Prepping for the tourney

cassidyta · 07-11-09, 12:12 AM

Well I have made sure the gear is ready and set both alarms. I guess I am as ready as I can be for my tourney in the morning.

The water is crystal clear I can see the bottom around 15 foot deep. Prefishing was a disaster with 3 dinks in 5 hours. So conventional wisdom is now being thrown out the window. I have decided to go big and work the very heavy weeds and reeds. I plan to go frogs and buzzbaits early and then jigs, flipping tubes, and various creatures late. Today was sunny and 91, so frogs in the weeds maybe the plan until the noon weigh-in. Heck, I may even throw a couple of swimbaits near the suspected ambush points.
Everyone I have talked to says finesse is the way to go, but those same folks are not catching much either.
I usually feel pretty good about my plans going into my tourneys, but right now I feel that I am just rolling dice and hoping for a yatzee. Since I don't really have a clue at this point, I guess I will just stick to my confidence baits.

I figure 3 decent fish could win this thing, so I might as well just fish for the three big ones, right?

bcklash · 07-11-09, 07:00 AM

Drop the hammer on 'em cass. Good luck

aikenyounggun · 07-11-09, 01:07 PM

go big or go home, hopefully you get a couple big ones, tell us how you did

cassidyta · 07-11-09, 04:45 PM

He plan failed. Today was a skunk on legal fish. I lost one decent one on a tube but other than that it was a bad plan.

aikenyounggun · 07-11-09, 11:37 PM

well least you tried...... just a couple key bites and you would of had it.... dont think of it as a bad plan, just think of it as not executed perfectly

Flippy · 07-12-09, 12:07 AM

hate that for ya pal but hey if it were easy everyone would do it right

nofearengineer · 07-12-09, 12:43 PM

Don't think of it as a bad plan, Cassidy. At least you HAD a plan. Unless your plan is 100% guaranteed, sometimes you will fail. Those who do not give up on the bigger picture during those "fail" moments are still there when the "succeed" moments come.

07-11-09, 12:12 AM	#1
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Prepping for the tourney Well I have made sure the gear is ready and set both alarms. I guess I am as ready as I can be for my tourney in the morning. The water is crystal clear I can see the bottom around 15 foot deep. Prefishing was a disaster with 3 dinks in 5 hours. So conventional wisdom is now being thrown out the window. I have decided to go big and work the very heavy weeds and reeds. I plan to go frogs and buzzbaits early and then jigs, flipping tubes, and various creatures late. Today was sunny and 91, so frogs in the weeds maybe the plan until the noon weigh-in. Heck, I may even throw a couple of swimbaits near the suspected ambush points. Everyone I have talked to says finesse is the way to go, but those same folks are not catching much either. I usually feel pretty good about my plans going into my tourneys, but right now I feel that I am just rolling dice and hoping for a yatzee. Since I don't really have a clue at this point, I guess I will just stick to my confidence baits. I figure 3 decent fish could win this thing, so I might as well just fish for the three big ones, right? __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

07-11-09, 07:00 AM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Drop the hammer on 'em cass. Good luck __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

07-11-09, 01:07 PM	#3
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	go big or go home, hopefully you get a couple big ones, tell us how you did __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

07-11-09, 04:45 PM	#4
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	He plan failed. Today was a skunk on legal fish. I lost one decent one on a tube but other than that it was a bad plan. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

07-11-09, 11:37 PM	#5
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	well least you tried...... just a couple key bites and you would of had it.... dont think of it as a bad plan, just think of it as not executed perfectly __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

07-12-09, 12:07 AM	#6
Flippy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lancaster, South Carolina Posts: 96	hate that for ya pal but hey if it were easy everyone would do it right __________________ The B.S. Stops When Tha Trollin Motor Drops

07-12-09, 12:43 PM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Don't think of it as a bad plan, Cassidy. At least you HAD a plan. Unless your plan is 100% guaranteed, sometimes you will fail. Those who do not give up on the bigger picture during those "fail" moments are still there when the "succeed" moments come. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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