June Tournament

Lake Sinclair - Flint River Bass Club June tournament
June 7 - 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cloudy morning changed to mostly sunny by noon
Very hot, water muddy to heavy stain

When we took off I stopped at a lighted dock where I caught my first
keeper two weeks ago. Main light not on, no bites around the other one
and along the deep bank and point. Didn’t stay long, kept feeling the
pull of the next spot I wanted to fish.

Ran on up to an outside bend in Little River where there are docks,
rocks and grass beds. Partner started catching small bass on
crankbait. I threw a popper and buzz bait but no hits. Fished around
the bend, hitting all the cover. Partner got a small keeper on a
Shadrap.

Started back around the bend again. All those little fish must be
eating something. Started throwing a jighead and caught some small
fish while partner caught some little ones on his crankbait. Passed a
dock with brush out in front and when my jig head worm got to it I
felt a little tap - set the hook on a solid 2 pound bass. One in the
live well at 7:00.

Fished back a third time around the bend catching small fish then got
to a marina right at the bridge. Current was running across the point
between the ramps and the bridge and I set up downstream of it, right
in front of the ramps. Got a hit on a jighead, little keeper. Two in
the boat at 8:20.

In the next 15 minutes we caught a dozen bass off that point. I had my
limit by 8:30 and partner got two more keepers. All were small. A cat
fisherman backed in and we talked as he got his boat ready, then I
moved out of the way when he left. Then the current died and so did
the bite.

Partner got all excited when a bass busted shad on the riprap right in
front of the gas dock so we worked over there. Nothing on a jig head
or topwater but when he ran a crankbait by he got a good keeper. Four
for him, six or seven for me.

We worked back to the point an the current was moving again but no
bites. As we fished it two guys pulled up and opened the marina at 9
AM. One guy came out and asked me to move, to not block the
marina. I looked around - not a boat in sight. I told him I had
already moved when someone wanted to launch an would get out of the
way if a boat came near. He said we should fish the point from the
other side. He either didn’t understand current or just didn’t care.

He said we were going to get wet when it rained - I said that was ok,
I had a rain suit and that might keep some of the pleasure boaters off
the water. He didn’t appreciate that, I guess, and he said they would
like to keep the fishermen off the water. Kinda strange, never heard
that, but I said probably.

I worked out on the point and he went back inside. We worked on around
the point and to the riprap - had been wanting to fish it. Got a good
2 pound keeper on a popper off the riprap, then another fish that
culled one of my smaller ones off a dock.

Worked back under the bridge, fished the point but no hits. As I
fished down the docks - still no boats in sight - the guy came out and
said we needed to leave, not fish his docks, that a woman had gotten a
hook in her hand there. I assured him we would get any hooks back we
hung up and he said something about everybody does but we still find
hooks. He then said we were not being very considerate of others. I
said I was, would move if any boats came up, would not leave any
hooks.

He kept mumbling and walked up to another older man standing at the
head of the dock. The old guy said something about Is that the same
boat? Maybe we can help them understand. We need to find out where
they are from.

I loudly said Griffin, GA - want my name, too? But he turned and
walked away.

We fished on down the docks and around the bend, catching a few more
small fish. Partner didn’t get any keepers and the ones I got did not
cull.

Ran up into a creek and started working a line of docks on deep
water. I got another keeper that didn’t cull and partner said
something about me getting the keepers first. I put in the front and
we kept fishing, catching short fish. He finally got his fifth keeper
at about 1:00, with two hours to fish. Getting very hot since the sun
had come out.

At 2 we headed back down the lake, wanted to get closer to weigh-in
since boat traffic was getting heavy. As we passed a small creek I
remembered brush piles in front of some docks so pulled in. Told
partner to stay way out, reminded him most of the better fish we had
caught were in deeper water on brush. He got right in on the first
dock casting under it in the shade. I turned and threw out to the
brush about 50 feet in front of the dock and got a solid 3 pound fish.
Felt better, figured I had about 9 - 10 pounds, not bad for Sinclair.

