gardnerjigman, had to reply to your comment on the 4.5 footers. I have a 17' boat with 50 hp motor. A buddy and I were out Friday as well... made runs to Gravious Arm all the way from Alhonna all 3 days. We were so sore, we couldn't move by Sunday night.
It was our first BBB, and first time on LOZ as well. He ended up cashing a check in the 9-11 slot sunday with a 4.73. We caught probably 25 fish between both tournament days with only 1 keeper.