Thursday, January 1, 2009

2009

I know it has been a long time since I have posted and there is no excuse for that.  Texoma really kicked my ass with double zeros on both days of competition.  It really left a sour taste in my craw so I have not fished in quite a while picking up a rod for the first time just a couple of days ago.  
2009 if a busier schedule for me if it all works out, I am trying to fish the southern and central BASS opens again and I am adding the Texas stren series to the schedule.  If I get in all the opens I will be doubling up on unfamiliar water, Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn which can only help me.
  I am on the waiting list for all the BASS events but my waiting list numbers are not too bad so I expect to get in all events, I hope.  I really feel motivated to prove to myself that I can be a dynamic angler and DO THIS.  
Falcon practice starts next week and I CANNOT wait.  I have read so much about this lake it almost seems unreal to me.  I can't watch the elite series event I have on tivo any more or I may break the machine.  Needless to say I have beefed up my arsenal with heavy braid, 1/0 trebels , 7/0 worm hooks and a couple of broomsticks and 300 series Curados in expectation of catching  a few pigs.  If the water is clear enough I look forward to tossing the big 3oz swimmers some just to see what follows them to the boat, who knows maybe one will suck down an 8" tilapia imitation.  
As soon as the Falcon stren is over I am off to the Harris chain if I get off the waiting list and get in.  Talk about a change of gears.  Florida strain bass in late January.  If a cold front decides to blow through it should be an interesting event.  I learned alot last year at the St Johns and I hope to put some of that knowledge to good use.  Trick worm trick worm trick worm and maybe a swim jig tossed in here and there.  Slow slow slow and try not to forget these fish like bluebird skies in winter.  Florida bass seem like they are from a different planet some times.  

Well I gotta get back to many more hours of tackle prep so wish me luck and I will be updating this from the road.

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