Won Idaho FLW State Qualifier

swimbaitkid · 06-23-09, 05:59 PM

I went back to Idaho to fish the state qualifer, on Coeur d'Alene Lake and won. I prefished all week mon-fri, and then got big fish on saturday with a 3.29lb largie on a frog I won a Shimano Crushal rod. So now I'm going up to Pitsburgh for the nationals, on 1 of the 3 rivers up there. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to do or use I'm thinking its going to be a finesse tournament

MallenManson · 06-23-09, 06:18 PM

Way to go sbk!

nofearengineer · 06-23-09, 06:22 PM

Hey man, that's awesome! Sorry, man, I'm waaaay out of my element when it comes to river bass. Never fished a river for bass before.

Jim80 · 06-23-09, 07:17 PM

Congrats man , I'm sure someone from the area will be able to chip in some advice .

Jim

Bassboss · 06-23-09, 08:39 PM

WTG man!! So you can fish! jkjk!

Hope you do well in the finals!

3dkicker · 06-23-09, 08:52 PM

Quick question.....Did you win a State Qualifier or the State Championship?

I was on Coeur d'Alene Lake last summer at this time. It's a beautiful lake with very little fishing pressure. Did you catch one off of the floating green? That would have been very cool!!!

swimbaitkid · 06-23-09, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Quick question.....Did you win a State Qualifier or the State Championship?

I was on Coeur d'Alene Lake last summer at this time. It's a beautiful lake with very little fishing pressure. Did you catch one off of the floating green? That would have been very cool!!!

I think its the same thing but its for FLW, and the north end of the lake is nothing comapered to the south end and the chains. I fished in tompson on the bog and caught a couple.all my fish came out of the south on crazy leg chigger craw and 5in Heavyweight Fat sinkworm, Did you fish in the Divisionals last year?

Bubba_Bruiser · 06-23-09, 11:27 PM

Congrats to you SBK. Can't give you much advice, but goog luck dude.

BassinID · 06-23-09, 11:51 PM

Congrats man, Check the internet, the three rivers have lots of info.

bingham · 06-23-09, 11:52 PM

congrats sbk... keep us updated

aikenyounggun · 06-24-09, 08:12 AM

yeah man he had been waitin to go up there for forever..... he was so happy when he called me after he won it, i told him we got to start researchin soon......

good job dude........ guess you got a little more trash talkin when we're fishin now.....

Willvdh1 · 06-24-09, 09:31 AM

Thats pretty sweet, congrats dude.

BassAddict · 06-24-09, 09:48 AM

Congratulations SBK! That's awesome! Good luck in Pitt!!

bassinbob · 06-24-09, 11:42 PM

I live on one of the Three rivers. My best luck is with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits with a trailer. I do good on jigs but mostly at night. The bassmasters was won on a suspending bait. KVD won fishing around bridge piers. Good luck if the water is muddy and fast. Look for eddies and cast upriver. A lot of guys have good luck with topwaters early in the morning. Be prepared to catch a lot of dinks. My biggest so far is a smallie around 3 lbs. Now if you could get upriver on the Yough which flows into the Mon you could catch some good size smallies. To do that you would need a jet motor.

BassMoJo · 06-25-09, 01:15 AM

Good job...My friends brother is going to that as well. Wish I would have did that when I was younger...

swimbaitkid · 06-26-09, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bassinbob

I live on one of the Three rivers. My best luck is with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits with a trailer. I do good on jigs but mostly at night. The bassmasters was won on a suspending bait. KVD won fishing around bridge piers. Good luck if the water is muddy and fast. Look for eddies and cast upriver. A lot of guys have good luck with topwaters early in the morning. Be prepared to catch a lot of dinks. My biggest so far is a smallie around 3 lbs. Now if you could get upriver on the Yough which flows into the Mon you could catch some good size smallies. To do that you would need a jet motor.