We hit one more spot on the way in and caught some small fish. I
figured I got 14 or 15 keepers, partner got only six, and no telling
how many throwbacks.

At weigh-in Kwong walked up with a sack of fish and said he had a
picture fish. He did - 6.45 pounds. He won with five at 13.68. My
five went 10.76 for second, third was five at 9.38 and fourth was 5 at
8.28. We had 18 people bring in 10 limits, two more had four fish and
there were two zeros. Pretty good day for this time of year.

When I told what had happened at the marina another club member said
they had a problem there in another tournament, guy wanted them to
leave because they might hang his gas lines. There were others he had
harassed, using different claims. He is crazy, trying to run off
fishermen the few hours he is there but most of the fishing there is
at night, early in the AM or late in the PM when he is closed. Weird
guy, but no fishermen I know of uses his little marina, mostly a boat
storage facility.


Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

June Tournament

At weigh-in Kwong walked up with a sack of fish and said he had a
picture fish. He did - 6.45 pounds. He won with five at 13.68. My five
went 10.76 for second, third was five at 9.38 and fourth was 5 at
8.28. We had 18 people bring in 10 limits, two more had four fish and
there were two zeros. Pretty good day for this time of year.

**Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

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Thanks for the read Ronnie...and congrats on a good finish!

Sorry to hear about the dock problem, but it takes all kinds.

John B

"John B" wrote in message
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June Tournament

At weigh-in Kwong walked up with a sack of fish and said he had a
picture fish. He did - 6.45 pounds. He won with five at 13.68. My five
went 10.76 for second, third was five at 9.38 and fourth was 5 at
8.28. We had 18 people bring in 10 limits, two more had four fish and
there were two zeros. Pretty good day for this time of year.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

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Thanks for the read Ronnie...and congrats on a good finish!

Sorry to hear about the dock problem, but it takes all kinds.

John B

Public water verses private property or lease agreements is a constant
battle everywhere.

Ronnie,
Would you email me the name of that marina? I will be fishing Sinclair this
weekend and I don't want to give my money (ramp fee) to somebody with an
attitude like those guys.

--
Shelby Foles, Realtor
Property Systems Real Estate
Foreclosure Specialist; General Sales and Listings
Email:
Phone Direct 678-409-7891
Toll Free 1-877-522-5577, ext 8074
Fax 1-866-458-7444
"Ronnie" wrote in message
...
Lake Sinclair - Flint River Bass Club June tournament
June 7 - 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cloudy morning changed to mostly sunny by noon
Very hot, water muddy to heavy stain

When we took off I stopped at a lighted dock where I caught my first
keeper two weeks ago. Main light not on, no bites around the other one
and along the deep bank and point. Didn’t stay long, kept feeling the
pull of the next spot I wanted to fish.

Ran on up to an outside bend in Little River where there are docks,
rocks and grass beds. Partner started catching small bass on
crankbait. I threw a popper and buzz bait but no hits. Fished around
the bend, hitting all the cover. Partner got a small keeper on a
Shadrap.

Started back around the bend again. All those little fish must be
eating something. Started throwing a jighead and caught some small
fish while partner caught some little ones on his crankbait. Passed a
dock with brush out in front and when my jig head worm got to it I
felt a little tap - set the hook on a solid 2 pound bass. One in the
live well at 7:00.

Fished back a third time around the bend catching small fish then got
to a marina right at the bridge. Current was running across the point
between the ramps and the bridge and I set up downstream of it, right
in front of the ramps. Got a hit on a jighead, little keeper. Two in
the boat at 8:20.

In the next 15 minutes we caught a dozen bass off that point. I had my
limit by 8:30 and partner got two more keepers. All were small. A cat
fisherman backed in and we talked as he got his boat ready, then I
moved out of the way when he left. Then the current died and so did
the bite.

Partner got all excited when a bass busted shad on the riprap right in
front of the gas dock so we worked over there. Nothing on a jig head
or topwater but when he ran a crankbait by he got a good keeper. Four
for him, six or seven for me.

