Still holding on to 4th place

Well we took 5th in todays tourney with a weight of 5.23 lbs. This should tell you something about what kind of day it was on the water. 1st place was taken with 7.09 lbs. It was a tough day out there. We are still holding our 4th place year to date standing and we have 3 tourneys to go. The Bad Bass Boy Team has got there work cut out for them. We are feeling very confident with the next three lakes but we may put in one extra pre-fish on each lake just to give ourselves the extra edge. So far we have only pre-fished 3 hrs on each lake. We are 3 lbs out of 1st place but plan to close that gap and hopefully surpass that mark during the next event. I will keep you posted.

“Get the net!!! It’s a Hawg!!!”

2nd Place

We are climbing our way to the top. We finished the 3 hour tourney with 5 fish and a weight of 10 lb 13 oz but we were penalized .5 lb for a dead fish. I got a deep hookset on him. I try to avoid this to help preserve the sport but sometimes it is unavoidable. I didn’t even know he had picked up my lure until I saw the line start to swim away. We finished in 2nd place for this event but I believe we climbed into the Top 3 bracket for the year so far. We have 4 tourneys left to complete the year. Our key to success has been to go with what we know but also plan to try new ideas, lures and tactics. We have been catching a few keepers by trying new approaches but in such a short tourney you don’t have time to expeiriment to much. We eventually migrate back to our comfort zone about 1.5 hrs into the 3 hr event. We will continue with this strategy until it becomes unproductive. Find a league in your area and sign up. It’s an awesome way to spend an evening!

What’s your Redneck story

If the Bad Bass won’t bite even when you throw it right in their mouth, it’s time to broaden your search for the ultimate catch. I landed this little guy right off the dog food bag in our campsite. This species…commonly called a ground squirrel is very similar to those Bad Bass we all love to chase. The ground squirrel is a wary and intelligent adversary who perfers to lurk in cover and concealment and pounce when least expected. He puts up a good fight when caught but often returns to the same food source once released. One big difference is these little scrapers have BIG, sharp teeth and will use them once threatened. If you plan to get into this sport….have a plan on how to release the little fighters. Equipment you will need includes; fishing pole, reel, line and bait(Dog food works great). Make certain your snare is designed to come off easily without harming the squirrel. Practice catch and release so future generations can enjoy this sport as much as we do. This squirrel was released unharmed and in fact returned to stealing dog food right away.