10/19/13 - Avid Anglers @ Singletary Lake
This was my last club tournament of 2013 (Counts as 2nd of 2014 season). Water temps down around 60, and water level dropping due to the annual draw down starting the 15th. Down probably 8-10 inches. Usual spot as a Co-angler, My boater was Paul today, always at the top of the standings, and last year club AOY. We started shallow, Paul had a couple small keeper Smallies early on a tube, but that was it after a couple hours. After that we figured we should concentrate on a deeper bite. Off one of the community hump we stayed in area the size off a hockey rink in 20-30ft of water for the rest of the day. Paul would fill his limit rather quickly with a spider grub, while the drop shot was not happening for me. I switched it up and finally about 11am I put a decent 2-1/2lber Largemouth in the boat. Paul culled about 5-6 times. A couple hours later I put my 2nd, and last keeper of the day in the boat. I also caught 10 non-keeper largemouth. When the scales closed Paul won with a limit of 4 Largemouth, and 1 Smallie at 12.23lb including 3.08 Lunker. 2nd was a limit for 9.55lbs. I had 4th place with my 2 Largemouth at 3.88lbs.
front of the boat helps
This type of report fascinates me. Two skilled anglers fishing from the same boat yet one delivers a 12+ bag and the other a 3+ bag. What were the subtleties that made the difference I wonder?