DVL Tourney Sat 8/11

[a321eric]

Fished a club tourney on Saturday and it was hotter than heck out there! That didnt stop the fish from biting though. Went out the previous day with my partner and we found a good spot with a lot of biting fish. Decided to leave it alone after catching fish within the first few minutes. The day of the tourney went well for us. Started out throwing jigs and caught a couple small ones right off the bat. Decided to change things up and throw out a small drop shot bait and got bit the second cast. I knew it was a decent fish once I set the hook. The fish came shooting up to the surface and made one good head shake then drove strait down to the bottom and wrapped me up on something. I was fishing with light line and thought for sure I would have to break him off. My partner moved around the trolling motor and i left the bail open to see if he would swim free. After about a minute the fight was back on and I was able to land him. He was right under 4 lbs. For another hour we caught some small keepers and the I switched up to little bigger worm and got a huge bite. My line instantly went slack and I had to catch up with it to set the hook, once I did i knew it was the fish I needed to solidify my limit. It took a long run and then jumped out. When I saw its a head and mouth open I knew that if I landed this fish I would win the tourney because it had been a tough bite for quality fish all week for a lot of the guys. Sure enough my partner got him in the net and he weighed out to be 5lbs 13oz. After catching that fish, which I caught around 10am, I wasn't able to catch anymore keepers. We weighed in early at 2 o'clock and I was able to get 1st place and as well as team. I had just under 17lbs and my partner and I finished with 21lbs for 7 fish. Although some other guys in the club weighed in a 7lber and another one at 6lbs 14oz.

Even though its hot, the fishing has been good. Gotta give so credit to Matt at Last Chance for giving me some advice the day before.