Day 2 of the Bassmaster Kayak Series Tournament on the Mississippi River in Lacrosse, Wisconsin was very similar to day 1. With the experience from day 1 I decided to delay my frog assault on the shallows until later in the day when the sun was higher. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to figure out an early morning bit that could produce any good bass.
Fortunately, the frog bite was still rock solid in the early afternoon. I was even able to convert a few subtle bites into fish on the board by going after them with the heavy punch rig to cut through the pads and get to the bass hiding in the shadows of the lily pads.
I was pretty happy with out things went, very few mistakes today helped keep me high on the leader board as I culled through some smaller fish.
I felt I left a bit on the table with some of the bigger fish I knew were setup in my area. But, for whatever reason I just wasn't able to get that one last big bite I needed to propel me several spots up the leaderboard.
Expecting to narrowly miss the payout cut, I headed back to the ramp. As I was loading up my kayak I got a text from the tournament directory that I had made the top 13 and would be receiving a check at the awards ceremony. I never dreamed I would be headed to a Bassmaster awards ceremony to be honored with placing high enough to actually get paid to fish.
I hope you enjoy the video, it was a thrill to fish this tournament and I can't wait to head back to Lacrosse again!
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6 сен 2024
