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Looking to TomorrowTough day today! I caught pretty much the same number of fish today as I did on my practice days, about 12 or so, but I just didn’t have quite the average size. The water continues to fall, leaving a lot of the cover I’m fishing too shallow to be productive now. Comments Off on Looking to Tomorrow
Perspective
Tomorrow, we fish when it counts. I always get pretty stressed the day before competition. I guess I’ve always been that way even way back in high school. I would get so tweaked up before a football game or wrestling match. At the pre-tournament meeting today, we had the opportunity to hear a few words from a National Guardsman who did two combat tours. Comments Off on Perspective
Cold Front
Today I was back to a sweatshirt and rain gear! We had a pretty substantial cold front come through, and even though it hit 60 degrees in the afternoon, I was cold all day. The water on Lake Chickamauga has dropped over 2 feet in the three days of practice, but I am still catching them pretty steady. Comments Off on Cold Front
Putting It TogetherDuring the past two days while practicing for the FLW Event on Chickamauga, the weather has been awesome! It has been so nice to fish in shorts and a t-shirt. The water level has fallen two feet though, which is making fishing a little tougher than it should be. Comments Off on Putting It Together
PAA Lake Lanier, GA.
Last week, I finished 9th place PAA tournament at Lake Lanier, GA. This week, I’m at Lake Pickwick Alabama for BASS Elite series. After 2 days practice I see lake level keep coming up. It is lightning and raining hard right now. Stihl Catching Them!Man, oh man! I love it when a plan comes together! I will admit I was a little concerned when I hooked up my boat this morning at 5 AM in a pouring rain and the exterior temp gauge on my truck reading 38 degrees. Comments Off on Stihl Catching Them!
Fishing Rising Water
Most of the Central U.S. has been hammered over the last several weeks by massive spring rains, and almost every lake I’ve fished lately has been on the rise and much muddier than normal. That being said, under those conditions, I have had some of my best spring fishing in recent memory! It Just Shows You…Joe Thomas has been making a living as a professional bass fisherman on the Bassmaster and FLW Tournament Trails for close to 27 years. His blog will get you the inside story of life on the tournament trail. Read what it’s like to live the life of a professional fisherman, TV host, author, and speaker, both on and off the water. Seeing Spots
Well, I didn’t get the 6 pound Spotted Bass I was looking for, but we did catch another 15 or so beautiful Spots and wrapped up what should be another great episode of Stihl’s Reel in the Outdoors! Fishing for a Giant Spot
Today was a long one for me. I packed up my gear and left my hotel room this morning at 7 AM, drove four hours to Calhoun, Georgia where I met my producer, Jim Kramer, and checked into another hotel room! I threw my bag in the room, changed into some warm clothes (it was 43 degrees and drilling rain) and headed on over to meet Louie Bartenfield on Carters Lake. |
