The top weight that day of the MN Team Supreme Tournament was just over 25 lbs for 6 fish with the largest fish just over 5 lbs.
My Berkley put us at 27+ for 6 fish (don’t know what the bag weight added in would have done) and our large fish is what JC is holding in the picture.
It was a tough deal to have the water declared off limits with the notification occurring right after I drew boat #6 hahaha but… that’s fishing. We had fish going in other areas but both of us were um… ticked… so we dropped from the tournament and fished during the tournament hours as if we were fishing the tournament itself. We followed our prefish plan. We figured our #1 and #2 spots would be untouched by other anglers particularly with the boat draw we had. We had all but largest fish pictured by 8:30 a.m. That big fish caused us to release a 4.0 lbs largemouth.
It was truly one of those days to remember. They don’t happen nearly often enough. The look on JC’s face… well… it went like this. JC sets the hook “Got another good one” Curt turns, reverses the trolling motor “need help?” Curt reaches for the net. JC “No… doesn’t feel that big” Curt see the fish flash deep “Not that BIG… bejeebus How BIG is BIG to you?” JC’s rod bends as the fish torques “um…. maybe I do need that net” Curt laughs grabs the net.. fish dogs down… fish dogs down… JC “Ya Baby!” Curt nets the fish. JC looks up… grins “Its a pig… get the net” We both laugh.
It was a great day and a great ending to what could have been a miserable memory.
In defense of Team Supreme, the ‘former’ tournament directors were evidently notified by the DNR on Thursday before the tournaments Saturday and Sunday. Several anglers were notified but they missed my cell phone number. It was a heart breaker to find out 10 mins before blast off that a certain section had been declared off limits by the DNR. My experience with Team Supreme Tournaments has been absolutely outstanding. This particular happening was a fluke… an aggrivating fluke… but a fluke none the less.
Curt