Rock-tober 10/19/17

[drag4striper]

AT - a nippley 38° - 75°
WT - 63° in a creek when I looked - 71.8°
Breezy early morning and sunny.
Bait - dollar bills pulled on 5 boards, 1 float, 2 down lines.

Thought I had a couple more fish pics , but can't find them.
Best fish of the day was 36" and 19 lbs. and there were several fish bouncing the scales between 14 and 15 lbs.

[bushwacker]

Nice job Rich, what an awesome day on the lake.

[KB]

Yep I take everything back I said in spring your not aloud to fish the tournaments. Haha jk great job buddy

[Yam]

Great job! It's always a pleasure to read your reports.

I can tell you from personal experience that donating to the tournament will be the best money you ever spent for the purposes of becoming a better fisherman. Even if you win the tourney, the money you make will not offset your costs. However, the desire to win will make your fishing processes more efficient and effective. And fishing during the tourneys absolutely magnifies the excitement of every hit. However, that's just an extra bonus.

This is why I fish the tourneys. And I'm keenly aware that we all have our own reasons. I am throwing this out there because I think it might resonate with you.

[coheasion]

Nice report!!

[lund1]

Yam- that's an interesting view...I remember you and I commiserating over the additional ( and unwelcome) pressure we felt over tourney fishing...I think we both agreed the sleepless nights in advance, the mental exercise of strategy, timing, etc...even the anxiety of discovering a tank of dead bait at dawn ...were all too much.....what changed? Oh wait...I know...you've either won or placed in every friggen event I've been a part of...w

[ikMOON]

Thats a great report! Thanks for posting.

[Live Bait JunkEE]

Oct 20, 2017 10:06:37 GMT -5 lund1 said:

Yam- that's an interesting view...I remember you and I commiserating over the additional ( and unwelcome) pressure we felt over tourney fishing...I think we both agreed the sleepless nights in advance, the mental exercise of strategy, timing, etc...even the anxiety of discovering a tank of dead bait at dawn ...were all too much.....what changed? Oh wait...I know...you've either won or placed in every friggen event I've been a part of...w

hold on, hold on -- he has never won - BUT he did place in every event last year,  I will agree that we all have our reasons and mine is only to enjoy a nice day fishing on a beautiful SML!!!   haha   -- Oh ,  nice report Drag and see you in a few weeks!!!