a decent 1.5 pound spot on the
Rico. *10:15 and a limit - I figured about 9 to 10 pounds.

We fished another pocket then ran to a small creek that usually holds
fish. I worked a big worm and Senko, hoping for a *kicker fish, while
my partner threw the Rico. He had one suck it under but missed it. I
had *just reeled in my Senko and I automatically cast to where the
fish hit, and one took off with it. I landed a 13 inch spot - wish I
had not cast to it, it did not help me but would have been a keeper
for my partner.

On the next point on a Carolina rigged Baby Brush Hog I got another
spot, about 14 inches long and maybe as big or bitter than my smallest
so I put it in the live well to cull later. Fish looked bigger than I
remembered in the livewell but water makes them look bigger. *A minute
later my partner landed a keeper spot on a Carolina rig. Finally had a
keeper at noon.

We worked that cove and then a couple of main river points, hoping the
water would have started moving but there was no current even though
they were supposed to generate at 1 PM. *At 2:15 we went back to the
roadbed where I had caught my two largemouth - figured there might be
a school holding on the roadbed. Partner got another 13 inch spot on
the roadbed but nothing hit my big worm. I did get another short fish
on the popper as time ran out.

When I opened my livewell to cull the smallest spot, I got a shock.
The aerator on my side had quit working and all my fish were dead. It
had stopped some time between noon when I checked and 3. Partners was
still working so we did not realize mine had quit.

At the weigh-in I was surprised. I had the only limit and won with
10.48 pounds. Second was 10.05 with four fish and he had big fish at
4.82 - all on Flukes. *Third was four at 6.27 and fourth was 4 at
5.33. *There were 5 zeros out of the 14 in the tournament.

Tough day!

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Good report Ronnie!

What happened to the aerator?

Dan

Not sure - I think the pump died. Gotta dig down to it, it is under a
false floor under the oil tank - gonna be a mess.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Nice read Ronnie, and great win! It's a bummer when the live-well pump
cuts out...should have a warning bell on those things!

John

=========

June tournament

Lake West Point - Flint River Bass Club June tournament Fished 6 AM to 3
PM, water 80 to 82, sun came up then got cloudy until about 11, then
sunny and very hot rest of day. Calm morning with a good breeze in the
afternoon.
Could not decide which way to go - had been told the pockets upriver
were holding fish hitting topwater but I have done good downriver the
past few tournaments. Decided to stick with what I know rather than what
I have been told.
Ran down to a rocky main lake point and went around it with chatterbait
- still pretty low light. Partner threw several baits. Came back around
it with a Rico popper - neither of us had a hit. I was throwing a
Tennessee Shad Rico on ten pound test line in the open water on the
points.
Went to the point where I got 8 hits on 8 casts and put a limit in the
boat on topwater six weeks ago. It is back in a creek and I figured the
fish had moved out. Wrong. As the sun came up I got a nice 2.5 pound
spot on a Rico then a 1.5 pounder. A few minutes later got a 1.5 pounder
to the boat and it jumped right at the net and threw my plug. That
deflated me. 6:45 and two in the livewell and one got off!
We worked everything in that area I knew for over two hours with no hits
from keepers - caught a few short fish. Decided to make a big move at
8:30 and ran up to a roadbed above the two bridges. Worked it with a
variety of baits with no hits.
At about 9:00 I decided to work into the short cove with a top water
bait. I picked up a different rod with a different color Rico - crappie
color, I think - and heavier 15 pound test line for the cover in the
cove. We were sitting in about 10 feet of water throwing to a bank with
overhanging bushes -water a little stained from boat waves and 82
degrees. A fish sucked my Rico under and I thought it was a little fish
till my rod bowed good - managed to land a solid 2.5 pound fat
largemouth. Three in the livewell at 9:20. A few casts later the water
exploded under my Rico and I landed another good 2.5 pound largemouth.
My partner said he needed a Rico - he had ordered some but they were to
be delivered on Monday. He had tried a bunch of baits, including a
Pop-R. I gave him the rod with the Tennessee Shad Rico on it.
We fished around that pocket with no more keepers. Ran across to a
similar pocket and near the back got a decent 1.5 pound spot on the
Rico. 10:15 and a limit - I figured about 9 to 10 pounds.
We fished another pocket then ran to a small creek that usually holds
fish. I worked a big worm and Senko, hoping for a kicker fish, while my
partner threw the Rico. He had one suck it under but missed it. I had
just reeled in my Senko and I automatically cast to where the fish hit,
and one took off with it. I landed a 13 inch spot - wish I had not cast
to it, it did not help me but would have been a keeper for my partner.
On the next point on a Carolina rigged Baby Brush Hog I got another
spot, about 14 inches long and maybe as big or bitter than my smallest
so I put it in the live well to cull later. Fish looked bigger than I
remembered in the livewell but water makes them look bigger. A minute
later my partner landed a keeper spot on a Carolina rig. Finally had a
keeper at noon.
We worked that cove and then a couple of main river points, hoping the
water would have started moving but there was no current even though
they were supposed to generate at 1 PM. At 2:15 we went back to the
roadbed where I had caught my two largemouth - figured there might be a
school holding on the roadbed. Partner got another 13 inch spot on the
roadbed but nothing hit my big worm. I did get another short fish on the
popper as time ran out.
When I opened my livewell to cull the smallest spot, I got a shock. The
aerator on my side had quit working and all my fish were dead. It had
stopped some time between noon when I checked and 3. Partners was still
working so we did not realize mine had quit.
At the weigh-in I was surprised. I had the only limit and won with 10.48
pounds. Second was 10.05 with four fish and he had big fish at 4.82 -
all on Flukes. Third was four at 6.27 and fourth was 4 at
5.33. There were 5 zeros out of the 14 in the tournament.
Tough day!
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

