just won my first tournament

oglejust · 06-26-12, 11:16 PM

well i just got back from our tuesday night tournament my club does every week. its an open tournament but hardly ever attracts ppl bc theres a bigger tournament elsewhere on tuesdays. anyway this is the first time ive gotten to fish this tournament, its on our home lake that i fish every night but i have still yet to find out how to catch the keepers (over 14 inches). the president of the club has been helping me and had shown me a spot that he and another guy had sunk christmas trees. i pulled up and cranked it for what seemed like forever, nothin, go to another spot for a while decide that im not gettin anywhere then i go back to the trees.. crank away... nothin. ive never really used a jig much but decided id try a green pumpkin chigger craw (works good on our lake) on a jig.. i lack having many jigs but i had a pb and j football head 1/2 oz in my box so i rig up, 2nd pitch im dragging across the tops of the trees and my line starts heading right for the boat, as it goes under the boat i slam the hook in a 2.8lb bass i was so pumped that its like i completely forgot how to fish after that. thats all it took to win and i knew thats all it would take. me and my partner ( a catfisherman that has no idea how to bass fish) won 45 bux a piece. cost 15 to enter.. no its not much money and there was only 1 other boat fishing against us but its still my first win and its the boost in confidence i need to do good at the club tournament saturday.

Bucketmouth1010 · 06-26-12, 11:37 PM

Congrats! Can't wait till win my first won!

b.a.s.17 · 06-27-12, 12:05 AM

Congrats on the win! Take that confidence and run with it... That's one of the most important things in fishin!

islandbass · 06-27-12, 02:02 AM

That is righteous. Congratulations!

Bassin' Gal · 06-27-12, 07:15 AM

CONGRATULATIONS! That first win is a rush! Hope this is the beginning of many more wins!

junyaah · 06-27-12, 10:40 AM

haha i liked that but a wins a win

carolina-rig-01 · 06-27-12, 06:14 PM

Congrats on your first win. Ride the hot streak as long as you can.

bcklash · 06-27-12, 07:03 PM

Awesome!!!!!!

wallywallace · 06-27-12, 11:01 PM

it was that lucky avid, lol glad you won my friend

joedog · 06-29-12, 12:23 AM

Nice work!

lilmule · 06-29-12, 08:34 AM

Congrads the open jar T is a great way to start out

bamabassman · 06-29-12, 04:15 PM

congrats pal!!!

oglejust · 06-29-12, 06:16 PM

thanks everyone, im fishin a tournament tomorrow at 5am, hopefully i can bag 1 over 18 inches... if i do thats pretty much a for sure win

06-26-12, 11:16 PM	#1
oglejust BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paris, IL Posts: 229	just won my first tournament well i just got back from our tuesday night tournament my club does every week. its an open tournament but hardly ever attracts ppl bc theres a bigger tournament elsewhere on tuesdays. anyway this is the first time ive gotten to fish this tournament, its on our home lake that i fish every night but i have still yet to find out how to catch the keepers (over 14 inches). the president of the club has been helping me and had shown me a spot that he and another guy had sunk christmas trees. i pulled up and cranked it for what seemed like forever, nothin, go to another spot for a while decide that im not gettin anywhere then i go back to the trees.. crank away... nothin. ive never really used a jig much but decided id try a green pumpkin chigger craw (works good on our lake) on a jig.. i lack having many jigs but i had a pb and j football head 1/2 oz in my box so i rig up, 2nd pitch im dragging across the tops of the trees and my line starts heading right for the boat, as it goes under the boat i slam the hook in a 2.8lb bass i was so pumped that its like i completely forgot how to fish after that. thats all it took to win and i knew thats all it would take. me and my partner ( a catfisherman that has no idea how to bass fish) won 45 bux a piece. cost 15 to enter.. no its not much money and there was only 1 other boat fishing against us but its still my first win and its the boost in confidence i need to do good at the club tournament saturday.

06-27-12, 02:02 AM	#4
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	That is righteous. Congratulations! __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

06-27-12, 06:14 PM	#7
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Congrats on your first win. Ride the hot streak as long as you can. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

06-27-12, 07:03 PM	#8
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Awesome!!!!!! __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

06-27-12, 11:01 PM	#9
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	it was that lucky avid, lol glad you won my friend __________________ Always pitchin for some sweet or kinky beavers

06-26-12, 11:37 PM	#2
Bucketmouth1010 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 32	Congrats! Can't wait till win my first won!

06-27-12, 12:05 AM	#3
b.a.s.17 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 100	Congrats on the win! Take that confidence and run with it... That's one of the most important things in fishin!

06-27-12, 07:15 AM	#5
Bassin' Gal BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 387	CONGRATULATIONS! That first win is a rush! Hope this is the beginning of many more wins!

06-27-12, 10:40 AM	#6
junyaah BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: southwest virginia Posts: 15	haha i liked that but a wins a win

06-29-12, 12:23 AM	#10
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Nice work! __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

06-29-12, 08:34 AM	#11
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Congrads the open jar T is a great way to start out

06-29-12, 04:15 PM	#12
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	congrats pal!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-29-12, 06:16 PM	#13
oglejust BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paris, IL Posts: 229	thanks everyone, im fishin a tournament tomorrow at 5am, hopefully i can bag 1 over 18 inches... if i do thats pretty much a for sure win

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)