Thread: Andy and Ron kicked everybody's Bash ! Chick Results

I believe a good time was had by all.



Thanks to Mountain Man for being a great partner. He's easy going, friendly and packs a fine cooler!

Thanks to Jeff of a Dandy Homecooled Breakfast. THat was a great way to start the day. Thanks to Linda for putting up with us.

Dayton

Andy, Here is your new favorite brush pile (if that is what it is)

Nice catch Andy!

It was great as usual to fish with Hog Choker even though he did leave our secret weapon behind. Here are a few pictures I took through the day:

Dustdew, Gibby, and Reelfun


Dustdew with a keeper


AC & Ron, Ranger690 & Mountain Man, Dustdew & Gibby


Ranger690 & Mountain Man


Shoer & Boscoe


Group Pic

It is a good thing Tapout could not make it. With that kind of togetherness, he would have been breaking arms.:D

Thank you Ranger. We'd like to thank Panman for telling everyone about the area at breakfast. Alot of boats never fished the lake before and it seemed quite a few began in the area along with Ron and I. Next special thanks to Ranger. He had passed over the brush marking fish but didn't get a hit and Dayton pointed it out to us. Ron and I began the day pulling corks. I ran the trolling motor at a very low rate trying to keep the minnows down near the bottom and pausing every now and then to get them back down near the bottom. We had picked up a few no keepers using this method which is not the way Ron and I usually fish. When Dayton said to go try the brush pile he just passed over marking fish the game was over. Ron and I specialize on Buggs brush piles and to put us on brush with fish is like playing Russian Rulet with a fully loaded gun. I feel the lesson learn is sometimes they prefer a vertical presentation and not a moving one. If you mark brush and pass over it with no takers mark it and go back to it and just hold over it. We had 44 in the live well with a couple being about 8". Most 9" and up. As Ranger said the winner was 1.6 and 13.25 in length. Now Dayton said he has action pictures of Ron and I catching fish so let me explain the way I set a hook before he post them. We fish alot of brush in 18 to 20 foot of water so when I set a hook I set a hook. I make sure I get all the stretch out of the line to drive it home. This is a habit from my salt water days fishing flounder in 35' of water. In closing we want to thank Jeff for having the gang over for breakfast and for Dayton and Brad helping to put it on. One last thing, that was really the best bash I've ever attended. Not because I won but the last hour of fish when all the boats got together in a small group and just fished the same area all together. That was great.

AC

That was great! Rather than tell about all the wonderful things I saw & did today, I am gonna shake a tower and hit the sack.
Congrats to Andy on the winner, thanks Dayton for the help & tow, Brad for bringin stuff & the goodies, and everyone for showin up. A fun one fer sure!

een watching this one build up from afar. This one made me home sick. I miss the James River and Chick lake/river the most.

Wish I coulda made this bash, I know some good spots "upriver" from Eagles landing....looks like everyone stayed "downriver" from Eagles.

Glad ya'll had a good time and thanks for posting the pictures....does a Va transplanted in Ga good to see them.

A few vids. Click 'em.

CONGRATS Andy Clayton on a job well done, I had a great time , nice to meet all the guys
horseshoer you did a smash up job and Im looking foward to the 2nd annual horseshorer invatational