"John B" wrote in message
...
Nice read Ronnie, and great win! It's a bummer when the live-well pump
cuts out...should have a warning bell on those things!

John

=========
Yeah, it would be nice to have a warning alarm on livewells. I fished a
tournament last August, had a limit inside of an hour and was culling before
7:00 a.m.

At 2:30 we went in to weigh in and found a four and a five pounder dead in
the livewell! I knew the four was in trouble because it was hooked in the
tongue and bleeding heavily when I put it in the well. It turned out the
livewell timer module puked sometime in the afternoon.

But with those two fish dead, I had to take a one pound penalty, which took
us from first to fifth place! Even then, we were less than half a pound
away from the winner...

And the difference was $180 versus $1,200.....
--
Steve Huber
Executive Producer/Editor in Chief
OutdoorFrontiers Multi-Media LLC
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com

"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com" wrote in message
...

"John B" wrote in message
...
Nice read Ronnie, and great win! It's a bummer when the live-well pump
cuts out...should have a warning bell on those things!

John

=========
Yeah, it would be nice to have a warning alarm on livewells. I fished a
tournament last August, had a limit inside of an hour and was culling
before 7:00 a.m.

At 2:30 we went in to weigh in and found a four and a five pounder dead in
the livewell! I knew the four was in trouble because it was hooked in the
tongue and bleeding heavily when I put it in the well. It turned out the
livewell timer module puked sometime in the afternoon.

But with those two fish dead, I had to take a one pound penalty, which
took us from first to fifth place! Even then, we were less than half a
pound away from the winner...

And the difference was $180 versus $1,200.....


Yeah, details make a difference. Lost one by 0.01 pounds. I was catching
clones all afternoon and never put them on the balance beam. Oops.

Normally I would notice it not running because I wuoldn't hear it, but
since the other one was working I had no clue.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:43:24 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers.com"
wrote:


"John B" wrote in message
...
Nice read Ronnie, and great win! It's a bummer when the live-well pump
cuts out...should have a warning bell on those things!

John

=========
Yeah, it would be nice to have a warning alarm on livewells. I fished a
tournament last August, had a limit inside of an hour and was culling before
7:00 a.m.

At 2:30 we went in to weigh in and found a four and a five pounder dead in
the livewell! I knew the four was in trouble because it was hooked in the
tongue and bleeding heavily when I put it in the well. It turned out the
livewell timer module puked sometime in the afternoon.

But with those two fish dead, I had to take a one pound penalty, which took
us from first to fifth place! Even then, we were less than half a pound
away from the winner...

And the difference was $180 versus $1,200.....
By golly, you'll have to settle for huge brookies.............and
maybe some spam!

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