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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Fishing "Disappointment" area in 40 mph winds....

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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.