NWC Full Results?

Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of the
season.

Warren

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"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Got em?


What do you want to know? There were 18 anglers fishing. 60 bass were
caught in total, with a combined weight of slightly over 116 pounds.
Average weight of the fish was 1.93333333 pounds. Interestingly enough,
30 fish were caught each day and the weights were just over 58 pounds per
day.

The full field of anglers weighed in as follows:

Brandon I. - 0 lb. 0 oz. (1 fish)
Terry B. - 1 lb. 7 oz. (1 fish)
Dan B. - 1 lb. 10 oz. (1 fish)
Gil D. - 3 lb. 0 oz. (2 fish)
Jim H. - 3lb. 1 oz. - (2 fish)
Jess - 3 lb. 5 oz. - (2 fish)
Scott M. - 4 lb. 0 oz. (2 fish)
Kevin H. - 4 lb. 0 oz. (2 fish)
Jim L. - 4 lb. 4 oz. (2 fish)
Rich - 5 lb. 7 oz. (2 fish)
Dave J. - 5 lb. 12 oz. (3 fish)
Joe H. - 9 lb. 0 oz. (5 fish)
Chris S. - 9 lb. 13 oz. (4 fish)
Jason - 10 lb. 0 oz. (5 fish)
Ronnie G. - 12 lb. 1 oz. (6 fish)
Chris R. - 12 lb. 4 oz. (7 fish)
Gary W. - 13 lb. 6 oz. (7 fish)
Steve H. - 14 lb. 7 oz. (6 fish)

Big Bass was caught by me, a smallmouth that weighed 3 lb. 7 oz.

Largest Non-Bass was caught by Joe H., a 35" muskie.

I can't think of anything else, can you?
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of the
season.

It was interesting to fish Boom this year. We had totally different weather
conditions from one day to the next, yet many people brought in keeper bass.
Different patterns worked well for different anglers. I couldn't buy a bite
in the weeds, yet others were bringing in keepers that were caught in the
weeds. I found my fish in mid to deep water, relative to Boom. Another
thing I noticed was that just about everyone had a tale of an encounter with
a big bass.

You missed a good one Warren,
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

I fished the same pattern two days, using the same bait on two different
rods, just had different weights on each. Both days , a very slow and
deliberate approach produced all my fish. I can tell you I caught every
single legal I had on the same bait.
I unfortunately didn't have an encounter with a big bass, but the
stories I heard were definitely impressive, especially Dave's.

Chris
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of the
season.

It was interesting to fish Boom this year. We had totally different weather
conditions from one day to the next, yet many people brought in keeper bass.
Different patterns worked well for different anglers. I couldn't buy a bite
in the weeds, yet others were bringing in keepers that were caught in the
weeds. I found my fish in mid to deep water, relative to Boom. Another
thing I noticed was that just about everyone had a tale of an encounter with
a big bass.

You missed a good one Warren,

They're all good Steve, thanks to you & Janet's incredible hospitality. I'd
go out n get skunked 2 more times (or was it 3?) just for the times I've had
out there again.

Now that I'm doing these FLW tournaments my finances aren't as loose as they
used to be, and I no longer get air miles (switched to the GMAC credit
card). My last wooping on the Potomac cost me about $2500.

They're fun when you make the cut, and fun when you don't, but they hurt
when you don't.

It's very comforting to know that Boom "turns on", at one point I wondered
if there was a quality population of bass in there.

I think next time I get up there I'll fish super-shallow, less than 2', and
see how that goes.

I'm so glad you all had fun, that's the name of the game.

Warren


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"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of
the season.

It was interesting to fish Boom this year. We had totally different
weather conditions from one day to the next, yet many people brought in
keeper bass. Different patterns worked well for different anglers. I
couldn't buy a bite in the weeds, yet others were bringing in keepers that
were caught in the weeds. I found my fish in mid to deep water, relative
to Boom. Another thing I noticed was that just about everyone had a tale
of an encounter with a big bass.

You missed a good one Warren,
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of the
season.

Warren

There's really no "end of season" around here. People usually atlernate
between fishing and hunting as the hunting season arrives. Still, you can go
out on our lakes about anytime and see boats.

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"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve, I just ewanted the whole picture, nothing more.

Charles the best boat deals are traditionally right now, at the end of
the season.

Warren

There's really no "end of season" around here. People usually atlernate
between fishing and hunting as the hunting season arrives. Still, you can
go out on our lakes about anytime and see boats.

So come on up here and buy a boat! Trust me, there is an end to the
season.....
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

I also want to thank Steve and Janet for another wonderful tournament.
They work very hard at this and it always is enjoyable. I did find out
this year why Steve would make a poor accountant. Just kidding Steve.
I had the pleasure on the first day of fishing with Scott. It was fun
watching his excitement as he caught bass and his "I'm not a losser"
dance after he boated his second keeper. Thank you Scott for
distracting Chris the second day although all I asked him to do was
mess up Chris's tackle. That brokeback bass fishing stuff must have
been his idea. I couldn't want to win bad enough to do that to anyone.
I can just picture Chris's face as Scott kept telling him "Gary put me
on bass, why can't you". The second day I got to fish with Steve's son
Jim. He kept everything in prespective as I saw my lead slipping away
with every fish that got off or broke me off. He kept telling me "I'm
having fun!". It was exciting as we were on fish but just couldn't get
them in the boat. We still ended up with two each although we both
could have limited out if our luck had been a little better. I will
never forget watching Joe make custom prototype spinnerbaits for people
out of the back of a minivan. Joe, I'll let you know how it works in a
couple of weeks. I had a great time and was happy to see Steve win
this year. Hope to see everyone next year.

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

Warren

"gwilber" wrote in message
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I also want to thank Steve and Janet for another wonderful tournament.
They work very hard at this and it always is enjoyable. I did find out
this year why Steve would make a poor accountant. Just kidding Steve.
I had the pleasure on the first day of fishing with Scott. It was fun
watching his excitement as he caught bass and his "I'm not a losser"
dance after he boated his second keeper. Thank you Scott for
distracting Chris the second day although all I asked him to do was
mess up Chris's tackle. That brokeback bass fishing stuff must have
been his idea. I couldn't want to win bad enough to do that to anyone.
I can just picture Chris's face as Scott kept telling him "Gary put me
on bass, why can't you". The second day I got to fish with Steve's son
Jim. He kept everything in prespective as I saw my lead slipping away
with every fish that got off or broke me off. He kept telling me "I'm
having fun!". It was exciting as we were on fish but just couldn't get
them in the boat. We still ended up with two each although we both
could have limited out if our luck had been a little better. I will
never forget watching Joe make custom prototype spinnerbaits for people
out of the back of a minivan. Joe, I'll let you know how it works in a
couple of weeks. I had a great time and was happy to see Steve win
this year. Hope to see everyone next year.

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!

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 ;-)




"gwilber" wrote in message
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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!