Lake Geneva Big Bucks Bass

This past weekend me and my fishing partner Brad, fished a team tournament on Lake Geneva Wisconsin. It was primarily a Spawn tournament, both largemouth and smallmouth were bedded up. In practice on the day before the tournament I found two 5lbers and a smaller male on a bed, all the other fish me and Brad found were smaller. When the big day came and I went to find the fish only the male was there, we caught him and he ended up being our biggest fish he was 3.5 lbs. If only the other two were there we would have gotten a check. Most of my fish were caught on a Gary yamamoto Shad Shaped Worm in smoke color on a Drop Shot rig. For those of you that are new to fishing, a drop shot rig is when the hook is above the weight on the fishing line. It is used as a small finesse technique. I just got a brand new Drop Shot rod from G Loomis is is a Zero Power, which means it is ultra light. It was made for super light line and smaller drop shot weights. The rod is beautiful if you like to chase big fish and play with them for sport. My reel was a Team Diawa Sol. Talk about a super sweet reel, it is smooth with a silky smooth drag system. A smooth drag is key for using light line with big fish. No matter how good you think you are at fighting fish, having good equipment is key when you want to perform better.

Back to the tournament, we ended up with a limit of 6 fish for 19.28 lbs . Unfortunatly that wasn't good enough for a check. My buddy Blair finished in 3rd. We finished in I think 17-18th place. We left early. I can't wait for in a couple weeks I am going to Burt Mullet lakes in northern Michigan. Supposedly, there are huge smallmouth in those lakes. I am fishing as a co angler in the Wal Mart Bass Fishing League Michigan Division. I will let you know how it went after I come back.

Tight Lines
Pete