Woes

Boy did they catch them at Guntersville.  They did, I did not.  I thought I had a pretty good practice but on game day I could not make it happen.  Had a buzzbait bite real solid all week and missed a couple nice fish Thursday which would have improved my miserable 8.15 lb sack by probably double.  Even then that would not have helped me as several 20+ pound sacks were brought to the scales with one topping 29 pounds, wow.  After the final day I was told by one of the top 30 guys that the big girls were following bluegill, not shad, not that it makes a big difference on a buzzbait bite, does it??   All I can say is I formulated a plan and stuck to it both days and it did not work out.  

Now I am at lake Texoma and it feels like an alien world.  Not a lick of cover anywhere or at least it seems barren compared to G-ville.  Boat houses seem to be my best bet after one day of practice.  Had a small limit of 14-16" fish yesterday and only fished a half day today as the wind is howling and 3 footers coming from both directions made me think twice about trying to find some fresh areas.  Did not spear any waves today (unlike Kentucky lake last month) so maybe my rough water driving skills are improving, knock on wood.  Important thing I learned at Kentucky lake, take your graphs off, put your rods away, really stow anything that may come off the deck or your boat when driving in big water.  Well more practice tomorrow, at least gas is rather cheap here.