What an awesome night! First I'd like to thank Paul for putting on a great tourney, and for wieghing our big fish during the tourney when I called. Giving up fishing time on the water while your on the hunt can't be easy, thanks again, and that 8-lber thanks you too!

So, we all blast off around 7:15 and I rowed my way towards the dam, didn't quite make it all the way because it was a little crowded so I just fished this shady area close by the dam for a while with no bites, decided to move on back the opposite way.

After it had gotten dark I started throwing a red Buzzbait over the tops of submerged weeds, found one fish to take it, about 1.8lbs, cool, no skunking tonight! After some more casting around with out a bite I move on.

About 10pm the moon was rising in a cool orange glow, I came upon an area that had less weeds and more of a hard bottom, decided to spend some time there. First threw the blade for a while for nothing, then put on a 1/2oz black/red Revenge Jig with matching trailer and cast it out, I was hopping it back slowly when I felt a THUMP, set the hook and it was SOLID, I knew it was a good un, after a bit of a fight she came to the suface with mouth open and I was like "Oh my god" I got the net ready and went for the scoop, she barely fit in it, I let out a holler cause I new I had a personal best, she wieghed 11.7 lbs. YES!

I calmed myself down and started fishing again, It's about 15 minutes later in the same area when I feel another THUMP, set on it and it's another good one! After a minute or two I reel in what turned out to be an 8.1 lbs, Awesome! Two big ass fish in 15 minutes, gotta luv it. I need one more for a limit but could only find a couple of knuckle head dinks.

Thinking to myself I may just win this one...Wrong! Rob Swimbait is fishing this one, should of known, but that's ok, I had a great time and I'm back in AOY race.

Congrats to all who fished this tourney, lots of quality fish caught, see ya'll at the next one!

DM

Awesome performance, Dave -- glad to see you stickin' 'em out there. And TOC contention, to boot?? Gorgeous fish, too!

You're on it dude, KEEP IT UP!

- jeff

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Congrats Dave! Must have been a blast...

the godfather

Congrats Dave! Great job catching those fish on the trusty jig. Has that grin come off your face yet? Good thing the gate was still open when you got there!

That was the most awesome tournament I've been to yet. There were 8 fish over 5 pounds: 5-1, 5-6, 6-8, 7-14, 8-1, 9-5, 11-3, & 11-7. The 5-1 I caught 7 minutes before weighin saved me from a frustrating night of missed bites and lost fish. I might just make the short 35 mile drive down there again real soon for another night session.

Doug

Great job guys. Wish I could have been there (and only 20 min from my house). I go under the knife tomorrow so I'm not sure when I will be able to fish again. I'm going to try casting left handed tonight so I can maybe embarrass myself at the last Shasta event next month. Wish me luck. (There's that word again.) Don't want to blank on another one.

Lzydeus Pisceus

double congrats Dave for the finish, big fish and personal best...guess thats a triple congrats :)

Awesome job, Dave. Kudos on your new PB!

I sure missed a good tourney.

Chris

Knife?!? :o :-(
Damn, sorry to hear that, Steve. I hope you heal up fast.
Take care.

Chris

Thanks for the props guys, fishing with such a cool group of guys and sticking pigs is part of what makes b-n-t special.;-)

DM

Dave. Congrats on the PB and the strong finish You seem to be coming on strong late in the season. That's big fish twice in a row now :D
See ya at MR!

MT

Wow what a hog Dave, great job! Such a great feeling catching a PB....and during a tourney, even better! Not only that, but getting an 8lb'r on top of it, just to cool man.
Can't wait to fish with you guys again soon.....
Bryan