Monday, March 11, 2013
Our Roostertales Bass Club had its third tournament of the year on Lake Havasu on Saturday 3/15. It was an outstanding day with 15 boats fishing and 12 limits weighed in. Bags of 24 pounds, 19 pounds, and 18 pounds were weighed with the big fish of the day at almost 10 pounds. Many of the members pre-fished Friday, and it was tough –rainy, blowing, and even hail. Bed fish were tough to see. Saturday was mixed clouds and increasingly calm in the afternoon. With main lake water temperatures around 56 degrees, the fish seemed to move up. A number of different patterns produced fish –crankbaits and dropshot on ledges, bed fishing for both smallmouth and largemouth, and some reaction baits including jerk baits and blades. There were a few fish reported spawned out, but it appeared that we were right on the front end of the spawn. Some bags were only largemouth; some only smallmouth; many mixed. This is a testimony to this outstanding fishery where a combination of bass species and patterns result in good bags. Our next tournament is on Saguaro Lake on Saturday April 20. Our next meeting preceding the tournament is at BassPro on Monday 4/15 at 7 pm. See you there.