Have a different style of tournament coming up this Sunday. Big Bass only 17”+, plus the weigh in format is different too. Has anyone fished a format like this before? Any strategies they recommend. Have SM & LM both available and we are in the thick of the Spawn. They are up shallow and at the bank. This lake is known for its big LM, but the SM are in larger population.

https://www.madtownbassclub.com/bigbassbashabout

I’ll tell ya what, watching MLF on FFS days is kinda boring. Specially when they only stay on one guy that isn’t BLat all day.

Went out yesterday morning, found a couple giants alone on their beds in the back of a protected shallow bay. Spent 30 minutes on each of them with no luck. Threw a variety of baits and different sizes at them. All I could get them to do was stare down the bait up close. Even though I didn’t catch them and ran out of time it was still fun to practice. That was my first time trying to get a bass while on bed. I’ll be back out soon to try again.

Had another one heck of a frenzy. Jeff and I went out on Lake Michigan today. Picked up 20 Coho salmon in 47 minutes. We were back at the dock before 7am. Incredible day! Dropped off filets to get smoked and the rest we put on the grill!

Had SUCH a fun day on the water!!! Found a spot that had all the right things…warmer 56 degrees clear water, grass, and rocks. One of those days you get these footballs on every cast with a Jerkbait. None were over 2lbs, but locked up the Jerkbait like a freight train! I was yelling biggin after every hook set. There were so many fish on this one spot even the dog jumped in to try and get one.

Does anyone have a furry friend that loves fishing too?

Well Jeff and I first tournament didn’t go as well, but an opportunity for a learning experience. We only ended up with one 1.36lb LM, which we caught in the first 10minutes of the morning. For sure in the early pre spawn stages and couldn’t repeat the bite. A lot of other anglers struggled as well, several zeros, except 3-4 who caught them well 14-17lb bags. Long story short, something to learn from and looking forward to breaking this down.

Does anyone have a specific pre-tournment/night before meal?

Had a couple hours after work to practice for my tournament Sunday. Water clarity is still aweful. But managed to find a few bass, walleye, and a carp that wouldn’t leave my trolling motor alone. White/Chart. Chatterbait put in the work.

To all my fellow members in the community with Polish heritage, Happy Dyngus Day!