IFISH say's,

So............who won ? Any pigs caught ? I'm sure I ain't the only one dyin to know.

IFISH

Rob did the back to back Open win at Coyote. I'll let the guys give ya full details

This is my fifth day in bed with pneumonia and I've been checking the board for something since Sat nite. Please post something soon. I'd hate to pass now without the details.


Lzydeus Pisceus

Looks like Mitch just posted the results and pics
http://www.bass-n-tubes.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=101&topic_id=22&mode=full&page=

My day went something like this...
I started out trying to catch better sized fish. Flipping jigs mostly. But the lake was up quite a bit and most of the typical areas where the better fish hold were now very deep and hard to fish. So after about 3 hours with no bites I decided to just move up on to the bank and see if I could get some smaller fish going.

I started flipping and pitching senkos along the flooded brush by the shore and picked up a 13.5 incher, 2.5lber, a short fish and then another 13.5 incher.

With 3 fish in the well I went back out and tried for a bigger bite again with jigs and swimbaits, and again got nothing. So I went right back to the same shallow banks. Pretty quick I picked up another undersize fish, then a 2.5lber and then finally got a better bite from a fish that went 5.2lbs.

That was it really for me, just 5 keeper bites. I've had a lot of B-n-T tournaments like this in the past where I would just barely get the bites to win but typically I'd have poor execution and lose one fish and it would cost me the tournament. This time all the bites stuck!

I was flipping 7" senkos on 20lb Triple Fish Camo and whacky rigging 5" senkos on 8lb Triple Fish X-Rated line. Not my normal way of fishing but it felt like a tough day so I went to finesse. I've been really impressed with the Triple Fish X-Rated line in the few trips I've used it. It fishes great on spinning gear, very limp, a nice dusky green color that is very neutral in the water, and very strong. I straightened a #2 owner mosquito hook with it in the tourney on a snag on the 8lb test which impressed me.

Thanks to Coyote Bait & Tackle for the great raffle and to the B-n-T staff for doing a great job with the tourney.

-Rob

Thanks for the report, Rob. Good job too, and to Fit n Mitch also. I bet you're glad I couldn't make. Next year is mine.


Lzydeus Pisceus

Congrats, Rob, Paul and Mitch for your top 3 finishes. It's nice to see all the new people you had out there. What kind of raffle items did they raffle off.

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They had tackle packs for all, Shimano and Okuma reels, two rods (one was Lamiglass), two nice tackles bags (too big for my brothers boat so I am glad I did not win one of them.)

I'd like to add my thanks to Coyote Bait & Tackle; they donated a lot of stuff and it was cool that everyone got something.

Buzzfish