February 13, FLW Tournament, Day One
Dan writes:
I have said many times that success in tournament fishing is all about making the right decisions. My decision this morning was to sit all day long today in the one pocket where I had caught three fish the other day. It was the wrong decision. I caught only one fish in there, my partner caught none, and the other boat in there with us never had a bite. At 2:00 I finally left and went scrambling for the last hour-and-a-half, and I caught a three-pound fish off some shallow wood just before weigh-in. Those two fish weighed four pounds, four ounces, leaving me in 83rd place. Now here’s my decision for tomorrow: I’m not going anywhere near that pocket I sat in today.
Annie writes:
I was up at 6:15 to put Dan in the water. That leaves me with the truck for the day. Weather this morning was below freezing, as usual, but no wind. I know it is tough for Dan to have to go out today without much to run to, but I will just hope for the best. I would love to see him come in with at least one fish.
Carolyn Strand and I decided to go into town for a bit during the day. We had a good time, shopped a little, went to lunch, and returned in time for the weigh-in. Dan came in with two fish, and I was very happy to with that. By the end of the weigh in he was in 83rd place, which is just ounces out of the money. This made for a good night, we ate dinner in the tent and then went to visit at the Hobbie’s afterwards.