Tuesday, Red River, Louisiana
Dan writes:
I have been fishing anywhere from ten to twelve hours every day, in 90 degree heat, and I need a break. I slept late this morning, until six, then got up and spent the morning preparing my boat and my tackle for tomorrow. In the afternoon we went out to wash the truck and gas up the boat, then went to the registration meeting.
I drew number seventeen. That’s great – I can get to some of those easy fish first thing, before anyone else. But now I’m anxious about how many of those little holes I can hit before they get covered up with boats. My plan is to fish as many as I can quickly, then run the hour or so it takes up to North Lake, my primary area.
Annie writes:
Dan had to catch up on writing his journal this morning, so I went outside to vacuum the boat and organize his tackle. When Dan was finished he came out in the boat and started restringing line on his rods. I got to lay out and sun on the boat for a little while when he was working on it. It was very nice to have him home for the day.
We left for registration around 3:00 so we could run a few errands while we were out. After registering, we had the partner pairings. Dan got boat # 17 for tomorrow, which is great. We also met a local journal reader, Hamilton Bell, at the registration. He has been trying to help Dan out here, offering advice through email and telephone, and tonight he made it into the tournament at the last minute as a non-boater.
We got home around 8pm, and Dan is so excited. He has a very good feeling about this tournament. He has worked so hard this week, he has the confidence, and he knows he has taken a big step in his career, which is developing “CONFIDENCE”. There is such an odd feeling we both have regarding this tournament, and it is really strange. It is difficult to admit the feelings you have when you feel you could win, but we both have this feeling and are anxious for the tournament to start.