In the past I can't say that I've ever had great success on the delta ... so this tournament I set two basic goals for myself. The first was to catch 25lbs of bass over the 2 days because thats what it has taken to win in the past. The second was to stay open minded and be opportunistic. I really tried hard not to lock into any one pattern or lure.

Day 1 I fished reaction baits in the morning, spook and rattletrap. Picked up two keepers on the trap in the first hour or so. I also lost one about 3lbs that dove under my boat and popped off the hook. Always tuff to lose a quality fish early in a tournament! Mid morning I picked up a flip fish and then another trap fish. These were all 1.5 to 2.25 type fish.

Eventually I wandered down past where everyone else was and got into some clear water areas. I've never caught a swimbait fish on the delta before but this water looked right. 3 casts with the Slammer and I got a 2lber. Another similar fish followed 10 minutes later. I spent the last few hours throwing the Slammer and got a 3.98 pretty late in the day :) Weighed in 12.03lbs and was in 5th place after day 1.

Day 2 I felt a little more tuned in and I fished fast with the rattle trap, picking up 2 quick keepers. I flipped one on a brush hog and got another one on a senko. Just junk fishing and moving quickly between areas. On my way to my slammer water I saw a nice patch of buzzbait water. First cast with the buzzbait I hooked a small keeper and lost it. A few casts later a big fish woofed my bait and I wrassled it through the junk and into the net. That was my big fish for the day at 6.56lbs :) Also my best buzzbait fish ever :)

No more love on the buzzbait so I headed to my Slammer water and kept firing away covering water. The bite wasn't wide open but the fish were eating it pretty good. I got 5 slammer fish including a 2-0, 2-5 and a 3-2. I lost a 4lber that was hooked briefly and I missed one bite. Also culled a fish with a brush hog fish that went 1-11. On the way back to the ramp I picked up a few more keepers but nothing to cull. Weighed in 16.10lbs. I did have a dead fish that died on me for no real apparent reason in the last 30 minutes of the tourney :( That was a bummer.

I worked really hard in this tourney, rowing long distances each day and fishing as hard as I possibly could fish. Losing a good fish each day and having a dead fish will usually cost you in a tourney but I was fortunate to come out just ahead.

Congrats to Joey Castro who won the casting contest and a cool $100! The raffle and camping were epic as well :) Watching Teresa win two rods in the raffle again was hilarious lol! Thanks Paul, Mitch, CZ and all the B-n-T staff for a good tourney.

Also gotta say whats up and thanks to my sponsors Triple Fish Line, MS Slammer, Assalt Premium Bass Tackle, Big Hammer Swimbaits, and Tacklewarehouse.com.