I entered into a bass tournament the Saturday before last. It was a kayaking only, catch-bass-any-way-you-can setup, on Pawtuckaway Lake, a popular public waterway. The only regulation was no live bait, which is illegal in any kind of tournament in New Hampshire. Out of the 30 people doing it, I was the only one fly fishing. It started at 6 am and went till 2:30 pm, on a 90 degree day. It was a lot of fun, even though it was hot. The best part was when I caught this 2.14 pound largemouth. It was the 3rd largest and got me 4th place. Here's a link to the picture that the guy running the weigh-in boat took: [url=http://www.myfishingpictures.com/showphoto.php?photo=67529&sort=1&thecat=500&passwo rd=:49511]http://www.myfishingpictures.com/showphoto.php?photo=67529&sort=1&thecat=500&passwo rd=[/url:49511]
I didn't win anything (missed 3rd place by 2 oz.) because 1st place was for the largest bass, 2nd was for the three largest combined bass, and 3rd was for the second largest bass. I may not have got any prizes, but I had three or four people come up to me afterwards, asking about how to fly fish. The guy running the tournament said that perhaps next year he might have a fly fishing only prize, so I plan on trying again next year.
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time flies when your having fun, but times fun when your tying flies
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