08-10-2009, 09:00 AM
Sunday - August 9, 2009 - Day 220<br /><br />Flint River Bass Club August Tournament - Lake Oconee<br />Fished 6 AM - 2 PM - water clear to light stain, 85 degree surface temp<br />no current, no wind, miserably hot. A bank thermometer showed 103 on the way home.<br /><br />I fished with Tom since my boat is still in the shop - hope to get it back this week. Yesterday one of the local clubs had a buddy tournament at Oconee - 16 teams, 8 zeros. Winning team had only 6 pounds. Tom fished and had one keeper yesterday - it didn&#39;t get any better today.<br /><br />We ran to a pocket where Tom has caught some shorts and lost a big bass yesterday - not a hit as it got light. Fished two more of his spots and one of mine - nothing.<br /><br />At 8:30 we came out of a pocket and I felt a thump on the jig head worm on the point and felt weight - set the hook on a good fish. Landed it, just over 2 pounds.<br /><br />After working several more points we went into a pocket and I felt a hit in a deep brush pile. Set the hook and thought I had a hog until I realized it had me hung up. The bass came loose and it was a keeper. Two in the live well at 11:00.<br /><br />At noon I got hit in some brush and landed a 12 inch throwback.<br /><br />We kept fishing points and brush until 2 but no more hits. At weigh in one guy had four that went just over 6 pounds and won, and his 2.7 pounder was big fish. I got second with 3.6 pounds and my 2.2 was second big fish. Took only 2.15 for fourth. We had four zeroes out of 11 fishermen.<br /><br />Fishing has got to get better some day!<br />