Polar Bear tourney

[Quillback]

Here's a summary from an article in today's AR Gazette:

Winners weighed in 5 for 19.45.  Caught on cranks and jigs with twin tailed trailers.  They fished from Rocky Branch to Prairie Creek. Bluffs, bluff ends, and chunk rock banks.

2nd place was 16.19.

[Carl W]

What section is that in?  I cannot find that article?

[Quillback]

Sports section.  

[Bassmeister]

The weights in these tournaments are crazy to me. I can never get into them like that at Beaver. Had a decent day yesterday and got a 5 bass limit but not 20 lbs! Do these guys have brush piles set up everywhere? 
 

I came back in just before dark last night and a 3.5 lb bass was swimming in circles by the shore at prairie creek. I fizzed it and it swam right off. Hope these guys are taking care of these big fish

[Carl W]

I usually fish from Hickory toward War Eagle and do ok. Maybe 10 pounds ish but I am with you. I can never even think about 20 pounds. 
 

I went out Sunday and that water looked too dirty to me so I went and fished from 12 bridge back down and I could only buy one fish. I was fishing the jerk bait too much and I knew it. I am sure the jig would have caught me some but I was focused to much on the jerk bait.  

[MarkG52]

We fished Sunday from Prairie down to Hickory and zeroed. Talking with guys at PC ramp after a 53 boat tourney and 6 for 17# won it and 10# got a check. Over half of the boats zeroed. 

[Carl W]

Thanks for sharing.   I guess the fish needed cleaner water to eat maybe.