Koop Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 Well day started out very slow, I was fishing a tournament as a co-angler. Was happy to get drawn with someone who had fished the lake for several years as I had never fished it before. I started out throwing a horny toad in the slop, as the boater threw a buzzbait. He landed the first two, and I went on to get frustrated as ever hit was missing the mark, I had 3 blow ups, one a foot to the right and 2 short. The boater was catching them on his trailer hook so it was obvious they were hitting short. Finally after the boater lands his 3rd I get the idea to reluctantly switch to a buzzbait with a trailer. About 20 minutes later I am finally able to hook up, 13 7/8" > . Toss her back and keep throwing, a few short fish later I start tossing a jig, 5th cast, bam finally hook up with a keeper. Only about 1.5# but good enough to get me started. The boater lands a 3.8# that went on to win big bass. We head out to the stump field and I start tossing a jig, hook up with my 2nd keeper, or so I thought... I felt a tap, then another then WAM! The fish drilled my 1/2oz jig and I set the hook. (I was pitching with 15# flouro and a 7'1 Kistler Argon H/F) Now, when I set this hook, it felt like I hooked into a brick wall, my rod loaded and was completely bent over, it almost snapped the rod from my hand (my wrist is still sore as hell), I don't know what it was but it was NOT a bass, whatever it was I'm guessing 15+ and it bite off my line, most likely a very large pike or musky. We head back out to the slop and it starts to rain, blow ups everywhere... I manage to fudge a hook set on a nice one, I mean I am still upset with myself, it blew up and missed, blew up again missing the bait, one short and one to the side, I let the frog sink, 3rd blow up I feel the fish and yank it clean out of his mouth. :'( About 15 minutes later I hook up and land a nice 3#er and end my day 2 fish short of a limit. Apparently this lake was brutal this year, as 9.6# (my partner) won the tournament (no one besides him was able to catch a limit). I placed 5th. Now... time to ice this wrist. :-? Quote
Big-O Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 5th is better than 6th and sounds like you finished up strong www.ragetail.com Quote
Slip Gun Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 You caught some fish and came in 5th, sounds like a great day to me Congrats!! Quote
skillet Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 Sometimes this isn't a lot of help but you did a lot better than a skunk ... skillet Quote
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