Elite 50 Pros to fish BOOM LAKE!
OK, maybe not Boom, but they are going to Wisconsin:http://www.bassfan.com/news_article.asp?id=1369 Ever fished Wissota Steve? Warren
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go-bassn
Jun 14
2005
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| Interesting read. I think they picked it to see who can figure something
out in tough conditions. Just after a storm front on a tough lake. Sure
luck may be deciding factor as most of the guys interviewed seemed to
indicate, but I think most of those who finish well will be those who can
figure it out. Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com |
Bob
Jun 14
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| Nope, there's too many good bodies of water around here to fish. Wisconsin
has over 15,000 named bodies of water. There's not a chance that I'll get
to all of them. |
Steve
Jun 14
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| I think that luck has very little to do with it and I agree with you Bob,
those who finish well will have figured it out. Sure, the lake is small in
comparison to others, but "Welcome to the Real World." They'll actually
have to study the lake and fish the not so obvious places, just like any
other Wisconsin angler has to do. I had an interesting chat with Ray Scott and he would like to see a bass
tournament on a small body of water, with one bass in the lake. The one who
can figure it out and catch that one fish would be the winner. On this lake, it should be interesting to see who can figure it out and who
is actually the better angler. |
Steve
Jun 14
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| Sounds like it fishes just like Boom. Warren |
gobassn
Jun 14
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| Yea, but you can dye tryin bro! Warren |
gobassn
Jun 14
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| What does changing color have to do with it? :-) You can only DIE trying if you are too hidebound to change and adapt to
existing conditions. I still say that those that are smart and able to figure out what the fish
are doing will do well. Those that come onto the lake with pre-conceived
notions of what the fish "should do", or "are supposed to do" will get
burned big time. There will be more "fishing" and less catching on this
tournament, but isn't this supposed to be about the angler's skill at
figuring out the water and the fish? Of course, there will be a certain element of luck, but nothing to the
degree that the complaints seem to dictate, and certainly no more than any
other tournament. Good and consistent anglers create their own "luck." |
Steve
Jun 14
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| Agreed! Apparently what these guys are saying is that there simply aren't many
quality bass in the lake. I think they've been spoiled to a point because
of ESPN's insistance on putting them on the best *big* bodies of water at
the best times to be there. I remember the days of *tough* BASS tournaments, where guys like George
Cochran & Larry Nixon might scrounge out a 10 pound limit each day & win. I know I certainly prefer working hard for my fish. Anyone can catch em
when they're jumping in the boat. To me a perfect tournament day is getting 5 keeper bites & getting them all
in the boat. I will say though that if KVD's not expecting a limit that the WI event will
be tough as nails. Warren |
go-bassn
Jun 15
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| >those who finish well will have figured it out. Sure, the lake is small in |
Dwayne
Jun 15
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| That why you love Boom Lake so much? |
Ronnie
Jun 15
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| From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website... "A new law, 2003 Wisconsin Act 249, established the pilot program and
authorized culling for four bass tournaments each year between June 2005
and Dec. 31, 2006. The Department of Natural Resources is required to
select the participating tournaments, and to allow those tournaments'
competitors to cull bass (replace smaller fish with bigger fish in their
live wells and to continue to fish once they reach their daily limit). DNR is required to evaluate the effects of the culling and report back
to the Legislature before the pilot program ends Dec. 31, 2006. "We're looking for a range of tournament sizes and geographic locations
to help us evaluate the economic and social impacts of the tournaments,
as well as the biological impacts of whether culling affects the fish
that are later released," says Mike Staggs, DNR fisheries director." |
Slow
Jun 15
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| Wissota is a joke for a Elite 50 tournament. If they were going to use
a Wisconsin body of water they should have either used the Winnebago
System or Madison Chain. The latest tournament in Madison had the top
30 within 2lbs of the winner, with the winning weight being around 21lbs
(6 fish). Also, it fishes bigger than Wissota. I am not sure why they
chose Wissota over these bodies of water, which produce more fish, and
have more area to fish. Chris |
Chris
Jun 16
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