Had a pretty good tournament today.

carolina-rig-01 · 06-23-12, 11:25 PM

Britney and I won our first tournament of the year today. It was a grind this afternoon when the temps got up towards 100 degrees, but we kept our heads down and fished our butts off. We had a limit pretty quick this morning on squarebill crankbaits and swim jigs, but I knew once the sun got up the shallow bite was going to dry up on us, and it did it in a hurry. After the sun got up and the fish moved out we started fishing ledges, humps, and channel swings with 10" Powerworms and were able to cull 3 or 4 times.

I am especially happy with our win because it will give us some much needed points in the AOY race. We were tied for second going into today and I don't know how todays points will shake out but I know we at least made up some ground, and possibly could be in first.

bluebasser86 · 06-23-12, 11:57 PM

Congrats man! Those hard earned tournaments always make you feel good at the end of the day after working hard for the few bites you get.

Jrob78 · 06-24-12, 01:02 AM

That's awesome man! It sounds like you were in tune to what was going on out there today, nice job!

USMCbassman · 06-24-12, 01:14 AM

Congrats to you both!

bcklash · 06-24-12, 04:36 AM

Good job Team Johnson.

MIbasser · 06-24-12, 07:45 AM

Congrats C-rig!! It's nice to go out there with a plan and have it work out for you.

rrw4258 · 06-24-12, 08:15 AM

Congrats on a first place finish Kory & Britney! Sounds like you guys had a good time!

Ryan

keithdog · 06-24-12, 10:13 AM

Way to go man! You and Britney really make a great team. Thats awsome buddy. Best of luck towards the AOY!

WatterBoy · 06-24-12, 10:35 AM

Very cool -- congrats to both of you!

bamabassman · 06-24-12, 10:35 AM

fantastic kory and britney!! now....where are the pics? lol.

pro reel · 06-24-12, 11:31 AM

Good job!. Sounds like you had them dialed in.

Tavery5 · 06-24-12, 11:54 AM

Nice job, so what did you guys end up with for a bag?

carolina-rig-01 · 06-24-12, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

fantastic kory and britney!! now....where are the pics? lol.

John it was so hot that I was trying to get everyones fish weighed and released as fast as I could to keep as much stress off of them as I could. As a result we didn't have much of a chance to get good pictures. However one of the members did snap a picture of us right before we released the fish and he said he would send it to me. If he does then I will post it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tavery5

Nice job, so what did you guys end up with for a bag?

We went to a 4 fish limit because of the heat to help protect the fish. Our bag went 12lbs and second place was around 10.5lbs. 12lbs isn't a real big bag, even for 4 fish but considering how tough the bite is right now I was pleased with it, even before I knew that it was big enough to win. I told Britney yesterday morning that I figured 12lbs-13lbs would probably be in the hunt to win but it's hard to guess what will win a tournament with a 4 fish limit. I really had a feeling all day that were needed a 4lb-5lb fish to slam the door but we just never got that big bite. Going into weigh-in I thought we probably had a chance to win but certainly wasn't confident in it.

nofearengineer · 06-24-12, 01:48 PM

Fantastic, Kory!

As for the bag size...it's all relative. Nobody else topped yours, so you were the best angler under those conditions, obviously.

carolina-rig-01 · 06-24-12, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Fantastic, Kory!

As for the bag size...it's all relative. Nobody else topped yours, so you were the best angler under those conditions, obviously.

Thanks Bryce, and your exactly right about the bag size. It just shows how tough Grand is right now as far as getting big bites goes. That lake is consistantly giving up 20lb+ bags.

bamabassman · 06-24-12, 04:11 PM

i agree with bryce. as hot as it is EVERYONE is having a hard time CATCHING i think. well IF i were to go i know how hard it would be for me to catch em anyway.....wait...no matter the weather conditons it is ALWAYS hard for me to catch em, lol. but oyu know what i meant.

skeeter1804 · 06-24-12, 05:45 PM

Congrats Kory.

bassinbob · 06-24-12, 06:16 PM

Good job. Good luck for AOY.

oglejust · 06-24-12, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

fantastic kory and britney!! now....where are the pics? lol.

john.. this is a fishing forum, asking for pix of britney isnt appropriate haha jp buddy

good job on the win kory! sounds like u have a heck of a partner too!

bamabassman · 06-24-12, 06:57 PM

lol, ogle....britney is my daughter and kory is my son and lake is my grandson.

no....not really. but they are my FAMILY so to speak. but i laughed at the comment. it's all good my friend. but i am willing to bet britney is getting real close to outfishing kory like lisa out fishes me now that i taught her. which is jsut fine by kory i gather.

bcklash · 06-24-12, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

lol, ogle....britney is my daughter and kory is my son and lake is my grandson.

no....not really. but they are my FAMILY so to speak. but i laughed at the comment. it's all good my friend. but i am willing to bet britney is getting real close to outfishing kory like lisa out fishes me now that i taught her. which is jsut fine by kory i gather.

John I know they are not your kids, because they are goodlooking kids and your VA. UGLY. BBBWWWWWAAAAAA

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06-23-12, 11:25 PM	#1
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Had a pretty good tournament today. Britney and I won our first tournament of the year today. It was a grind this afternoon when the temps got up towards 100 degrees, but we kept our heads down and fished our butts off. We had a limit pretty quick this morning on squarebill crankbaits and swim jigs, but I knew once the sun got up the shallow bite was going to dry up on us, and it did it in a hurry. After the sun got up and the fish moved out we started fishing ledges, humps, and channel swings with 10" Powerworms and were able to cull 3 or 4 times. I am especially happy with our win because it will give us some much needed points in the AOY race. We were tied for second going into today and I don't know how todays points will shake out but I know we at least made up some ground, and possibly could be in first. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

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Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That's awesome man! It sounds like you were in tune to what was going on out there today, nice job! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

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bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Congrats man! Those hard earned tournaments always make you feel good at the end of the day after working hard for the few bites you get.

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bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	fantastic kory and britney!! now....where are the pics? lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Fantastic, Kory! As for the bag size...it's all relative. Nobody else topped yours, so you were the best angler under those conditions, obviously. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i agree with bryce. as hot as it is EVERYONE is having a hard time CATCHING i think. well IF i were to go i know how hard it would be for me to catch em anyway.....wait...no matter the weather conditons it is ALWAYS hard for me to catch em, lol. but oyu know what i meant. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	lol, ogle....britney is my daughter and kory is my son and lake is my grandson. no....not really. but they are my FAMILY so to speak. but i laughed at the comment. it's all good my friend. but i am willing to bet britney is getting real close to outfishing kory like lisa out fishes me now that i taught her. which is jsut fine by kory i gather. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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