Tag: April

Saturday, April 7, 2018

The Roostertales Bass Club had it’s 4th tournament of the year at Saguaro Lake on Saturday April 7th. Lake temperatures ranged from 66 to 70 degrees. First place went to the husband / wife team of Redding and Redding with 19.83# and big fish of 4.73#. Second place was the team of Stewart and Zahn with 18.73# and big fish of 5.26#. Third went to Weisshaar and Krisher with 14.88# and big fish of 4.07#. The two other big fish of the tournament were 5.48# (Allen and Allen) and 5.27# (Wilson and Haley). Fish were in all three stages. Most bags were caught relatively shallow with drop shot, senkos and Carolina rig. There was a reaction bite in the afternoon after the wind started.

Our next tournament is on Roosevelt lake on Saturday May 12th. Our meeting before the tourney is on Monday May 7th at Sportsmans Warehouse on Greenfield in Mesa at 6.30pm. Come join us if you would like to check out our club.

Our OPEN tournament for all fishermen is on June 23rd at Bartlett Lake. This is a late afternoon / night tournament with many payouts and raffle prizes. Check our our website at roostertalesbassclub.com as more information will be posted here.

Saturday, April 8, 2017

The Roostertales Bass Club had its fourth one-day tournament of the year at Saguaro Lake on Saturday 4/8/17. Main lake temperatures were around 70 degrees and the river was several degrees lower. The high winds that were predicted earlier in the week did not materialize. Seventeen boats participated. There were eight limits weighed. The first place team was Allen and Coleman with 18.83# and second big fish of 5.14#. Second place was the husband/ wife team of Redding and Redding with 17.65# and big fish of 5.71#. Third place went to Club president Joe Jensen and his partner Joe Chubbuck with 15.46#.

Fish were variously caught as they were in pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn modes. And fish were caught on various techniques including dropshot, jerk bait, topwater, swimbaits, senkos, and spinnerbaits.

Our next tournament is on Roosevelt Lake on May 6.

On June 10th, we will have our popular OPEN Tournament on Bartlett Lake from 4 pm to midnight. Put this on your calendar. Refer to our website Memorial Open tab for more information.     

Saturday April 16th, 2016

The Roostertales Bass Club held its 4th Tourney of the year on Saguaro Lake on Saturday 4/ 16.The high wind from the day before lay down on Saturday and it was relatively calm and sunny with water temps 65 to 68 degrees. Twenty boats and teams fished. Thirteen limits were weighed. There were 4 bags over 15 pounds.
Congratulations to the father-son team of Swann and Swann- 17.88 # and 4.81 big fish.

Second went to the husband-wife team of Redding and Redding- 17.77 # and 5.57# big fish. We know Michele is the cornerstone of that team.

Third place was Fisher and Fitzwater at 16.45# and with big fish for the tournament at 7.13 #.

There were still fish on beds. Fish were caught various ways from spawn to post spawn patterns including drop shot, spinnerbait, topwater, and crank bait.

Our next tournament is on Roosevelt on Saturday 5/14. We will be meeting before the tournament at BassPro on Monday 5/9 at 7 pm in the upstairs conference room. Come join us if you want to learn how the winning bags were taken, and if you want to join a great club.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

The Roostertales Bass Club had their monthly one-day tourney at Saguaro on Saturday, April 5th. Water temperatures were around 65 degrees. There were lots of bass on the beds although off and on wind made visibility difficult at times; lots of fry in the water; and lots of fish roaming the shallows. Fish were caught various ways, but sight fishing predominated. First place went to Humphrey and Karl with an #18.59 pound bag and second big fish of 7#. Second place went to Budlinger and Marshall with a bag of 15.85# and tourney big fish of 8.96#.

Our next tournament is on Roosevelt Lake- Saturday May 10. If you have interest in fishing with us, come to our Club meeting at Bass Pro on May 5 at 7 pm (upstairs meeting room), or contact us via our website (Roostertalesbassclub.com).

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Roostertales Bass Club had an awesome tournament day on Saguaro- Saturday April 20. We had 19 boats. Fifteen boats weighed limits. The top two winning bags were 17.02# and 16.94#, followed by bags of 14.6# and 14.2#. Fish were still on the beds, although not as heavy as in March. It appeared that new fish were moving up consistent with the upcoming full moon. Water temperatures were in the prime zone- 68 to 72 degrees. Various methods worked including bed baits, dropshot, senkos, flukes, jerk baits, and jigs.

Our next tournament is May 11 on Roosevelt Lake. Our meeting is at BassPro on Monday May 6 at 7 pm. See you then.

Monday, April 30, 2012

The Roostertales Bass Club had a great day at Saguaro on Saturday April 28 with ten boats fishing. It was a mixed bag of techniques that delivered fish –including dropshot, topwater in the morning, jerkbaits in the morning and when the wind kicked up in the afternoon, and shaky head. Fish were still on the beds. Although they were less cooperative when compared to early March, several of the top bags were anchored by bed fish. The grass bite was not as good as in earlier weeks. Other fish were caught on shelves, points, and rock. Fish were still generally shallow with water temperature around 70 degrees. The largest weights in the tourney were all between 10 and 11 pounds. Most teams weighed a limit. Our next tournament is at Roosevelt Lake on May 19. If you are interested in joining our club, meetings are on Monday at 7 pm before each Saturday tournament. Contact any club member for more information.