Cmn Bass Tourney

[jeb]

Anyone else fish the CMN tourney yesterday on Beaver? Quillback and I fished it. Our first tourney ever. Had fun, like any day out fishing. And it was for a good cause. We didn't expect to set the world on fire, and didn't with our 5 fish, 8lb 6oz bag, but it seemed like it was somewhere in the middle.

I'm not sure I'm a tourney guy, though. It was interesting to try one, but didn't enjoy the "traffic" aspect of it, waiting around, etc. I can see where folks would get into it, though.

[Quillback]

Yep it was a fun day, got windy out there for a while, but fortunately Jeb's Skeeter can handle it. It does make for a long day, left the house at 0415, got home around 1630. Interesting mix of anglers, some big name pros like Clunn, McClelland, and Lane, some local guys who do well on the tourneys around here, and guys like me and Jeb who are out there for fun - not that we would've complained if we won the grand prize, which was for big bass. We stayed for most of the weigh in, big bass at the time was 4-12. Biggest bag was a little over 14. Most bags were in the 6 - 10 Lb. range. Most guys caught fish, many had limits, just very few big bass. Lots of boats, 100-150 at least. That giant parking lot at Praire Creek was full.

For you hybrid/striper guys, I heard that there was a good topwater bite by the island north of the HWY 12 bridge.

[Quillback]

The tourney folks did a good job of providing for fish care at the weigh in. When you came in they gave us a weigh in bag, that was a bag within a bag. An outer waterproof bag with a mesh bag inside that. When you got to the weigh in line, with that many anglers there was a line of 20-25 at all times weighing in, you took the liner bag out with your fish and put it in an aerated washtub, there was a line of these tubs and as you shuffled forward in the weigh-in line you moved your bag from tub to tub until they were ready to weigh you in. The fish were only out of water for the brief time it took to get weighed. Then, once weighed, you walked over to an AGFC hatchery truck, handed over your bag, and into the tank the fish went. I expect that there were be little, if any mortality.

[Stump bumper]

Does anyone have a link to the leaders board on this one? Really curious on who won and top weights. Glad you two had a good time, sounds like it was fun and if they are like the FLW release boats the fishing between Prairie Creek and Ventrais will pick up next week.

Glad too know the Stripers are still working their way North.

[Quillback]

I did find a link to a slide show, no leader board, but Clunn won with 14 lbs. 15 oz and big bass was 4 - 12. Just wasn't much of a big bass bite, I would've expected big bass to be at least 6 lbs. Unfortunately they did not get me in one of the pictures. I can't understand, I'm so "photogenic"

http://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/helping-out-our-kids-charity-bass-tournament

[Feathers and Fins]

Did someone say Hybrid and Striper ? lol. The forecast for today looks to be dangerous but if it clears up at all Im going to go give them a shot. Anyone going out today keep your cell phones handy and keep an eye on the weather and for gods sake if your boat will not handle dont go out no fish is wourth dieing over.

[jeb]

I got a hardcopy of the results at HLS today. Clunn won, as the link that Quillback posted says, with 14-15. Dandy bag of fish! 20 teams had bags of 10 or more pounds. Our bag was good for a tie for 43rd out of about 147 teams. 39 teams had zero fish.

Looks like the weather liars were wrong again today. The wind has not been howling out here in the Prarire Creek area today like they said it would. An occasional good gust, but otherwise fairly low speed stuff. Like Quillback says, the wind really got up for a while yesterday. Probably 25-30mph sustained for a couple of hours.

[Stump bumper]

Well 14-15 isn't bad but figured the local guys could have out fished the visiting pros but there are a lot of days on Beaver I can't put together a 5 fish bag so you two did good.

[Feathers and Fins]

Jeb I just got back from a looky see at the lake from the 12 bridge and its whitecap city on the water. PC didnt look as bad, Im not putting my boat out today just no need to play in the wind IMO, Besides the tackle boxes need to be cleaned and the rods all need new line so its a good day to get things back in order.

[wc1063]

I'm glad y'all had a good time at the tournament, I do wish one of the local would win since they know the lake well, but I guess pros are pros, that's what they do for a living, they need to be good at it. So I'm keeping my day job for now!!