April 16, Beaver Lake, AR
Dan writes:
I took the day off today and did not go out in the boat. Instead I stayed around the campsite and set up all my rods. Here’s what I’ve got tied on for tomorrow:
Gambler 4″ tube;
Gambler 6″ Icesickle finesse worm;
Gambler Dion’s Classic hula grub;
Gambler Swacky worm (floating worm fished “wacky” style);
A 3″ worm on a drop-shot rig;
Terminator jig (3/4 ounce);
Terminator spinnerbait;
Norman Deep Little “N” crankbait.
At the partner pairings meeting, I drew boat number 92. This was somewhat disappointing, for an earlier boat number would have allowed me to run directly to any one of the big-fish beds I’ve got marked on my GPS and be the first one there. As it is now I’ll probably have to run to quite a few before I find one without a boat sitting on it. I’m sure I’ll find plenty of new beds tomorrow too, but the weather forecast is calling for strong winds so that first hour in the morning, before things get stirred up, is much better spent sitting on a fish than running the boat around.
Annie writes:
Seeing that Dan has put in so much practice time, he took today off. It gave us plenty of time to get the boat and all his tackle ready. The weather was beautiful and we had a GREAT day together. It helps to take some of the pressure off when you can relax on the last practice day like this.