First tournament in the Lowe Stinger is in the books. Boat performed perfectly in extremely shallow waters of Lake Garcia FL. The fishery is a hydrilla farm. We had a ton of success and my co-angler pulled in a 9.52 largie. I caught my limit early and upgraded 4 after. Nothing gigantic and that’s fine. I placed in the top 30% without any practice or prep due to real life situations. I had a great experience and learned a few thing to build on the skill stack and bridge of confidence.
in 🎣 suf
July 13
Participated in the Major League Fishing BFL on St. Lawrence River today. The usually tournament fishing for me. Caught a Walleye, two pickerals and lost a 4 pound bass 2 feet from the boat. I did get to score these two nice ones for 6.12 pounds and standing at 34th in the point standings.
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July 12
Caught this 2lb 14oz crappie back in February. Still holds biggest crappie of the year there.
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July 12
Didn’t have time to hit a lake today but got to hit the pond this morning
July 12
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Hey SUFam! 🚨PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST
We are looking to put together a mini community fishing weekend in the fall. Before we can begin the planning of events please comment your votes below. This may turn into several regional events or one event based on votes and interests. Voting closes in 7 days. (Next Saturday 7/19 at 8PM EST.)
**Please pick ONE option for each question. This will help us get an accurate vote**
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1) If you were going to attend the mini retreat, which body of water are you willing to commute to?
•Guntersville, AL
•Santee Cooper, SC
•Lake Hartwell, SC
•Lake Blackshear, GA
•Lake Lanier, GA
•Kentucky Lake, KY
•Dale Hollow, TN
•Lake Chicamauga, TN
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2) The idea is roll in on a Thursday. Fish Friday & Saturday so members can head back Sunday. Which dates work best for you?
•October 9th-12th
•October 16th-19th (this weekend kicks off the last SUF online tournament)
•September 4th-7th
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These suggestions were brought up in our last roundtable. We realize most of these options are on the south east region, so If you would like to suggest a body of water closer to where you are please add that in the comments below!
in 🎣 suf
July 11
My boat is not very big so not a lot of places to put stuff. I remembered a video where BLat suggested using wood. This is about iteration #3 but set up this improvised rig to hold my live scope hardware. Let's see if it holds up on the drive to the lake tomorrow.
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July 11
St. Lawrence River practice is complete. Tournament tomorrow. I am boat 7, and Ken Pfeiffer is boat 34. Takeoff is at 6 AM I am excited about this trip. I had fun exploring the St. Lawrence River this week. I look forward to fishing tomorrow. :-)
in 🎣 suf
July 11
First time on the podium in a tournament!! 2nd place and BIG BASS WINNER🔥😤. Kept it crazy simple and caught all 3 of my fish on an old school Texas rigged blue fleck power worm! Thursday Night Tournaments is a fun little 3 hour long kayak pedal or paddle only(no motors)tourney on Lake Walter E Long aka Decker lake in Austin Tx. Fun times