04-06-08, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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Lake Moomaw, VA
This is a general thanks to all the input and posts on the site where everyone's given advice on fishing clear, deep, pressured water. Had a tournament on Lake Momaw (highland reservoir) saturday and won my first tournament off the back of a boat. If you're fishing this kind of water, here's what's going on at Moomaw- 49-63 degree water depending on up-river main channel (49) or down-river riprapped coves (63). Fish staging at 10-15 ft near spawning flats (gravelly, hard bottomed, weedy) close to deep water and roaming around shallow to feed. Water very clear at 12 ft +. Shad moving into coves and very active with schools of wolves shadowing them. Mama bass lurking shallow when hungry and feeding on craws. Had to move a little further off the bank and finesse the bite with lighter line (6# fluoro) and natural colored bait. Caught fish on: T-rigged GP ultra-vibe Zoom craw off riprap, C-rigged smoke lizard and GP centipede off riprap (believe it or not) and dragged up and across deeper points near flats, chartreuse/green shadrap and split shot flukes.
Good luck, ya'll, and thanks again! Spring is here in the highlands of VA... -Pig |
04-06-08, 11:09 AM | #2 |
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congrats Pig!!!
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04-06-08, 04:05 PM | #3 |
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That's great, Congrats. What you bag for the day?
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04-06-08, 04:32 PM | #4 |
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Way to go, Pig! I'm with 'Diddly, what was your winning weight?
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04-06-08, 04:35 PM | #5 |
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Good job pnj, I've never fished moomaw but say it can be tuff and you won there. YOU ARE THE MAN.
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04-07-08, 06:50 AM | #6 |
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Thanks guys! I don't know about being the man, Bcklash, But I gotta admit- It feels pretty cool...probably addicting As far as the winning bag? With what went on at Falcon these last few days, I'm a little hesitant to say, but 7-8 won the tournament...
Thanks again for all the good advice on the boards!! -Pig |
04-07-08, 09:39 AM | #7 |
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Way to go PIG!!! That's exciting! Congratulations! Even if your bag was 35 lbs. lighter than from Falcon! What an incredible place that must be!
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04-07-08, 11:03 AM | #8 |
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Thanks, BA! Falcon must be reeling right now from all the exposure. Can you imagine what it must have been like to have a 30+ pound bag and end up in 103rd place? I guess everything IS bigger in Texas...
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04-07-08, 04:12 PM | #9 |
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Falcon!
My dream home! (Drool... drool... drool....)... Sorry if I began to rant... -Buzz |
04-07-08, 09:42 PM | #10 |
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congrats pig. nice to hear . hope you win some more pal.
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