We had 6 members, with 4 boats, fishing the
third
tournament of the year on Banks Lake. The
Demaris Open, with 18 boats,
was also on Banks both days.
Both tournaments co existed with no
reported conflicts. It was
in the 40's for the 4:30 am Saturday
blast off with overcast skies and moderate wind
conditions on Saturday.
It got worse as the day went on with
stronger winds and plenty of rain.
It was miserable. Sunday
saw lows in 50's with mild winds for
the blast off and around 70 degrees
for the 1:00 pm weigh In.
Water temperatures were 57 - 58 at
Coulee Playland and the lower 60's
through out the main lake.
Kevin Lunde got sick and did not fish
Sunday. Tom, fishing
with Kenny G, had his lower unit
give out near Jones Bay on the Saturday blast off and
he and Kenny G fished their way
back to Coulee Playland. They
also fished with only a trolling
motor on Sunday. Tom and Kenny
reported catching 2 largemouths on
beds on Saturday with the rest of their
fish coming on Swim Baits and
Drop Shots. All of their
Sunday fish, with the exception of
one crank bait largemouth, came drop shoting.
Brian indicated he caught his fish
on different baits with a few taken
around the Punch Bowl. All in
all in the smallmouth bite was
terrible but the largemouth bite was
better than expected given the nasty
conditions on Saturday.
The next club tournament is
September 17 and 18th on
Banks Lake.
