Had a tourney on Webster Saturday. The turnout was awful. Only 3 paying boats. Maybe the entries are just too high ($100). The water temps were 80-83 F.
The weeds in the lake looked great. I didn't see any indication of a weed kill. The fishing was still tough. Started in the backwater flippin the pads.
Not 1 bite all day doing this. Something is really strange. Caught the first keeper on a senko (wacky) in an open area where I saw a bass chasing baitfish. 2
lbs at best. Went out to our usually good for a fish or 2 break. One bump on a 7" Power worm. Probably a Blue gill. Dropped it immediately. Fished
some main lake pads with frogs and worms. Got a few small hits on the frog but nothing with any seriousness. Went back to backwater and resorted to covering
water with a frog even if it wasn't happening. Caught the second keeper about 2 lbs. 5 minutes later another 2 lber. maybe we were getting somewhere.
Had 2 more big fish slam the bait but never got it. They absolutely would not come back a second time. Follow ups with worms didnt work either. All in all 3
fish for 5.79 lbs. Second Place. No $ obviously. First place- 2 fish 6.24 lbs. Big bass clinched it for them at 3.9 lbs. One more keeper would have done it.
Oh well. Enjoyable day on the water. One other fish weihed in. Terrible. Usually takes between 16-20lbs this time of year. Maybe the Muskies have an
appetite this year for 3-4 lb. bass this year LOL.
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The turnout was awful. Only 3 paying boats. Maybe the entries are just too high ($100)With the economy, that was probably the case. Nice odds at tripling your money though. Thanks for the report. |
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I use to fish the early bird and there was a decline in entries and seemed I was always first out the money. Plus I was never able to make there big event. I
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$100? I would bet that the economy really had something to do with it. By the time you buy gas and everything, that could be an expensive day.
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I find, at least for my style of fishing, the heat puts the fish right where I want them .......usually. At least at Palestine and Webster, where big fish are
somewhat common. When the water temps get into the 80's and even the 90's, those big oppurtunistic fish move into the pads and heavy cover. Under
those pads and mats, the water temps could be 5-10 degrees cooler, and normally are higher in dissolved oxygen content than other areas might be. I believe
without hesitation that the biggest bass in most lakes can be found in the slop. When limits come fairly cheap in a tournament, it all matters who can catch
the biggest fish. I have been able to win 80-90 % of the tournaments I fish on these lakes in the heat of the summer by close range fishing. You can get some
nice fish frogging, but I think the biggest fish just set there and ambush. You drop a bait in front of them, and it ususally never hits the bottom in 2 foot
of water. Just a rough day fishing I guess. We would all like to win em all, but we know that only happens in fairyland. As for the econonmy, I believe
it's killing the local fisherman. But don't fret.....O'Bama is gonna save the world. At least until he breaks his campaign promise of not raising
any taxes on the middle class. LOL.
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bassrangerr81, we must have very similar fishing styles. I too have done very well at lakes like Palestine, Webster, and others in that mold. To be honest
though, I haven't bass fished at Webster since last year. But when I did go after bass there I caught some very respectable fish. And when the water temps
rise pads, slop, and heavy cover is where the action is for me!
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I have seen a lot of 5's and 6's come out of both Palestine and Webster. A lot of people flip the pads at Palestine, because you are somewhat limited
as to the techniques that can be used at Palestine in the summer. Even weedless rigs aren't always weedless at Palestine in the summer bloom
 . My best solo tourney at Webster was 5 fish for 19.58 lbs. This was in
September at our club classic. It was a 2 day classic, and I got spanked at Geist reservoir on day 2 "ZERO". There are some giants in Geist, but I
really need to work on my all around techniques rather than just be decent at one type of fishing. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to keep practicing.
Hate it when I gotta tell the wife I need to practice fishing !LOL However, none of my limit in our classic came in the backwater. I caught them all on the
"SECRET" Tube on the main lake. I did manage to win the classic that year, but its too bad a guy can't put two good days back to back with
different techniques. I guess that's why my boat and truck don't have a wrap around them! ! 
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