SRV1990 Posted May 20, 2009 Posted May 20, 2009 Hi All, Got back Sunday from our annual fishing trip/friendly tournament on The Rock. Six guys fished this time, total weight for the entire trip wins braggin' rights and a big, obnoxious fishing trophy. Total winning weight was 26-4 (Matt), 2nd place was 25-10 (Joe) and I came in 3rd at 23-4. Majority of fish caught on the following: split-shot (mainly watermelon seed or green pumpkin centipedes/fish doctors), shakey head (finesse worms in green pumpkin and watermelon candy) or grubs (several different colors). One keeper on a Spook and one on a Wiggle Wart. It was our best trip so far, with many of the fish coming in the coves off rocky ledges, and some near secondary points. Large rocks and/or ledges seemed to be the key. By the way, after Friday nights storm it was brutally windy all day Saturday. Here are some pics: Me with two nice smallies, the largest going 3-4: Me again with a nice 2-14 fish: And a couple more of mine: Matt with the big fish for the week, weighing in at 4-4 (Matt and Joe hit a hot spot that evening, with Matt landing 5 keepers and Joe 4): Me with a couple more from Thursday (temps had started to drop a bit): Matt again with a couple real nice smallies, the biggest around 3 and a half: Don with his biggest keeper, this one coming in at 3-7: Overall it was a blast. Caught lots of other fish, including many in the 13" to 14"+ range, and real fighters. All fish returned to the water after each day's "official" weigh-in. Tom "You can always justify putting off a decision... but you can't put off the results of indecision."
motoman Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Ddddddddddang SRV. Those are some great looking fish. Good for you guys, I hope to be back down in a few weeks for some similar results! - I saw a lot of night pix, any night fishing?
SRV1990 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks motoman... yes, they are truly a beautiful fish, especially those smallmouths! We didn't do any night fishing. We typically hit the water around 6:30 and fish till 12:30 or so, break for a few hours for lunch and then head back out around 4:00 till 8:30, basically just as it's getting dark. We're pretty beat by that time, so after a few cold ones it's lights out "You can always justify putting off a decision... but you can't put off the results of indecision."
Spinnaker Posted May 22, 2009 Posted May 22, 2009 Beautiful fish. I wish I had some luck the past few days but the bite was slow for me down by the dam area.
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