Hey guys, this board is getting a little boring, I want something to read! This post is all about your favorite couple fishing memories that you have made over this last year as 2011 winds down, I have been reflecting about all the fish caught and memories I have made over the past year. So lets hear them.....how you fell in the water, you caught your PB, you caught the most or just a outing that was special....basically the fishing adventure that you will never forget!
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My best memories from 2011 are the following:
1) Getting to spend some quality time with my 98 year old grandfather in Texas.
2) Finally making the TBF Divisional team by winning the last tournament on Silver Lake - had practiced two weeks prior to the event and only caught one keeper. Was not real confident in catching a big bag. First two hours of the Silver qualifier no takers. Then decided to run to the west end where I knew there was a log sitting in 5 feet of water-pitched my jig to it twice and on the third pitch stuck a 2 lber, moved the boat 10 feet to the left and pitched my jig to another log that was visible probably 15 times and on the 16th pitch stick a 3-1/2 lber, move 25 feet to the left and skip my jig under a tree and stick another 2 lber. Hit two other spots close to there with no takers. Decide to move to Streeters docks and after my partner attempts to pitch under a dock after several tries I asked him if he was done trying. He says yes and I skip my jig from like 30 feet away about 8 feet under the dock and stick my 4th fish - 2lber. We try other docks close with no takers. I then move towards Streeters and find a log partially submerged and pitch to it and stick a 5.48. Feeling pretty good with 5 fish in the livewell by 930 and about 15 lbs. Then my partner says lets go hit the docks on the island, I say ok and just before arriving to the island decide to go hit the beaver hut on the north shoreline. Get there and let my backseater take the front while I sit back and have a sandwich for 20 minutes. I watch him pitch to cover without a strike and said to myself there is no way that there is not a fish in this cover so I get up and pitch my jig and proceed to cull 4 fish just over 3lbs each. I finished with 18.06 for the win,big fish, and first place overall in the series.
I had some great experiences to relate, but after seeing Mike's Ohop trip I need to make a better effort.
ciao,
Marc
I am so glad your back!
Clif Kincaid said:
Phildo taught everything he knows to Russ...including...family edit
My Dad and I fished a tournament together. I had a pretty good spot to go. We ended up weighing 26.72 pounds and won. My dad caught a personal best smallmouth 4.5 pounds and a personal best largemouth of over 5 pounds that weekend. At the award ceremony I ask my Dad when the last time he won a trophy. He said over 40 years ago when he was in high school. It was one of those days where everything went well. I think by around 10 we had about 23 pounds and sat down and had lunch.
I grew up fishing SM down in the Tri-Cities and have always felt like more of a smallmouth guy. In our club we have a trophy for the largest smallmouth and I have always wanted to win it. Every year I catch 10 or so in the 5 pound class but could never get a 6.
I work shift work, which is a pretty good gig if you like the outdoors. I was out fishing before work. The wife joined me. We pulled up on a spot. I was bed fishing. I could see the fish on the bed, but didn't think much of it. I hook the fish, and as it was close to the boat I started losing it. I am telling me wife that's a 6. She asks if I want her to net it...uhm NO. It weighs 6.45 pounds, and I ended up getting big smallmouth of the year for the club.
thanks to everyone for sharing their stories, all of them are great, I think with each story I think we ran the gammet of emotion, from compassion to I guess passion!
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