Despite all of us getting a little wet, it was sure nice being back on the water again and fishing with old friends. Even though it was a mild winter, it was still long, and there is nothing like opening league night. Earlier in the week, it wasn't looking like we'd be fishing because of thunderstorms and high winds, but the forecast turned out to be wrong, for a change (LMAO), and we were able to get opening night in without being blown out of the water.
This happens to be my fourth time on the water in 2021, and for the fourth time in a row, all I've done is put my partner's on fish, and watch them have fun catching, while I have the pleasure of playing netboy. Take this outing as an example. We're trolling in about 12-15 feet of water pulling a crankbait and my partner looks to the SE and says "is that headed our way?" "That" turned out to be a frickn' downpour with huge rain drops, and we barely had time to put our rain coats on. It was during this downpour, that I heard this: "I've got one" (I stop the trolling motor and start to reel in) - "no it's just a snag" (I re-start the trolling motor and stop reeling in) - "no, I think it's a fish" (I've heard this a million times now, so I ignore his latest communication and keep fishing) - "I can't tell, it feels like a big clump of weeds" (I decide to stop listening to what he says for the rest of the night) - "no, it's definitely a fish, and it's a good sized one" (I can tell by the way he just pissed himself with excitement, that I should probably start listening again, reel in and at least grab the net as to show some interest in watching what he's doing) While taking a look at his rod tip, it occurs to me that his "it's definitely a fish" statement, is actually true. So true in fact, that after I saved his ass by netting his fish, I realized this could be the biggest fish of the night, which it was. He had managed to reel in a 28.5 inch pike, during a downpour, and since it won the big fish pot of the night, I was happy to temporarily change places with him and play netboy for the time being.
There were quite a few fish caught by everyone else but us, and the team of Mark & Luther managed to squeak out a one point win with 32 points to start out the year. Last year's champions, team "dickhead" of Jason & Brett ended up in 7th place, while returning 8 time champion's Craig & Brandon finished 5th. Everyone caught fish, so we're all off to a good start.
Next week we fish on Pelican from 6-9:30 out of Stewart's Bay. Bass season still won't be open, so we'll be taking pictures of fish again. But this time, do us all a favor and state the actual length of the fish to the nearest eighth inch when telling me how long they are. We had three 19 inch bass caught, and as a result, three teams picked up biggest bass bonus points. That's fine if they were spot on 19 inches, but I have a feeling there could have been some rounding up going on there...just saying. I'll see you in a week!
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