Cops for Kids

[roy_eros]

200 boats in the derby today. 19.97 was the big bag anchored by a 7 pounder. We got 15th with 13.58 and won free entry for next year. Lots of fish weighed today. Dozens of 11-12 pound limits.  We fished around Kimberling throwing finesse baits and caught 11 keepers and probably around 30 shorts. All fish came from the 4-8 ft range back in pockets. We had a tough time culling, lots of twinkies. I would guess our second 5 fish limit would of weighed 12.5. Congrats to the winners and thanks for a great run tournament. 

[176champion]

Way to go......sounds like a good day

[Seth]

We weighed four largemouth for 10.68. Two were decent 3 and 3.5 pounders and and two were squeakers. A faulty knot cost me a good fish that morning that I guessed around 3 pounds. A trick worm on shallow wood produced our first two keeper bites (one about 3# and the one I btroke off) and that pattern died once the sun popped out, or so we thought anyways. Since we weren't doing well on the shallow fish, we decided to go fish some main lake gravel points that produced some keeper smallies for us the day before, but it only produced shorts today. With only 1 keeper in the boat at 2oclock, we decided to run back to the cove we started in, set the troller to 100 and beat the banks with spinnerbaits and cover as much water as possible. We managed to catch three more keeper largemouth in that time and lost another keeper on a crankbait. I was kicking myself for not sticking with the power fishing game, but I truly thought that sun would have jacked up the shallow pattern for us so we went out to fish points.

This was our first time bass fishing on Tablerock and we had a ton of fun. We boated 11 keepers and around that many shorts on Monday while prefishing. Today was actually better for us from a number standpoint, but lacked the number of quality fish that we had the day before.

[dtrs5kprs]

One of our own OAF members won it. 

[dblades]

who has results for it.

[yellowgtman]

Not up yet, but here is where they'll be

 

http://copsforkidstournament.com/tournament/2016-results/

[eyedabassman]

11 hours ago, yellowgtman said:

Not up yet, but here is where they'll be

 

http://copsforkidstournament.com/tournament/2016-results/

It did not say who won the boat???????

[dtrs5kprs]

Congrats to Darren and his partner. That was no mean feat given the heavy hitters in the standings.

[Nitroman]

TEAM ( BOAT # 144 ) won the boat. Some of our other guests that were staying with us & fishing the tournament told me that " THE GUY'S STAYING IN UNIT # 2 WON THE BOAT " !!!!!!! At the time they returned after the weigh-in my wife happened to be out in our parking lot & said by the way they were " WALKING ON AIR "  it was apparent something big had happened.

[darrencombs]

Thanks Dave.  We just had a very fortunate and blessed day on the water.  We've all had those days where nothing can absolutely go right and then there are those that go almost perfect.  My partner likes to fish the state park area.  We did start the tournament there with out a bite. I did hear that some had good luck in the discolor water. We did make a little run to water I'm a little more familiar with.  We were fishing out of his boat and he wanted me to run the trolling motor because he didn't know the area.  I was hoping for a nice relaxing day from the back of the boat. I know that some will want more specific details. I will give as much as I can, but my partner has the CPA this weekend at TR.  The fish came in about 20' of water.  They were all caught on a bait like a jig, or worm that was in contact with the bottom.  The first cast my partner made he caught the five pounder.  His 7.02 was the fourth keeper of the day.  He ended up kicking their teeth in from the back of the boat.  I told him keep catching them I will set here eat my potato chips, drink a Pepsi and net your fish.  Some people try to out fish each other even in a team tournament.  I could careless who put the five in the boat.   We ended up catching 9 keepers in total.  We didn't catch a lot of fish total maybe 20.  I am a spot fisherman.  I might fish just a rock, stump, ledge, one log etc.  I can't hardly make myself just start going down a bank casting.   I figure if I have several little "confident" spots and hit most I have better chance than spending time going down a whole bank.  You have to understand that I have spent hours upon hours fishing those whole banks to find that sweet 10 foot stretch, or that log, ledge or what ever it might be.  The fish did come from steeper banks with rocks.  You don't under stand how hard it is to write this and give good detail, but not get criticized for not enough.  Trust me, I'm on here daily and see some of the post.  I fish a few tournaments, but now days I just take my son to his tournaments.  I consider myself as a recreational fisherman.   Champ188 to ease your mind not a single fish was caught on a bed.  Truthfully, I think they have all spawned.  Where, I don't know.  I haven't seen many beds in my area all year.  I kinda think maybe some spawned a little deeper this year.  That's just my opinion.    I have little cabin in the James river arm so I spend a lot of time there. So if you and see a dark gray Nitro Z8 with a 16 old boy up front and an old man sitting in the back stop and say Hi.  My son Dalton and Darren Combs.  As always hope the next time you go fishing you catch the biggest fish of your life and take a kid fishing.