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Redneckangler · Joined: 05 May 2012 Posts: 851 Location: Meriden, CT

That's quite the Tupperware Navy! Looks like a good time was had by all. Very Happy

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TurtleKiss · Joined: 09 Mar 2010 Posts: 1200 Location: central CT

Thanks again for another fun, well-executed event, Alan! And thanks to all participants for not wussing out due to the forecast.

This is my PB 6 lb, 2 oz pickerel from Rogers:

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avidangler · Joined: 08 Jan 2013 Posts: 469 Location: Forestville

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Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

A very big thanks to Alan for setting this up! I have fished my share of tournies and this was probably the nicest, best run and most enjoyable ones that I have ever participated in!

A couple of people have asked me privately about what I caught my fish on,..so I will just post the details here:
I caught all my fish (all that counted anyway...) on a black 1-ounce jig that day! I use twin trailers on it, a Paca Chunk underneath (for it's swimming action and then a regular chunk on top to bulk it up. I always spray the whole thing with Yum craw-flavored scent. With that much rubber and scent,..I find that bass really hold onto it for quite a while! Wink

I fished it two ways:
1) Tossing it to the bottom and very gently wiggling it around the outside weedline which was 12-13 FOW on Rogers. I concentrated on places that had a dropoff around that kind of depth!
2) I also cast it out and burned it back, over shallow flats where there was just a foot or two between the surface and the weeds. This is tiring with a 1 ounce jig,..so I don't spend a lot of time doing it. I just give a few casts as I'm passing by those kind of areas,...but I did pick up two of my fish that way! Cool

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DCAJ · Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Posts: 76 Location: Berlin, CT

Sounds like a great tournament, wish I could have attended.
Maybe next one.

Just4Fun - thanks for the info on how you caught those fish