Sturgeon Bay Open - 9th place
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 9:34AM Dave Bennett and I just returned home from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. We fished the annual Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament (www.sbobt.org) last week on Lake Michigan and came home with a solid 9th place finish. We brought in 25.74 pounds on day one to sit in 67th place, then followed up with 31.05 pounds on day two. We had our best week of practice ever in seven years of fishing this event. All I can say it what a great fishery.
My largest fish on the week - a 6.54 pound giant that I caught on a tube in 2 feet of water.
Dave with a big one in practice
I had to show off my favourite new fishing rod and reel combo - A Shimano Sustain spinning reel, 6'10" G. Loomis NRX rod and some 8 lb. Power Pro braid. This is the DREAM combo for fishing with light, finesse baits for smallmouths. I couldn't put it down!
John Peterson from Northland Fishing Tackle with a 6 pounder in practice
Not only are the big bass plentiful at Green Bay, there is no shortage of BIG walleyes as well. We caught a bunch of nice ones over the course of the week, including some 30" fish.
The LakeMaster card for Lake Michigan was a huge advantage for finding those small "stick-outs" and spines along the shoreline that were holding fish. We have never had this card before and it definitely helped us find new spots. The LakeMaster Michigan chip.
For full results from the event check out the tournament website at www.sbobt.org. This is a top notch tournament that I would recommend to anybody. If you have any questions about it, please feel free to fire away. -Gussy
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