Marshalled for Boyd Duckett

[Skeet22]

What an experience esp being we were fishing in my back yard. Pretty humbling to see what these guys are capable of. I knew my home lake was good but these last 3 days have been nothing short of amazing! here is a pic of the big fish of the tourney I took with my cell phone. Boyd is a hell of a guy! Those rods are the real deal he uses the same blank as the Kistler z bone but a fraction of the cost.

What an experience esp being we were fishing in my back yard. Pretty humbling to see what these guys are capable of. I knew my home lake was good but these last 3 days have been nothing short of amazing! here is a pic of the big fish of the tourney I took with my cell phone. Boyd is a hell of a guy! Those rods are the real deal he uses the same blank as the Kistler z bone but a fraction of the cost.

[SausageFingers23]

Thats for sharing!  That's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

[shootermcbob]

Can you share with us what you learned during your time with Boyd???

[Skeet22]

To be honest they spend alot less time changing baits than we do. Boyd threw two baits all day a chatterbait which he caught 90% of his fish on of the 29 lb bag he posted and a couple on a laser lure square bill. He threw a crawfish colored trap a short while and hooked up with a 4 lb fish with it. I think the most important thing I learned is how to really work an area over and give it time. He worked one area all day, we would go 40 minutes without a bite but when he did it was a pig. Square bills were the winning ticket this year in the tank pond for sure..Found a nice little shell hump that I did not know about either..

[Hot Rod]

I'm not trying to be a wise @$$ just have a question.  Did Boyd know about that area he fished the final day prior to the tournament?  Or did he locate it as a reult of the higher placing competitors fishing near by?

Just wondering because the BASS announcers/bloggers made it sound like it was pretty common knowledge that the bass spawned hot and heavy in that area in Cat and that if the weather warmed up the biggin's would be there and thus would be the best spot to win.  (If it would have stayed cold then Venice would have been the place to be.)

Here is my question/point, why wasn't anyone fishing the area those pre-spawn fish were comming from before they got to the spawning stump filled area that KVD, Martins, Rook, Palanuik, et all were after?  Seems like Boyd was the only one to focus on those fish staging in the area before they moved up to where KVD was.

Hard to tell from the live coverage or lack there of, maybe there were some guys fishing that early pre-spawn pattern but no one mentioned it until Boyd whacked em on day 3.  I just find it hard to believe that no angler got a bead on the pre-spawn fish that had yet to move up to KVD's area because someone could have had them all to themselves.

[Skeet22]

I'm not trying to be a wise @$$ just have a question. Did Boyd know about that area he fished the final day prior to the tournament? Or did he locate it as a reult of the higher placing competitors fishing near by?

Just wondering because the BASS announcers/bloggers made it sound like it was pretty common knowledge that the bass spawned hot and heavy in that area in Cat and that if the weather warmed up the biggin's would be there and thus would be the best spot to win. (If it would have stayed cold then Venice would have been the place to be.)

Here is my question/point, why wasn't anyone fishing the area those pre-spawn fish were comming from before they got to the spawning stump filled area that KVD, Martins, Rook, Palanuik, et all were after? Seems like Boyd was the only one to focus on those fish staging in the area before they moved up to where KVD was.

Hard to tell from the live coverage or lack there of, maybe there were some guys fishing that early pre-spawn pattern but no one mentioned it until Boyd whacked em on day 3. I just find it hard to believe that no angler got a bead on the pre-spawn fish that had yet to move up to KVD's area because someone could have had them all to themselves.

Boyd found that hump in practice but they were not quite pulling up on it yet. The hump he wacked them on was not a migration route to the area where KVD was although it was further east in the lake a little closer to deeper water. The hump itself was a place for them to lock down and spawn and they did not start pulling up there until Sunday.

The area KVD and the bunch was fishing is more of a migration or transition area that the fish come in through to get to the very shallow west end of the lake. Some drop right there and spawn around stumps and some keep heading further west and spawn on the shell flats and banks on the west side of the lake so they were in an area where they could hit spawners and transition fish at the same time. I do not think many of them knew about the hump Boyd was fishing. It was only 40 yards or so wide and stepped up to 1.5 ft from 3-4 ft and was solid rock/clam shell bottom.

Hope this answers your question..

[Dockhead]

I'm curious about the z-bone/duckett rods having the same blank. I had not heard this before.

Is that something you heard from Boyd or did that info. come from somewhere else? Just wondering, have not held either of those rods but if that is the same blank it would be worth at least looking into duckett's rods.

[J Francho]

Z-Bones are built on North Fork Composites blanks. Duckett rods' MSRP is well below the cost of the NFC blank.

