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Location: Manitowoc, WI | I agree, Kitch, it was a great site and a first class event all the way. I only wish I could have finished a little higher than I did.
I drew to great guys as partners, and I thought I had a solid on the water program going. Unfortunately, the fish didn't cooperate. The guys that were in first, fourth and fifth fished next to me most of the morning. It's all about getting bit. I was pumping Zip lures at the mouth of the river. My partner and I had 6 fish on throughout the morning and never got one in the boat. So, we left and went to the cane beds in Poygan. Put one 18" fish in the livewell right away, and never had another hit the rest of the day.
On day two, we started in the cane. we had fish going right away, but we had decided that since we both needed around 20 lbs. to qualify, we would need decent sized fish. We kept another 18" fish and threw small ones back. Ended up with just one fish at weigh-in.
I tried to fish the good spots in the mud on winnebago, along the reef edges, and on top of reefs in practice and on day 2. But, I never caught a fish. I can tell you there's a ton of fish just off Garlic Island reefs and off Steven's Reef. I think (hope) it's just a matter of warmer water temp. before these fish start to go. |
