1 hour ago, MSWV said:

I joined..  I play every year and fail but maybe this will be my year!!  Looking forward to discussing each event..

I fail horribly every year too so no worries! But there's always that chance!

I joined.  It was fun last year no matter how bad I finished!

It was so hard not to pick Aaron Martens this time but I had to go with another guy. This one looks right up his alley. If he kills it then I'm going to kill myself haha.

1 hour ago, Senko lover said:

It was so hard not to pick Aaron Martens this time but I had to go with another guy. This one looks right up his alley. If he kills it then I'm going to kill myself haha.

Same here. Cherokee's going to play more to Aarons strengths, but Ott defoe has a fair amount of past experience on the lake.  Haven't decided which one I think will do better.

I threw my name into the ring. Good luck this year guys!

Having a hard time pulling the trigger on anyone in B. 

 

Plenty of good anglers but I'm not sure anyone is a cut above the rest in these conditions.

I've added to our total, this is my 1st time playing. Good Luck guys.

Im going to Cherokee tomorrow!!  Ill make my decisions after the weekend!!  hehe

4 more days to sign up!

FYI FLW has their Fantasy Fishing site up now -

 

https://www.flwfishing.com/fantasyfishing

 

Can an admin or someone set up a group for us?

 

PS - Ugh, FLW already had their first event Feb 2-5, the fantasy site must have just gotten activated a week or so prior.

I'm in . I picked a bunch of veterans . 

Today is the day for me as a fantasy nerd where I have so much uncertainty about my choices - reevaluating everything and sometimes completely switching up my game plan. My approach so far has been not to go with risky choices and to play this one with favorites since it's the first tournament, but at the same time I do want to stand out of the crowd so it's a tough call. 

2 minutes ago, Senko lover said:

Today is the day for me as a fantasy nerd where I have so much uncertainty about my choices - reevaluating everything and sometimes completely switching up my game plan. My approach so far has been not to go with risky choices and to play this one with favorites since it's the first tournament, but at the same time I do want to stand out of the crowd so it's a tough call. 

All of this rain they've been getting has got have muddied up the water, and I wish I knew how much.  I'm still going back and forth between a couple anglers in A, ones a clear water stick and the other prefers stained water.  

There will be alot of changes in this tournament, IMO.. Im predicting deep smallmouth for tomorrow.. 30' deep on a damiki rig or dropshot but by sunday they will be cranking & fishing for largemouth.  Ive also been changing my lineup daily..hehe

Bucket A is just absolutely killing me this time. I can take or leave a good amount of the other buckets, but this one. There's Gerald Swindle, who is a killer jerkbait and crankbait fisherman. There's Edwin Evers, who I really feel will do well. Ott Defoe, who fishes this lake nonstop every winter for the last few years. Justin Lucas, Aaron Martens, the list could go on. I hate it haha.

What the heck!!!  I'm in too.  I made my picks before I joined the group. Will my picks carry over to the group?

 

15 minutes ago, Senko Junkie said:

What the heck!!!  I'm in too.  I made my picks before I joined the group. Will my picks carry over to the group?

 

Yes, you have the same picks no matter how many groups you are in.

17 minutes ago, Senko Junkie said:

What the heck!!!  I'm in too.  I made my picks before I joined the group. Will my picks carry over to the group?

 

They should

Got my picks set.Im confident in them.....at least i think i am....uhhhh brb.

Right on fellas! Launch is tomorrow bright and early! Good luck! Anyone can still sign up until launch tomorrow morning.

I'm in!

ive made a few changes in the last 20 minutes.The fantasy page is being slow

8 hours ago, Senko lover said:

Bucket A is just absolutely killing me this time. I can take or leave a good amount of the other buckets, but this one. There's Gerald Swindle, who is a killer jerkbait and crankbait fisherman. There's Edwin Evers, who I really feel will do well. Ott Defoe, who fishes this lake nonstop every winter for the last few years. Justin Lucas, Aaron Martens, the list could go on. I hate it haha.

 

Well, as you surely know by now, rarely does your Bucket A choice separate you from the crowd.  Often there are 7 or 8 guys in this bucket who end up within 30 points of each other.  AMart was an exception a couple of years ago on the Potomac when he led all 4 days and had both the largest bag and the largest fish.  A perfect 400 point performance...that 30% of the participants chose  .

 

No, the separation often comes from buckets C, D or E.  Either an average Elite has a great day, ends up with big bag & coasts to the top 12 while everyone else in that bucket misses the cut or an above average Elite that has been in a slump breaks out.  Edwin Evers did the latter back in 2015, he started out the season slow & was mired down in Bucket D I believe when he ran off a string of 3 great tournaments.  It started on Havasu (big bag, top 5 finish), continued on Kentucky Lake with a win and then another win on the St. Lawrence.  By the time that string was over, he was back up in Bucket A, but he had huge point advantages over the next closest angler in his bucket as he made that climb.  Of course, after picking him at Havasu, I played the "No one goes back to back in the Elite series" theory and missed taking advantage of his next 2 performances...  

Making those last second changes always kills me in fantasy football, so trying not to do the same tonight. It's hard... but I expected a wide range of conditions given how unseasonably warm this winter has been.

 

Great points on Bucket A not being where the tournament is won.

I joined the group a few days ago I did a few tournaments last year and did alright. Curious to see who does well in this tournament.