What a tough tournament for me! I could not get anything going. I caught a few fish on everything, couldn't establish a pattern. Did not get a big bite over 2.5 lbs. Going into the last day, I was one pound out of the money. We had heavy winds, 40 mph, I thought I was on Lake Mead! I went to the area that I was catching fish, about a 25 mile run, hoping the shoreline that I was fishing would be fish-able. It was all windblown out and muddy, couldn't hold the boat. So I fished leeward shores, and they were still windy but fish-able. Still the wind made it very difficult to fish. Bounced around various places 'til noon, without a bite, then traveled to Disappointment area. There I caught a small limit weighing 7 lbs. It was the wrong tide in that area, so consequently I just caught small fish. BIG MISTAKE! I should have went to the Disappointment area and stayed all day. I think there I could have caught enough weight to get a paycheck. I wasted 1/2 day chasing bad water...another learning lesson, I should know better.