Neither are in the NFC Registry: http://www.northforkcomposites.com/content/approved-rod-builder-program-registry.

[Hot Rod]

I'm not trying to be a wise @$$ just have a question. Did Boyd know about that area he fished the final day prior to the tournament? Or did he locate it as a reult of the higher placing competitors fishing near by?

Just wondering because the BASS announcers/bloggers made it sound like it was pretty common knowledge that the bass spawned hot and heavy in that area in Cat and that if the weather warmed up the biggin's would be there and thus would be the best spot to win. (If it would have stayed cold then Venice would have been the place to be.)

Here is my question/point, why wasn't anyone fishing the area those pre-spawn fish were comming from before they got to the spawning stump filled area that KVD, Martins, Rook, Palanuik, et all were after? Seems like Boyd was the only one to focus on those fish staging in the area before they moved up to where KVD was.

Hard to tell from the live coverage or lack there of, maybe there were some guys fishing that early pre-spawn pattern but no one mentioned it until Boyd whacked em on day 3. I just find it hard to believe that no angler got a bead on the pre-spawn fish that had yet to move up to KVD's area because someone could have had them all to themselves.

Boyd found that hump in practice but they were not quite pulling up on it yet. The hump he wacked them on was not a migration route to the area where KVD was although it was further east in the lake a little closer to deeper water. The hump itself was a place for them to lock down and spawn and they did not start pulling up there until Sunday.

The area KVD and the bunch was fishing is more of a migration or transition area that the fish come in through to get to the very shallow west end of the lake. Some drop right there and spawn around stumps and some keep heading further west and spawn on the shell flats and banks on the west side of the lake so they were in an area where they could hit spawners and transition fish at the same time. I do not think many of them knew about the hump Boyd was fishing. It was only 40 yards or so wide and stepped up to 1.5 ft from 3-4 ft and was solid rock/clam shell bottom.

Hope this answers your question..

Yes that does.  Thanks 

[ww2farmer]

Apparently the BS is not limited to the weigh in stage  ;D

[ww2farmer]

BTW why is Boyd missing a tooth in your photo?

[Skeet22]

All I can tell you is what he told me. Maybe it was BS but he seemed like a pretty honest dude..

[lmoore]

I'm not real familiar with the entire North Fork line-up, but I beieve they have some lower end blanks that would be less than what Duckett's rods sell for.  Not positive on that but that would explain the confusion here.  I can tell you if he means the exact same blanks as the Z-Bone, he's losing a lot of money with that rod business.

[Sam]

Skeet, great post.

Thanks for telling us what a pro did to get his fish.

What is interesting to me is that he spent 40 minutes in one area and did not get bit.

In my club tournaments we fish fast and other than for one or two guys, we are out of an area after ten minutes if we don't get bit.

Did you fill Boyd in as to why the Fighting Tigers will defeat his Alabama Crimson Tide this fall in Tuscaloosa????

I hope you wore something purple and gold, too.  ;D   ;D   ;D

[Skeet22]

Skeet, great post.

Thanks for telling us what a pro did to get his fish.

What is interesting to me is that he spent 40 minutes in one area and did not get bit.

In my club tournaments we fish fast and other than for one or two guys, we are out of an area after ten minutes if we don't get bit.

Did you fill Boyd in as to why the Fighting Tigers will defeat his Alabama Crimson Tide this fall in Tuscaloosa????

I hope you wore something purple and gold, too. ;D ;D ;D

That is the biggest think I got out of the experience. They really work an area over and give it time.. Just because they are not biting does not mean they are not there. He would not quit on an area until he covered the entire area completly. We went almost the whole first hour without a bite then wham all of a sudden he hooks up with a 9lber.. It was quite an experience! I'm still pumped about it.

[J Francho]

I'm not real familiar with the entire North Fork line-up, but I beieve they have some lower end blanks that would be less than what Duckett's rods sell for. Not positive on that but that would explain the confusion here. I can tell you if he means the exact same blanks as the Z-Bone, he's losing a lot of money with that rod business.

They don't.  You are thinking of Gary Loomis designed TFO rods.

[Georgia Jeff]

I wish they would have shown more coverage of Duckett on TV?  Did he feel that he could have won if they had had one more day on the water?  Was he talkative or just focused on the fish?

[Skeet22]

He talked the whole time! He  wished he would have went with that area fom the start..

[oteymc]

Good info, what a great experience.  That would be time well spent.

[duckettank]

Skeet, What a great diary.  By the way, he's one of the most talkative pros on tour. He'll talk your ear off. Just his nature.