We worked back to the point an the current was moving again but no
bites. As we fished it two guys pulled up and opened the marina at 9
AM. One guy came out and asked me to move, to not block the
marina. I looked around - not a boat in sight. I told him I had
already moved when someone wanted to launch an would get out of the
way if a boat came near. He said we should fish the point from the
other side. He either didn’t understand current or just didn’t care.

He said we were going to get wet when it rained - I said that was ok,
I had a rain suit and that might keep some of the pleasure boaters off
the water. He didn’t appreciate that, I guess, and he said they would
like to keep the fishermen off the water. Kinda strange, never heard
that, but I said probably.

I worked out on the point and he went back inside. We worked on around
the point and to the riprap - had been wanting to fish it. Got a good
2 pound keeper on a popper off the riprap, then another fish that
culled one of my smaller ones off a dock.

Worked back under the bridge, fished the point but no hits. As I
fished down the docks - still no boats in sight - the guy came out and
said we needed to leave, not fish his docks, that a woman had gotten a
hook in her hand there. I assured him we would get any hooks back we
hung up and he said something about everybody does but we still find
hooks. He then said we were not being very considerate of others. I
said I was, would move if any boats came up, would not leave any
hooks.

He kept mumbling and walked up to another older man standing at the
head of the dock. The old guy said something about Is that the same
boat? Maybe we can help them understand. We need to find out where
they are from.

I loudly said Griffin, GA - want my name, too? But he turned and
walked away.

We fished on down the docks and around the bend, catching a few more
small fish. Partner didn’t get any keepers and the ones I got did not
cull.

Ran up into a creek and started working a line of docks on deep
water. I got another keeper that didn’t cull and partner said
something about me getting the keepers first. I put in the front and
we kept fishing, catching short fish. He finally got his fifth keeper
at about 1:00, with two hours to fish. Getting very hot since the sun
had come out.

At 2 we headed back down the lake, wanted to get closer to weigh-in
since boat traffic was getting heavy. As we passed a small creek I
remembered brush piles in front of some docks so pulled in. Told
partner to stay way out, reminded him most of the better fish we had
caught were in deeper water on brush. He got right in on the first
dock casting under it in the shade. I turned and threw out to the
brush about 50 feet in front of the dock and got a solid 3 pound fish.
Felt better, figured I had about 9 - 10 pounds, not bad for Sinclair.

We hit one more spot on the way in and caught some small fish. I
figured I got 14 or 15 keepers, partner got only six, and no telling
how many throwbacks.

At weigh-in Kwong walked up with a sack of fish and said he had a
picture fish. He did - 6.45 pounds. He won with five at 13.68. My
five went 10.76 for second, third was five at 9.38 and fourth was 5 at
8.28. We had 18 people bring in 10 limits, two more had four fish and
there were two zeros. Pretty good day for this time of year.

When I told what had happened at the marina another club member said
they had a problem there in another tournament, guy wanted them to
leave because they might hang his gas lines. There were others he had
harassed, using different claims. He is crazy, trying to run off
fishermen the few hours he is there but most of the fishing there is
at night, early in the AM or late in the PM when he is closed. Weird
guy, but no fishermen I know of uses his little marina, mostly a boat
storage facility.


Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

It used to be call Halsams or something like that - never knew anybody
that put in there. It is the one going up Little River at the old Rail
road bridge - not sure how to get there by land. It is not the one at
Double Bridges or Little River Marina at the 441 Bridge

*Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Thanks Ronnie. I appreciate all the info.

--
Shelby Foles, Realtor
Property Systems Real Estate
Foreclosure Specialist; General Sales and Listings
Email:
Phone Direct 678-409-7891
Toll Free 1-877-522-5577, ext 8074
Fax 1-866-458-7444
"Ronnie" wrote in message
...
It used to be call Halsams or something like that - never knew anybody
that put in there. It is the one going up Little River at the old Rail
road bridge - not sure how to get there by land. It is not the one at
Double Bridges or Little River Marina at the 441 Bridge

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com