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| Chris Thomas' 8.25 lb-er won Big Bass & the team competition! |
The weather was insane driving out to the lake the evening before the 2-day tournament, as we drove for 5.5 hours through snow, sleet and rain. Needless to say, the fishing was tough for that reason (among others).
We started out with an omen... water temp of 46 degrees and boat engine troubles... not 3 weeks since having a tune-up! This handicapped us, as we were relegated to our trolling motor on a HUGE lake we had never set eyes on before.
We made the best we could and low and behold, found a few brush piles in 20' of water. As we rolled over the first big one, Chris landed his game-changer off the top of that pile with a spinner bait...at 15' of depth in COLD water!
The rest of the trip was spent throwing everything we could think of, to no avail, but as fate would have it, we already had the tournament wrapped up...thanks to Chris Thomas!
I would like to thank the members of the GBC as they took us in like we had been members for years and made our trip one of the most memorable I have had.
Thanks to Reggie and Rex for their hospitality and friendship, as well as the rest of the club who made the trip. I think Chris and I have found a permanent home for our weekend passion and urge anyone else who is searching for fishing comradery in the Dallas area to come out to one of our meetings and get to know some of the best and most loyal fishing buddies you will encounter!
Next tournament -> Lake o The Pines March 1, 2014!
