6/9 Night Tournament Result

[Jerry Rapp]

I fished an 8 boat jack pot last night, 7 to 2 at clearwater. A friend won with 13lbs. We got 3rd with 8lbs. We caught 5 keepers in 7 hours. Anyway, started off a with 2lber on a spook right after take off. Then had a 4+ on the spook, both hooks in its mouth, coming straight to the net which Jack had under the water. Right when it got over the net, it jumped straight up. The spook flew ovr the boat but we both thought the fish landed directly into the net. Nope. Would have been BB and got us 2nd. I am beginning to think I will just abandon a net altogether. Overall I think, you lose more fish trying to hurrying them than just fighting them. Lost fish at boat side for me at least is less in fun fishing than in tournaments...............I think. Anyways, caught a little keeper on a red shad worm just after dark, finally caught another one about 1.5lbs on a black/blue jig about midnight off the dam, then one on the jig about 2lbs at 1:30. Why is it Clearwater and Wappapello do not have 15 inch size limits? I think MDC needs to re-think this. Only lakes in MO w/o a 15" length limit.

[Phil Lilley]

Taneycomo doesn't have a length limit on bass either.

[97procraft]

The MDC thinks that there are too many small fish in the lakes and wants anglers to remove some of the small fish so the others may grow.

[Jerry Rapp]

I know what they "think" and say. But the fact is the bass fishing quality on both these lakes is way below the other lakes in Missouri. And believe me, the fish that are in the lakes are not stunted and there is not an overabundance of little guys.