2020 Catch-Up

Man, where does the time go!  I have not been doing a great job keeping up with getting some content up here but I'll try and keep things up to date a little better moving forward.  Like everybody, we've been trying to get through 2020 and navigate the Covid-19 issues as best we can.  Luckily we have been able to fish some bass tournaments and Bassmaster has us fishing our entire schedule for the Elite Series, with several events yet to take place later this fall.

Earlier in July, Shelby and I fished a tournament together on Shoal Lake and took a 2nd place.  We had a great day of fishing and brought in a mixed bag of nice fish.  

In July we visited New York for tournaments at the St. Lawrence River and Lake Champlain.  It was a fun couple of weeks and the highlight of the summer for me.  I had a pair of good tournaments landing a 12th at the River and a 15th at Champlain.  I had a challenging first day at both events and finished strong so I am happy I made some adjustments that allowed me have good finishes.  

One of the key tools on my boat during that run out to New York was an Aqua-Vu underwater camera.  It's such a great aid in prefishing and scouting, fun to explore with.  This photo is of a couple of smallmouths I found on Lake of the Woods. 

I actually caught a bunch of my fish at these NY events with a home made marabou jig which was pretty cool...one of my favourtite ways to catch fish for sure! 

Earlier this spring Shelby and I did a bunch of shed hunting and while the deer numbers are not what they once were, we did okay and managed to find a few sheds!  It's a great activity to get a person outside and get some great exercise...and I use it as a scouting tool to look for hunting areas.  

Check out the video we put together from a couple of our adventures...