The PABC Monthly Tournament for March was conducted 3-21-09 @ Twin Buttes. 17 
fishermen braved the wind and baking sun in pursuit of the elusive big fish that Twin Buttes hides so well. The fishing was pretty good with a lot of sightings. Right are 4 boats we saw as we headed back in.
Roy Cavaness showed us his big fish at the time. Roy placed 2nd with 8.3 pounds of fish. This guy seems to always be in the top end of the standings!
Everybody reported that the bass started up at about 6ish. Most caught their stringers at this time and there were some good fish brought in.
fishermen braved the wind and baking sun in pursuit of the elusive big fish that Twin Buttes hides so well. The fishing was pretty good with a lot of sightings. Right are 4 boats we saw as we headed back in.Scott and I baked and fished the Middle Concho. We hit the salt cedar and bluffs with crank baits and worms. We really thought they would hit the worms, but discovered that they really loved the crank bait! This was found out on my first cast with the Bomber.
Right is a picture of the traffic we saw. For the record, most of the fishermen were very respectful of the occupants of the small plastic boat. Just for the records, Jesse Lucas was not nice (but he is a heck of a nice guy!). ;-P
Not everybody was fishing bass. These guys were parked up against the bluffs fishing crappie. My better half made my buddy and I a T-Shirt for WTJB. I loved that she did this and it worked as these guys were asking about the site. Thanks, babe!
We were pretty beat and caught a number of small fish, but no keepers. Limping in on my 30-pound thrust trolling motor against the wind, we stumbled into Bob Witt and Garrett Day flogging the water. Bob and Garrett both weighed in 3 fish and placed well in the tournament. (4th and 6th respectively.)
We also found Jeff Morris (front) and Jim Day. Jeff ended up winning the tournament with 10.14 pounds of bass. His biggest was 4.12. Jim placed 5th.
We saw the Dormans all day long. These guys fish hard and have both placed well in other tournaments. Unfortunately, this was not the best of days for them.
Roy Cavaness showed us his big fish at the time. Roy placed 2nd with 8.3 pounds of fish. This guy seems to always be in the top end of the standings!
Everybody reported that the bass started up at about 6ish. Most caught their stringers at this time and there were some good fish brought in.
Big Bass honors goes to this yo-yo!
That's right, fellow fishing jerks! I lucked into this 5.04 with 10 minutes before we had to head in. We were beat and just looking for a place to get out of the wind to finish off our time. I do a little trick in my tiny boat where I grab a cedar with my ankle to hold us on a spot. In this area was a little cut about 10 yards long. I cast down it thinking I had caught a big bass like this before when it hit my bomber right by the boat. I knew it was big, but I figured it would get off easily as my partner couldn't have possibly had time to get the net. Just at that moment, Scott dipped the net in and caught the fish. All I could say was ..."WOW"!!!!!
That's right, fellow fishing jerks! I lucked into this 5.04 with 10 minutes before we had to head in. We were beat and just looking for a place to get out of the wind to finish off our time. I do a little trick in my tiny boat where I grab a cedar with my ankle to hold us on a spot. In this area was a little cut about 10 yards long. I cast down it thinking I had caught a big bass like this before when it hit my bomber right by the boat. I knew it was big, but I figured it would get off easily as my partner couldn't have possibly had time to get the net. Just at that moment, Scott dipped the net in and caught the fish. All I could say was ..."WOW"!!!!!
Sometimes it is just better to be lucky than good.
Take care and remember, "Cast straight, cast often, and keep your wake small for the guys in the plastic boats!"
2 comments:
Nice Fish. Good Job.
Great story and photos. Enjoyed the article Wendell wrote about your blog as well. Any chance you will get updated standings out before the next meeting?
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