big poppa Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 I plan on going next weekend and was wondering if anyone had been out recently. Quote
quanjig Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 First tournament yesterday for FHBC. 21lbs first, 18lbs second, 14lbs third. 6.4lb big fish. 30 boats, a little more than half the field weighed fish. Still very unfavorable water temps 40-45 and slightly stained to heavily stained water. Thought my partner and I were goin to crush them after a keeper in my second cast! Two fish in the boat and 5 bites in the first 30 minutes and then it just all went away. Lost what felt like a good fish on a JB. Cover water and keep on changing until you find what they want! 1 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted March 17, 2014 Super User Posted March 17, 2014 First tournament yesterday for FHBC. 21lbs first, 18lbs second, 14lbs third. 6.4lb big fish. 30 boats, a little more than half the field weighed fish. Still very unfavorable water temps 40-45 and slightly stained to heavily stained water. Thought my partner and I were goin to crush them after a keeper in my second cast! Two fish in the boat and 5 bites in the first 30 minutes and then it just all went away. Lost what felt like a good fish on a JB. Cover water and keep on changing until you find what they want! Take his advise , he intimately knows these waters !! Good luck and be safe !!! 2 Quote
big poppa Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Sucks you didnt win. Thanks for the info. Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 First tournament yesterday for FHBC. 21lbs first, 18lbs second, 14lbs third. 6.4lb big fish. 30 boats, a little more than half the field weighed fish. Still very unfavorable water temps 40-45 and slightly stained to heavily stained water. Thought my partner and I were goin to crush them after a keeper in my second cast! Two fish in the boat and 5 bites in the first 30 minutes and then it just all went away. Lost what felt like a good fish on a JB. Cover water and keep on changing until you find what they want! Come on Quanjig give me a shout out for fifth place that was hard work and a tough tourney... J/K J 1 Quote
quanjig Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Nice work J! You need to be consistant like that all year! Jim should help you a lot this year!! Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Yeah no doubt Jim and I should be a good team. We are both spring and fall fisherman. We are going to really have to put in work in the dog days of summer but I think we can figure it out. It has taken me four years of fishing the club but I think we have a chance of turning a couple of heads this year. Without the right motor and electronics we are really at a huge disadvantage. I swear it takes away anywhere from 1-2 hours of fishing time from us each tournament. But we love the challenge and thats why we all do it. We will see how consistant I can be now that I have a consistant partner this year. Jim is awesome and I think we are going to get-r-done. J- Quote
big poppa Posted March 20, 2014 Author Posted March 20, 2014 How can I get in on these tounraments? Quote
DJ 6_6 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 havent been on since late fall, but itching to go fishing soon. Those who have fished the tourny or been on the Res. the last week or so, where have you marked fish? What kind of pattern were they holding in? Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 How can I get in on these tounraments? Find a boat and a partner then go to fountainhead bass club .com. All the info you need should be posted there. J Quote
bigsteveo Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 So I'm new to the boards however I've been fishing the occaquan for a couple years now, need a partner to go out with this year with a little more knowledge of the place... I'm running a 14 foot vhull with a bow mount 50lb trolling motor and new electronics, ob motor is a little over the cap at 18hp so im stuck to using the trolling motor Ill be out there tomorrow, let you guys know how it goes Quote
big poppa Posted March 21, 2014 Author Posted March 21, 2014 Find a boat and a partner then go to fountainhead bass club .com. All the info you need should be posted there. J I got a boat, just need to finish the livewell. Quote
big poppa Posted March 21, 2014 Author Posted March 21, 2014 So I'm new to the boards however I've been fishing the occaquan for a couple years now, need a partner to go out with this year with a little more knowledge of the place... I'm running a 14 foot vhull with a bow mount 50lb trolling motor and new electronics, ob motor is a little over the cap at 18hp so im stuck to using the trolling motor Ill be out there tomorrow, let you guys know how it goes where are you gonna launch at? Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I got a boat, just need to finish the livewell. Youtube has some awesome videos on how to make one out of a standard cooler and that's what most people use in the club. J- 1 Quote
s freud Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Struck out today after being out a couple hours. Only used the trolling motor though so did not go far. Quote
big poppa Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 I stunked today coming out of Lake Ridge. Gonna go buy a cooler and put in some work on a live well tomorrow. Quote
quanjig Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Caught this one and 3 others and a big crappie yesterday. Also had one just flat out dog me and pull off! 1 Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Quanjig, What was the water temp out there? Hope it's in the 50's. J Quote
big poppa Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 The warmest I found was 45 saturday. Quote
big poppa Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 Thats a pig! I need someone to help me with cold water. Caught this one and 3 others and a big crappie yesterday. Also had one just flat out dog me and pull off! Quote
quanjig Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks Big, it's really hit and miss right now for a lot of people, best advice I can give you is learn to use your graph and it's never too deep in the winter and summer, and in the spring and fall, it's always a little deeper than you think (when looking at shallow water). J, I only found about 45* like others said, not sure we will get a whole lot warmer by Sunday! 1 Quote
big poppa Posted March 25, 2014 Author Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks for the tips. I just gotta find time to get back out there. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 8, 2014 Super User Posted April 8, 2014 Planning to hit it on Saturday. Excited. First time out since November....been going nuts! Quote
DelfiBoyz_One_and_Only Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Planning to hit it on Saturday. Excited. First time out since November....been going nuts! Choporoz, I will take a update after your trip on Saturday..LOL I have a tournament on Sunday but shhhh keep the info on the low, a couple of people on this thread are in the same tournament... Just playing good luck out there! This time of year you cant go wrong with a spinnerbait. J-- 1 Quote
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