08-25-2009, 09:00 AM
Saturday - August 22, 2009 - Day 233<br /><br />Spalding County Sportsman Club tournament - Jackson Lake<br />fished 5:30 PM - 12;30 AM - sunny until sun set, breeze, water 87 degrees<br /><br />We started at my favorite spot, a ridge right at the dam. Partner got a small spotted bass - not a keeper - and I missed two hits.<br /><br />For the automatic pulls, visit my site for the rest of the story at http://fishing.about.com<br /><br />Ran up to some main lake points and started working them.Partner got several bluegill and small bass and I got a throwback bass. Then I got a good hit on a point on a jig head worm and set the hook on a strong fish - 2.2 pound spot in the livewell at 7:30 PM <br /><br />Partner got a bare keeper spot on a crankbait at 8:00 PM<br /><br />Kept working up that bank and got another small keeper spot on another point on the jighead worm. Two in the livewell at 8:30. Getting pretty dark.<br /><br />I thought I felt a hit near a seawall but my partner said he had hooked my line again. But he quit reeling and my line kept moving. By the time I set the hook the bass was way out under the boat and pulled off.<br /><br />Got another keeper on another small point on a jig and pig at 9:40 PM. That was it, no more fish.<br /><br />At weigh-in I had 3 at 4.36 for second. First was 2 at 4.66 and he had big fish at 3.14. Third was 3.30 and fourth was one fish at 2.64. Terrible night, six of 15 were zeroes and no limits.<br /><br />I think we quit too early, but who knows.<br /><br />