Sunday, January 20, 2013
Roostertales Bass Club had its 2013 kick-off tournament at Canyon Lake on Saturday 1/19. Water temperatures were around 50 degrees, after a 3 day warming trend. Seventeen teams fished the first tournament of the year. There was only one 5-fish limit weighed in, and only two 4 fish bags. The three top teams weighed in 14.7, 11.1 and 9.1 pounds respectively. The two biggest fish were 5.8 and 5.1 pounds. The day started with 10 to 15 mph winds and it never laid down until late in the afternoon. Most fish were reportedly caught on spoons in 30 foot of water or deeper. Shad seemed to be stacked in 40 to 60 feet of water. Fish were caught both in the main lake and up river. Secondary patterns besides spoons included drop shot and A-rigs.
Our next tournament is on February 16 at Apache Lake. Our meeting is on the second floor meeting room at Bass Pro on the Monday before the tournament at 7pm.
Join us if you would like to become a club member and fish Apache with us.