The night before........

[TheFishinPollock]

The hectic, gotta wax the boat, gotta put tackle together, clean out the dirty , smelly, buncha soda bottled up truck, wash that nasty dirty thing while I'm at it.
The nervousness of fishing again in a bigger  state/national type event, after not doing so in many years. 

But......

It's on my home lake chain.  I am the only person fishing it from north of bay city(that the director knew of too). Plus, well,,, I know them lakes good.  Some lakes in the chain are off the hook. Other ones it is just starting.     Oh yea.  I got a motor that just screams instead of being screamed at , so I know I will make my spots instead of fishing 200 feet from a launch!

[fiker]

I know you won't read this until after the event, but good luck.

[TheFishinPollock]

boyyyyyyyyyyyy did we stink it up out there today!.   9 pounds in 4 fish thats it!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Had them in the box by 8:11 and then...................  nothing for 7 hours other than a few dinks.   took 19 pounds just to get into the money. being one of 2 local guys , everyone else was bay city or farther south,   we blew canal water.  Both me and dad and tony D .

[YpsiBass]

we blew canal water. 

Fishing up north is way different than southern Michigan apparently.

[TheFishinPollock]

Kinda  ypsi,    There are lakes like skeg, intermediate, the north chain from the town of bellaire up, lake misucky( missauke)  and houghton that are more like a downstate  shallower lake.   The only lake I know of like elk/ torch/ gt bay is cass and I have never been on it.   

Today was a banner day for alot of the guys. Took 19+ to just get into the money.

I must say though,  Getting beat on my home lake by 30 some odd teams,( none of them but 1 from up here) really doesn't do the ego much good. It was a tad embarrassing to be honest.

[TimH]

Sometimes "home waters" can be a curse...don't beat your self up to bad.

[Skulley]

Sometimes "home waters" can be a curse...don't beat your self up to bad.

Yeah, I hate when that happens......................



BD                                     

[stackenem]

I will be up Friday night for the whole next week. You can beat up on this guy from south of Bay City all next week.  NOT!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

looking foeward to fishing with you next week Matt.

[Firefighter Jeff]

 I agree about the home waters Matt.  I rarely fish tourney's but did enter one on Hamlin.  Talk about being worried !!!  My brother and I finished 3rd and beat some other guys from our park, so it was a success.  But nerve wracking !!!!  LOLOL