09/15/2001 - Cypress Bend Resort, Lake Toledo Bend LA ....
Sixty-eight teams qualified, but only sixty-five of those teams
came to fish the Bass 'N Bucks Championship 2-day tournament on
Toledo Bend. Twenty five places are being paid for this event
with 1st and 2nd place being awarded a 20’ ZX-225 Skeeter/Yamaha
rig equipped with a Motorguide trolling motor, Lowrance depth
finders and dual pro chargers valued at $35,000.00. The 1st
place team gets first pick of the two rigs. After day one
competition a Center Texas Angler dominated the field with 21.63
lbs.
Throughout this first day of competition there was almost no
wind with mostly cloudy skies. The haze lingered and the lake
level is steadily dropping. The brush or grass that these
anglers may have fished behind on practice days are markedly
shallower or dry now at competition. Each angler will have to
put their skill and knowledge to the test to coordinate their
tactics with these progressively changing conditions. The slight
breeze, making for a gentle ripple on the water, and mid to
upper 80’s temps made for perfect fishing conditions.
Mike Metcalf of Center, TX fished this event alone. He brought
in a whopping 21.63 lbs to take the lead with a 9.70 kicker
putting him in for 1st place big bass. While Mike is a little
secretive as to what/where/when on his catches, he promises to
fill in all the blanks tomorrow afternoon. He did say that he
put in a lot of practice time before dead water, and all the
fish and information that he had gathered pre-fishing did not
apply today at all. With the changing water levels, the fish
have moved and changed their patterns entirely. Mike is fishing
in a borrowed boat and is sponsored by Lake Fork Trophy bait and
Tackle and his wife LaDonna.
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