Well finished 4th in our club tournament. I wish I would've taken pics, but it was hot!! Due to the heat they changed the bag limit to 3 fish. Finished with 8.95! Not bad for 1 day of practice a week ago lol.

Good old Texas summertime pattern Dragging a 10in worm on the back of a Carolina rig.

Last night I was looking on active caption for some sneaky spots(off the beaten path) for my local club tournament. Went out today and found some juice!

Over the past month I've put countless hours on the water trying to get better with my electronics. Specifically sidescan and traditional 2d. After watching videos and putting in the work, it's finally making sense. Here's a few I've caught dragging a Carolina rig and an A-rig.

If you could change 1 thing about yourself to make you a better angler what would that be? For me it'd be getting back to the basics. Watching the recap of B.Lat's last tournament and watching him throw the "ball and chain" aka Carolina rig around touched home with me. I grew up throwing the C-rig. I've spent thousands on electronics and figure I'd better use my FFS, when in fact the older techniques are proven techniques that can flat out catch them.

The ol jig was getting thumped today! Best 5 went for 15lbs

Made a change to a lighter weight and immediately started getting bites flipping lay downs.

I went practicing for a club tournament this weekend. We're fishing a clear lake which isn't too common in Texas. Given the time of yr and water temps, my mindset was to fish shallow while looking for beds. I went a few hours with no bites. While scanning a pocket I noticed a lot of bait. Dropped the trolling motor and saw that the fish were on bait and got my 1st clue. I then went to other pockets and ran that pattern.... I've definitely got a game plan going into Saturday.

I know we all want to get to our fishing spots and get to catching them, but one of the things that seems to be less talked about is water/boat safety. Keep your head on a swivel and always pay attention to your surroundings.

Making memories with my grandson!