It's been awhile since I've updated my blog. I decided to give myself some time to think about my 10 day fishing extravaganza before I wrote about it. Here goes...
My tourney partner Tyler and I started our trip south on March 19th, we were headed for the second Central Collegiate FLW event on Lake of the Ozarks. We had practiced two weeks before and only came up with one fish, however it was 4lb 12oz. Tournament day brought nasty cold weather and put simply, the fishing was brutal for us. We ended the day cold, soaked, and with a big goose egg for the event. I was happy that we weren't going home yet, that would have made for a bad fishing trip. Luckily for us, that was only the first day on our long trip, we had plenty of time to redeem ourselves.
After the tournament on March 20th, we headed a few more hours south for Table Rock Lake (we may have stopped at the Bass Pro Shops on the way too...) I was excited to get on Table Rock for the first time in my life. Its a lake that I've read about many times and to be able to fish it was pretty cool. The first day on "the rock" brought highs in the 30s, sleet, and wind. However, with the weather also came the fish. Table Rock is such a clear lake that the fish tend to bite better in nasty weather conditions. We fished rogues and lucky craft pointers in main lake pockets for most of the day and ended up catching a fair amount of fish. Tyler nailed some good spots right off the bat and eventually I got this 4lb+ largie later in the day. I just about got frost bit on my toes, but it was a fun day none the less.
A few pictures from Table Rock Lake
Our second day on the Rock was nothing special. The weather was awesome and I could finally feel my fingers and toes, but the fishing was terrible. Tyler boated the only fish of the day on a Lucky Craft pointer in the table rock shad color. Nice day to be on the lake, not such a nice day for fishing in a lake with extremely cold and clear water. However, I learned a lot those two days. I've never fished a jerkbait much in the early spring besides on Bull Shoals about a month ago. After catching fish on the jerkbait the first day, I gained a lot of confidence in that bait and its just another presentation to add to the arsenal. We got off the lake around 3:00pm, got everything latched down and we were now on our way Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River for the Arkansas Tech Invitational, I couldn't wait to get there.
It's been four days into an unforgettable fishing trip and the best is still yet to come...
