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Lots of great fishing and boat songs. In case you haven't heard it," Buy Me A Boat " is another they recently started playing. I'm sure you could list a bunch of others.

Finally after the long winter it was time for the first outing of the year,and what a trip it was. Dana Seipp and I decided to head to the Loch because it would have the warmer water temps of the 3 reservoirs. Of course the wind made boat control an adventure with a 12 volt trolling motor!!! And to top it off I left my trusty soft plastic worms at home! Dana started the day with the first 3 bass including a solid 4 pounder. I started with a pickerel then caught a monster Carp on a jerk bait! I thought I had a state record smallmouth! After both of us catching quality bass all morning,I decided to try a crank-bait and on the second cast WHAM! Giant carp that is,tail hooked and what a fight!!! Ok now back to fishing. Head into another cove and Bang here we go again another big fish!! This time it was a Bass, a 6 pounder at that!! What a day! Total for the day 19 bass ( best 8 solid 26lbs) 40+ chain pickerel and two giant carp!!! Definitely a fun day on the water plus the boat ran great as well!! Worms who needs em anyway.

Oh well here we go again!
Springtime.- A, My favorite time of the year. Things started slower in 2014, possibly due to the cold winter but by May the Bass were ready and willing to bite!

Summer.-C, a little off from last year as well. The grass in the reservoirs was slow growing and deep grass was hard to find! Did I ever mention I love to fish grass!!!

Fall.-C, I tried a few different lures to improve on past results, but again not with noticeable results. I think I will have to try a different approach in 2015? I think I take the word fall literally.

Winter.-D, Not for lack of trying,just not putting enough time on the water to get the results I wanted and refine some of the techniques I learned last season.

Taking others fishing.-B, Again one of favorite things to do. Anytime you can introduce or reacquaint someone to fishing or just to have them get out and enjoy the reservoirs always makes for a memorable day!!!

Pre-fishing.-C+ A slight improvement over last year. I did try to focus more on understanding areas instead of just trying to catch fish. This helped me understand possible fish location as well as boat positioning.

Tournament preparation.-A, I am always prepared mentally to win! The boat has every screw tightened, motors, pumps gear and tackle ready for battle! This also includes lunches, snacks and drinks- I always have extra should a fellow competitor forget something!

Tournament fishing.C+ Once again middle of the Pack. I did try a couple of new tactics to help improve my weights which helped slightly, that's why I added the + I can't wait until l can improve to an A, as in AOY!

Hope everyone has a Great 2015! See you on the water, only 46 days till March 1st.

After embarrassing myself at the last Liberty tournament and seeing all those monsters caught, I thought I need to change my game plan and focus on larger fish.
First thing was to empty my boat of all my small baits, light line and sissy rods! Next step Bass Pro, heavy line, big fish baits to cover depths 30-45 feet. Ok a couple hundred bucks spent, but it's going to work right? Now head to Liberty at 5:00 am ready to conquer these fish I never catch during tournament time. I decide to fish my traditional spots that I have confidence in but just move out a lot farther and watch my electronics! 6:00 am set up ready to fish! Start with a giant crank bait that is bigger than most of my fish,after a few casts alternate between big spoon,Carolina rig large creature bait, and a heavy jig. 8:00 am still not a bite! I think I'll look in my rod locker for a small worm rod that maybe I left in there? ( I know I can catch a quick limit) Nope I really took them all out. 8:30ish move to another of my hotspots lol, start working in deep water with my assortment of lures, still no takers! Fish there till 9:45am, start thinking this is a stupid idea and I sure miss my finesse baits! 10:00 am. Try my third spot, first cast my rod doubles over with a 4 1/2 lb largemouth that slammed my C-rig. Wow what a great idea I had, this is sure fun I thought!!! 2 more hours go by with out a bite. I think about putting a 4" worm on a bait caster with 30lb braid but don't give in!! 12:15 another big bass slams my lure but comes unbuttoned before I see it. 2:30 with no more bites I start heading back down the lake when I see a man catching small bass one after another on guess what, a small worm rod!!!! I think about offering him a couple of hundred dollars for his combo but I forge on. I decide to try one more spot, 2:45 another big fish breaks off after a brief struggle &@@&??? So the days total 3 bites 1 bass Yikes!!! Guess I will try again this week. Maybe I might take 1 extra rod LOL.