Whew....I am glad to finally get that monkey off of my back. Finally got that first win in an ABA tournament this weekend. And it couldn't have came at a better time. We only have 2 more one day tournaments on this season before we have the district championship 2 day. I am leaving for Montgomery Alabama to attend the USAF First Sergeant Academy and would have missed both of those. This was my last chance to try to add to the 1 point points lead that I have over my good friend Mr Dean. I was able to cushion that lead to 6 points now with a first place finish at Arrowhead this weekend. Mr Dean was a little under the weather and did not fish this weekend. If I know him, when I get back from Alabama he would have passed me up and it will come down to the 2 day.
I am really hoping that this year is my year. I have decided that I am going to nationals. I just hope that I can go to Pickwick and fish at Lake Wilson for the Angler of the Year. If Mr Dean or Rob Eckle or any of the guys win lead the division I will be happy for them too, as long as they go to nationals. Only the 1st place angler gets to fish the AOY tournament and we can't send a sub if the 1st place guy decides not to go. Our director Mr Rob Eckle was awesome in the fact that he moved the division 2 day for me when I found out that I was going to be in class and would have missed it. He didn't have to move it, but he did. So for that Rob I thank you very very much.
Hopefully the fish are startign to bite all over the place by now. I know that the weather has really been tough here in North Texas. One day it is 90 degrees outside and the next it barely gets past 40. The other morning I woke up and it was 74 degrees at 6 am. The next morning it was 33. Between the unstable temps and the 20-60 MPH winds fishing has been tough and it has been a workout too! Ya'll take it easy and until next time!!!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Been A While
Wow it has been a while. The past few weeks have been really crazy and haven't had much time for fishing. The wife and kids went to New Mexico for spring break and I stayed behind to work on the house. I did manage to get one day of fishing in the week they were gone. Caught a couple but nothing to write home about.
After they got back we had about 2 weeks before my mom and sister came out for a visit. It was really nice to see them again. I haven't seen my sister in about 2 years or more so it was nice to see them. The kids had a blast and got to see aunt missy and mawmaw and spend some quality time.
I was suposed to fish the 5th tournament of the year a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunatly I was sick and throwing up all day Saturday and did not even attempt to drive down there and fish it. They had 6 folks show up and 5 pounds won it thanks to the cold front that came through and dropped temps into the upper 20's lower 30's overnight. The weather has been up and down here lately. The winds have been up and blowing in the 30 MPH range with gusts into the 50 range. The temps have been up and down also. It is 80 degrees one day and the next it will be into the 40s. The water temp has been so up and down the fish probably don't know what to do. About a month ago the water temp was in the 64 degree range. I was at the lake Friday and it was between 57-61 degrees. I did manage to catch a couple of fish friday on an Xcalibur one knocker. Both fish that I caught absolutly destroyed it! I had a few more take a swipe at it and they thumped it pretty good too, but i couldn't hook up. I tossed a Carolina rig around for a little bit, but I have absolutly zero confidence in a C-rig. I have yet to catch a fish on it, but try to make myself toss it so I can get a little more comfortable with it. I did the same with a jig last year, and even though my confidence with a jig is no where where I want it to be, it is better than it once was. Maybe one day I will catch something on a C-rig and will start to build that confidence with it.
Well I have to try to finish some things on the house. We are going to try to sell it before I go off to the First Sergeant Academy. Yall have a good one!
After they got back we had about 2 weeks before my mom and sister came out for a visit. It was really nice to see them again. I haven't seen my sister in about 2 years or more so it was nice to see them. The kids had a blast and got to see aunt missy and mawmaw and spend some quality time.
I was suposed to fish the 5th tournament of the year a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunatly I was sick and throwing up all day Saturday and did not even attempt to drive down there and fish it. They had 6 folks show up and 5 pounds won it thanks to the cold front that came through and dropped temps into the upper 20's lower 30's overnight. The weather has been up and down here lately. The winds have been up and blowing in the 30 MPH range with gusts into the 50 range. The temps have been up and down also. It is 80 degrees one day and the next it will be into the 40s. The water temp has been so up and down the fish probably don't know what to do. About a month ago the water temp was in the 64 degree range. I was at the lake Friday and it was between 57-61 degrees. I did manage to catch a couple of fish friday on an Xcalibur one knocker. Both fish that I caught absolutly destroyed it! I had a few more take a swipe at it and they thumped it pretty good too, but i couldn't hook up. I tossed a Carolina rig around for a little bit, but I have absolutly zero confidence in a C-rig. I have yet to catch a fish on it, but try to make myself toss it so I can get a little more comfortable with it. I did the same with a jig last year, and even though my confidence with a jig is no where where I want it to be, it is better than it once was. Maybe one day I will catch something on a C-rig and will start to build that confidence with it.
Well I have to try to finish some things on the house. We are going to try to sell it before I go off to the First Sergeant Academy. Yall have a good one!
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