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Well, it happened, the bubble popped. Derek and I have had a really good run the past two months but today was not a winner day. It was really not a bad day for me but it was probably the worst day Derek has had this year. emoRolleyes To spare all the drama let me sum it up. He caught three I believe, had two small keepers, that got culled. He lost two big fish, one just came off and the other bulldogged on him and his line broke. emoSorry He also hung up about every 30 casts all day. emoDoh He lost a nice crank and two swims, one was an expensive swim. I lost count on how many shakeys he broke off. emoMad He was cussing pretty good today and that is the maddest I think I have ever seen him. He recovered some by the time we came in early and was talking about how good a run we have had so he seemed a little better.

For me it started off pretty good with a four plus and a three in the first thirty minutes and Derek had a two. Three in the live well and thirty minutes into the morning. Then we both went on a swing miss program where we missed and lost a couple. Off and on all day I managed to put one here and there in the boat. I added another three and two more two and a halfers. I think we fished a little of everything today. Docks, grass, edges, ditches, a bunch. From two foot to maybe 20 feet. Try as we did we just could not find any size today except the two Derek had on that doubled his rod over but got off. Our best baits were the same we have been using, a shakey, a t-rig, a crank and a swim. We ended up boating 14 bass with 11 keepers. Not a bad day by any means and considering how tough it was if we had needed the points we would have been thankful to weigh them in. Needed a kicker or two.

We weighed our five keepers in Derek's boat and we had right at 15.50 lbs. Knowing this would not get a check and since we have a win under our belts this year we are not really needing the points. With this in mind we released our fish and did not weigh them in. Seemed pointless to do it. There was a lot of guys who did poor today. I was really surprised to just how bad the bite was. However as usually with the quality of anglers in the CBA there is always going to be some who will find them.

This day belonged to Shane Frazier and his dad. They came in with just over 24 lbs and it was anchored by a hog of a bass at 9.50 lbs. emoWorthy Congrats to you both on a great sack and big fish. emoApplause Jmax
 
Good job atleast y'all catching fish. Today I didn't catch a fish and I'm pretty much doing the same thing. I don't think I've ever fished so hard to catch 5 keepers just so that my 8 yr nephew could walk the stage and weigh in. I'm not sure whats going on with me. I've never had it this tough. Ever since my best friend jimmy "top dog tackle" passed away:( me and him fished a lot together. And every since his passing I've not been on them. I have his favorite rod and been fishing with it and I hate to say this but I think its jinx. That boy had the worst luck. Think I got the curse passed down. I'm telling you its been bad enough losing him and trying to get back in fishing not been easy. That's why I'm fishing with that little boy. Well any how don't feel bad atleast Y'all are catching them :)
 
Good report Jim and I think you guys did a great job just getting a limit. I heard there were guys never caught a keeper. I wouldn't say your roll is over as you caught a limit :)
 
elwestb - 8/10/2014 8:36 AM

It still was a good day guys. Good report Jim.
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Yea, I think we got a little spoiled over the last two months. It really seemed that every tournament we fished together either I or Derek would catch a kicker or two. Yesterday it was slow and no kickers came into our boat. Then with the heat firing up at noon, hanging up a bunch(Derek), missing several, breaking off that one that appeared to be really good (if it was a bass), we just felt we should have been doing better. emoRedface Actually considering it only took 18.42 lbs to get a check we were about one good kicker away from getting another check. I think our smallest was 2.49 lbs and if that one would have been culled with one about 5 and a half we would have been right there. emoScratch

Also if you consider it is August, normally we would have been hotter then heck in about 100 degree. emoRolleyes Instead it stayed nice most of the day other then a little humid. Like I said, I knew we were going to get humbled, it was only a matter of when, not if. Yesterday was not really a humble day, it could have been worse. I saw several who I consider really good come in to the weigh in yesterday with less then a limit of bass. That was 10 hours without boating a limit. emoEek I talked to Anthony Correll and Logan K., they said they only had six keepers also that came into their boat. They got the right bites like Shane to take third. emoThumbsup So it sounds like we actually had more keepers then some of the top folks, just not the right ones. emoToast Now I have to decide if I want to be stupid again and fish the night event. emoCrazy Jmax
 
jmergen - 8/10/2014 8:59 AM

Good report Jim and I think you guys did a great job just getting a limit. I heard there were guys never caught a keeper. I wouldn't say your roll is over as you caught a limit :)
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Thanks Jim! emoThanks Jmax
 
