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I have seen allot of Dams that have a "Boat Barrier" rope with buoys tethered together and stretched across the mouth to help prevent this type of thing. In the interest of public safety I would have thought this would have been a requirement. Guess not all have them, but sure need em. Suppose there was engine failure?

Randy Blaukat is a nine-time Forrest Wood Cup Cup Qualifier, and three-time FLW Tour runner up. He is regarded by his peers as one of the top anglers on Tour that has never won an FLW Tour event, including the 2002 Ranger M1 tournament, where he actually accumulated more weight than his closest competitor, but finished second to David Dudley due to the former zeroed-weights format. A 25-year veteran of professional fishing, Blaukat has amassed more than 1.4 million dollars in career earnings in FLW and B.A.S.S. competition. Regarded as a leading voice on environmental issues surrounding the sport of fishing, he has been an outspoken voice in conservation issues for years.

A partner of mine Don Lewis relreased this "Big Girl" back into Lake Orange Fl. yesterday.

POP-R

That was a good read Phil, I am 65 YO and did not know this. Always thought it was Brower who perfected it. I remember back in the 80's Rodman Res. had people Tule dippin and I thought that were nuts and laughed @ em.

Toads.

Read More: Local Anglers Cited for Cheating in Caddo Lake Bass Tournament | https://710keel.com/local-anglers-cited-for-cheating-in-caddo-lake-bass-tournament/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

According to Gary McCoy of KEEL 101.7FM & 701AM, two bass anglers were cited for allegedly cheating in a benefit bass fishing tournament on popular Caddo Lake in Louisiana this past weekend. The tournament was called "Reelin' for the Kids" and was organized to help foster children in the local community. The entry fee was $160 per team and the grand prize was $1,500 for first place. During the end-of-day weigh in, the two anglers were quietly escorted towards Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife agents. According to multiple sources, the two men allegedly admitted to officers that they weighed in bass they didn't actually catch. Other competitors mentioned suspicious activity from the team prior to the weigh in, which led to the questioning and subsequent citation.

I was able to get a little fishing time in on Rodman Reservoir yesterday as the temperature drove us off the lake around 1:30. We caught 12 and our best 5 was a solid 20 lb. Best day this year, weight wise. Quality over quantity for this trip

Photo for today....Throwback Thursday.... 1987 Ga

Lake Okeechobee, Literally one of the top 10 in the country.

Photo for today... A little salt... and Sail released.

This ^^^^

Straight....Braid.

What bait? Worm, Lizard, Stick, Creature??????

Good fish !!

Photo for today... 45 miles off shore Jacksonville... No idea where he came from but needed a rest.

Winning the Wolfson Bass Tournament is a life-long dream that so many can relate to, and you honestly don’t know if it will ever happen. To bust 30lbs for the first time and do it in the biggest tournament in the southeast is an indescribable feeling.” “God has blessed us with a special opportunity to catch these fish,” said Branden Waters. “It was a special opportunity to get to fish the Wolfson together. 48 hours ago, I wasn’t even sure I was going to fish. We fished extremely clean and had a really fun day fishing.” Scaife and Waters topped a field of 395 boats to win the 32nd Woldson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament out of Palatka, Fla. and collect the top prize of $10,000. Their total weight was 30.66 pounds (5-fish limit) and included a kicker that weighed 8.01. “We should have lost two fish in the net nut didn’t,” noted Scaife. “Just blessed.” Sight-fishing was the main game for Scaife and Waters but a locally made, semi-secret topwater lure provided two key catches. “Out of the five we weighed,” said Scaife, “a couple of them came on topwater, a Devil’s Horse, well, actually the Heaberlin horse, as we call it, made a local guy, Bryan Heaberlin.” “It’s modified to work,” said Waters of the special plug. The duo used Lucky Strike G4 tubes to pull the rest of their weight off of beds in Lake George where bass are still spawning under record cool temperatures that included overnight lows in the 50’s for at least 3 nights prior to Saturday’s tournament. “We were tickled that we had to put the hoodies on this morning,” said Scaife. Waters said, “I told him if it stayed cool, we were going to catch them.”

https://anglerschannel.com/scaife-waters-win-wolfson-tourney-with-over-30-pounds-of-st-johns-river-bass/?fbclid=IwAR2NIESIUUsnyQIjiFy6ZQB_-mo2dNjKQXtxE1dD5L-dDrQ__QMYPaaNVTk

I never new these even existed...Back in March it was reported that Wyatt Frankens had caught the Texas state record smallmouth/largemouth hybrid bass out of O.H. Ivie. He submitted paperwork in March, and yesterday, he received his certification from the IGFA that his catch is indeed the new world record for smallmouth x largemouth hybrid bass. 7.60 lbs.

Big flappers, allot of moving appendages, I prefer it on a swivel head stand alone. But that's just my tech.

Throwback Thursday...38 years ago...When the norm was to chop off there heads and eat em.

Welcome from Jacksonville Fl.

Photo for today... Billfish lures, check.... Sail, Blue Marlin and dinner... 2nd place Mazatlan, Billfish tourney.

Sounds as if you may need a heavier rod for lager baits. Fast tips are notorious for this.