My friend and I fished the Virginia B.A.S.S. Junior State Qualifier this Sunday on Lake Anna, and boy was it tough. I got to pre fish for a few hours with my friend the day before, he showed me some areas where he had been catching fish, that was a major help in what we did. Most people in the tournament chose to go up lake where the fish are supposed to be according to seasonal patterns, we went down lake so we wouldn't have to worry about other people fishing. Down lake has super clear water so it's pretty much finesse stuff on spinning rods, we caught our fish on drop shots and shakey heads. 3 of our fish came from the exact same docks I caught fish on this spring. Had to work our butts off for 5 keepers but we got them, all 12-13" with a 2lb "kicker"  . We ended up placing 2nd with 5.32lbs, first place had 5.38lbs, 30 boats and lots of people blanked. Top 15 teams fish the state championship this spring, we are ranked 3rd so as long as we catch a few fish at our last qualifier on Lake Gaston in April, we will be good to go for the championship. And the top two teams from that go to Nationals! If I even think about the state championship I start getting that feeling I get the night before a tournament. If we end up fishing it I'm gonna be a wreck!

 

There have been lots of tournaments on the lake lately, 114 boats last weekend and another tournament going on the day of and the day before the one we fished. Two of the bass we caught had cull tag marks, that lake gets no rest!

Very cool and nice job. It's a great feeling when you pull it off on a day where the majority of the field struggles. I know those fish aren't very big but it really seems like they should total about a half pound more, but doesn't matter since you all used the same scale.

 

Haha, yea that night before a tournament feeling is great isn't it? Prepare the best you can then ride that feeling to the top!

Congrats man! Keep up the good work!