10/13/12 - MA B.A.S.S. Fed Nation T.O.C. @ Webster Lake
1st year fishing the Fed Nation trail, and I finished 6th overall on the Co-Angler side qualifying me for for this T.O.C. The line-up was the top ten Boaters, and top ten Co-Anglers. Draw at the ramp got me a Boater named Bill, nice older fella. Water temp had dropped 8-9 degrees since last Saturday. Air temps were under 30 degrees to start the day, brrrrrr! Line guides were icing up for the 1st hour or so. Bill caught a bass on his 1st cast, and I got a 3lb pickerel on a drop shot, then nothing for like 3 hours. We ran to another spot, and Bill gets his 2nd around 9am-ish. So far drop shot, jig, shakey head, and squarebill are not getting it done for me. Wind had picked-up a bit, so at the next spot I start throwing a white spinnerbait. I pick-up two 1lb Largemouth, and Bill gets his 3rd. Next spot we both start throwing a spinnerbait, Bill gets one, I get a short, and 1lb 1oz. Bill switched to a chatterbait and gets two decent ones, culling out one, for one for the small ones. I too switch too the chatterbait and pick-up a 1lb 7oz. Later in the same spot I get my limit with a 1-1/2lber. Last spot of the day I get a 1-1/4lber to cull out a 1lber, and Bill would cull 2 to 3 times toward the end of the day. Tough day had some heavy hitters shaking there heads at the end when all was said and done. Not sure what the final weight on the Boater side was, I think around 10-11lbs, and Bill had 7-1/4lbs for maybe 3rd,4th or 5th. On the Co-Angler side, 1st was 13lbs, 2nd was 11.05lbs, 3rd was 6.58lbs, and I was 4th with my Limit for 6.27lbs. Just couldn't find a kicker fish today, but I feel pretty good too finish with a consistent effort.
how does someone go about getting in those tournament and earning points toward T.O.C
1st year thats awsome i hope to get there soon webster lake is great i always do well there
Congrats ona nice season that paid off with TOC birth. Way to hang tough and finish strong with another limit!