Jmax - 8/10/2014 9:07 AM

elwestb - 8/10/2014 8:36 AM

It still was a good day guys. Good report Jim.
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Yea, I think we got a little spoiled over the last two months. It really seemed that every tournament we fished together either I or Derek would catch a kicker or two. Yesterday it was slow and no kickers came into our boat. Then with the heat firing up at noon, hanging up a bunch(Derek), missing several, breaking off that one that appeared to be really good (if it was a bass), we just felt we should have been doing better. emoRedface Actually considering it only took 18.42 lbs to get a check we were about one good kicker away from getting another check. I think our smallest was 2.49 lbs and if that one would have been culled with one about 5 and a half we would have been right there. emoScratch

Also if you consider it is August, normally we would have been hotter then heck in about 100 degree. emoRolleyes Instead it stayed nice most of the day other then a little humid. Like I said, I knew we were going to get humbled, it was only a matter of when, not if. Yesterday was not really a humble day, it could have been worse. I saw several who I consider really good come in to the weigh in yesterday with less then a limit of bass. That was 10 hours without boating a limit. emoEek I talked to Anthony Corel, he said they only had six keepers also that came into their boat. They got the right bites like Shane to take third. emoThumbsup So it sounds like we actually had more keepers then some of the top folks, just not the right ones. emoToast Now I have to decide if I want to be stupid again and fish the night event. emoCrazy Jmax
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And take into fact you missed fish, and the one Derek got broke uff on, and you were right there. You at least were able to give yourself the opportunity to place...a lot of great anglers weren't able to generate the bites
 
emoFish enjoyed early release, good decision. Turning a limit loose was an accomplishment in its own...least u did the catching thing........... emoGeezer emoUSA
 
Jmax - 8/9/2014 9:17 PM

Well, it happened, the bubble popped. Derek and I have had a really good run the past two months but today was not a winner day. It was really not a bad day for me but it was probably the worst day Derek has had this year. emoRolleyes To spare all the drama let me sum it up. He caught three I believe, had two small keepers, that got culled. He lost two big fish, one just came off and the other bulldogged on him and his line broke. emoSorry He also hung up about every 30 casts all day. emoDoh He lost a nice crank and two swims, one was an expensive swim. I lost count on how many shakeys he broke off. emoMad He was cussing pretty good today and that is the maddest I think I have ever seen him. He recovered some by the time we came in early and was talking about how good a run we have had so he seemed a little better.

For me it started off pretty good with a four plus and a three in the first thirty minutes and Derek had a two. Three in the live well and thirty minutes into the morning. Then we both went on a swing miss program where we missed and lost a couple. Off and on all day I managed to put one here and there in the boat. I added another three and two more two and a halfers. I think we fished a little of everything today. Docks, grass, edges, ditches, a bunch. From two foot to maybe 20 feet. Try as we did we just could not find any size today except the two Derek had on that doubled his rod over but got off. Our best baits were the same we have been using, a shakey, a t-rig, a crank and a swim. We ended up boating 14 bass with 11 keepers. Not a bad day by any means and considering how tough it was if we had needed the points we would have been thankful to weigh them in. Needed a kicker or two.

We weighed our five keepers in Derek's boat and we had right at 15.50 lbs. Knowing this would not get a check and since we have a win under our belts this year we are not really needing the points. With this in mind we released our fish and did not weigh them in. Seemed pointless to do it. There was a lot of guys who did poor today. I was really surprised to just how bad the bite was. However as usually with the quality of anglers in the CBA there is always going to be some who will find them.

This day belonged to Shane Frazier and his dad. They came in with just over 24 lbs and it was anchored by a hog of a bass at 9.50 lbs. emoWorthy Congrats to you both on a great sack and big fish. emoApplause Jmax
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I just don't know what to think about a fisherman who catches a limit in a tx and then does not weigh the fish in.???? Sounds pointless to me. Come on, Jmax. Weigh them all in, not just the big bags. emoPoke emoBigsmile emoGeezer
 
fishinvol - 8/11/2014 4:18 PM

Those were some good points waisted.
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All our points for this year are wasted. After a win you no longer need any points for anything.(unless you were in contention for the Bassmaster Team Tournament and we are not.) All we have to do now is fish seven months. Oh, wait, we have now fished seven months. emoBigsmile We are in the Classic. emoThumbsup If we did not want to fish the next three it would not matter for us. All we have to pay is the big bass entry into the classic and we are in it. emoDance Jmax
 

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