Tournament |
Beaver lake |
Do you aleady have spots picked out from a previous tournament? |
No, I just fished the conditions. |
What considerations or steps were taken in narrowing down your search to a particular pattern or area of the lake? |
I tried to have clear water and stained water areas to fish based upon what weather conditions were going to be. |
Did what you find in practice work in the tournament. How did you adjust if it didn't? |
For the most part it did, I just had to switch patterns as we moved throughout the tourney. |
What stage are the bass in - pre-spawn, spawn or post spawn? |
Pre-spawn |
Have you fished the lake before? How has it changed since the last time? Water level, grass, etc. |
Yes , it seemed like the fish bit alot better this time |
What was the water temp? |
52-56 |
How much actual fishing did you do in practice, or was it mostly scouting areas? |
Fished from daylight to dark Sunday - Tuesday. |
Did you fish Deep or Shallow? |
Concentrated on 8-10 ft. |
What was the main bass forage in the lake? |
Shad |
What lures(s) did you use most in practice? In the tournament? |
Wiggle Wart crankbait and an umbrella rig |
Most used rod / technique in practice / tournament? |
Shimano Chronarch reel and G Loomis rod |
Did the weather hold up from practice to the tournament? If not, what adjustments did you make if any? |
When the wind didn't blow I fished in colored water. When it was blowing, I fished clear water. |
What will you take from this event into the next tournament? |
Confidence and momentum. |
Best meal you had? |
I cooked duck at the house we were staying at. |
Best non-fishing memory / moment? |
My buddy Ryan Chandler didn't know his new Ranger boat had interior lights in it until I showed him how to turn them on. |
Anything else to add? |
Just pleased with a second place finish an a 35000.00 check! |