What crankbaits do u use up there, and like what kind of color shemes. I'm going to load up on cranks,jerkbaits, and finesse type lures. Do u ever use like a split shot rig,shaky head or wacky worm? Do u use like small spinnerbaits too or normal size?Thanks

BassMoJo · 06-26-09, 06:47 PM

Jerk baits senkos spinners n SLUGOS smallmouth slam them things

Cavs1123 · 06-30-09, 10:01 PM

cangrats sbk!

3dkicker · 07-02-09, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by swimbaitkid

I think its the same thing but its for FLW....... Did you fish in the Divisionals last year?

The State Qualifiers lead up to the State Championship. You have to place in the Qualifier to make the Championship. I've had guys, I sponsor a junior club, make the State Championship, but not win, for both FLW and BASS. If you won the Championship then congratulations and good luck on the next tournament!!!

No I was visiting my sister who lives in Spokane, WA and we made the drive over to the lake. Ate a couple burgers, walked the worlds largest dock, and took a boat trip around the lake. They had the big triathalon that weekend that I was there.

06-23-09, 05:59 PM	#1
swimbaitkid BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 352	Won Idaho FLW State Qualifier I went back to Idaho to fish the state qualifer, on Coeur d'Alene Lake and won. I prefished all week mon-fri, and then got big fish on saturday with a 3.29lb largie on a frog I won a Shimano Crushal rod. So now I'm going up to Pitsburgh for the nationals, on 1 of the 3 rivers up there. Does anybody have any suggestions on what to do or use I'm thinking its going to be a finesse tournament

06-23-09, 06:18 PM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go sbk! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

06-23-09, 06:22 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Hey man, that's awesome! Sorry, man, I'm waaaay out of my element when it comes to river bass. Never fished a river for bass before. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-23-09, 07:17 PM	#4
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Congrats man , I'm sure someone from the area will be able to chip in some advice . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

06-23-09, 08:39 PM	#5
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	WTG man!! So you can fish! jkjk! Hope you do well in the finals! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-23-09, 08:52 PM	#6
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Quick question.....Did you win a State Qualifier or the State Championship? I was on Coeur d'Alene Lake last summer at this time. It's a beautiful lake with very little fishing pressure. Did you catch one off of the floating green? That would have been very cool!!! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

06-23-09, 11:27 PM	#8
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Congrats to you SBK. Can't give you much advice, but goog luck dude. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

06-23-09, 11:51 PM	#9
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Congrats man, Check the internet, the three rivers have lots of info.

06-23-09, 11:52 PM	#10
bingham BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cottondale, AL Posts: 323	congrats sbk... keep us updated __________________ EAT, SLEEP, FISH

06-24-09, 08:12 AM	#11
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah man he had been waitin to go up there for forever..... he was so happy when he called me after he won it, i told him we got to start researchin soon...... good job dude........ guess you got a little more trash talkin when we're fishin now..... __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

06-24-09, 09:31 AM	#12
Willvdh1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 74	Thats pretty sweet, congrats dude.

06-24-09, 09:48 AM	#13
BassAddict BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 805	Congratulations SBK! That's awesome! Good luck in Pitt!! __________________ Eric

06-24-09, 11:42 PM	#14
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	I live on one of the Three rivers. My best luck is with spinnerbaits and chatterbaits with a trailer. I do good on jigs but mostly at night. The bassmasters was won on a suspending bait. KVD won fishing around bridge piers. Good luck if the water is muddy and fast. Look for eddies and cast upriver. A lot of guys have good luck with topwaters early in the morning. Be prepared to catch a lot of dinks. My biggest so far is a smallie around 3 lbs. Now if you could get upriver on the Yough which flows into the Mon you could catch some good size smallies. To do that you would need a jet motor. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

06-25-09, 01:15 AM	#15
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Good job...My friends brother is going to that as well. Wish I would have did that when I was younger... __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

06-26-09, 06:47 PM	#17
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Jerk baits senkos spinners n SLUGOS smallmouth slam them things __________________ This is my Signature there are many like it, but this one is mine.

06-30-09, 10:01 PM	#18
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	cangrats sbk!

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