Super User everythingthatswims Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 First of all, I need to thank Sam for inviting me to fish and even giving up his seat in a boat for me, that is just crazy nice! There was a small "fun" tournament on the Hot Side of Lake Anna this Sunday, there were supposed to be around 15 boats fishing, but I guess everyone is afraid of the cold so there were only 6 boats that showed---no matter, I wouldn't have cared if I was the only one out there, I just came to catch fish! I got to hop in a bass boat and fish with someone, which was really cool since I have never bass fished from anything other than my kayak. There were definitely a few new and interesting experiences for me being in a bass boat... I started to eat some chips while we were running, and when I opened my mouth, my cheeks puffed out like a chipmunk----didn't see that one coming but should have. Even though it was an informal, fun tournament, I felt the pressure, that's the reason I don't have any photos, I didn't want my bait to spend any extra time out of the water! Just watching my partner fish taught me a lot, I had never done much with a spinnerbait or carolina rig before this, and I learned a lot about both of those while fishing. We had to wait until around 8 to launch, because with water in the 60s and air temps in the teens, there was crazy fog on the lake. It was so cold that until around 10am, after every 5-10 casts we had to dunk our rods and blow on the level wind since so much ice was building up. The fish were apparently not as active as usual, but we still caught plenty (at least 40 between the two of us, most only 1lb or so, but it's January so it doesn't matter!). Most of the fish were caught slow rolling spinnerbaits around riprap, docks, and windblown points. The other few fish came from deep water, I caught the biggest two (2.5#s each) of the day fishing a football jig uphill bringing it from 30FOW up into 10. We ended up with just over 10lbs for 2nd place, 1st was just under 13lbs with a 5lb kicker. Everyone else had under 8lbs. HUGE thanks to Sam and Dave for letting me come out and fish, my experiences on the water largely influenced my decision when I was asked to join a nearby high school bass fishing team and partner fish with someone this year, I'm really looking forward to it. 9 Quote
Turtle135 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 congrats! nice job with the football jig on the better fish Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 13, 2015 Global Moderator Posted January 13, 2015 You did better than I did in my first tournament, I never had anything that I could confirm 100% was even a bite! Congrats! 1 Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Congratulations! Quote
Vrybusy Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Congrats! Glad you had a good time - and caught fish!!!! I've only been on one trip to Anna (so far). Great lake, especially on the warm side!! Quote
RHuff Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Great learning experience for you! Kick butt and take names during your HS season. Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Congrats on the good finish and welcome to tournament fishing. It's a whole different deal when you get on the tournament side as you found out! Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted January 13, 2015 Global Moderator Posted January 13, 2015 Great Job! It can get addicting Mike 1 Quote
Patrick Morrow Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Nice to see people advancing from hobby fisher to tournament one! Quote
livetofish28 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 First of all, I need to thank Sam for inviting me to fish and even giving up his seat in a boat for me, that is just crazy nice! There was a small "fun" tournament on the Hot Side of Lake Anna this Sunday, there were supposed to be around 15 boats fishing, but I guess everyone is afraid of the cold so there were only 6 boats that showed---no matter, I wouldn't have cared if I was the only one out there, I just came to catch fish! I got to hop in a bass boat and fish with someone, which was really cool since I have never bass fished from anything other than my kayak. There were definitely a few new and interesting experiences for me being in a bass boat... I started to eat some chips while we were running, and when I opened my mouth, my cheeks puffed out like a chipmunk----didn't see that one coming but should have. Even though it was an informal, fun tournament, I felt the pressure, that's the reason I don't have any photos, I didn't want my bait to spend any extra time out of the water! Just watching my partner fish taught me a lot, I had never done much with a spinnerbait or carolina rig before this, and I learned a lot about both of those while fishing. We had to wait until around 8 to launch, because with water in the 60s and air temps in the teens, there was crazy fog on the lake. It was so cold that until around 10am, after every 5-10 casts we had to dunk our rods and blow on the level wind since so much ice was building up. The fish were apparently not as active as usual, but we still caught plenty (at least 40 between the two of us, most only 1lb or so, but it's January so it doesn't matter!). Most of the fish were caught slow rolling spinnerbaits around riprap, docks, and windblown points. The other few fish came from deep water, I caught the biggest two (2.5#s each) of the day fishing a football jig uphill bringing it from 30FOW up into 10. We ended up with just over 10lbs for 2nd place, 1st was just under 13lbs with a 5lb kicker. Everyone else had under 8lbs. HUGE thanks to Sam and Dave for letting me come out and fish, my experiences on the water largely influenced my decision when I was asked to join a nearby high school bass fishing team and partner fish with someone this year, I'm really looking forward to it. And now your joining the club I am in to continue the addiction you now started see how fast things can move lol Tight lines Andrew Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 19, 2015 Super User Posted January 19, 2015 Andrew, Noland is a very good fisherman and he impressed Dave, who wins local tournaments all the time. Noland needs more ammunition (baits) and we expect you and your other club members to show him various baits and presentations. Sure hope this nasty winter weather would go away but it looks like we will have to shelve all fishing plans to March at earliest so you guys continue reading about bass fishing, studying those GMCO maps and watch some DVDs. Quote
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