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Cold Water Fishing Reports => Fly Fishing General Discussion => Topic started by: Chuck Williams on May 20, 2007, 07:03:45 PM
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So who got to fish the Fly South 'Bass on the Fly tournament'?
How'd you do?
Who's the hot shot for the day?
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There were several folks that showed up. I'd leave out a bunch so I won't even try to name them all.
Bill Price and I got first thanks to Bill's knowledge of Bass movements on the lower lake ;). I don't remember who got second but I know Brian Dunigan got third.
Bill caught several 14"ers and two solid keepers. I caught one measurable fish (and lost one at the boat), luckily for me it was a good urn and I got the big fish with a 4.4 pound Largmouth. The big fish prize was a G Loomis Cross Current 9' 6wt ;D. Jim also raffled off two Ross reels :o and various other very nice prizes. It was a great time but I think we might have created a monster. Bill and I borrowed a 19' Triton with a 225 Merc on it and I think Bill might have caught the Tournament bug again. I think he's having thoughts from the darkside... Good thing is, after gas hits $6 a gallon we might get him back....
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Fun event.
Thumper and I tied for fifth place, along with the other 5 boats that didn't weigh any fish!! ;D
I think that's right anyway. I think only 4 boats brought fish to the scales.
We couldn't seem to put a keeper over the rail.
Caught ours on everything from streamers to little black bunny strip I was crawling along the bottom like a plastic worm.
Fun day.
EDIT- By the way, I won one of the Ross reels as a door prize. It's a Flywater 3. Built for 5, 6 and 7 wt lines. Now I need a rod to go with it!!
The Fly South crew put together a nice registration bag including a couple of new Loomis caps and some decals/bumper stickers.
All in all, I came out ahead just for showing up to fish. I expect things will get even better for the upcoming events.
Affordable entry fee, good registration goodies, good door prizes and a 100% payback. Try one, you'll like it.
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Good job guys!
Ron, looks like the you got a good buy on the reel! ;D May not have boated any keepers, but won a new reel; cant beat that!