Thanks Jim and Rich. We missed you up at Bemidji Jim. You would have had a blast. What a fishery! I messed up big time, and I’m glad it didn’t cost me the championship. I decided to weigh a 18.75″ fish that I thought would be counted alive, and it went belly up in the bump tank. I left a 19.5″ fish in my livewell that was questionable, so I ended up leaving half-a-pound or so sitting in my livewll. That little blunder only cost me a few positions and a few hundred bucks. Oh well, live and learn I guess.
It was a fantastic year. I’d like to thank John Gildersleeve (Rigging Guy) for all of the help with pre-fishing. We both fished our tails off this year, pre-fishing an average of ten days for each event. With a little better luck it might be John as the two-time angler of the year this year. This championship was a true team effort. This makes it three years in a row now for Team Gildersleeve. Get well Jim and we’ll make it four in a row next year!
Good luck to everyone who fishes Moline. I’m going to head to Cleveland and pre-fish for a couple of weeks, so I’ll probably skip the league championship. I hope to see you all next year.